2010
January to June
Lhasa
(Lhasa de Sela) - Died 1-1-2010 in Montreal, Canada - Breast cancer ( Pop-
World - Latin - Fusion ) Born 1972 in Big Indian, New York, U.S. - Singer
- (She did, "Floricanto" and "A Fish On Land") - Worked with Tindersticks
("Sometimes It Hurts"), Stuart Staples ("That Leaving Feeling"), Arthur
H, Jerome Miniere and Bratsch.
Gregory Slay (Gregory Scott Slay) -
Died 1-1-2010 - Cystic fibrosis ( Rock ) Born 1969 - Drummer - Was a member
of Remy Zero (They
did, "Save Me" and "Propechy") and Sleepwell (They did, "Invitation To
The Routine") - Worked with Eliot Morris.
Bingo
Gazingo (Murray Wachs) - Died 1-1-2010 in New York, NY, U.S. - Hit
by a cab - Born 6-2-1924 in Queens, NY, U.S. - Poet, singer and composer
- (He did, "Oh Madonna (You Stole My Pants").
Cor
Aaftink - Died 1-1-2010 in Heemstede, Noord-Holland province, The Netherlands
- Born 8-9-1934 in Amsterdam - Record producer and lyricist - Co-founder
of the production company Corduroy who produced BZN.
Max Salpeter - Died 1-1-2010 - Born
4-16-1908 in Whitechapel - Orchestra leader and violinist - Worked with
The London Symphony Orchestra, The RAF Symphony Orchestra, The Prometheus
Ensemble, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin,
The Beatles and Lena Horne - He was married to ballet dancer, Mollie Hamilton
McNeill Mitchell.
Bobby
Burnett - Died 1-2-2010 - Illness ( Pop - Standards ) He was 71 years
old - Sang, played harmonica and was a comedian - (He did remakes of "Smile"
and "When It's All Said And Done").
Keisham Jaminikanta - Died 1-3-2010
in Keishampat Leimajam Leikai, Impahl - Born 10-16-1930 - Singer - (He
did, "Nong-en Chekla Lakle" and "Chingi thambal U-thambal").
Joyce
Collins - Died 1-3-2010 in North Hollywood, CA, U.S. - Pulmonary fibrosis
( Jazz ) Born 5-5-1930 in Battle Mountain, NV, U.S. - Singer and pianist
- (She did, "You And The Night And The Music" and "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum") - Led
The Joyce Collins Quartet - Worked with Bob Cooper, Ray Brown, Frank Butler,
Frankie Carle, Bill Henderson, Benny Carter, The Gene Estes Big Band and
Oscar Pettiford.
Roberto
Sanchez (aka Sandro de America and El Gitano) - Died 1-4-2010 in Mendoza,
Argentina - Complications from a heart and lung transplant ( Rock ) Born
8-19-1945 in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Singer, pianist, actor and guitarist
- (He did, "Asi" and "Dame Fuego") - Led Sandro & los de Fuego.
Tony
Clarke - Died 1-4-2010 - Born 1941 in Coventry - Producer and guitarist
- (He wrote Malcolm Roberts', "Our Song") - He was a a session musician
for Decca Records - Produced The
Moody Blues, The Equals, Providence, Clannad, Pinkerton's Colours,
Rick Wakeman, Nicky Hopkins and The Four Tops.
Neil
Christian (Christopher Tidmarsh) - Died 1-4-2010 ( Rock ) Born 2-4-1943
in Hoxton, London, England - (He did, "That's Nice" and "Two At A Time")
- Led Neil Christian And The Crusaders - Managed Crushed
Butler - Worked with Jimmy Page and Richie Blackmore.
Willie
Mitchell (aka Papa Willie) (Willie Lawrence Mitchell) - Died 1-5-2010
in Memphis, TN, U.S. - Born 3-1-1928 in Ashland, MS, U.S. - Songwriter,
trumpeter, producer and arranger - (He did, "30-60-90", "Soul Serenade"
and "20-75") - Worked with and produced Al Green, O. V. Wright, Otis
Clay, Bobby Blue Bland, Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, Jimmy McCracklin,
Betty Everett, Pops Staples, 5 Royales, Little Jimmy King, Preston Shannon,
Ike Turner, John Mayer and Buddy Guy - Worked for Waylo, The Home Of The
Blues, and Hi Records.
