September 11, 2025| In Memoriam| Barb Dye
By Andrea Reiher, Parade | Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at... Read More → ’70s Folk-Rock Singer Tom Shipley Behind Iconic Marijuana Hit Dies at 84
By Greg Evans, Deadline | Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Turtles whose bright... Read More → Mark Volman Dies: Founding Member Of Hit-Making ’60s Pop Group The Turtles Was 78
By Jessica Nicholson, Billboard | Accomplished steel guitar player and producer Robby Turner, who has played... Read More → Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner, Known as ‘Man of Steel,’ Dies at 63
September 4, 2025| In Memoriam| Barb Dye
Photo: Andy Pfeiffer selfie | Local guitarist Austin Ross writes: When I first moved back to Denver in 1990,... Read More → More Tributes Come in About Local Metal Bassist Andy Pfeiffer’s Passing // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
August 28, 2025| In Memoriam| Barb Dye
COMBO was notified that bluesman Kirk James, resident of Durango, Colorado, left our music community and this... Read More → Durango Blues Musician Kirk James Passes, Age 61 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
By Hannah Furnell & Kirsty McCormack, The Mirror US | Mexican music star Ernesto Barajas has died at the... Read More → Mexican music star Ernesto Barajas, 38, shot dead in parking lot
By Nellie Andreeva, Deadline | Joel Sill, a music supervisor for more than 150 movies, including such cinema... Read More → Joel Sill Dies: Veteran Music Supervisor For ‘Easy Rider’, ‘Flashdance’ & ‘Forrest Gump’ Was 78
August 21, 2025| In Memoriam| Barb Dye
Chris Daniels on Facebook, 8/15/25: On Thom Sumbler: In the 1990s when I was Executive Director of Swallow... Read More → Local Musicians Thom Sumbler and Mark Putt Move On To That Big Band in the Sky // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
August 21, 2025| In Memoriam, News| Barb Dye
Jamshied Sharifi (October 17, 1960 – August 15, 2025) was a Tony Award-winning American composer,... Read More → Jamshied Sharifi, Tony Award Winner, Passes at Age 64
Michael “Tunes” Antunes (August 10, 1940 – August 19, 2025) was a professional American... Read More → Saxophonist “Tunes” Antunes and Heavy Metal Guitarist Brent Hinds Pass
August 14, 2025| In Memoriam| Barb Dye
Photo: Henry Stull, drummer | Michael Morrow Summed This Week’s Losses Up: It’s been a tough go... Read More → Local Musicians Aaron Garcia, Henry Stull, and Harry Williammee Moved On This Past Week // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
By Andrew Kiser, KREX Grand Junction | If there was one recurring characteristic that Tyler Smith’s friends... Read More → Friends remember Montrose man Tyler Smith as thoughtful, funny, gifted singer
By Mitchell Peters, Billboard | Bobby Whitlock, the keyboardist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of the... Read More → Bobby Whitlock, Co-Founder of Derek and the Dominos, Dies at 77
(Please be aware that Mr. Blackstock died of Melanoma which is so hard to detect. It is most noticeable by... Read More → Brandon Blackstock’s Daughter Savannah Shares Picture with Music Manager Weeks Before His Death
August 7, 2025| In Memoriam| Barb Dye
Charles Frank Mangione, November 29, 1940 – July 22, 2025) was an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and... Read More → Chuck Mangione, Prominent Flugelhorn, Trumpet Player and Composer, Dies at 84 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
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