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IN MEMORIAM: Honoring Those We’ve Lost in the Year October 2019 thru September 2020 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

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

IN MEMORIAM: Honoring Those We’ve Lost in the Year October 2019 thru September 2020 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

October 1, 2020| In Memoriam|

Mac Davis, Helen Reddy, Jessye Norman, Diahann Carroll, Ginger Baker, Karen Pendleton, Kim Shattuck, Ray... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Honoring Those We’ve Lost in the Year October 2019 thru September 2020 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Music Teacher David Lyon Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 23, 2020| In Memoriam|

Dave Lyon on Facebook, 9/19/20: God needed a head lining act in heaven and tonight David got the call.... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Music Teacher David Lyon Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Laura Ottum, Wife of Gary Ottum (Ricky Kasmir), Passes

September 23, 2020| In Memoriam|

We want to share with you Laura has left this earth and entered into her final chapter. She passed... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Laura Ottum, Wife of Gary Ottum (Ricky Kasmir), Passes

IN MEMORIAM: Denver Area Guitarist Rick Armstrong Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 17, 2020| In Memoriam|

Bryon Pritchard on Fb., 9/13/20: This Denver area band “The Ritz” featured Byron Pritchard... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Denver Area Guitarist Rick Armstrong Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Opee Patzkowsky of Cricket on the Hill Passes

September 17, 2020| In Memoriam|

Julie Shively on Fb, 9/13/20: RIP, Opee Patzkowsky seriously F..U..C..K sadly knowing the inevitable my heart... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Opee Patzkowsky of Cricket on the Hill Passes

IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Reggae Singer Toots Hibbert, Frontman of the Maytals, Dies at 77

September 17, 2020| In Memoriam|

From Ras Marcus Benjamin on Fb, 9/12/20: Rest In Powah Toots… who was the first artist to use the word... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Reggae Singer Toots Hibbert, Frontman of the Maytals, Dies at 77

IN MEMORIAM: Steve Espinosa, “Sonny Gunn”, Has Passed Away // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 10, 2020| In Memoriam|

From Dan Treanor on Fb., 9/03/20: Just got word that my friend and great musician Steve Espinosa, aka... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Steve Espinosa, “Sonny Gunn”, Has Passed Away // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Ronald Bell, co-Founding Member of Kool & The Gang

September 10, 2020| In Memoriam|

Ronald Nathan Bell, 68, also known as Khalis Bayyan (November 1, 1951 – September 9, 2020), was an American... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Ronald Bell, co-Founding Member of Kool & The Gang

IN MEMORIAM: Bruce Williamson, Jr., Former Lead Singer for The Temptations, Dies With COVID-19

September 10, 2020| In Memoriam|

Bruce Williamson Jr., 49 (September 28, 1970 – September 6, 2020) was an American R&B and soul singer... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Bruce Williamson, Jr., Former Lead Singer for The Temptations, Dies With COVID-19

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IN MEMORIAM: Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 3, 2020| In Memoriam|

Erica Brown on FB, 8/27/20: Today the Cast Iron Queens grieve with our Queen Emily Nelson as we mourn the... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Pearl Jam Remember Fans Who Died at Roskilde Festival, 20 Years Later

September 3, 2020| In Memoriam|

By Jonathan Cohen, Variety | Pearl Jam has honored the memories of the nine fans crushed to death during its... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Pearl Jam Remember Fans Who Died at Roskilde Festival, 20 Years Later

IN MEMORIAM: Cathy Smith Dies: ‘Sundown’ Muse Who Injected John Belushi With Fatal Drug Dose Was 73

September 3, 2020| In Memoriam|

By Greg Evans, Deadline | Cathy Smith, the onetime girlfriend of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot who might... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Cathy Smith Dies: ‘Sundown’ Muse Who Injected John Belushi With Fatal Drug Dose Was 73

IN MEMORIAM: Front Range/Colorado Springs NSAI Chapter Founder Rob Jones Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

August 27, 2020| In Memoriam|

The current directors of the Colorado Springs chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Front Range/Colorado Springs NSAI Chapter Founder Rob Jones Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Quiet Riot Drummer Frankie Banali Dies After Battle with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

August 27, 2020| In Memoriam|

By Lyndsey Parker, Yahoo Music | Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has died at the age of 68 following a... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Quiet Riot Drummer Frankie Banali Dies After Battle with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

IN MEMORIAM: Jack Sherman, an Early Guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dies at 64

August 27, 2020| In Memoriam|

By Melissa Alonso and Jay Croft, CNN | ack Sherman, a guitarist who played on the Red Hot Chili... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Jack Sherman, an Early Guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dies at 64

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