I know about Stewart Copeland because I am a huge fan of The Police. I know about Buddy Harmon because I’ve studied country music. I know about Charlie Watts because, well, it’s the bloody Rolling Stones. Charlie is not the first great drummer to die of late but he’s the […]
A tip of the top hat and genuflection to Miss Peggy Lee, today celebrating the centennial of her birth. Peggy has long been one of my very favorite singers, from the day a friend turned me onto her album Sugar ‘N’ Spice in 1984. In the years since, I have […]
For me, 2019 is going to be about my local community and bringing people together as a way to heal this very tribalistic and divided world I live in. And I think it is just perfect that one of the greatest albums to ever unite opposing tribes, Ray Charles’ Modern […]
Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish rock band The Cranberries, has died in London. She was 46. O’Riordan died in London, where she was recording, publicist Lindsey Holmes said. “No further details are available at this time,” Holmes said, adding that the singer’s family was “devastated” by the news. During […]
Music legend Tom Petty has died at the age of 66, after being found in cardiac arrest at his home. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers completed their 40th anniversary tour just last Monday with three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. He told Rolling Stone it was intended to be his […]
Asia singer John Wetton has died from cancer on January 31, 2017 at the age of 67. His long and storied career saw him rise to fame in the early ’70s as the singer and bassist in King Crimson and become a star a decade later as the lead singer […]
“It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period.” With that simple statement from a representative, the world learned that George Michael, singer, songwriter, producer and ‘80s pop music icon passed away on Christmas […]
Dead Or Alive singer Pete Burns has passed away at the age of 57. The charismatic performer died October 23rd of a “massive cardiac arrest,” his family and manager said in a statement shared on Twitter. The statement says: “It is with the greatest sadness that we have to break […]
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