BOTH KINDS

09/03/2024

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18/12/2022

18/09/2022

Today at High Noon Central on BoTh KiNdS:
We continue our tribute to musicians who passed during the pandemic pause (picking up bluegrass great J.D. Crowe) and, hopefully, have enough time for a couple of birthdays and show previews too from High Noon Central until 2pm on WNUR: 89.3 FM in Chicagoland & www.wnur.org anywhere you steam!
RIP: Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle) 70, Paul K [Kopsaz] 58, Mickey Atkins (Funkadelic) 71, Aurlus Mabele 66, Jerry Slick (Great Society)’80, Kenny Rogers 81, Hellmut Stern 91, Bill Smith 93, Ray Mantilla 85, Eric Weissberg 80, Julie Felix 81, Mike Longo 83, Tres Warren 41, Manu Dibango 86, Bill Rieflin 59, Edward Tarr 83, Bobby McDougal (Pilgrim Jubilee) 75, Bill Martin 81, Neil Landon (Fat Mattress) 81, Phil Phillips 94, Danny Mihm (Flamin’ Groovies), Bob Ojeda (trumpet) 78, Bob Andy 75, Wayme “P*e Wee” Whitewing 86, Jan Howard 91, Krzysztof Penderecki 86, Alan Merrill (Arrows) 69, Joe Diffie 61, Bill Withers 81, Wallace Roney 59, Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) 52, Cristina Monet-Zikha 61, Ellis Marsalis Jr. 85, Bucky Pizzarelli 94, Alex Harvey 73, Berry Harris (Wichita blues) 89, Hal Willner 64, John Prine 73, Steve Farmer (Amboy Dukes) 71, Eddy Davis (tenor banjo) 79, Larry Sherman (TRAX Records), Peter Ecklund 74, Andy Gonzalez 69, Joni Sledge 60, Big George Brock 87, Jymie Merritt 93, Moraes Moreira 72, Arthur Conner (violin maker) 95, Roosevelt E. Johnson, Sir Walter Scott 72?, Knox Phillips 74, Lee Konitz 92, Gary McSpadden (Imperials/Gather Vocal) 77, Eddie Cooley (“Fever”) 87, Henry Grimes 84, Gene Deitch (artist) 95, Matthew Seligman (bass) 64, Lee Gates 82?, Giuseppi Logan 84, Gene Shay (Philly folk DJ) 85, Ian Whitcomb 78, Martin “Dougie” Douglas (steel-pan) 71, Bootsie Barnes 82, Hamilton Bohannon 78, Harold Reid 80, Martin Cogswell 66, Big Al Carson 63, John Lincoln “Preacher Jack” Coughlin 78, Troy Sneed 52, Obediah Donnell “Obie” “Young” Jessie 83, Danny Leake, Bobby Lewis (“Tossin’ and Turnin’”) 95, Tony Allen 79, Oscar Chavez 85, Richie Cole 72, Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers) 71, Bob Lander “Bo Starlander” (The Spotnicks) 78, Aldir Blanc 73, Alfred “Uganda” Roberts 77, Sonny Cox (Three Souls) 82, Millie Small (“My Boy Lollipop”) 73, Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson 74, Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk) 73, Brian Howe (Bad Company) 66, Norris Bennett (Ebony Hillbillies) 85, “Little Richard” Wayne Penniman 87, Bessie Regina Norris “Betty Wright” 66, Darick Campbell, Fuzzy Owen 91, John David “Moon” Martin 69, Jorge Santana (Malo) 68, Phil May 75, Eric Christopher “Chrissie” Stewart (bass) 73?, Astrid Kirchherr (Beatles photog) 81, Dave Booth (DJ), Judge Kenneth “Lucky” Peterson 55, Bob Levis (rhythm guitar), Nolan Porterfield 84, William Awihilima Kahaiali’i “Willie K” 59, Ralph Barr (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Bobby Digital 59, Mory Kante 70, Lily Lian (French street singer) 103, Jimmy Cobb 91, Bucky Baxter 65, Tom Battles (Tex Edwards & the Swingin’ Cornflake Killers) 59, John Burnett (WDCB DJ) 81, Al Rex [Piccirilli] (Comets) 91, Donn Trenner (piano) 93, Don Weller (sax-Turkey Buzzard/Tower of Power/”Absolute Beginners”) 79, Robert Northern “Brother Ah” (French horn) 86, Lennie Niehaus 90, Majek Fashek 57, Joey Image (Misfits) 63, Terry Quirk (Zombies Odyssey and Oracle cover artist) 79, Gaynel Hodge (“Earth Angel”) 83, Jimmy Capps 81, Steve Priest (The Sweet) 72, Dulce Nunes 90, Rupert Hine (Rush/Fixx/Howard Jones producer) 72, Pete Crawford (B.L.U.E.S., etc.) 69, Art Hoyle 90, Frank [Bass] Bey 74, James Edward “Slim” Hand 67, Bonnie Pointer 69, Paul William Chapman (UFO) 66, Keith Tippett 72, Hugh Frasier 62, Dame Vera Lynn 103, Charles Lawton Jiles (Bakersfield) 90, Alan L. Schulman (Shelter Records engineer) 66, Milton Glaser 91, Tami Lynn 77?, Jess Willard “Pete” Carr (Muscle Shoals bass) 70, Khari Parker (Chicago jazz drummer) 46, Freddy Cole 88, Tom Finn (Left Banke) 71, Manuel ‘Cowboy’ Donley (Tejano music pioneer) 92, Gerri-Michele Sutyak (cello) 55, Benny Mardones 73, Johnny Mandel 94, Carl Reiner 98, Edward Anderson 54, Max [Maxfield Doyle] Crook (keys “Runaway”) 83, Joseph Lephmon Pennington aka Joe Penny (Drifting Cowboys/Lefty Frizzell) 92, Sean Tyla (Ducks Deluxe/The Tyla Gang) 73, Ennio Morricone 91, Charlie Daniels 83, Judy Dyble 71, Rod Bernard 79, Oscar Martinez (Tejano), Eddie Gale 78, Jamie Oldaker (drums Eric Clapton/The Tractors) 68, Emitt Lynn Rhodes 70, Mickey McGee (drums-Goose Creek Symphony/Flying Burrito Bros/Linda Ronstadt/Blue Steel) 72, Annabelle McCauley Allan Short aka Annie Ross 89, Bobby Jones/Jonz 84, Dan Kenneth Kelly (Tennessee Mafia Jug Band) , Don Jesus Rodriguez de Hijar 91, Peter Green 73, Helen Elizabeth Jones Woods (International Sweethearts of Rhythm) 96, Kenny Ingram (banjo-Rhonda Vincent & The Rage) 67, Denise Johnson (Primal Scream)’56, Miss Mercy (GTOs) 71, Richard Wallace (Mighty Clouds of Joy) 80, Charles Harcourt (Lindisfarne), Bent Fabric [Fabricius-Bjerre] (“Alley Cat”) 95, Balla Sidbe (Orchestra Baobab) 78, Bill Mack (“Blue”/”Drinking Champagne”) 88, Leon Fleischer 92, Larry Novak 87, Steve Holland (Molly Hatchet) 66, Michael Peter Smith 78, Eric Bentley 103, Jan Savage aka Buck Reeder (Seeds) 77, Wayne Fontana 74, Mark Philipp Wirtz 76, Dave “Medusa” Shelton 64, Salome Bey 80, Waldemar Bastos 66, Joe Segal 94, Trini Lopez 83, Belle du Berry (singer Paris Combo) 54, Steve Grossman (sax) 69, Peter Frederick “Pete” Way (UFO) 69, Julian Alexander Bream 87, Carl Dufrene (bass), Pandit Jasraj 90, Steve Gulley (bluegrass) 57, Hal “Cornbread” Singer 100, Rontrose Heathman (Supersuckers), Gene Crose (Tulsa) 84, Eddie “Ghetto Baby” Daniels 82?, Todd Nance (drums Widespread Panic) 57, Justin Townes Earle 38, Bryan Lee (blues) 77, Walter Lure (Heartbreakers) 71, Peter King 80, Charlie Persip 91, Riley Osbourn (keys) 73, Ronnie Kole (NOLA pianist) 89, Mark Colby (Chicago sax) 71, Willis Prudhomme 88, Ian Mitchell (bass Bay City Rollers) 62, Bill Pursell (keys, Patsy Cline) 94, Gary Peacock 85, Delores Washington-Green (Caravans) 82, Lucille Starr 82, Bruce Williamson (Temptations) 49, Sterling Magee “Mister Satan” (Satan & Adam) 84, Simeon Coxe (Silver Apples) 82, Ronald Nathan Bell aka Khalis Bayyan (Kool & the Gang) 68, Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert 77, Edna Wright (The Honey Cone} 76, Svetozar Milosavijevic Djula aka Juliano Milo 67, Peter Starkie (Skyhooks/Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) 72, Jay Jackson (Majestics) 78, Roy C [Roy Charles Hammond] 81, Stanley Crouch 74, Cornell Williams aka The Big Doowopper 66, Pamela Hutchinson (Emotions) 61, Jan Reid (Texas journalist) 75, Lee Kerslake (drums Uriah Heep/The Gods/Toe Fat) 73, Dave Kusworth (Jocobites/TV Eye/Dogs D’Amour), Terry Clemson/Gibson (Downliners Sect), 60, Roy Head 79, Ira Sullivan 89, Tommy DeVito (Four Seasons) 92, WS “Fluke” Holland (Tennessee Three) 85, Sidney Selby (aka “Guitar Crusher” aka “Bone Crusher”) 89, Eddy Pumer (Kaleidoscope UK/Fairfield Parlour) 72, Maxwell James Merritt (Max & The Meteors) 79, James Edward Winston Langwith “Jimmy Winston” (Small Faces) 75, Helen Maxine Reddy 78, Morris Mac Davis 78, Francis “Rocco” Prestia Jr. (Tower of Power) 69, Edward Lodewijk “Eddie” Van Halen 65, Edward O’Sullivan “Bunny Striker” Lee 79, John Lester “Johnny” Nash 80, Reverend John Wilkins 76, Ramon Daniel “Ray” Pennington 86, Mohammad-Reza Sharjarian (Iran) 80, Brian “Licorice” Locking (bass – Shadows) 81, Pierre Kezdy (Naked Raygun/Pegboy) 58, Harold Betters (jazz trombone) 92, Kim Massie (blues) 63, Steve York (bass Manfred Mann Chapter 3 /Graham Bond Organization/Vinegar Joe) 72, Dave Munden (drums Tremeloes) 76, Johnny Bush 85, Gordon Haskell (bass King Crimson) 74, Bob Biggs (Slash Records) 74, Naama (singer Tunisia) 84, DJ Jose Padilla (Café del Mar) 64, Spencer Davis 81, Tony Lewis (The Outfield) 62, Viola Smith 107, Margie Bowes 79, Joel Daly (Sundowners) 86, Jerry Jeff Walker 78, Stan Kesler (Sun) 92, Billy Joe Shaver 81, Lou Pallo 86, Bishop Rance Allen 71, MF Doom (Daniel Dumile] 49, Marc Fosset (French guitarist) 71, Ronnie P*el aka Rockwell T James (Thunderclap Newman) , Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) 75, Len Barry (“Bristol Stomp”) 78, Jim Radford 92, Candido Cameron 99, Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil) 66, Andrew White (sax) 78, Jim Tucker (Turtles) 74, Douglas Anderson Supernaw 60, Tony Hooper (Strawbs) 81, Dominic Grant (Guys ‘n’ Dolls) 71, Hal R. Yeagy, Jr. (Slippery Noodle) 63, Tamas Mihaly (bass Omega) 73, Phyllis Jaskot (accordion/Phyllis’ Musical Inn) 93, Hal Ketcham 67, Camilla Wicks (violin) 92, Herman Green (sax) 90, Ron Mattewson (bass) 76, Kenny Jeremiah (Soul Survivors) 7?, Ben [Wiley] Payton 72, Brian Craig Friedler (Artful Dodger club) 63, Gerri Oliver (Palm Tavern) 101, Howard Wales (“Truckin”) 77, Harold [Montgomery] Budd 84, Jerry Peterson (sax), Jason Slater (bass Third Eye Blind) 49, Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield 56, Charley Pride 86, Paulo Cesar does Santos (Roupa Nova) 68, Albert Griffiths (Gladiators) 74, Rita Houston (WFUV) 59, Dale “Fast Eddy” Payne aka Jimmy Rabbitt (Outlaw Music DJ/Renegade/Texas) 79, Carl Mann 78, Jeff Clayton (sax) 65, Stanley Cowell (piano) 79, Chad Stuart 79, Kay Toinette “K.T.” Oslin 78, Leslie “West” Weinstein 75, Geoff Stephens (“Winchester Cathedral”) 86, Tony Rice 69, Danny Lee (WXRT), Claude Bolling 90, Phyllis MGuire 89, Eugene Wright 97, Ginny Kalmbach (Little Longhorn Saloon) 85, Frank Kimbrough 64, Rudy Salas (guitar El Chicano/Tierra) 72, Alto Reed (Silver Bullet Band) 72, Misty Morgan 75, Steve Brown (producer Cult/Wham!) 62, Gerry Marsden (Gerry & The Pacemakers) 78, Warren McLean (drums Divinyls) 78, Bobby Few 85, Tom “Tomcat” Courtney 91, James Paul “Jamie” O’Hara 70, William Edwin “Ed” Bruce Jr. 81, Michael Fonfara (Electric Flag) 74, Greg Owen Scott (artist) 72, Robert “Red” Cravens 88, Howard Lewis Johnson (tuba) 79, Celia Humphris (Trees) 70, Luther Nallie (Sons of the Pioneers), Curtis Jonnie aka Shingoose 74, Sylvain Mizrahi aka Sylvain Sylvain’69, Tim Bogert’76, Harvey Thompson Jr (keys Muscle Shoals) 57, Joanne Roger’s (pianist Mister Roger’s Neighborhood)’92, Larry Willoughby (“Building Bridges”) 73, Le Thu 77, Jason “Rowdy” Cope (guitar Steel Woods/Jamey Johnson) 43, Little Walter DeVenne (DJ) 73, Harvey Phillip “Phil” Spector 81, Sammy [Samuel Lewis] Nestico (arranger Count Basie Orch) 96, Julian Clifford “Junior” Mance 92, James Frederick “Jimmie” Rodgers 87, Harold Joseph Leger (Cajun accordion) 75, Ronnie Nasralla (Jamaican producer Byron Lee and the Dragonaires) 90, John Russell (guitar) 66, Randy Parton 67, James Purify 76, Janet Lawson 80, Jonas Gwangwa (South African