February 23, 1956 - April 5, 2017 Don Hunstein The death was ruled a suicide in 1980, despite rumors that she and Cantrell had been playing a game of Russian roulette. March 12, 1940 - February 12, 2017 Joni Sledge, a founding member of the vocal group Sister Sledge, was found dead in her home in Phoenix, Arizona. Early in his solo career, Cotton was an opening act for Janis Joplin. He was 74. 11/27/201775Bob SeidemannphotographerParkinson's diseaseVallejo, California 1/31/201767John WettonKing Crimson / Asia, bassistColon CancerBournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom He made his first recordings in Memphis for Sun Records, under the direction of Sam Phillips. 1/10/201790Buddy Grecosinger Las Vegas, Nevada 1/13/201774Magic AlexBeatles, electronics engineer Athens, Greece Tommy Page We offered him a settlement with the option of doubling the amount if he gave it all to charity. Col. Bruce Hampton, jam-band guitarist and founder of the Hampton Grease band, has passed away after collapsing on stage at his 70th birthday celebration concert. West died in 2014. November 6, 1946 - October 22, 2017 Steve Lang, who joined Canadian rockers April Wine replacing original bassist Jim Clench, has died at the age of 67. November 24, 1931 - January 11, 2017 Together, they revived Front Line in 2005, but sold the business to Ticketmaster in 2008, with Azoff becoming Ticketmaster CEO. Alan Aldridge, a British-born artist and graphic designer famous for his album covers and his association with the Beatles, has died. 15 on the Billboard pop singles chart. March 24, 1947 - January 18, 2017 3/18/201788Don HunsteinRock PhotographerAlzheimer's Disease July 12, 1955 - May 21, 2017 Peter Sarstedt, British singer, instrumentalist and award-winning songwriter, has died at age 75. 9/14/201756Grant HartHsker DCancerMinneapolis, Minnesota Their musical collaborations eventually became the Allman Brothers Band. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. May 24, 1970 - March 3, 2017 Col. Bruce Hampton, jam-band guitarist and founder of the Hampton Grease band, has passed away after collapsing on stage at his 70th birthday celebration concert. The song reached #1 in Billboard's Mainstream Tracks in 1987. He began his professional career designing science fiction book covers for Penguin books. He left the band on May 8, 1996, halfway through the recording of the album Antichrist Superstar. 3/13/201780Tommy LiPumaproducer and music industry executive?New York, New York May 13, 1947 - January 22, 2017 He died at a Little Rock, Arkansas hospital following a fall at his home. Two of that band's members (Wagner and singer/keyboardist Bruce Blackman) formed Starbuck in Atlanta in 1974. In addition to his career with the Tragically Hip, Downie also released six solo albums: Coke Machine Glow (2001), Battle of the Nudes (2003), The Grand Bounce (2010), And the Conquering Sun with the Sadies (2014), Secret Path (2016) and Introduce Yerself (2017). Berns worked as a go-go dancer in New York City nightclubs before meeting her husband Bert Berns, the songwriter and record producer and founder of Bang Records. Don Hunstein Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," has died at his home outside St. Louis. George was the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young and co-produced the first 5 albums for AC/DC. Tommy Allsup The group's commercial peak was 1981's The Nature of the Beast, which went platinum on the strength of the huge hit single "Just Between You and Me." Two of that band's members (Wagner and singer/keyboardist Bruce Blackman) formed Starbuck in Atlanta in 1974. and recorded the song on their 1965 album "Today!" The classic Zen Arcade (1984) is considered by critics to be their best record. Tommy Allsup, a guitarist in Buddy Holly's band, has passed at age 85 due to complications from a hernia operation. Geils Jr., leader and founder of the J. Geils Band, has died at his home at the age of 71. The classic Zen Arcade (1984) is considered by critics to be their best record. Continuing his work with the Allman Brothers, he mixed the albums At Fillmore East (1971) and Eat a Peach (1972), and produced Brothers and Sisters (1973), and Win, Lose or Draw (1975), among others. There he met John Dunbar who ran the Indica Gallery. That drum break has been sampled 1000s of times and has been used for decades by hip-hop groups and rappers. He appeared often in the TV series Away We Go and had a role in the movie The Girl Who Knew Too Much. March 24, 1947 - January 18, 2017 Jim Fuller Sonny Geraci, who was the lead singer for The Outsiders and then later Climax, has passed away at the age of 69. Berns worked as a go-go dancer in New York City nightclubs before meeting her husband Bert Berns, the songwriter and record producer and founder of Bang Records. Clyde Stubblefield died of kidney failure at a Madison, Wisconsin hospital. Walter Carl Becker, co-founder, guitarist and songwriter of the band Steely Dan, had died in Hawaii at age 67. They also were featured on the Tonight Show in 1985 and released over a dozen albums. The Beach Boys reworked the song as "Do You Wanna Dance?" 