Code di Dona - Died 1-5-2010 in Praia
- Illness ( Funana
) He was 81 years old - Played accordian and was a composer - (He wrote,
"Febre Funana" and "Praia Maria") - His songs have been recorded by Bulimundo
and Financon.
Franz
Bartzsch - Died 1-5-2010 in Britz in the Neukolln district of Berlin
( Rock - Pop - Chanson - Blues ) Born 6-8-1947 in Schmolln, Thuringia,
East Germany - Multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer - Worked with
The
Gerhard Stein Combo, The
Dresden Septett, Veronika
Fischer, Udo Jurgens, 4 PS, Lift and Roland Kaiser.
Calvin Shields (Calvin Anthony Shields)
(aka Eagle Eye) - Died 1-5-2010 in Las Vegas, NV, U.S. - Born 4-28-1924
in Jacksonville, FL, U.S. - Drummer - Led The Calvin Shields All-Star
Band - Was a music director for Redd Foxx - Worked and'or recorded
with Tiny Bradshaw, Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris, Lonnie Johnson, Johnny O'Neal,
Willis Jackson, Champion Jack Dupree, Bill Doggett, The Billy Williams
Quartet and Della Reese - Recorded for King, DeLuxe and Prestige Records.
William J. Genader - Died 1-5-2010 -
Illness - He was 74 years old - Played trumpet - Was a member of The Rhythmettes.
Laurel Shelby ( Laurel Van Mierlo) -
Died 1-5-2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. - Born 4-26-1925 - Actress
and singer - She appeared in Broadway's, Alive
And Kicking and Top
Banana.
Andy Hunter (Lloyd Andrew Hunter) -
Died 1-5-2010 - He was 59 years old - Played fiddle, banjo, bass and guitar
and was a singer - Worked with Pat White And The First Impressions, The
Strawberry Jam and The Misty Mountain Boys.
Quy Sac - Died 1-6-2010 in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam ( Cai Luong - Vong Co ) Born 1924 in Binh Duong Province's
capital, Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam - Composer - (He wrote, "Kiep Hong Nhan"
(Fate Of Women) and "Nam Xuong Tan" (Poor Remains Of A Man)) - His songs
have been done by Huu Phuoc and Ut Bach Lan.
Gigi
Campi (Pierluigi Campi) - Died 1-6-2010 in Cologne, Germany - Born
12-15-1928 in Cologne, Germany - Producer and concert promoter - Founder
of Mod Records and Old Records - His labels released recordings by Hans
Koller, Jutta Hipp and Attila Zoller - He was instrumental in the formation
of The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band which he managed.
Kamal Mahsud - Died 1-7-2010 in Islamabad
- From injuries due to gas leakage in his room ( Pashto Folk ) Singer -
(He did, "Tum Chalay Aaw, Da Ghroona Ghroona Waziristan").
Eric Shark (Thomas Sam Davis) - Died
1-7-2010 - Lung disease ( Rock ) He was 59 years old - Singer - Was a member
of Deaf School (They did, "Taxi"
and "Thunder And Lightning").
Robert Clayton Boyte - Died 1-7-2010
( Honk Tonk ) He was 68 years old - Drummer and singer - Worked with Moe
Bandy, Bubba Littrell And The Melody Mustangs, Country Jams, Hang Tree
County, Nashville Sounds, SBJ and Slim Roberts And The Texas Weather Band.
Ned Theall - Died 1-8-2010 - Stomach
aneurysm ( Swamp Pop - R&B ) He was 72 years old - Played trumpet -
Was a member of The Boogie Kings.
Artur
Beul - Died 1-9-2010 in Einsiedeln, Kanton Schwyz, Switzerland ( Pop
) Born 12-9-1915 in Kusnacht, Kanton Zurich, Switzerland - Songwriter and
painter - Worked with Geschwister Schmid, Lys Assia and Hans Albers - The
Andrews Sisters did a cover of one his songs reworking it into, "When A
Swiss Boy Goes Calling To A Swiss Miss In June" - He had been married to
singer, Lale Andersen.
