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IN MEMORIAM: Grady Tate of the Schoolhouse Rock! Series // Pat Hicks – Founder of Guitar Institute of Technology

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

IN MEMORIAM: Grady Tate of the Schoolhouse Rock! Series // Pat Hicks – Founder of Guitar Institute of Technology

October 19, 2017| In Memoriam|

Grady Bernard Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz drummer and... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Grady Tate of the Schoolhouse Rock! Series // Pat Hicks – Founder of Guitar Institute of Technology

IN MEMORIAM: Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

October 10, 2017| In Memoriam|

8: Coriún Aharonián, 77, Uruguayan electroacoustic music composer and musicologist; László Aradszky, 82,... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Local Trumpeter Ron D’Ascenz Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

October 4, 2017| In Memoriam|

We are repeating this due to a computer glitch From Ben Mackinen: Ron D’Ascenz, a most elegant and... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Local Trumpeter Ron D’Ascenz Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: World Renowned Singer/Songwriter/Musician Tom Petty Dies

October 4, 2017| In Memoriam|

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American rock musician, singer, songwriter,... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: World Renowned Singer/Songwriter/Musician Tom Petty Dies

IN MEMORIAM: Local Trumpeter Ron D’Ascenz Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 28, 2017| In Memoriam|

From Ben Mackinen: Ron D’Ascenz, a most elegant and lyrical Colorado jazz trumpet player passed away... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Local Trumpeter Ron D’Ascenz Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Charles Bradley “Black Velvet” – James Brown Impersonator // Caesar Giovannini, American Pianist

September 28, 2017| In Memoriam|

Charles Edward Bradley (November 5, 1948 – September 23, 2017) was an American funk, soul and R&B... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Charles Bradley “Black Velvet” – James Brown Impersonator // Caesar Giovannini, American Pianist

IN MEMORIAM: Robert Olson, a/k/a Boogie Bob, Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 21, 2017| In Memoriam|

Carissa Shafer on Fb, 9/14/17: Boogie Bob I’m at loss for words. The world will miss the most amazing... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Robert Olson, a/k/a Boogie Bob, Passes // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Vinnie Defrancis, Shane Eagen Pass // Other Notable Musician’s Deaths

September 14, 2017| In Memoriam|

From Steve Wilson on Fb, 8/09/17: My dear friend and fellow musician Vinnie Defrancis passed on Sept. 8th.... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Vinnie Defrancis, Shane Eagen Pass // Other Notable Musician’s Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Troy Gentry Dies in Helicopter Crash

September 14, 2017| In Memoriam|

Montgomery Gentry was an American country music duo consisting of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry,... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Troy Gentry Dies in Helicopter Crash

IN MEMORIAM: Don Williams, Jessi Zazu, Harry Sandler Pass

September 14, 2017| In Memoriam|

Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Don Williams, Jessi Zazu, Harry Sandler Pass

IN MEMORIAM: Can Co-Founder Holger Czukay Dead at 79 // More: Rick Stevens, Walter Becker, Dave Hlubek

September 7, 2017| In Memoriam|

Holger Czukay, the bassist and co-founder of seminal German krautrock pioneers Can, died Tuesday, per the... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Can Co-Founder Holger Czukay Dead at 79 // More: Rick Stevens, Walter Becker, Dave Hlubek

IN MEMORIAM: Enfold Darkness Bassist Todd Honeycutt Commits Suicide // More Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 7, 2017| In Memoriam|

Todd Honeycutt, the bassist of technical death metal heavy weights Enfold Darkness has sadly passed away at... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Enfold Darkness Bassist Todd Honeycutt Commits Suicide // More Notable Musicians’ Deaths

IN MEMORIAM: Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths // What is “Acadian” Music?

August 31, 2017| In Memoriam|

30: Abdul Jabbar, 78, Bangladeshi singer; Skip Prokop, 74, Canadian drummer (Lighthouse); L. N. Shastri, 46,... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths // What is “Acadian” Music?

IN MEMORIAM: Jerry Lewis, Comedian, Singer, Philanthropist, Dies

August 24, 2017| In Memoriam|

Jerry Lewis (born either Jerome Levitch or Joseph Levitch, depending on the source; March 16, 1926 – August... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: Jerry Lewis, Comedian, Singer, Philanthropist, Dies

IN MEMORIAM: John Abercrombie – American Jazz Guitarist // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

August 24, 2017| In Memoriam|

John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and... Read More → IN MEMORIAM: John Abercrombie – American Jazz Guitarist // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

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