Photo: Jon Faulkner | Scotty Brown: Some very sad news today. Back in the ’80s, myself, Jim Neilson, and Tim Cooke were in a band called Presence, we were out on the road quite often and in those days there was another band out there called Passage with my good friends DeLane Robinson & Jon Faulkner, both of our bands played many of the same places back then, we would pass by each other out on the road & we were all known as the really young kids on the block, unfortunately today I heard of the passing of Jon Faulkner. Life is very fragile, friends, and goes extremely fast — one day you look in the mirror and you’re young and then, next time you look, you’re old. Don’t take anything for granted, try to live everyday in happiness, healthiness and kindness to others. Godspeed and RIP, my friend. https://www.facebook.com/SBrown1424
DeLane Robinson: So sad to hear about the passing of my bandmate, my friend, my brother, Jon Faulkner. We made some great memories together over the years. I will treasure our time shared together forever. This video is a small tribute to Jon and our friendship. Rest easy my brother.
(DeLane posted a video) https://www.facebook.com/delane.robinson
Don DiMasi: So sorry for the loss of your brother/pal. I saw you guys many times back in the day. Hard to conceptualize that we’re at the stage in life that saying goodbye is inevitable. Doesn’t make it any easier, though. My condolences. https://www.facebook.com/don.dimasi
Photo: Jon Faulkner | From Gary Smith’s Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=27344039915215292&set=gm.27757088363885668&idorvanity=129341400420403
OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
Warning Signs of Suicide – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or if you want to discuss, call the old numbers at 800-273-TALK or 800-273-8255 for English and 888-628-9454 for Spanish. Learn the signs of someone who may be contemplating suicide.
Posting for my Veteran/singer/songwriter/musician friend Troy Hoss: Heavy on my heart so here goes: This is a very real problem … 22 Veterans a day surrender to their demons. #SuicideAwareness | Call Veteran’s Hotline: 988 #1 or 844-647-1354
From Care2 via Jock Bartley on Facebook: Trump shut down our LGBTQ+ suicide and mental health hotline, but CANADA opened a US toll-free number to theirs… so our citizens can get help anytime, at no cost: 1-877-330-6366
Kindness & empathy have no borders.
If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, find them at http://www.wikipedia.com
June 2026
25: David Clayton-Thomas, 84, of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
24: Tullio Možina, 91, Italian-born Slovene guitarist and singer; Shapour Rahimi, 78, Iranian musician.
23: Azar Azima, 98, Iranian singer; Jani Wickholm, 48, Finnish singer.
22: Clive Davis, 94, American Hall of Fame music executive (Columbia Records) and record producer, founder of Arista Records and J Records, four-time Grammy winner; Mikhail Nozhkin, 89, Russian actor (The Detached Mission, The Secret Agent’s Blunder, Liberation), poet, and musician; Guesch Patti, 80, French singer (“Étienne”).
19: Désiré N’Kaoua, 93, French pianist; Kirsti Sparboe, 79, Norwegian singer and actress; Sir Emile Straker, 90, Barbadian singer (The Merrymen), complications from dementia.
18: Alex Bueno, 62, Dominican singer; Justin Cary, 50, American bass guitarist (Sixpence None the Richer), stroke. Tay Keith, 29, American record producer (“Sicko Mode”, “Nonstop”, “Look Alive”).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Cary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Keith (Brytavious Lakeith Chambers)
17: Teddie Beverley, 99, English singer (The Beverley Sisters); Toney Lee, 72, American singer, songwriter and record producer; Walter Parazaider, 81, American Hall of Fame woodwind musician (Chicago), complications from Alzheimer’s disease; Prasad Sawkar, 97, Indian classical vocalist; Beau Williams, 76, American gospel singer, cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toney_Lee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Parazaider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Williams
