The legends of music that have left us. They will always be remembered and never forgotten.
NEW YORK — Signe Toly Anderson, a vocalist and original member of the Jefferson Airplane who left the band after its first record and was replaced by Grace Slick, has died. Anderson died Thursday at her home in Beaverton, Oregon, according to her daughter, Onateska Ladybug Sherwood. Anderson was 74 and had been suffering from…
Jefferson Airplane guitarist, vocalist and co-founding member Paul Kantner has died. He was 74. Kantner died Thursday (Jan. 28) of multiple organ failure. He had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week. Kantner’s publicist confirmed the news with the San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.yahoo.com/music/paul-kantner-jefferson-airplane-co-founder-guitarist-dies-003827400.html Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American…
Glenn Frey, co-founder and guitarist for the Eagles, has died … TMZ has learned. We’re told the cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. Frey had been battling intestinal issues for months and had surgery in November. We’re told in the last few days his condition…
DALE ‘Buffin’ Griffin, drummer with iconic Herefordshire band Mott The Hoople has died at 67, after suffering from alzheimer’s. Griffin was a founder member of the trailblazing glam rock band which had a string of hits in the 1970s and famously topped the charts with the Bowie track All the Young Dudes. He died last night. Keyboardist…
Groundbreaking rock star David Bowie died Sunday from cancer at the age of 69. Bowie was surrounded by his family when he died … according to the announcement posted on his Facebook page. He’d been diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago. He was a huge innovator in glam rock, art rock, dance, punk and electronica….
Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, has died at the age of 67, his bandmates have said. Current Yes keyboardist Geoffrey Downes tweeted: “Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris Squire.” Squire…
Robert “Bob” Burns, the former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer who appeared on the band’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Gimme Three Steps” and “Free Bird,” died Friday night in a single-car accident in Cartersville, Georgia, the Cartersville Patch reports. He was 64. Burns was among the founding members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame southern rock…
Former DEATH bassist Scott Clendenin has passed away. He was 47 years old. Eric Greif, the former manager of DEATH and president of Perseverance Holdings Ltd., which manages Chuck Schuldiner’s (DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) legacy, wrote on the band’s official Facebook page: “With a sense of shock, I’m letting all of you know of the passing…
Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bass player known for his work with Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and…
Jimmy Greenspoon (February 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) was an American keyboard player and composer, best known as a member of the band Three Dog Night. In 2014, Greenspoon was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, and stopped touring with Three Dog Night. He died of cancer in North Potomac, Maryland, at the age of 67.