The Grand Wazoo
01-01-2010, 12:13
A rather sad list to begin the New Year with, but perhaps it'll help us remember how important music is in our lives:
• January 6 – Ron Asheton, 60, American guitarist (The Stooges)
• January 9 – Dave Dee, 67, British singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
• January 28 – Billy Powell, 56, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• January 29 – John Martyn, 60, British singer/songwriter
• January 31 – Dewey Martin, 68, Canadian drummer (Buffalo Springfield)
• February 4 – Lux Interior, 62, American singer (The Cramps)
• February 9 – Vic Lewis, 89, British jazz guitarist
• February 11 – Estelle Bennett, 67, American singer (The Ronettes)
• February 18 – Snooks Eaglin, 72, American guitarist and singer
• February 19 Kelly Groucutt, 63, British bass guitar player (Electric Light Orchestra)
• March 18 – Kent Henry, 60, American blues/rock guitarist
• March 22 – Reg Isidore, 59, Aruban drummer (Robin Trower Band)
• March 24 – Uriel Jones, 74, Motown Funk Brothers session drummer
• March 29 – Maurice Jarre, 84, French composer
• April 9 – Randy Cain, 63, singer, (The Delfonics)
• May 24 – Jay Bennett, 45, American multi-instrumentalist (Wilco)
• June 3 – Koko Taylor, 80, American blues singer
• June 7 – Hugh Hopper, 64, British musician
• June 14 – Bob Bogle, 75, American guitarist (The Ventures)
• June 25 Michael Jackson, 50, American singer.
• June 25 Sky Saxon, 63, American rock singer and bassist (The Seeds)
• June 27 – Fayette Pinkney, 61, American singer (The Three Degrees)
• July 4 – Allen Klein, 77, American record label executive
• July 11 – Angie Pirog, 18, Canadian folk singer/guitarist
• July 17 – Gordon Waller, 64, British singer (Peter and Gordon)
• August 6 – Willy DeVille, 58, American musician
• August 13 – Les Paul, 94, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording
• September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, American conductor
• September 7 – Fred Mills, 74, Canadian trumpeter
• September 11 – Jim Carroll, 60, American writer and punk singer (Jim Carroll Band)
• September 16 – Mary Travers, 72, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, American composer
• October 4 – Mercedes Sosa, 74, Argentinian singer
• October 7 – Steve Ferguson, 60, American rock guitarist (NRBQ)
• October 10 – Stephen Gately, 33, Irish pop singer (Boyzone)
• October 12 – Dickie Peterson, 61, American bassist (Blue Cheer)
• October 13 – Al Martino, 82, American singer
• October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, 19, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
• December 2 – Eric Woolfson, 64, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
• December 20 - James Gurley, 69, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• December 25 - Vic Chesnutt, 45, American musician
• December 30 - Rowland S. Howard, 50, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party)
• January 6 – Ron Asheton, 60, American guitarist (The Stooges)
• January 9 – Dave Dee, 67, British singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
• January 28 – Billy Powell, 56, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• January 29 – John Martyn, 60, British singer/songwriter
• January 31 – Dewey Martin, 68, Canadian drummer (Buffalo Springfield)
• February 4 – Lux Interior, 62, American singer (The Cramps)
• February 9 – Vic Lewis, 89, British jazz guitarist
• February 11 – Estelle Bennett, 67, American singer (The Ronettes)
• February 18 – Snooks Eaglin, 72, American guitarist and singer
• February 19 Kelly Groucutt, 63, British bass guitar player (Electric Light Orchestra)
• March 18 – Kent Henry, 60, American blues/rock guitarist
• March 22 – Reg Isidore, 59, Aruban drummer (Robin Trower Band)
• March 24 – Uriel Jones, 74, Motown Funk Brothers session drummer
• March 29 – Maurice Jarre, 84, French composer
• April 9 – Randy Cain, 63, singer, (The Delfonics)
• May 24 – Jay Bennett, 45, American multi-instrumentalist (Wilco)
• June 3 – Koko Taylor, 80, American blues singer
• June 7 – Hugh Hopper, 64, British musician
• June 14 – Bob Bogle, 75, American guitarist (The Ventures)
• June 25 Michael Jackson, 50, American singer.
• June 25 Sky Saxon, 63, American rock singer and bassist (The Seeds)
• June 27 – Fayette Pinkney, 61, American singer (The Three Degrees)
• July 4 – Allen Klein, 77, American record label executive
• July 11 – Angie Pirog, 18, Canadian folk singer/guitarist
• July 17 – Gordon Waller, 64, British singer (Peter and Gordon)
• August 6 – Willy DeVille, 58, American musician
• August 13 – Les Paul, 94, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording
• September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, American conductor
• September 7 – Fred Mills, 74, Canadian trumpeter
• September 11 – Jim Carroll, 60, American writer and punk singer (Jim Carroll Band)
• September 16 – Mary Travers, 72, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, American composer
• October 4 – Mercedes Sosa, 74, Argentinian singer
• October 7 – Steve Ferguson, 60, American rock guitarist (NRBQ)
• October 10 – Stephen Gately, 33, Irish pop singer (Boyzone)
• October 12 – Dickie Peterson, 61, American bassist (Blue Cheer)
• October 13 – Al Martino, 82, American singer
• October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, 19, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
• December 2 – Eric Woolfson, 64, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
• December 20 - James Gurley, 69, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• December 25 - Vic Chesnutt, 45, American musician
• December 30 - Rowland S. Howard, 50, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party)