Rest in Peace part 3

Yes, both sad news   RIP (x2)

Sad day as "I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash has died at the age of 80. Also Eddie Van Halen has died from cancer at the age of 65. RIP to both.

Shocking news about EvH, didn't realise he was that ill 

Also sad about Nash; #1 in the UK in 1975.

RIP both 

Ace Broadway lyricist Herbert Kretzmer has died at 95:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54535824

As well as the lyrics for Les Miserables, he did the words for Goodness Gracious Me, a comedy hit of the early 1960s, and She, a UK #1 for Charles Aznavour.

RIP 

Gordon Haskell, who was more in the folk/easy listening aspect, died at 74. He will be best remembered here for a #2 hit How Wonderful You Are.

Tony Lewis, of The Outfield, was more famous in the US than here in the UK, but he's died at 62.

And of course Spencer Davis, of his titular Group, has died at 81. He will be remembered whenever anyone plays Keep On Running.

RIP all 3 

Ken Hemsley, or legendary rockers Uriah Heep, died at 75 this week. He wrote some of their hits, including a favourite of mine, Easy Livin'   RIP

All-round entertainer Des O'Connor died over the weekend at 88. He suffered a fall last week. He told jokes and presented entertainment formats from chat shows to game shows. And he had a few hits in the 1960s, including his only #1 single I Pretend.

RIP 

Famous agent Eric Hall died at 73 this week. He was latterly more famous as a sports agent, but in the 1970s, he worked in PR, and befriended Freddie Mercury and Marc Bolan, and arranged the infamous Sex Pistols appearance with Bill Grundy which did so much.

Also passed is Bruce Swedien, engineer and producer, who was 86. He worked on Thriller, and with many jazz greats, plus acts from Natalie Cole to Paul McCartney, Donna Summer to David Hasslehoff.

RIP both 

Conductor & composer Kenneth Alwyn died at 95 this week RIP 

Composer Harold Budd died last week. He was 84.

Also Pelle Asling, of Roxette, also just died. He was 60.

RIP both 

Chad Stuart, half of hit duo Chad & Jeremy, has died at 79. Apparently part of the British Invasion, although more successful in the USA than the UK. RIP 

Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis has died at 98:

Ivry Gitlis dead

RIP 

Rapper MF Doom has died at 49. Even sadder, he apparently died on Hallowe'en, but it's only been said/confirmed now.

RIP 

Irish singer-songwriter and member of the band Bagatelle, Liam Reilly, died on Friday at 65.

Also Gerry Marsden, frontman of 60s Merseybeat legends Gerry and the Pacemakers, who had 3 UK #1 hits in 1963, died at the age of 78 after a short illness.

RIP both 

Elias Rahbani, Lebanese composer/conductor died last week, in his early 80s.

Leslie West, of legendary rockers Mountain, died just before Christmas, at 75.

Mark Keds, vocalist with indie rockers Senseless Things, has died at just 50.

RIP x3 

Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls, has died at 69. He'd been fighting cancer for a couple of years. RIP 

Legendary rock producer Phil Spector has died at 81. He made stars of the Ronettes, he worked with John Lennon, he shot an actress, he had crazy hair, he was synonymous with the Wall of Sound. RIP 

Avant-garde DJ & producer Sophie died in an accident. She was only 34. She had worked with Charli XCX and Madonna among others.

Whereas Hilton Valentine was the guitarist in the Animals, and he was 77.

RIP both 

JIm Weatherley, writer of tracks including most famously Midnight Train to Georgia, has died at 77. He released several albums in his own right. RIP 

Stefan Cush, of cult indie rockers The Men They Couldn't Hang, died at 60. RIP 

Motown legend Mary Wilson died at the age of 76. She was one of the Supremes, and thus had many big hits in the US and the UK, as well as elsewhere.

RIP 

Jamaican legend U-Roy died at 78 this week. RIP 

Reggae legend Bunny Wailer has died at 73:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56256885

He had a stroke last July.

Also Michael Gudinski, owner of the influential Australian label Mushroom Records, died at 68:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56247777

He helped the careers of Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Barnes, among others.

RIP both 

Lou Ottens, inventor of the audio cassette tape, died at 94:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56355444

I'm still listening to tapes 

Bill Harkin, designer of the famous Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury festival, died at 83:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-56344065

RIP both 

Controversial conductor James Levine has died at 77. He was a big success for many years, until sacked after allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which he refuted. RIP