2016. Moy write other Motown hits as well, including The Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" and Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston's "It Takes Two." Many lawsuits followed. Ronald "Bingo" Mundy 7/20/201741Chester BenningtonLinkin Park, vocalistsuicide by hangingPalos Verdes Estates, California That drum break has been sampled 1000s of times and has been used for decades by hip-hop groups and rappers. 1 R&B single "Uptight (Everything's Alright)." 8/1/201772Goldy McJohnSteppenwolf, keyboardistHeart Failure 3/24/201775Pete ShottonJohn Lennon's childhood friendHeart Failure?Knutsford, Cheshire, England After moving Bang Records from New York City to Atlanta and then Nashville, Berns sold the company to CBS Records in 1979. Management, also represented Jimmy Buffett, Chicago, Lenny Kravitz and Def Leppard. 3/12/201763Joey AlvesY & T, guitaristulcerative colitis November 22, 1947 - February 5, 2017 Holland onstage. They became Mott the Hoople after Ian Hunter joined in 1969. 10/2/201766Tom PettyTom Petty and the HeartbreakersDrug OverdoseSanta Monica, California As a youth he sang in church, as well as with street-corner harmony groups and local jazz bands. The Berns family kept the music publishing operations (Web IV Music and Sloopy II Music). May 28, 1929 - August 18, 2017 Sign In Please contained their 4/15/201770Allan Holdsworthjazz and fusion guitaristHeart FailureVista, California Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at All Saints Catholic Church in Mellette, SD. Second camera assistant Sarah Jones, 27, was killed in the accident and several others were injured, one seriously. When a CSX freight train approached, not all of the crew was able to Co-writers on "C'mon and Swim" were legendary DJ Tom Donahue and the 20-year-old Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Jarreau won six Grammys, starting in 1978, across three different categories: jazz, pop and R&B. Walter Becker Bradley was the subject of the documentary Soul of America which premiered at the South by Southwest music festival in 2012. May 11, 1947 - January 24, 2017 Guitarist Duane Roland died in 2006. the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting. Paul O'Neill Al Jarreau He appeared on the show again in 1984 and in 1990. He moved Kaufman created HK Management after Azoff left Front Line to become president of MCA Records, where he stayed until 1989. Thomas. Ilene Berns managed that impressive catalog while adding new hits like Paul Davis ("I Go Crazy"), Brick ("Dazz") and Peabo Bryson ("Underground Music"), among others. April 12, 1950 - November 21, 2017 He played in two high school bands: the Vikings, who released one 7-inch in 1964, and the Echoes, which mainly played Beatles covers. The song was also featured in George Lucas's Rock 'n' Roll coming-of-age film "American Graffiti" (1973). Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, of the doo-wop group The Marcels, has died at age 76 of pneumonia. Sylvia Moy 9/5/201777Rick StevensTower of PowerLiver Cancer November 24, 1931 - January 11, 2017 Gregg Allman played a Hammond organ and guitar and is the songwriter of rock staples such as "Midnight Rider" and "Whipping Post." Jimmy Nalls was a guitarist and founding member of the blues-rock band Sea Level. When Prince learned that Stubblefield was deep in debt from a fight against bladder cancer, he personally paid $90,000 to cover his bills. In 2012, he wrote his memoir of life and career with the book 1957 - March 10, 2017 Buddy Greco It appears Adrenaline Mob was formed in 2011 with a lineup of seasoned metal band veterans, including members of Symphony X and Dream Theater. In June 2010, Allman had a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. February 20, 1950 - September 3, 2017 Starbuck split up in 1980, but reunited for a series of well-received reunion shows from 2013 to 2016. Several other members of the tour were seriously injured in the accident. 