Rest In Peace Part 2

Yes Co-Founder Chris Squire Dies  

Chris Squire, stalwart co-founder of Yes, has died, bandmate Geoff Downes confirms via Twitter. The 67 year old had announced a hiatus from the band in May, following a diagnosis of acute erythroid leukemia.
“Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris Squire,” says Downes, who appeared on three Yes studio albums with the bass-playing legend – 1980′s Drama, 2011′s Fly From Here and 2014′s Heaven and Earth.
Squire was the only constant in a band that began evolving almost as soon as it was founded in advance of a self-titled 1969 debut. Yes’ Aug. 7 concert with Toto will mark the first-ever without him.

Sad news, but 67's not too bad an age. RIP

Cardigan crooner Val Doonican has died at the age of 88.

Sarah told The Guardian: "Until 87, he was as fit as a flea. It was just old age, I'm afraid - the batteries ran out."

More of a light entertainer than anything, he had a successful show in England for many, many years, where he performed duets with country stars of the day, and became synonymous with crooning from his rocking chair, thus becoming a regular Christmas fixture. In interviews, he always came across as a nice guy, and he did well to reach 88.

He became one of the most popular and best-selling singers of his generation and went on to record more than 50 albums, sales of which register in the millions.

RIP

COUNTRY SINGER LYNN ANDERSON DEAD AT 67 Lynn Anderson, best known for her country hit "Rose Garden," died Thursday night, TMZ has confirmed. She was 67.
Anderson reportedly suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.
She had been hospitalized for pneumonia after returning from a vacation in Italy.
Anderson continued to make records until her death … her last, "Bridges" was released in June. Her heyday was in the ‘70s following the release of "Rose Garden" which would remain her biggest hit to date and earned her a Grammy.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/31/country-singer-lynn-anderson-dead-at-67/#ixzz3hVL468nH

This made the news here, more than Roddy Piper did anyway. RIP

Cilla Black dead: Legendary TV presenter and singing star dies aged 72

The iconic showbiz star, whose impressive career spanned over 50 years and enjoyed musical hits as well as shows Blind Date and Surprise Surprise, has passed away.

ISTR Dionne Warwick said it best about her as a singer. But she was OK as a game show host. And 72's a good age for anyone. So RIP

Jazz Summers, Manager for Wham!, Snow Patrol & La Roux, Dies at 71

Summers and Tim Parry founded Big Life Management in 1986. The pair also ran Big Life Records, which released music from such artists as The Orb, Yazz, Coldcut, De La Soul and The Soup Dragons.

Summers was also the manager for Lisa Stansfield, Soul II Soul, Badly Drawn Boy, Klaxons, Scissor Sisters and London Grammar, among others.

Not a name I think I'd heard of, but RIP all the same

Rico Rodriguez, trombone legend, has died at the age of 80. He reached his zenith in the UK as a member of 2-Tone heroes The Specials, but his own reputation ran far wider and deeper than that. RIP

NB Not to be confused with the guy in 'Modern Family'

REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin has posted on the REO FB page that REO's original guitarist and founding member Gary Richrath passed away today. Gary was 65 years old. We do not have any other information at this time.

He was truly one of the great players.

Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

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Peggy Jones, later known as Lady Bo, was an innovative and expressive guitarist who was an original part of Bo Diddley’s sound from 1957 to 1962 and influential in her own songwriting and musical endeavors thereafter. Although there is no obituary currently published, a few hours ago today, Ponderosa Stomp Foundation—an annual music festival taking place in New Orleans, LA—who hosted Lady Bo in 2011 announced her death. A few days prior, husband and bass player Wally Malone wrote on his Facebook page,  “Today is one of the saddest days of my life. My wife and partner of 47 Years has been called up to that great rock & roll band in the heavens to be reunited with Bo Diddley, Jerome Green and Clifton James”. Peggy Jones played a pivotal role in rock and roll and remained a main source of inspiration for hundreds of musicians to follow. Her immense dedication, passion and talent will forever be remembered and influential in the history of music. Rest in peace Lady Bo. We love you.

Glaswegian singer-songwriter Jim Diamond has died suddenly aged 64. He scored a UK #1 single with 'I Should Have Known Better' towards the end of 1984. He had previously been in the band PhD who scored with 'I Won't Let You Down'.

RIP

Three Dog Night’s Cory Wells Dies at 74 --- http://ultimateclassicrock.com/cory-wells-dies/

Cory Wells, one of the trio of singers in Three Dog Night, has died. He was 74.
According to ABC Action News, Wells died unexpectedly yesterday in his home in Dunkirk, N.Y. The band had postponed several shows last month, claiming that Wells needed treatment for a nerve problem in his back that was causing him problems.
Three Dog Night paid tribute to Wells on their Facebook page, with an official statement by Wells’ longtime bandmate Danny Hutton, who wrote, “It is with deep sadness and disbelief that I must report the passing of Cory Wells, my beloved band mate for over 45 years. Cory was an incredible singer – a great performer, he could sing anything.”