jazz) 83, David A Brose (ethnomusicologist) 69, Tom Stevens (Long Ryders) 64, James White (Broken Spoke) 81, Joe Camarillo 52, Mike Sharp (dobro) 63, Grady Gaines 86, Hilton Valentine (guitar Animals) 77, Aaron Wegelin (drums Elf Power), Danny Ray (James Brown cape man) 85, Jim Weatherly (songwriter “Midnight Train to Georgia”) 77, Anne Feeney 69, Matt Harris (bass Posies), Nolan Porter 71, Gil Saunders (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), Ed Pearl (Ash Grove), Elliot Mazer (audio engineer) 79, Mary Wilson 76, Richie Albright (Waymore’s Outlaws) 81, Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea 79, S.J. Montalbano (Montel Records) 84, Lee Sexton (banjo) 92, Milford Graves (drums) 79, Rupert Neve (audio engineer) 94, Louis Clark (arranger/keys ELO) 73, Erriquez (Bandabardo) 60, Mohammed Ag Itale aka Japonais (Tinariwen) 60, Juan Azarias “Johnny” Pacheco Knipping 85, Soul Jah Love 31, Wayne W. Daniel (author Pickin’ On Peachtree) 92, Francoise Cactus (Stereo Total) 56, Marc Floyd Ellington 75, Ewart Beckford aka U-Roy 78, Hal Sherburne (Cheap Trick mgr/announcer), James Burke (Five Stairsteps) 70, Gene Taylor (Blasters) 68, Curtis McPeake (banjo) 93, Joe Burke (accordion) 81, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (City Lights bookstore) 101, Peter Ostroushko 67, “Dangerous” Dan Toler (Dicky Betts/Allman Bros) 65, Bob James (Montrose) 68, Michael Solomon Gudinski (Mushroom Records) 68, Ralph Peterson Jr. 58, Donald Christopher “Chris” Barber 90, Neville O’Riley Livingston aka Bunny Wailer 73, Duff Clark “Duffy” Jackson 67, Alan Cartwright (bass Procol Harum) 75, Michael Stanley [Gee] 72, Josky Kiambukuta (singer TPOK Jazz) 72, Sammy Blue, Leon Gast (director “When We Were Kings”/”The Grateful Dead Movie”) 85, Raymond Charles “Ray” Campi 86, Sally Ann Grossman [Buehler](model on Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home album cover/wife Albert Grossman) 81, Dion Payton 70, Throne Seck (singer Orchestra Baobab) 66, Eulalio Cervantes (sax Maldita Vecindad) 52, Ed Mroz (owner Mutiny) 70, Matt Miller (keys Titus Andronicus) 34, Freddie Redd (keys) 92, Paul Jackson (bass Headhunters) 73, Margie Evans 81, Paul Black (Madison blues guitarist Flip Kings), Daniel Fredrick Sartain 39, Earl JT Gray (Station Inn) 75, Don Heffington (Lone Justice) 70, Brett Bradshaw (drums Faster Pussycat), Malcom Cecil (Tonti’s Expanding Head Band/producer “Talking Book”) 84, Big Chief Keelian “Dump” Boyd Sr. aka The Hat Man (Young Maasai Hunters tribe) 37, Jerry Burgan (We Five), Morris ‘B.B.’ Dickerson (bass War) 71, Tony Pola (drums Beasts of Bourbon), Ralph Schuckett (keys Utopia) 73, Sonny Simmons 87, Bonnevier Jean “Bonnie” Bonnie Bakken/Logan (singer/burlesque/LP jacket pinup) 86, Bill Owen’s (songwriter/Dolly Parton’s uncle) 85, Bob Porter (producer/WGBO) 80, Quinton Mavis Claunch (Hi/Goldwax) 99, Rusty Young (Poco) 75, Barry Mason (English songwriter) 85, Mike Mitchell (Kingsmen) 77, Paul Oscher 71, Naiima Ababsa (Algerian singer) 51, Jim Steinman 73, Les McKeown (Bay City Rollers) 65, Joe Long (bass Four Seasons) 88, Brian “BJ” Jones (blues drummer), Paul B Koch (mgr Larry McCray), Denny Freeman’76, Al Schmitt (RCA/Capitol engineer) 91, Suzanne Corley (WWOZ DJ) 52, Anita Louise Lane (Bad Seeds) 61, Ron Phillips (WWOZ DJ), Tony Markellis (Trey Anastasio Band), John Dee Holeman 92, Craig “Cymbals” Kimbrough (drums Solomon Burke/Swamp Dogg), Tommy West 78, Ed Ward (author) 73, Lloyd Price 88, Pervis Staples’85, Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen (video v***n) 59, Curtis Fuller 88, Penny Tyler (Jazz Institute/Fest), Robert Gregg “Bob” Koester (Delmark/JRM) 88, Norman Simmons 91, Mario Pavone (jazz bass) 80, Patsy Ann Bruce (“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Be Cowboys) 81, Neal Ford (Neal Ford and the Fanatics) 78, Roger Hawkins (drums Swamper) 75, James Gary Harman 74, Patrick Sky [Lynch] (Creek Indian & Irish folk singer) 80, Tommy Connell (Jon Rauhouse/Neko Case) 62, [Ilene Goldman] Rusty Warren aka “Knockers Up Gal” 91, Billy Joe “BJ” Thomas 78, Grace Griffith 64, William L. “Bill” Banister (fiddle maker), Juan D. Nelson (bass Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals) 62, Raul de Souza (trombone Sergio Mendes/Baden Powell/Milton Nascimento) 86, Takeshi Terauchi 82, Nobuo Hara (sax) 94, Ad van ‘t Veer (Xenakis Ensemble) 80, Jim Bessman (writer) 68, Ellen McIlwaine 75, Jon Hassell 84, Johnny Solinger (Skid Row) 55, Rodney Baker (Wax Trax! Group Strange Circuits) 70, Per-Ake Tommy Persson aka Peps Persson (Swedish blues/reggae musician/critic) 74, Burton Greene (piano) 84, John Lawton (singer Lucifer’s Friend/Uriah Heep) 74, Louis Andriessen (Dutch composer “La Commedia”) 82, Richard Quentin “Rick” Laird (bass Mahavishnu Orchestra/Brian Auger & the Trinity) 80, Sanford Clark 85, Leo van de Ketterij (Shocking Blue) 70, Djivan Gasparyan (Armenian duduk) 92,Byron Berline 77, Gary Corbett (keys Cinderella), Jeff LaBar (guitar Cinderella) 58, Biz Markie 57, Robbi Steinhardt (Kansas) 71, Chuck E. Weiss 76, Jerry Granelli (jazz drummer) 80, Wally Gonzales (Filipino blues guitar) 71, Clyde Allen “Al” Hendrix (Bakersfield rockabilly) 86, Count M’Butu (percussion Derek Trucks Band), John Hutchinson (guitar David Bowie), Claudio Valdes 29, Mike Howe (Metal Church) 55, Joey Jordison (Slipknot) 46, Dusty Hill 72, Willie Winfield (Harptones) 91, Johnny Ventura 81, Jacob Desvarieux (singer Kassav) 65, Jerry Matuszkiewicz (Polish jazz) 93, Charles Connor (drummer Little Richard’s Upsetters) 86, Don Marquis (jazz author/NOLA Museum founder) 88, Paul Cotton (Poco) 78, Rasie Michael “Razzy” Bailey 82, Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas (sax Kool & the Gang) 70, Joey D’Ambrosio 87, J.D. Hill (NOLA bluesman), Michael Kelly “Mike” Finnegan (Etta James/Taj/Bonnie Raitt) 76, Roy [James] Gaines (T-Bone Walker/Bobby Blue Bland/Big Mama Thornton/Ray Charles/Everly Brothers/Supremes/Bobby Darin/Stevie Wonder/Gladys Knight) 85 or 88, Nancy Griffith 68, Hugh Wood (British composer) 89, Jurki “JJ” Juvonen (Swedish rockabilly), Lawrence Ira Kahn aka Larry Harlow (Salsa/Latin jazz) 82, Thomas “Tom” T. Hall 85, Don Everly 84, Bill Emerson (banjo) 83, “Sweet” Connie Hamzy [Parente] aka “Sweet Sweet” Connie or Connie Flowers (groupie mentioned in “We’re An American Band”) 66, Bob Fish (singer Darts) 72, Brian Travers (sax/songwriter UB40) 62, Fitz McIntyre (keys Simply Red) 62, Charlie Watts 80, John Sheridan (piano Jim Cullum Jazz Band) 75, Kenny Malone 83, Ron Bushy (drums Iron Butterfly) 79, John Drake (singer Amboy Dukes) 74, Lee “Scratch” Perry 85, Lee Williams (gospel) 75, Nobesuthu Mbadu (Mahotella Queens) 76, Adalberto Alvarez (Cuban piano Son 14) 72, Carol Fran 87, Bob Hatter (Burrito Brothers), Alemayehu Eshete (Ethiopian singer) 80, Susan Anway (singer Magnetic Fields) 70, Rickie Lee Reynolds (guitar Black Oak Arkansas) 72, Bennie Pete (Sousaphone Hot 8 Brass Band) 45, Warren Storm 84, Phil Schaap (DJ/jazz historian) 70, Michael Chapman 80, Roger Newell (English bassist Rick Wakeman/Marty Wilde) 73, Don Maddox 98, George Wein 95, George Mraz (bass jazz) 77, Courtney Granger (Balfa Toujours/Pine Leaf Boys fiddler/singer) 39, Colin Bailey (jazz drummer) 87, Sarah Dash (LaBelle) 76, Warner Williams (blues) 91, Richard H. Kirk (Cabaret Voltaire/Sweet Exorcist) 65, Melvin Van P*ebles 89, Bob Moore (Nashville A-team bass) 88, Roberto Roena (percussionist Cortijo y su combo/El Gran Combo) 81, Sue Thompson (“Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)) 96, P*e Wee Ellis (sax JB’s) 80, Alan Lancaster (bass Status Quo) 72, George Frayne IV aka Commander Cody 77, Darrell Bath (guitar U.K. Subs/Vibrators/Dogs D’Amour/Die Toten Hosen/Ian Hunter), Dr. Lonnie Smith 79, Nana Kwame Ampadu (Ghana – over 800 songs) 76, Mike Renzi (Peggy Lee/Mel Torme/Sesame Street music director) 80, Robin Morton (Boys of the Lough/Temple Records) 81, Ewert Ljsuberg (Swedish troubadour) 76, John Rossall (Glitter Band) 75, Jim Varsos aka Hobo Jim (Alaskan folk singer) 68, Patrick Huntrods aka Pat Fish aka The Jazz Butcher 64, Tony MacMahon (accordian) 82, Everett Morton (drums The English Beat) 71, Dimitri Papadopolous aka Dee Pop (drums Bush Tetras/Gun Club) 65, James Francis “Jim” Pembroke (Wigwam) 75, Don Estus (bass Wham!) 65, Geneva Pinder (Pinder Family/Real Bahamas) 90/91, Paddy Moloney (piper/founder Chieftains) 83, Andrea Haugen [Mayer] (singer Cradle of Filth) 52, Phil Leadbetter (dobro) 59, Tom Morey aka “Y” (musician/surfboard shaper) 86, Ron Tutt (drums Elvis/Neil Diamond/Roy Orbison) 83, Ralph Carmichael (composer “The Blob”) 74, Tom Gray (Brains/Delta Moon) 70, Frank Cerri (Italian jazz guitarist) 95, Leslie Bricusse (British Composer W***y Wonka/”Goldfinger”/”You Only Live Twice”) 90, Robin McNamara (songwriter “Lay A Little Lovin’ On Me”) 74, Jay Black (Jay & the Americans) 82, Roland “Sonny Osborne” 83, Nando Suan (Hawaiian jazz guitar/student of Wes Montgomery), Willie C. Cobbs 89, Ginny Mancini (singer wife) 97, Doris Helen Schetrompf aka Rose Lee Maphis 98, William Shelby (Dynasty/Lakeside) 65, George Albert “Gay” McIntyre (Irish jazz) 88, Sean Tyrrell (Irish singer songwriter/banjo/guitar) 78, Emmett Chapman (Barney Kessel/Tim Buckley/inventor of Chapman Stick) 85, Pat Martino 77, Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (Jamaican percussionist Bob Marley & the Wailers) 90, Ernest Wilson (reggae band Clarendonians) 69, Ronnie Wilson (Gap Band) 73, Peter Watson-Wood (film producer Mad Dogs and Englishmen) 92, Astro (singer UB40) 64, Edward Anthony “Tony McLaughlin” (“unofficial mayor” of Chicago Gaelic Park & Kerry Associates) 72, Margo Guryan (singer songwriter “Sunday Mornin’”) 84, Brian John “Spike” Heatley (bass Tubby Hayes/John Dankworth/Tony Coe/Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated/Rod Stewart) 88, Mike “Bones” Gersema (drums L.A. Guns), Graeme Edge (drums Moody Blues) 80, John Goodsall (guitar Atomic Rooster/Brand X) 68, Philip Margo (Tokens) 79, Greg Mayne (bass Pentagram) 67, Joe Siracusa (drums Spike Jones & His City Slickers) 99, Belinda Sykes (Joglaresa) 55, Keith Allison (singer bass Paul Revere & the Raiders) 79, David Frishberg (“I’m Just A Bill”) 88, Locksley Wellington “Slide” Hampton 89, Michael Edward Chester Smith aka Michael David Rock aka Mick Rock 72, Ack van Rooyen (Dutch jazz trumpet/flugelhorn) 91, Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby aka Hank von He***te aka Hank von Hell (Norwegian singer Turbonegro) 49, David Longdon (singer songwriter Big Big Train) 56, William “Billy” Hinsche (keys Dino, Desi & Billy/Beach Boys) 70, Yul Anderson (piano guitar singer gospel blues soul classical) 63, Marilyn McLeod ( Motown singer songwriter “Love Hangover”/You Can’t Turn Me Off (in the Middle of Turning Me On”) 82, Stephen Sondheim 91, Bobby McMillon (traditional ballad singer Lenoir, NC) 69, Jessie Lee “La Pick” Credeur (Cajun steel guitar