2/18/201773Clyde StubblefieldJames Brown, drummerKidney FailureMadison, Wisconsin Gord Downie Alan Aldridge the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting. S.S.S. Clyde Stubblefield 3/30/201771Rosie HamlinRosie and the Originals "Angel Baby"fibromyalgiaBelen, New Mexico In 1979, a 17-year-old boy, Scott Cantrell, shot himself in the head in Pallenberg's bed with a gun owned by Keith Richards, while at the South Salem, New York, house shared by Richards and Pallenberg. Stubblefield performed on several of Brown's classics in the 1960s and early 70s, including "Cold Sweat," ''Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud," ''I've Got the Feelin'," and the album "Sex Machine." Original drummer Leonard Haze died in 2016. at the Bay Area Music ("Bammy") Awards. Fellow bandmate Dale "Buffin" Griffin, drummer of Mott the Hoople, died in 2016. Mardas said he planned to donate the money to a charity in Greece. His biggest hit, however, was as the singer for Climax; the band had a number 3 hit in 1972 with "Precious And Few". More recently, he'd been performing at the Vista Room in Atlanta, where he'd been booked for a weekly residency. He made major contributions to the platinum-selling Funkadelic album Clyde Stubblefield His most famous photograph, a photo of Bob Dylan and his then girlfriend Suze Rotolo, was taken on a winter's day on a frozen Greenwich Village, New York street. Pallenberg appeared in several films including the 1968 documentary about the Rolling Stones, 9/3/201767Walter BeckerSteely Dan, bassist Maui, Hawaii John "Sib" Hashian, the original drummer for the band Boston, died on stage at age 67. Scott Warren (Dio) handled keyboard duties on the 2007 Heaven and Hell tour. After Spooky Tooth broke up in 1970, Kellie had a lengthy career as a session drummer, working with the likes of George Harrison, and Joe Cocker and Peter Frampton. May 11, 1947 - January 24, 2017 July 8, 1938 - February 17, 2017 Paul O'Neill Paul also worked with the rock band Savatage, releasing several albums with them, including titles such as Hall of the Mountain King (1987), Gutter Ballet (1989), Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) and Edge of Thorns (1993). Carter wrote songs for Judy Collins ("Cook with Honey" from Collins' 1973 album True Stories and Other Dreams), Jackson Browne ("Love Needs a Heart" from his 1977 album Running on Empty), The Brothers Johnson ("Deceiver", the B-side of "You Keep Me Coming Back") and Earth, Wind & Fire ("Turn It into Something Good", from the 1980 album Faces). J. Geils 1/16/2017 Steve WrightGreg Kihn Band, bassistHeart FailureSacramento, California 1/10/201790Buddy Grecosinger Las Vegas, Nevada 2/18/201773Clyde StubblefieldJames Brown, drummerKidney FailureMadison, Wisconsin Carter wrote songs for Judy Collins ("Cook with Honey" from Collins' 1973 album True Stories and Other Dreams), Jackson Browne ("Love Needs a Heart" from his 1977 album Running on Empty), The Brothers Johnson ("Deceiver", the B-side of "You Keep Me Coming Back") and Earth, Wind & Fire ("Turn It into Something Good", from the 1980 album Faces). that the Maharishi had sex with a young American student, and had made a sexual advance toward Mia Farrow. at the Bay Area Music ("Bammy") Awards. in Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," "Bring the Noise" and "Rebel Without a Cause", N.W.A's "Fuck tha Police" and Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride", LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out," Run-D.M.C. Butch Trucks March 20, 1976 - July 20, 2017 3/18/201788Don HunsteinRock PhotographerAlzheimer's Disease While exhibiting his Kinetic Light Sculptures at the Indica Gallery, Madras impressed John Lennon with the Nothing Box; a small plastic box with randomly blinking lights. He appeared often in the TV series Away We Go and had a role in the movie The Girl Who Knew Too Much. Cochran recorded a final album, Cochran, for Epic Records in 1972, then toured and made television appearances. Mike Kellie, the original drummer for Spooky Tooth, has died after a short illness. He was 74. His work fills the bestselling book July 20, 1964 - May 18, 2017 Alwin Lopez Jarreau was born in Milwaukee on March 12, 1940, into a musical family. Paul also worked with the rock band Savatage, releasing several albums with them, including titles such as Hall of the Mountain King (1987), Gutter Ballet (1989), Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) and Edge of Thorns (1993). Buddy Greco He moved to Macon, Georgia to play with Otis Redding, who hailed from there. Duane Roland, Banner Thomas, and Bruce Crump joined the band in 1976. After high school, Trucks formed another band, the Bitter Ind, which played clubs around Daytona Beach, Florida. Derek Trucks joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1999. Mardas lived in Athens until his death on January 13, 2017. Walter "Junie" Morrison He moved It was there that Trucks met members of the Allman Joys, including brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman. Allan Holdsworth Geils formed the J. Geils Blues Band with Danny Klein, Magic Dick Salwitz, Stephen Jo Bladd, Seth Justman and Peter Wolf. Robert Thomas "Bobby" Freeman was an African-American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, California. Don also appeared as himself in the movie Smokey and the Bandit II, in which he also played a number of songs. 