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Constance Clair Van Eaton, Wife of Lon Van Eaton, and Robert Allan Ackerman, Director, Pass

In Memoriam In Memoriam – notable music people who have recently passed away

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Constance Clair Van Eaton, Wife of Lon Van Eaton, and Robert Allan Ackerman, Director, Pass

January 20, 2022| In Memoriam|

Photo: Connie Van Eaton (provided by her family) COMBO contributor, friend and speaker Lon Van Eaton, who... Read More → Constance Clair Van Eaton, Wife of Lon Van Eaton, and Robert Allan Ackerman, Director, Pass

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Howard Dumble, Maker of Dumble Amplifiers

January 20, 2022| In Memoriam|

Photo: Front panel of 150W Overdrive Special by Dumble (photo by Tom McGrath) Howard Dumble was a guitar... Read More → Howard Dumble, Maker of Dumble Amplifiers

Ronnie Spector The Ronettes

The Girl Groups are ReAssembling in Heaven – Ronnie Spector and Rosa Lee Hawkins Join Mary Wilson (The Supremes)

January 13, 2022| In Memoriam|

Photo: Ronnie Spector (General Artists Corporation; photo by James Kriegsmann) | Veronica Greenfield (born... Read More → The Girl Groups are ReAssembling in Heaven – Ronnie Spector and Rosa Lee Hawkins Join Mary Wilson (The Supremes)

Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman songbook

Marilyn Bergman, Award-winning Lyricist, Has Died at 93 // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

January 13, 2022| In Memoriam|

Bergman Song Book | By Raja Razek and Dakin Andone, CNN | Award-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman died... Read More → Marilyn Bergman, Award-winning Lyricist, Has Died at 93 // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

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Stephen J. Lawrence, Composer of Sesame Street Songs, Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

January 6, 2022| In Memoriam|

Stephen J. Lawrence (September 5, 1939 – December 30, 2021) was an American composer, who lived and worked... Read More → Stephen J. Lawrence, Composer of Sesame Street Songs, Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

Mikey Chung died 2021

Ted Gardner, Band Manager and Co-Founder of the Original Lollapalooza Festival Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

December 30, 2021| In Memoriam, News|

Photo: Mikey Chung, Jamaican Bassist | Ted Gardner (died December 28, 2021) was an Australian artist manager,... Read More → Ted Gardner, Band Manager and Co-Founder of the Original Lollapalooza Festival Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

Carlos Marin Il Divos COVID

Il Divo Singer Carlos Marin Dies Aged 53 // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

December 23, 2021| In Memoriam|

Carlos Marin (from the Il Divo website) Il Divo’s Carlos Marin has died aged 53, the classical group... Read More → Il Divo Singer Carlos Marin Dies Aged 53 // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

Michael Nesmith (d)

Passage: Michael Nesmith of The Monkees / Les Emmerson, Writer of “Signs” / Mexican Super Star Vincente Fernandez // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

December 16, 2021| In Memoriam|

Photo: Michael Nesmith (from NBC Television) | Robert Michael Nesmith (12/30/1942 – 12/10/2021) was an... Read More → Passage: Michael Nesmith of The Monkees / Les Emmerson, Writer of “Signs” / Mexican Super Star Vincente Fernandez // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

Philip Gorden (d)

Philip Gorden, Fan of Joey Shapiro, Passes // Denis O’Brien Dies: Producer on ‘Monty Python’s Life Of Brian’

December 16, 2021| In Memoriam|

Philip Gorden, True Fan of Joey Shapiro, Passes – Asked for Donations to the American Kidney Fund || Joey... Read More → Philip Gorden, Fan of Joey Shapiro, Passes // Denis O’Brien Dies: Producer on ‘Monty Python’s Life Of Brian’

Local Drummer for the VooDoo Hawks, Scott Short, Dies // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

December 8, 2021| In Memoriam|

Photo: The late Scott Short (from the VooDoo Hawks Facebook page) | The VooDoo Hawks: It is with great... Read More → Local Drummer for the VooDoo Hawks, Scott Short, Dies // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

Country Singer Stonewall Jackson Dies – Many Top 40 Records // Steel Guitarist Neil Flanz Passes // Skilyr Hicks Dies: AGT Contestant

December 8, 2021| In Memoriam|

Photo: Publicity photo of Stonewall Jackson in 1966 (Columbia Records) Stonewall Jackson (11/06/1932 –... Read More → Country Singer Stonewall Jackson Dies – Many Top 40 Records // Steel Guitarist Neil Flanz Passes // Skilyr Hicks Dies: AGT Contestant

Gene Gino Horne

Local Musician Gene Horne Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

December 2, 2021| In Memoriam|

Photo: Gene Horne* as Steel City Chief of Police Lou Braddock. (Photo by Mike Olafson) | The Memorial Service... Read More → Local Musician Gene Horne Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

Stephen Sondheim

Prolific Broadway Musical Writer Stephen Sondheim Passes

December 2, 2021| In Memoriam|

Photo: Stephen Sondheim* | Stephen Joshua Sondheim (March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American... Read More → Prolific Broadway Musical Writer Stephen Sondheim Passes

Diana & Steve Werges

Colorado Musician & Former COMBO Board Member Steve Werges Passes Suddenly

November 26, 2021| In Memoriam|

Photo: Diana & Steve Werges (from Steve’s Facebook page) | Loss of Steve Werges – COMBO has... Read More → Colorado Musician & Former COMBO Board Member Steve Werges Passes Suddenly

Keith Allison – Paul Revere & The Raiders – Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

November 26, 2021| In Memoriam|

Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho in... Read More → Keith Allison – Paul Revere & The Raiders – Passes // Other Notable Musicians Deaths

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