Belton Richard/Warren Storm/Jo-El Sonnier) 80, Tommy Spurlock (steel guitar Rodney Crowell/Delbert McClinton/Arthur Alexander/Mike Henderson/George Jones/Jim Lauderdale/Band), Gary Scruggs (oldest son of Earl/father of Chris) 72, Abdel Karim al Kabli [el Kably/al Kably] (Sudanese singer poet) 89, Melvin Parker (James Brown drummer) 77, Neil Flanz (pedal steel Gram Parsons) 83, Stonewall Jackson 89, Leslie Merrill Behunin Jr. aka Buddy Merrill (guitar Lawrence Welk) 86, John Miles (British singer) 72, Bill Staines 74, Margaret Everly (Ike wife/Don & Phil’s mother) 102, Janos Kobor (Hungarian singer Omega) 78, Greg Tate (Village Voice columnist/Black Rock Coalition founder/Burnt Sugar/Funkadelic) 64, Barry Harris (piano) 91, Robbie Shakespeare (reggae bassist Sly & Robbie/Black Uhuru) 68, Robert Tavares (Tavares) 79, Robert Alan “Billy Bob” Lindsley (Rattlers) 66, David Lasley (singer songwriter Bonnie Raitt/James Taylor) 74, Garth Dennis (Black Uhuru/Wailing Souls) 72, Lee Emerson (Canadian singer Five Man Electrical Band) 77, Mensi (singer Angelic Upstarts) 65, Michael Nesmith (Monkees/First National Band) 78, Vincente Fernandez 81, Blackberri (singer songwriter activist) 76, Joe Simon 85, Phil Chen (Jamaican bass Manzerek-Krieger/Rod Stewart/Jeff Beck)75, Ken Kragen (producer “We Are The World”) 85, Leonard Nelson Hubbard aka Hub (bass Roots) 62, Robie Porter aka Rob E.G. (Australian lap steel instrumentals/producer/label owner) 80, Sonny Rhodes [Clarence Smith] (lap steel blues) 81, Wanda Young (Marvelettes) 78, Terry Uttley (British bass Smokie) 70, John Morgan (drums English Scrumpy & Western band The Wurzels) 80, Lindsay Tebbutt (drums songwriter Choirboys), Tam Harvey (Scottish folk guitarist The Humblebums), Renee Martel (French Canadian country singer) 74, Ron Anderson (vocal coach Axl Rose/Chris Cornell/Ozzy Osbourne) 75, Billy Conway (drums Morphine/Treat Her Right) 65, Paul Mitchell (Floaters), Anthony Williams aka Muffman (Trinidadian steelpan inventor) 90, Robin Le Mesuier (British guitar Wombles) 68, Ray “Chubby” V. Howard (steel guitar) 95, James Dee “J.D.” Crowe 84, Red Jenkins (Swedish H***y Tonk singer songwriter Dean Dillon/Becky Hobbs), Oscar Lopez Ruiz (Argentine guitar) 83, Janice Long (English DJ “Top Of The Pops”) 66, Bruce Bromberg (HighTone Records) 80, Sandra Jaffe (Preservation Hall co-founder) 83, Mikey Chung (Jamaican reggae producer) 71, Nick Colione (jazz guitar), George Gerdes (folk singer songwriter/actor) 72, Calvin Simon (singer Parliament-Funkadelic) 79, Clive Zanda (Trinidad & Tobago extempo & kaisojazz pioneer) 82, Harpdog Brown (Canadian blues) 59, Marilyn Bergman (songwriter “Way We Were”/”Windmills Of Your Mind”/”You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”) 93, Michael Lang (co-creator Woodstock) 77, Sornphet Sornsuphan [Boonthan Klaylamang] (Thai Luk Thung singer) 73, Andre Howard aka Da Funky One (bass Magic Slim & the Teardrops), James Mtume (Mtume) 76, Khan Jamal (jazz vibraphonist) 75, Burke Shelley (vocals/bass Budgie) 71, Bruce Anderson (guitar MX-80 Sound from Bloomington, IN), Jerry Crutchfield (country/pop producer & songwriter/Country Gentlemen/Escorts) 87, Vince Fontaine (Canadian groups Eagle & Hawk/Indian City) 60, Rosa Lee Hawkins (Dixie Cups) 77, Veronica Greenfield [Veronica Yvette Bennett] aka Ronnie Spector (Ronettes) 78, Everett Lee (violinist/conductor) 105, Waiphot Phetsuphan (Thai Luk Thung singer) 79, Fred Parris (Five Satins) 85, Sonny Turner (Platters) 83, Frank Van Hove (Belgian jazz keys w/ Peter Brotzmann & Han Bennink) 84, Darrell Downing (western swing drummer) 75, Dallas Frazier 82, Greg Webster (drums Ohio Players) 84, Ralph Emery 88, Rachel Lee Nagy (singer Detroit Cobras) 37, Jonathan G. “Jon” Lind (songwriter “Boogie Wonderland”) 73, Dan Einstein (cofounder Oh boy Records) 61, Classie Ballou Jr. (bass Boozoo Chavis), Tim Whitsett (Imperial Show Band/Stax producer/publisher) 79, Stoney Philips (bass Wildflower), Richard Bernard “Dick” Halligan (trombone composer Blood, Sweat & Tears) 78, Hector “Tito” Matos (Puerto Rican percussionist) 53, Badal Roy (tabla John McLaughlin/Lonnie Liston Smith/Miles Davis) 77, Emil Mangelsdorff (German jazz sax/clarinet) 96, Marvin Lee Aday aka Meat Loaf 74, Elza Soares (Brazilian singer) 91, Brother Theotis Taylor (Georgia gospel singer Soul Stirrers) 92, Jimmy Campbell (Sidemen/Cumberland Highlanders/Bill Monroe/Jim & Jessie), Rosy Carter Nix Adams (June Carter daughter) 45, Terry Tolkin (journalist/exec Elektra/Touch & Go) 62, Don Wilson (guitar Ventures) 88, Freddie Hughes (Oakland soul singer “Send My Baby Back”) 79, Beegie Adair (jazz piano) 84, Charles David “Boomer” Norman ), (guitar Austin/Geezinslaw) 58, Kenneth “Bubu” Robinson (Macon drums) 49, Pat King (bass Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Mark Jay Levine (piano Houston Person/Mongo Santamaria/Willie Bobo/Blue Mitchell/Harold Land/Joe Henderson/Bobby Hutherson/Cal Tjader) 84, Woody Mann (ragtime blues guitar/studied w/ Reverend Gary Davis & Lennie Tristano) 70, Howard Hesseman (Dr Johnny Fever WKRP) 81, Sam Lay 85, Philip Paul (drums ) 96, Hargus Melvin “Pig” Robbins (Country Music Hall of Fame piano) 84, Norma Christine Waterson (English folk singer) 82, James Earl Thompson aka Jimmy Johnson 93, Brian E. Murray (NOLA trumpet) 60, Willie Leacox (drums America) 74, Joseph Louis “Joe” Diorio (jazz guitar Sonny Stitt/Eddie Harris/Stan Getz/Pat Metheny/Horace Silver/Anita O’Day/Robben Ford) 85, Lee