5/18/201752Chris CornellSoundgarden / Audioslave, vocalistsuicide by hangingDetroit, Michigan He also released several blues and jazz albums. "Where Do You Go To" received the 1970 Ivor Novello Award and more recently was used in the 2007 Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited. November 5, 1948 - September 23, 2017 He was 73. He recorded over 60 albums, played on a bill with the Beatles and performed for Queen Elizabeth II. April 6, 1942 - June 13, 2017 7/14/201738David ZAdrenaline Mob / Trans-Siberian Orchestra, bassistauto accidentMicanopy, Florida Larry Coryell, a jazz guitarist known as the Godfather of Fusion, has passed away at age 73. Allan Holdsworth, a progressive rock and jazz fusion guitar pioneer, has died at age 70. Robert "Bo" Wagner, founding member and marimba player for the Atlanta-based soft-rock band Starbuck, passed away on June 20th in Santa Monica, California at age 72. 1/13/201774Magic AlexBeatles, electronics engineer Athens, Greece The Outsiders had a hit in 1966 with "Time Won't Let Me". As a youth he sang in church, as well as with street-corner harmony groups and local jazz bands. 2011, bassist Phil Kennemore died after a short battle with lung cancer. Alan Aldridge When a CSX freight train approached, not all of the crew was able to The Roaches sang on "Was a Sunny Day." Wetton had his greatest commercial success with Asia. Lennon would stare at the box for hours while high on LSD. He rejoined Spooky Tooth in 1973 for a couple of years, a stint that brought future Foreigner star Mick Jones into the band. In 1996, she released The Way It Is, covering songs by Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison and Warren Zevon. He began his professional career late in life after being discovered Among the sale was Lennon's leather collar worn during 1967 and 1968 (at the launch party for the Sgt. Ilene Berns was a pioneer in the music industry and became one of most successful female independent-label executives. 3/4/201764Valerie Cartersinger / songwriterHeart FailureSt. Larry Coryell There Goes Rhymin' Simon. He retired from music to become an evangelist minister in Miami, Florida. More recently, he'd been performing at the Vista Room in Atlanta, where he'd been booked for a weekly residency. He worked with a variety of other bands, including the Athens, Georgia-based band Widespread Panic on their debut album, Mom's Kitchen. Over the years, Cotton would open for or sit in with Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead, Keith Richards, Santana, Cream, Little Feat and Steve Miller. His first album for Verve was produced by Michael Bloomfield. He left the band during the recording of their next album. In addition to playing the bass, he is also considered to be the "Father of the Jazz Ukulele." George was the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young and co-produced the first 5 albums for AC/DC. The Roches were the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, November 17, 1979, singing "Bobby's Song" and their a cappella "Hallelujah Chorus". He reunited with the original group for the 1999 PBS special "Doo-Wop 50." He also had great success as Petersburg, Florida He was not considered a full member of the band until 1986, and often played from the side of the stage when the band was on tour. His work fills the bestselling book Sonny Geraci, who was the lead singer for The Outsiders and then later Climax, has passed away at the age of 69. February 5, 1953 - March 4, 2017 December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2017 May 13, 1947 - January 22, 2017 The Beach Boys reworked the song as "Do You Wanna Dance?" Kaufman created HK Management after Azoff left Front Line to become president of MCA Records, where he stayed until 1989. Jim Fuller, a co-founding member of the Surfaris whose lead guitar work is heard on the band's signature hit "Wipe Out," has died at the age of 69. David Z Alan Aldridge, a British-born artist and graphic designer famous for his album covers and his association with the Beatles, has died. Steve Lang Morrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic. Scott Warren (Dio) handled keyboard duties on the 2007 Heaven and Hell tour. Instead, at great expense, he would build a 72-track studio, with sonic beams instead of baffles to prevent sounds from bleeding into the other mics. He reunited with the original group for the 1999 PBS special "Doo-Wop 50." He also played on the soundtrack to the film adaptation of the Who's Tommy and Traffic's The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. 