Woody
Cunningham (Woodrow Cunningham) - Died 1-9-2010 in Bowie, Maryland,
U.S. ( Soul ) Born 7-8-1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. - Drummer and
singer - (He did, "Never Say Never" and "Universal Love") - Was a member
of Pipeline, The Jam, The Universal Robot Band and Kleeer
(They did, "Intimate Connection" and "Get Tough") - Worked with The Tempros,
The Young Vandals, Sylvester, Faith, Hope & Charity, Disco Tex &
The Sexolettes, Candido, Luther Vandross and The Choice Four.
Mano
Solo (Emmanuel Cabut) - Died 1-10-2010 in Paris, France - Multiple
aneurisms ( Rock ) Born 4-24-1963 in Chalons-sur-Marne, France -
Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Les Chihuahuas.
Dick
Johnson (Richard Brown Johnson) - Died 1-10-2010 in Boston, MA, U.S.
- Illness ( Jazz ) Born 12-1-1925 in Brockton, MA, U.S. - Clarinetist,
saxophonist and flutist - Worked with The Artie Shaw Band, Charlie Parker,
Frank Sinatra, Swing Shift, Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett.
Jayne Walton Rosen - Died 1-10-2010
in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Born 8-28-1917 in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
- Singer - Worked with Lawrence Welk.
Danel Guzman - Died 1-11-2010 in Caracas,
Venezuela - Shot ( Rock ) Drummer - Was a member of Subsonus
(They did, "Herida Perfecta" and "Zoonga") - Brother of Cubs pitcher, Angel
Guzman.
George
Garanian (Georgy Garanian) - Died 1-11-2010 in Krasnodar, Russia -
Heart attack ( Jazz - Fusion ) Born 8-15-1934 in Moscow, USSR- Saxophonist,
arranger and composer - Worked with The Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra, The Vadim
Lyudvikovski Big Band, Melodia and The Krasnodar Municipal Big Band - Wrote
and recorded music for films.
Mick
Green (Michael Robert
Green) - Died 1-11-2010 ( Rock ) Born 2-22-1944 in Matlock, Derbyshire
- Guitarist - Worked with The Red Caps, Johnny
Kidd & The Pirates, The
Pirates, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Paul McCartney, Shanghai,
Bryan Ferry and Van Morrison.
Sandra Wright - Died 1-11-2010 in Lebanon,
NH, U.S. - Natural causes ( Blues ) Born 10-1-1948 in Memphis, TN,
U.S. - Singer - (She did, "Please Don't Say Goodbye" and "Wounded
Woman") - Led The
Sandra Wright Band - Recorded for STAX/Truth, Decca, Coral, T-Jaye
and Hipshake Records.
Phil Sanchez - Died 1-11-2010 - Complications
from Alzheimer's Disease ( R&B ) Born 1-10-1943 - Singer - Was a member
of The Excellents
(They did, "Coney Island Baby" and "Red Red Robin").
Brian Pleace - Died 1-11-2010 in North
Yorkshire - Car accident ( Jazz ) He was 69 years old - Played clarinet
and piano - Worked with The Maypole - He was a foster father for 150 children.
Jay
Reatard (Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.) - Died 1-12-2010 in Memphis, TN, U.S.
- Cocaine toxicity, with alcohol as a contributing factor ( Rock - Punk
) Born 5-1-1980 in Memphis, TN, U.S. - Singer, percussionist, keyboardist
and guitarist - (He did, "Blood Visions" and "It Ain't Gonna Save Me")
- Was a member of The
Reatards, Lost Sounds,
The Final Solutions, The Angry Angles, Terror Visions, Destruction Unit
and The Bad Times - Co-founder of Shattered Records.
Yabby
You (Vivian Jackson) (aka Yabby U) - Died 1-12-2010 ( Reggae ) Born
8-14-1946 Kingston, Jamaica - Singer and producer - Was a member of Vivian
Jackson And The Ralph Brothers (They did, "Conquering Lion") and Vivian
Jackson And The Prophets - Worked with King Tubby - Produced Tapper Zukie,
Wayne Wade, Michael Rose, Big Youth, Trinity, Dillinger, Tommy McCook and
Michael Prophet.
Jimmy
O. Barikad - Died 1-12-2010 in Haiti - During an earthquake ( Hip Hop
) Born 1982 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Was one of The
Barikad Crew (They did, "Creole Swag") - Worked with Wyclef Jean.
Al Dykema (aka Floyd Cornelius) - Died
1-?-2010 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, U.S. - Complications of pneumonia ( Blues
) Singer and harmonica player - Led Floyd And The Void.
