Photo: Steve Abbott | Greg Abbott writes on Facebook: I am sad and broken hearted that my big brother Steve passed away this morning [1/20/24]. I will always love and miss him
I just wanted to thank everyone for your kindness love and support in the passing of my brother Steve. I love him and miss him. He was a good big brother. I didn’t get to see him a whole lot toward the end of his life but he knew I loved him.
So from my family and myself, thank you all. It really did mean a lot. It really is special to know that we have this kind of support. It’s just very, very special. Thank you again. ~ Greg Abbott
Steve is also survived by his brother Mike Abbott and a sister.
Photo: Steve Abbott
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS DEATHS
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If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, please check them out at http://www.wikipedia.com
January 2024
23: Frank Farian, 82, German singer, songwriter (“Rasputin”) and record producer (Boney M., Milli Vanilli); Melanie, 76, American singer-songwriter (“Brand New Key”, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”) and guitarist; Charles Osgood, 91, American news anchor (CBS News Sunday Morning), complications from dementia; Anders Sandberg, 55, Swedish singer (Rednex).
22: Sergei Yefremenko, 51, Russian singer, guitarist, and lyricist (Markscheider Kunst).
20: Zoran Eric, 73, Serbian composer; Charis Kostopoulos, 59, Greek singer-songwriter, cancer.
19: Ewa Podles, 71, Polish coloratura contralto singer; Pluto Shervington, 73, Jamaican reggae musician, pneumonia; Marlena Shaw, 81, American singer (“It’s Better than Walking Out”, “California Soul”); Mary Weiss, 75, American singer (The Shangri-Las), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
18: Katelele Ching’oma, 32, Malawian musician, liver damage; Ivan Moody, 59, British composer and musicologist; Slim Pezin, 78, French guitarist, arranger and conductor; Silent Servant, 46, American techno DJ and producer, drug overdose; The Soft Moon, 44, American musician; Yogesh Vaidya, 77, Nepalese singer.
17: Serge Laprade, 83, Canadian singer and radio broadcaster, cancer; Gerd Uecker, 77, German music pedagogue, music and opera director.
16: Laurie Johnson, 96, English composer (The Avengers, Dr. Strangelove, First Men in the Moon) and bandleader; Peter Schickele, 88, American composer and musical satirist (P. D. Q. Bach).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2023
Guitarist Steve Abbott, Greg & Mike Abbott’s Older Brother, Passes Away // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
