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More Tributes Come in About Local Metal Bassist Andy Pfeiffer’s Passing // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

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More Tributes Come in About Local Metal Bassist Andy Pfeiffer’s Passing // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

September 4, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Durango Blues Musician Kirk James Passes, Age 61 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

August 28, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Mexican music star Ernesto Barajas, 38, shot dead in parking lot

August 28, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Joel Sill Dies: Veteran Music Supervisor For ‘Easy Rider’, ‘Flashdance’ & ‘Forrest Gump’ Was 78

August 28, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

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|

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

Jamshied Sharifi, Tony Award Winner, Passes at Age 64

August 21, 2025| In Memoriam, News|

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

Saxophonist “Tunes” Antunes and Heavy Metal Guitarist Brent Hinds Pass

August 21, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Local Musicians Aaron Garcia, Henry Stull, and Harry Williammee Moved On This Past Week // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

August 14, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Friends remember Montrose man Tyler Smith as thoughtful, funny, gifted singer

August 14, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Bobby Whitlock, Co-Founder of Derek and the Dominos, Dies at 77

August 14, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Brandon Blackstock’s Daughter Savannah Shares Picture with Music Manager Weeks Before His Death

August 14, 2025| In Memoriam|

(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

Chuck Mangione, Prominent Flugelhorn, Trumpet Player and Composer, Dies at 84 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths

August 7, 2025| In Memoriam|

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

Eddie Palmieri, Visionary Pianist and Salsa Experimentalist, Dead at 88

August 7, 2025| In Memoriam|

By Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone | Eddie Palmieri, the virtuoso keyboardist and visionary bandleader who... Read More → Eddie Palmieri, Visionary Pianist and Salsa Experimentalist, Dead at 88

David Roach, ’80s Rock Icon, dies at 59 after health battle

August 7, 2025| In Memoriam|

(Last week we ran an article about Mr. Roach getting married in the hospital lobby… ) By Nouman Rasool,... Read More → David Roach, ’80s Rock Icon, dies at 59 after health battle

Terry Reid, British Rocker Who Led Zeppelin Wanted to Be Their Singer, Dead at 75

August 7, 2025| In Memoriam|

By Thomas Smith, Billboard | British musician Terry Reid, who earned the nickname “Superlungs”... Read More → Terry Reid, British Rocker Who Led Zeppelin Wanted to Be Their Singer, Dead at 75

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