Dannie Flesher - Died 1-12-2010 in Hope,
Arkansas, U.S. - Pneumonia - He was 58 years old - Co-founder of Wax
Trax! Records which released recordings by Brian Eno, Ministry, Coil,
Controlled Bleeding, Strike Under, Sister Machine Gun, My Life With The
Thrill Kill Kult, Divine and The KLF.
Dewey Tucker - Died 1-12-2010
in Oakland, CA, U.S. - Shot ( Hip Hop ) He was 24 years old - Bassist -
Worked with Lauryn Hill and The
Coup.
Brian Keitz or Brian Keats (aka Brian
Damage) - Died 1-12-2010 - Liver cancer ( Punk ) Born 2-11-1963 in
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Drummer - Worked with Verbal Abuse, Sylvain
Sylvain, Dave Vanian, Jason Falkner, Susanna Hoffs, Low Pop Suicide, Teddy
Thompson, AM, Wink, Genocide, 3 Day Wheely, Hellbent, The Kretins, Raging
Slab, $100 Band, The Diamondbacks, The Hellhounds, Pressurehed, Baron Jive,
The Skulls, Angels In Vain, The
Misfits, Billy Idol, Princess Pang, African Violet, Rayon, Doppler,
The Fuzztones, and Tramdriver.
Marc Lee Raulins - Died 1-12-2010 in
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. - Born 3-6-1953 in Memphis, TN, U.S. - Played drums,
guitar, bass and piano - Was a member of The Rick Pike Band.
Teddy
Pendergrass (Theodore DeReese Pendergrass Jr.) (aka Teddy P, TP and
Teddy Bear) - Died 1-13-2010 in Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S. - Complications from
colon cancer ( Soul - R&B ) Born 3-26-1950 in Kingstree, SC,
U.S. - Singer and drummer - (He did, "Turn Off The Lights" and "Close
The Door") - Worked with The Cadillacs, Harold
Melvin And The Blue Notes (They did, "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
and "Wake Up, Everybody") and Whitney Houston ("Hold Me").
Ed
Thigpen (Edmund Leonard Thigpen ) - Died 1-13-2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark
( Jazz ) Born 12-28-1930 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Drummer - Worked
with The Cootie Williams Orchestra, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Dinah Washington,
Oscar Pettiford, Ella Fitzgerald, Bud Powell, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis,
Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Monty Alexander, Thad Jones and
The Billy Taylor Trio - Son of drummer, Ben Thigpen - Percussive
Arts Society Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Eddie Edgehill - Died 1-13-2010 in Philadelphia,
PA, U.S. - After suffering a heart attack ( R&B ) He was about 74 years
old - Born in New York, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of The Val-Tones,
The
Valentines (They did, "Lily Maebelle" and "Woo Woo Train") and The
Orientals (They did, "Can't You Hear The Bells" and "Lonesome") who changed
their name to The
Del-Knights (They did, "One, Two, Button My Shoe" and "Compensation")
- Worked with Terry Johnson's Modern Flamingos - Managed The Sweet Delights
that included his wife, Gerylane Edgehill as a member.
Bill Raffensperger (William Arthur Raffensperger)
- Died 1-13-2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. - Complications of esophageal
cancer ( Blues-Rock ) He was 69 years old - Bassist - Was a member of The
Zigs (They did, "Call Me Lucky" and "Key To The Highway") - Worked
with J.J. Cale, David Gates, Rocky Frisco and Leon Russell.
Jim Korthe - Died 1-13-2010 in San Pedro,
CA, U.S. ( Rap - Metal ) He was 39 years old - Singer and drummer - Was
a member of 3rd Strike
(They did, "Into Hell Again" and "No Light"), Phantasm
(They did, "The Blind Leading The Blind" and "Blown To Oblivion") and The
Dimestore Hoods (They did, "Old Man Inside" and "Blood in My Eyes").
Bobby
Charles (Robert Charles Guidry) - Died 1-14-2010 in Abbeville,
LA, U.S. - Born 2-21-1938 in Abbeville, LA, U.S. - Singer and songwriter
- (He wrote Fats Domino's, "Walking To New Orleans" and Bill Haley
And The Comets', "See You Later Alligator") - Worked with Dr. John,
The Band and Clarence "Frogman" Henry - His songs have been recorded Kris
Kristofferson, Ray Charles, Delbert McClinton, Etta James and Gatemouth
Brown - Louisiana
Music Hall of Fame Inductee.