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Diane Charlemagne, Vocalist for Moby, Urban Cookie Collective and Goldie, Dies at 51

Diane Charlemagne, a singer for Urban Cookie Collective and Moby and whose unforgettable vocals on Goldie’s “Inner City Life” established the song as one of the most iconic drum 'n' bass works of its era, died Wednesday (Oct. 28) after a battle with cancer. She was 51.

I only recently got that UCC album RIP

Legendary New Orleans Musician Allen Toussaint Dead At 77

Legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint, who racked up hits like "Working in the Coal Mine" and "Lady Marmalade" as a behind-the-scenes songwriter and producer before he gained new fame as a performer, died Tuesday, not long after a performance in Spain. He was 77.

In the beginning Toussaint was known mostly as an R&B songwriter and producer. He worked for the New Orleans-based Minit Records in 1960 before being drafted in the Army for two years.

He worked with such luminaries as Lee Dorsey, Art and Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, the Meters, Joe Cocker and Ernie K-Doe. Thomas remembered Toussaint, who produced her songs "It's Raining" and "I Did My Part," as someone who wrote beautiful stories set to music.

RIP

Former Motorhead drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor has died aged 61

Taylor performed with "The Loudest Band In The World" between 1975 to 1984 and again from 1987 to 1992 alongside frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and Clarke.

He was the drummer on Motorhead's best-known albums, including Overkill, Bomber, Ace Of Spades and No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith.

His distinctive double bass drum style on tracks such as Overkill helped define a new genre - thrash metal.

RIP

Cynthia Robinson, Sly and the Family Stone Trumpet Player, Dies at 71

Cynthia Robinson, a trumpet player and original member of the seminal psychedelic-funk-soul group Sly and the Family Stone, died on Monday in Carmichael, Calif. She was 71.

The cause was cancer, Jerry Martini, a friend and bandmate, said.

Scott Weiland, former Stone Temple Pilots singer, dies at 48 RIP


Scott Weiland, the former lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at the age of 48, his manager confirmed on Thursday.

Weiland was scheduled to perform with his band The Wildabouts in Medina, Minnesota, on Thursday night, and passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in nearby Bloomington, according to a statement shared on his Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Weiland’s hard-edged baritone voice, which also stretched into higher registers, was a staple of ’90s rock radio as he powered such Stone Temple Pilots hits as “Plush” (which earned him his first Grammy), “Creep,” “Interstate Love Song,” “Vasoline,” and “Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart.” The band released five albums from the early 90s to the early 2000s, including 1992’s eight-times-platinum Core and 1994’s six-times-platinum Purple, which reached No. 1. STP broke up in 2002, but reunited in 2008; Weiland exited the band again in 2013.

I'm afraid I never thought much of STP, and he was the obvious weak link in Velvet Revolver (how can you try to recreate a band but with a less mad frontman than Axl Rose, and then find someone worse?!)

Holly Woodlawn, infamous inspiration for the opening of Lou Reed's seminal "Walk on the Wild Side", as well as by association with Andy Warhol, has died, aged 69. She'd been fighting cancer. RIP

German conductor Kurt Masur has died at the age of 88

The German was music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1991-2002 and was credited with reinvigorating the ensemble.

Prior to that he led the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in then-Communist eastern Germany for almost 30 years.

The German government praised Masur for his role in 1989 as the GDR regime was threatened by mass demonstrations.

The conductor was one of the prominent Leipzig citizens to appeal for no violence as tens of thousands took to the streets.

His influence helped prevent a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters - and the Berlin Wall fell, peacefully, within weeks.

A peace-maker as well as a music-maker. RIP

William Guest, Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dies at 74

William Guest, an original member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, died Thursday at the age of 74, the Associated Press reports.

Guest's sister-in-law Dhyana Ziegler told the AP that Guest died in Detroit of congestive heart failure.

Ziegler, who helped Guest release his autobiography, Midnight Train from Georgia: A Pip's Journey, in 2013, told the AP, "I am so glad we finished the book, so his wonderful life and legacy will be celebrated throughout eternity. I loved my brother so much."

"My heart is broken, but I know his legacy will live on," Guest's daughter Monique said in a statement.

Stevie Wright: Musician and Songwriter Dies at 68

Wright died Sunday at Moruya Hospital in New South Wales, music journalist Paul Cashmere reports. He was the frontman of The Easybeats, and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005.

Motörhead’s Lemmy Dead at Age 70

Motörhead have confirmed Lemmy’s death in a Facebook post. “There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer,” the band wrote. “He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow which had recently made it’s way down the street, with his family.”