3/30/201771Rosie HamlinRosie and the Originals "Angel Baby"fibromyalgiaBelen, New Mexico Yanni Alexis Mardas, an early employee of the Beatles' Apple Corps who was known as "Magic Alex," has died after a battle with pneumonia. Wright was co-writer on several of Greg Kihn's biggest hits including "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)", 1983's "Jeopardy" and 1985's "Lucky." In the 1970s, Mardas worked as a security consultant. November 22, 1947 - February 5, 2017 Pete Shotton, John Lennon's childhood friend during their school days in Liverpool and a member of Quarrymen, has passed away. Berns worked as a go-go dancer in New York City nightclubs before meeting her husband Bert Berns, the songwriter and record producer and founder of Bang Records. July 5, 1936 - March 13, 2017 Wootton's girlfriend asked Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, if Wootton could sit in that night. Mardas said he planned to donate the money to a charity in Greece. Mike Kellie and recorded the song on their 1965 album "Today!" In June 2010, Allman had a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Spooky Tooth released their first album, It's All About, in May 1968. Lennon would stare at the box for hours while high on LSD. Robert Thomas "Bobby" Freeman was an African-American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, California. Guitarist Duane Roland died in 2006. Malcolm Young, co-founder of AC/DC, has died at age 64. Allan Holdsworth, a progressive rock and jazz fusion guitar pioneer, has died at age 70. The song was also featured in George Lucas's Rock 'n' Roll coming-of-age film "American Graffiti" (1973). Sonny Geraci, who was the lead singer for The Outsiders and then later Climax, has passed away at the age of 69. Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, of the doo-wop group The Marcels, has died at age 76 of pneumonia. He played with the legendary band from their beginning until they broke up in 2014. Clyde Stubblefield Grant Hart David Bruce Cassidy, known for his starring role in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, has died in Florida at the age of 67. The Man Who Hated Walking, was published in 2013. Anita Pallenberg Mardas was fired when Allen Klein was brought in to make sense of the Beatles' finances. He also dated adult film actress Becker died on September 3, 2017 in Maui, Hawaii. J. Geils Band hit singles included "Love Stinks" (1980), "Freeze-Frame" (1981) and "Centerfold" a #1 hit in 1981. Pete Overend Watts, founding member and bassist of the 1970s rock band, Mott the Hoople, has died of throat cancer at age 69. Their first album, 1975's classic "Believe It," introduced Holdsworth to American listeners. 4/14/201778Bruce Langhornefolk musician Los Angeles, California Despite the success of the single, Geraci never released another album with Climax and the group disbanded in 1975. Grant Hart, drummer, vocalist and songwriter for the influential Minnesota rock band Hsker D, has died after battling cancer. Lyle Ritz, a bassist who was one of a group of session musicians known as the "Wrecking Crew," has died at the age of 87. Robert "Bo" Wagner He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The former Beatle covered the track for his Rock 'n' Roll covers LP; although left off that album, his version emerged on the 1986 posthumous release Menlove Ave. and subsequent Rock 'n' Roll reissues. ", which topped the charts in 14 countries. 1/28/201772Geoff NichollsQuartz / Black Sabbath, keyboardistLung CancerBirmingham, England He married singer Anita Carter, the sister of June Carter Cash, in 1974, although the couple later divorced. The Berns family kept the music publishing operations (Web IV Music and Sloopy II Music). Berns worked as a go-go dancer in New York City nightclubs before meeting her husband Bert Berns, the songwriter and record producer and founder of Bang Records. Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks was born in Jacksonville, Florida and began drumming in junior high school. The Outsiders had a hit in 1966 with "Time Won't Let Me". He reunited with the original group for the 1999 PBS special "Doo-Wop 50." After the Allman Brothers band breakup of 1976, Sea Level formed with keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Lamar Williams and Jaimoe, former members of the Allman Brothers. He is most remembered for two Top Ten hits, "Do You Want to Dance" (Josie Records, 1958) and "C'mon and Swim" (Autumn Records, 1964). Larry Coryell, a jazz guitarist known as the Godfather of Fusion, has passed away at age 73. Hsker D broke up in 1988. February 5, 1953 - March 4, 2017 He worked with a variety of other bands, including the Athens, Georgia-based band Widespread Panic on their debut album, Mom's Kitchen. 