Bela
Kamocsa - Died 1-14-2010 ( Rock - Jazz - Blues ) Born 12-24-1944 in
Oradea - Guitarist - Was a member of Phoenix, Gramophone and The
Bega Blues Band.
Frank Corbi - Died 1-14-2010 in Cary,
NC, U.S. ( Jazz ) He was 87 years old - Saxophonist and clarinetist - Was
a member of The Corbi-Thompson Quartet - Worked with The Zoar Four
+ 1 Combo.
Chilton
Searcy Price - Died 1-14-2010 in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
- Born 1914 near Fern Creek, Kentucky, U.S. - Played violin and piano and
was a songwriter - (She wrote, "Slow Poke" and "You Belong To Me") - Her
songs have been recorded by Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Joni James,
The Duprees, Johnny Mathis, Paul Anka, Tori Amos, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart,
Jo Stafford, Dean Martin and Ella Fitzgerald.
Carl
Smith (aka Mister Country) - Died 1-16-2010 ( Country ) Born 3-15-1927
in Maynardville, TN, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Loose Talk"
and "Wicked Lies") - Worked with Kitty Dibble And Her Dude Ranch Ranglers,
Molly O'Day and Skeets Williamson - He had been married to singers, June
Carter Cash and Goldie
Hill - Country
Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Bruno
De Filippi - Died 1-16-2010 in Milan, Italy ( Jazz - Rock - Pop ) Born
5-8-1930 in Milan, Italy - Played guitar and harmonica and was a composer
- (He wrote, "Tintarella di luna") - Worked with The Campioni, Enzo Jannacci
and Angelo Branduardi.
Libba Weeks (Elizabeth Anderson Weeks)
- Died 1-16-2010 in Dallas TX, U.S. - Complications of ovarian cancer -
She was 81 years old - Born in Terrell, TX, U.S. - Singer - She was a member
of The Ho Hums - She sang on hundreds of jingles.
Jimmy
Wyble - Died 1-16-2010 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Heart failure ( Country
- Jazz ) Born 1-25-1922 in Port Arthur, TX, U.S. - Played guitar - Led
The Jimmy Wyble Quintet - Worked with Bob Wills, Frank Sinatra, Barney
Kessel, Benny Goodman, Tony
Rizzi's Five Guitars and Red Norvo.
Phil Hicks (Philip A. Hicks) - Died
1-16-2010 in Providence, RI, U.S. ( Rock ) He was 37 years old - Born in
Providence, RI, U.S. - Drummer and singer - Worked with Lovetrain
(They did, "Stormy Seas" and "I Saw It All"), Mark
Cutler and Jeri
And The Jeepsters.
Maki Asakawa - Died 1-17-2010 in Nagoya,
Japan ( Jazz - Blues ) Born 2-27-1942 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan - Singer
- (She did, "Yo-ga-aketara" and "Kamome") - Worked with Yosuke Yamashita,
Akira Sakata and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Andrew Curry - Died 1-17-2010 - Pianist,
organist and choir director - Was a member of The Soulful Groovers - Was
a musical director for James Catalyn - Founder of Diocesan Chorale - Composed
music for the musical Guanahani.
Kate
McGarrigle - Died 1-18-2010 in Montreal, Canada - Clear cell sarcoma
( Folk ) Born 2-6-1946 Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada - Sang and
played accordion, banjo, guitar and piano - Worked with her sister, Anna
McGarrigle (They did, "Kiss And Say Goodbye" and "Jigsaw Puzzle Of
Life") and with John Cale, Lowell George, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Lou
Reed, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and The Chieftains - Mother of singers,
Rufus
Wainwright and Martha
Wainwright - She had been married to singer, Loudon
Wainwright lll.
Mark Gulley (Lumark Gulley) - Died 1-19-2010
- Complications of diabetes ( Jazz ) He was 39 years old - Born in Mobile,
Ala., U.S. - Played drums and trombone - Worked with Wynton Marsalis and
Wessell Anderson.
Larry Williams (Lawrence J. Williams)
(aka Woo Woo) - Died 1-19-2010 - Liver cancer ( R&B ) He was 65 years
old - Singer - Worked with The Cordells, The Excels and The Intruders.