Odiss “Mickey” Bass III (bass Chico Freeman/John Hicks) 78, Donny Gerrard (Canadian singer Skylark/Mavis Staples) 75, Steve Pallow aka Haunted George aka Uncle Yah Yah (The Beguiled/Satan’s Cheerleaders/Boss Fink/Necessary Evils/Thee Cormans) 56?, Kerry Chater (Canadian songwriter Gary Puckett & The Union Gap) 76, George Crumb (composer) 92, Lata Mangeshkar [Hema Mangeshkar] (Indian playback singer given the honorific titles: Nightingale of India/Voice of the Millennium/Queen of Melody) 92, Sylvester Thompson aka Sylvester “Syl” Johnson 85, Zbigniew Namyslowski (Polish jazz composer) 82, Betty [Gray Mabry] Davis 77, Ian McDonald (English multi-instrumentalist/sax King Crimson/Foreigner/Steve Hackett) 75, Howard Lee Grimes (drums Hi Rhythm Section/Bo-Keys) 82, Louis Paul Bankston aka King Louie Bankston (Exploding Hearts) 49, Sander Lloyd “Sandy” Nelson (Let there Be Drums/Teen Beat) 83, Ramon Stagnaro (Peruvian guitar Diana Ross/Gino Vanelli/Nelly Furtado) 67, Bob DeMeo (jazz drums) 66, Dallas Good (guitar singer Sadies) 48, David Tyson (singer Manhattans) 62, Derek Hussey (Blockheads) 64/5, Scotty Wray (songwriter/guitar country group The Wrays that included his brother Bubba Wray aka Collin Raye), Gary Brooker (English singer songwriter/keys Procol Harum) 76, Sam Henry (drums Wipers) 65, Joni James [Giovanna Carmella Babbo] (singer) 91, Nils Lindberg (Swedish composer/jazz piano) 88, Setha Sirichaya (Thai singer Impossibles) 77, Ernie Andrews (jazz singer) 94, Muvaffak “Maffy” Falay (Turkish trumpet) 91, Mark William Lanegan (singer Screaming Trees/Gutter Twins/Queens of the Stone Age) 57, Carlos Barbosa-Lima (Brazilian classical & jazz guitar) 77, Derf Reklaw Raheem (multi-reedist/percussionist Pharaohs/Ramsey Lewis/Horace Tapscott’s Pan-Afrikan People’s Arkestra), Don Craine (British singer guitar Downliners Sect) 76, Nicky Tesco (British singer The Members) 66, William Dermot Colleran aka Mac Martin (bluegrass mandolin Pike County Boys/Dixie Travelers) 96, Warner [McPherson] Mack (country singer songwriter “Is It Wrong (For Loving You)””The Bridge Washed Out”) 86, Richard Pratt (singer Blue Magic), Denroy Morgan (Jamaica reggae Black Eagles) 75/76, James L. “Jimbeau” Hinson (country singer songwriter) 70, Jim Owens (country music TV producer “A Concert Behind Prison Walls”/TNN) 84, Jeff Howell (bass Foghat) 60, Mike Cross (guitar Sponge) 57, Grandpa Elliott aka Uncle Remus (NOLA street musician harmonica singer) 77, Ron Miles (jazz trumpet) 58, Richard “Richie” Podolor (musician Pets/producer Three Dog Night/Steppenwolf/Dwight Twilley) 82, “Sister Bobbie” Nelson (piano) 91, Hennadiy Pavlyk (Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir), Brad Martin (country singer “Before I Knew Better”) 48, Timoth E. “Timmy” Thomas (“Why Can’t We Live Together”) 77, Barry Bailey (guitar ARS-Atlanta Rhythm Section),Traci Braxton (R&B group The Braxtons) 50, Pete St. John (Irish folk singer songwriter) 90, Jessica Jennifer Williams (jazz pianist) 73, Mary Lee (Scottish singer big band) 100, Eric Alexander Mercury (Canadian singer songwriter STAX) 77, Pervis Spann aka The Bluesman (WVON-AM DJ/Burning Spear club owner) 89, Dennis Gonzalez (jazz trumpet/host KERA-FM Miles Out) 67, Barbara Morrison (jazz singer) 72, Orin Glenn Troutman aka Glen Glenn 87, Robert “Bobby” Weinstein (American songwriter “Goin’ Out of My Head”/”It’s Gonna Take a Miracle”/”I’m On the Outside (Looking In)”) 82, Joseph Wilson Baber (violin/composer) 84, LaShun Pace 60, John McLeod (Scottish composer) 88, Jim Miller (singer songwriter guitar Western Centuries) 69, Taylor Hawkins (drums Foo Fighters) 50, Jeff Carson (country singer)’58, Tina May (British jazz vocalist) 60, Donald “Tabby” Shaw (Mighty Diamonds) 66, Francisco Gonzales (Los Lobos) 68, Nathaniel Ian Wynter aka Natty Wailer (keys Bob Marly & the Wailers) 67, James “Jimmy” Karstein (Tulsa drummer Leon Russell/J.J. Cale/Eric Clapton/Red Dirt Rangers) 78, Fred Johnson (doo-wop bass singer Marcels) 80, Roland White (mandolin Kentucky Colonels/Nashville Bluegrass Band/Nashville Grass/Country Gazette) 83, Billie Dale Fries later William Dale Fries Jr. aka C.W. McCall (“Convoy”) 93, Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson (Mighty Diamonds) 70, Joseph Lucian “Joe” Messina (guitar Funk Brothers) 93, John Swenson (author Rolling Stone Record Guide (w/ Dave Marsh)) 71, Robert Louis Ridarelli aka Bobby” Rydell (“Wild One”) 79, Paul Siebel (singer songwriter) 84, John Rossi (drums Roomful of Blues) 80?, Pastelle LeBlanc (singer/accordion Vishten) 42, Chris Bailey (Kenyan-born Australian singer The Saints) 65, Charnett Moffett (American jazz bass) 54, Billy Reid (bass singer Tokens), Charles E. McCormick (singer Bloodstone) 75, Noel E. Monk (author/Van Halen mgr) 78, Orlando Julius [Aremu Olusanya Ekemode](Nigerian sax/singer/bandleader) 79, Homer Henderson (Texas one man band/”Lee Harvey Was A Friend Of Mine”) 69, Art Rupe (Specialty Records founder/producer) 104, William Sigurd “Bill” Bourne (Canadian Tri-Continental) 68, James Johnson (blues guitar Slim Harpo) 82, Roderick “Pooh” Clark (R&B singer Hi-Five) 49, Radu Lupu (Romanian classical pianist) 76, Hollis Resnik (singer actress) 67, Warwick Lancelot Armstrong “Rick” Turner (guitar luthier Lindsey Buckingham) 78, Jose Luis Cortes (Cuban flutist/musical director NG La Banda) 70, Jerry Victor Doucette (Canadian guitarist singer songwriter) 70, Andrzej Korzynski (Polish soundtrack composer) 82, David William