3/30/201771Rosie HamlinRosie and the Originals "Angel Baby"fibromyalgiaBelen, New Mexico His nephew is guitarist Derek Trucks, a co-founder of the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The police investigation stated that Pallenberg was not on the same floor of the house at the time the fatal shot was fired. Peter Sarstedt The couple had two children. Dr. Bo Wagner Jr., I.M.D. As they began work on the Get Back project, Magic Alex insisted that Abbey Road Studios' eight-track machines were no good. J. Geils Band hit singles included "Love Stinks" (1980), "Freeze-Frame" (1981) and "Centerfold" a #1 hit in 1981. 1/18/201779Howard KaufmanManager Gregg is buried on a hillside in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia next to his brother Duane and bandmate Berry Oakley. He set up a lab in the basement of Apple's Savile Row headquarters. Heaven and Hell (1980) until Hampton founded the legendary Hampton Grease Band in Atlanta. The couple had two children. Another nephew, Duane Trucks (Derek's younger brother), plays drums for Widespread Panic and Hard Working Americans. Hsker D was formed by Mr. Hart, with guitarist and singer Bob Mould and the bassist Greg Norton, in the late 1970s in St. Paul. They released their debut album in 1970 and continued until their breakup in 1985. He was involved in early production of the Third Stage album, but left when Masdea returned. March 24, 1947 - January 18, 2017 July 8, 1938 - February 17, 2017 In 1968, Mardas and Neil Aspinall went to India to join John Lennon and George Harrison who were studying meditation under the direction of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. while performing as a James Brown impersonator known as "Black Velvet." Walter "Junie" Morrison, keyboardist with the Ohio Players, George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, and Soul II Soul, has passed at age 62. Members of Savatage also formed the core of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Mike Kellie, the original drummer for Spooky Tooth, has died after a short illness. October 26, 1951 - January 21, 2017 McJohn helped form Steppenwolf in late 1967 in Toronto along with singer John Kay and drummer Jerry Edmonton after they split from Jack London & the Sparrows, which also included Bruce Palmer, who later joined Buffalo Springfield. John "Sib" Hashian, the original drummer for the band Boston, died on stage at age 67. He was 76. In 1974, Kaufman teamed with Irving Azoff to form Front Line Management, which guided the careers of the Eagles, Steely Dan, and Buffett, among many others. Thomas was with Molly Hatchet from 1974 through 1981 during their meteoric rise to success. In the mid-1970s Holdsworth joined the New Tony Williams Lifetime, a jazz-rock fusion quartet led by former Miles Davis drummer Tony Williams. Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," has died at his home outside St. Louis. After the Allman Brothers band breakup of 1976, Sea Level formed with keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Lamar Williams and Jaimoe, former members of the Allman Brothers. 2/19/201773Larry Coryelljazz fusion guitaristHeart FailureNew York, New York Tuesday, March 1, 2022 5:31pm. Robert F. Wagner Jr., the sage and gentle 49-year-old scion of a family that defined New York politics for three generations, died suddenly yesterday in a hotel room in Texas, where he was . hit "Turn Up The Radio" that was featured in an episode of "Miami Vice." Despite the success of the single, Geraci never released another album with Climax and the group disbanded in 1975. His father was a minister, and his mother played the piano in church. Blues harmonica legend James Cotton has died after a bout of pneumonia. Hart then formed the band Nova Mob before starting a solo career. Buckmaster won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for Train's hit song Drops of Jupiter. Bradley was the subject of the documentary Soul of America which premiered at the South by Southwest music festival in 2012. Nicholls' worked on every Black Sabbath album from Howard Kaufman Alan Aldridge John Wetton the great artists recording for the label, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Simon&Garfunkel. 2/20/201773Ilene BernsBang Records, director After Thomas quit the band, he was replaced by bassist Riff West. The Marcels are best known for their number 1 cover of "Blue Moon" in 1961. Paul O'Neill, a rock music producer and the creative force behind Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died from an undisclosed chronic illness. He began his professional career designing science fiction book covers for Penguin books. He became a bus driver for the Port Authority of Alleghany County, Pennsylvania. 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