Kearney aka Guitar Shorty (blues singer guitarist) 87, Cynthia Albritton aka Cynthia Plaster Caster (American visual artist & self-described “recovering groupie”) 74, Shirley Macleod aka Re Styles (Tubes singer dancer designer, The Holy Mountain/Space Is The Place/Xanadu actress, model Penthouse/Playboy) 72, Bertram John “Red” McKelvie (New Zealand singer songwriter guitarist) 76, Susan Jacks (Poppy Family) 73, Shane Yellowbird (Canadian country singer) 42, Randy Rand (bass Autograph) 62, Klaus Schultz (German electronic musician Tangerine Dream/Ash Ra Temple/Cosmic Jokers) 74, Judy Henske (American folk singer “High Flying Bird”) 85, Neal Adams (American comic book/album cover artist) 80, Tarsame Singh Saini aka Taz Stereo Nation (British pioneer of cross-cultural Asian fusion music) 54, Naomi Judd (Judds) 76, Richard J. “Ric” Parnell (English drums Atomic Rooster/Spinal Tap) 70, Maria Jose Cantilo (Argentine singer songwriter) 68, Howie Pyro (DJ/American punk bass D-Generation/Danzig) 61, Johnnie M. Barber (drums Merle Haggard/Johnny Paycheck) 70, Mickey Leroy Gilley (American singer piano/owner Gilley’s) 86, Bob Barnard’(Australian jazz trumpet) 88, Richard Philip Henry John Benson (British-Italian guitar, singer, television personality) 67, Doug Caldwell aka The Maestro (New Zealand jazz piano) 94, Ed Trickett (folk singer), Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (Indian santoor) 84, Trevor Strnad (singer Black Dahlia Murder) 41, Norman Dolph (songwriter “Life Is A Rock (But Th Radio Rolled me)”) 83, Ben Moore aka Bobby Purify (singer James & Bobby Purify/Blind Boys of Alabama) 80, Ricky Gardiner (Scottish guitar/composer “Beggars Opera”/David Bowie /Iggy Pop) 73, Pete Reiniger (Smithsonian audio engineer/sound supervisor) 73, Rosemarie Trapp (Austrian singing teacher portrayed in Sound of Music) 93, Ken Greenwald (actor That Girl/Nick Danger/comedian/TV/radio archivist) 86, Deborah Fraser (South African gospel singer) 56, Marina Bokelman (folk singer/blues author “Going Up The Country” (w/David Evans)) 80, Richard Gordon “Rick” Price (British bass The Move/Wizzard) 77, Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou aka Vangelis (Greek keys Aphrodite’s Child/soundtrack Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner) 79, Cathal Coughlan (Irish singer songwriter Microdisney/Fatima Mansions) 61, Robert John “Bob” Neuwirth (singer songwriter “Mercedes Benz”/Rolling Thunder R***e) 82, Paul Horace Plimley (Canadian free jazz piano/vibes) 69, Chris “Chrissie” Dickinson (music critic Journal of Country Music) 62, Bernard Wright (R&B funk jazz keys/singer Tom Browne) 58, Ronald “Tubby” Ziegler (NOLA drums John Fred/Bee Gees/Aretha Franklin/Stephen Stills), Thomas Charles “Thom” Bresh (Merle Travis guitar/son) 74, Jean-Louis Chautemps (French jazz sax) 90, Andy “Fletch” Fletcher (English keys Depeche Mode) 60, William Alfred “Bill” Walker (Australian-born music director “Johnny Cash Show”/producer “Make the World Go Away”/”Sunday Morning Coming Down”/”My Woman, My Woman, My Wife”) 95, Alan White (drums Yes/Plastic Ono Band) 72, Steve Broughton (British drums Edgar Broughton Band) 72, Ronnie “The Hawk” Hawkins (American-Canadian singer songwriter) 87, Paul Vance (songwriter “Catch a Falling Star”/”Itsy Bitsy Teenie We**ie Yellow Polkadot Bikini”) 92, Kelly Joe Phelps (blues guitar singer songwriter) 62, Deborah McCrary (gospel singer McCrary Sisters) 67, Leroy Williams (jazz drums Barry Harris) 81, Howard L. “Hal” Bynum (country singer songwriter “Chains”/”Lucille”) 87, Ken Kelly (fantasy artist album cover designer Kiss/Rainbow) 76, Grachan Moncur III (jazz trombone) 85, Alec John Such (bass Bon Jovi) 70, James Eugene “Jim” Seals (singer songwriter Seals & Crofts/Champs) 79, Julee Cruise (singer songwriter actress Twin Peaks) 65, Baxter Black (cowboy poet) 77, Joseph “Lil Joe from Chicago” Burton (blues trombone Sol Roots/BB King/Bobby Womack/Joe Tex/Otis Clay/Jr Wells/Sammy Blue), Amb Osayomore Joseph (Nigerian Highlife) 69, Gabe Baltazar (jazz alto sax & woodwinds) 92, Grana Louise (Chicago blues singer), Dawit Nega (Ethiopian singer) 34, Andrew Jacob Hiebert aka Big Rude Jake (Canadian singer songwriter guitar) 57, Jim Schwall (blues Siegel-Schwall Band) 79, Brett Tuggle (keys Fleetwood Mac/David Lee Roth) 70, Dennis Cahill (guitar The Gloaming) 68, Artie Kane (piano/composer Eyes of Laura Mars) 93, Edgar “Eddie” De Haas (bass) 92, Massimo Morante (Italian guitar Goblin) 69, Tommy Morgan (harmonica Rockford Files/Sanford & Son/Waltons/Beach Boys/Hollies/Carpenters) 89, Terrance Malone Gray (conductor/violinist Chicago Youth Symphony/Chicago Sinfonietta) 59, Peter B. Lowry (Trix Records founder/folklorist) 81, Tony Delafose (zydeco bass) 60, Richard Taruskin (musicologist Oxford History of Music) 77, Alan Blaikley (English songwriter “Have I The Right”/”I’ve Lost you”) 82, Manny Charlton (Scottish guitar Nazareth) 80, Bil VornDick (Nashville producer/engineer Alison Krauss/Bela Fleck’/Jim Lauderdale/T-Burnett/Hazel Dickens/Leon Redbone/Clinch Mountain Country CD) 72, Don Graham (Blue Thumb Records founder w/ Bob Krasnow & Tommy LiPuma) 87, Glenn A. Meadows (Nashville engineer Masterfonics Steely Dan/Merle Haggard) 73, Bill Scheniman aka Bear (engineer Beatles/Jimi Hendrix/Led Zeppelin/Queen/Bruce Springsteen/NRBQ/Al Anderson/Chris Stamey & Peter Holsapple/Mick Jagger), Adam Wade (singer “Writing on the Wall”/television host “Musical Chairs”) 87, Barbara Thompson (English sax Colosseum/Manfred Mann’s Earth Band/Keef Hartly Band) 77, Monty Norman (English composer James Bond Theme) 94, Michael James Jackson (producer KISS/LA Guns) 56, William “Poogie” Hart (singer Delfonics/songwriter “La-la (Means I Love You)”) 77, Paul [Anthony] Ryder (English bass Happy Mondays) 58, Cliff Johnson (singer songwriter Off Broadway/Pezband) 70, Cesar Pedroso (Cuban piano Los Van Van/Pupy y Los que Son/Son) 75, Vincent DeRosa (hornist for 70 years on soundtracks Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, Alfred Newman, John Williams/Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilonw, Frank Zappa, Boz Scaggs, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Nilsson, Stan Kenton, Monkees, Sammy Davis Jr, Mel Torme) 101, Michael Henderson (jazz vocals “You Are My Starship”/bass Miles Davis) 71, Big James Montgomery (blues trombone) 60, Jody Abbott (drums Fuel) 55, Henrique Morelenbaum (Brazilian musician/conductor/teacher) 90, Bob Heathcote (bass Suicidal Tendencies) 58, Alexander William “Sandy” Roberton (British record producer/music business owner Liverpool Scene/Iain Matthews/Andy Roberts/Decameron/Marc Ellington/Shirley Collins/Plainsong/John Martyn/Steeleye Span) 80, Paul [Arthur] Garon (author/blues historian Blues And The Poetic Spirit/The Devil’s Son-In-Law: P*etie Wheatstraw/Woman With Guitar: Memphis Minnie’s Guitar) 80, Cassie Ballou (blues zydeco guitar/Boozoo Chavis) 84, John Denver H**e aka John Grenell (New Zealand country singer songwriter) 78, Sidney Kirk (piano Stax/Isaac Hayes) 78, Mick Moloney (Irish musician /folklorist) 77, Jimy Sohns (singer Shadows Of Knight) 75, Raymond Raposa (singer songwriter Castanets) 41, Archie Roach (Australian singer songwriter guitar “Took The Children Away”) 66, Morris Meyer Ostofsky aka Mo Ostin (Hall of Fame record exec for Verve, Reprise, Warner Bros. signed Kinks/Jimi Hendrix) 95, Nicholas Charles “Nicky” Moore (British singer heavy metal band Samson) 75, Samuel “Sam” Gooden (soul singer Impressions) 87, Judith [Mavis C**k] Durham (Australian singer Seekers) 79, David Muse (singer songwriter Firefall/Marshall Tucker Band) 73, Gord Lewis (Canadian guitar Teenage Head) 65, Lamont Herbert Dozier (songwriter “Come & Get These Memories”/”Heatwave”)) 81, Dame Olivia Newton-John (British-Australian singer) 73, William Keith “Bill” Pitman (Wrecking Crew guitar) 102, Stann Champion (guitar Roots Rock Society) 70, Butch Thompson (jazz piano/clarinet) 78, David Raskin aka Kal David (blues guitar) 79, Helen Grayco (singer actress wife Spike Jones Show) 97, Stuart Anstis (British guitar Cradle of Filth) 48, Monnette Sudler (jazz guitar) 70, Jerry Allison aka J.I. (drums songwriter Crickets “That’ll Be The Day”/”Peggy Sue”/”Wild Child” as Ivan) 82, Jaimie Breezy Branch (jazz trumpet composer) 39, Creed [Bane] Taylor V (jazz trumpet producer founder Impulse/CTI) 93, Carlos Nuccio (NOLA drums singer songwriter) 61, Joey DeFrancesco (jazz organ/trumpet/singer) 51, Inez Foxx (R&B singer “Mockingbird” w brother Charlie Foxx) 79, Mable John (R&B singer songwriter “Your Good Thing (Is About To End”) 91, Luke Bell (country singer songwriter) 32, Angus Gaye aka Drummie Zeb (English drums reggae Aswad/producer Ace of Base) 62, Wes Freed (outsider artist Drive-By Truckers lp covers) 58, Arthur Spark “Art” Rosenbaum (artist/musician/folklorist Art of Field Recording) 83, Dave Sherman (bass/singer Spirit Caravan/Earthride/Wretched) 55, [Joseph] Sonny West (songwriter “Oh Boy”/”Rave On”) 85, David Julius “Chainsaw” Dupont (blues guitar singer songwriter) 66, Herschel Sizemore (bluegrass mandolin) 87, Trevor [Ramsey] Tomkins (British jazz drums Gilgamesh/Tony Coe/Roy Budd (cousin)) 81, Brother Cleve [Robert Toomey](SunRaologist, mixologist, keys Combustible Edison/Del Fuegos/Barrence Whitfield Soul Savage Arkestra), Paulino Bernal (Tejano Tex-Mex accordion Conjunto Bernal) 83, Dennis East (South African singer songwriter Rising Sons/Stingray) 73, Ramsey Lewis (jazz piano composer educator DJ) 87, Jim Post (folk singer songwriter actor Mark Twain) 82, Paul Sartin (English singer composer oboe violin Belllowhead/Faustus/Belshazzar’s Feast) 50,
HB: Tommy Hunter (fiddle)’19, Hank Bagby (jazz sax) & David Gahr (photos Smithsonian lps)’22, Teddi King (jazz pop singer) & Louis Myers (blues guitar harp)’29, (James Frederick)”Jimmie” Rodgers (singer guitar “Honeycomb”)’33, Frankie Avalon [Francis Avallone](singer actor) & Allen Johnson (baritone singer The Marcels “Blue Moon”)’40, Michael Franks (jazz pop singer songwriter)’44, Philip Gary “Flip”/”P.F.” Sloan (singer songwriter)’45, Alan “Bam” King (Ace “How Long”)’46, Kerry Livgren (guitar songwriter Kansas)’49, Michael Hossack (drums Doobie Bros)’50, Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Glen Colvin](punk songwriter bass Ramones)’51, Carl [Eugene] Jackson (bluegrass singer songwriter producer)’53, Albert Sidney “Sid” Griffin (author singer songwriter Long Ryders), Keith Morris (singer songwriter Black Flag/Circle Jerks)’55, Emily Remler (jazz guitar)’57, Rachid Taha (Algerian singer songwriter activist)’58, Mark Olson (singer songwriter Jayhawks)’61, Joanne Catherall (English vocals Human League) & John [Fraser] Mann (Canadian singer songwriter Spirit of the West)’62, John Powell (British film composer Happy Feet)’63, Ricky Bell (vocals New Edition/Bell Biv Devoe)’67, Adam Cohen (Canadian singer songwriter)’72, Lukas Forchhammer (Danish singer songwriter Lukas Graham)’88