C.T. Tucker (Christopher Todd Hartshorne)
- Died 1-19-2010 - Lymphoma ( Blues - R&B - Swing ) He was 57 years
old - Sang and played washboard and banjo - Was a member of The Sunny Day
Dung Trudgers, St. Elmo's Fire and The
Blue Sparks From Hell.
Joe Ptacek - Died 1-20-2010 - Shot himself
( Metal ) He was 37 years old - Singer - Was a member of Broken
Hope (They did, "Siamese Screams" and "Skin Is In").
Lynn
Taitt (Nerlynn Taitt) - Died 1-20-2010 in Toronto, Canada ( Reggae
) Born 6-22-1934 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago - Guitarist - Was
a member of Lynn Taitt And The Comets and The Jets - Worked with
Hopeton Lewis ("Take It Easy"), The Cavaliers, The Sheiks, The Skatalites,
Coxsone Dodd, Bob Marley, Alton Ellis & The Flames ("Girl I've Got
A Date"), Desmond Dekker,The Supersonics, The Kingpins, Johnny Nash, Bunny
Lee and Baba Brooks.
Paul
Quarrington - Died 1-21-2010 in Toronto, Canada - Lung cancer - He
was 56 years old - Played guitar, clarinet, squeeze box, bass, harp and
piano and was an author and filmmaker - Was a member of The Continental
Drift and The Porkbelly Futures -
Worked with Martin Worthy ("Baby And The Blues").
Leon Villalba - Died 1-21-2010 in Atalaia,
Brazil - Drowned ( Metal ) He was 21 years old - Guitarist - He was a member
of After Death (They
did, "Beyond Suffering" and "Rite Of Passage").
Tim Kennelly (Timothy Kennelly) - Died
1-21-2010 in Atalaia, Brazil - Drowned while trying to save his bandmate,
Leon ( Metal ) He was 18 years old - Bassist and singer - He was a member
of After Death (They
did, "Spawned" and "We Are The Now").
L.A.
Johnson (Larry Alderman Johnson) - Died 1-21-2010 in Redwood City,
CA, U.S. - Born 6-11-1947 in Ft. Benning, GA, U.S. - Producer and director
- Worked on the film, Woodstock - Produced Neil Young's film, Journey Through
The Past - Worked on sound for Bob Dylan and Cat Stevens and directed videos
and TV shows for Bobby Brown, Belinda Carlisle and The New Edition.
Eliazar Yanez (Eleazar Yanez) - Died
1-21-2010 in Caracas - Abdominal aneurysm - Percussionist - Worked with
Yordano, Vytas
Brenner, Adrenalina
Caribe, Mixtura
and The Liber Jazz Trio.
Robert
"Squirrel" Lester - Died 1-22-2010 in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Cancer
( R&B - Soul ) Born 8-16-1942 in McComb, Mississippi, U.S. - Singer
- Was a member of The Chanteurs (They did, "You've Got A Great Love" and
"The Grizzly Bear") and The Hi-Lites (They did, "One By One " and "I'm
So Jealous") who became The
Chi-Lites. (They did, "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl") - Vocal
Group Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Matt Chidgey - Found dead 1-22-2010
in Meadow Cove, Wildwood Park - Drowned ( Rock - Comedy ) He was 40 years
old - Bassist - Was a member of The Spazmatics.
Anthony
Teaks (aka Apache) - Died 1-22-2010 - Illness ( Rap ) (He did, "Do
Fa Self") - Worked with Fat Joe, Naughty By Nature and Tupac Shakur.
Jean
Simmons (Jean Merilyn Simmons) - Died 1-22-2010 in Santa Monica, CA,
U.S. - Lung cancer - Born 1-31-1929 in Lower Holloway, London, England
- Dancer, singer and actress - Acted in the musical, Guys And Dolls and
in the films, Caesar And Cleopatra and Spartacus.
Pernell
Roberts (Pernell Elvin Roberts) - Died 1-24-2010 in Malibu, California,
U.S. - Born 5-18-1928 in Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - Actor and singer - (He
did, "Empty Pocket Blues"
and "Endless Road") - He
appeared as Adam Cartwright on TV's, Bonanza
and as Dr. John McIntyre on Trapper
John, M.D. - Acted in musical productions of, "Camelot" and "The King
And I".
Jane
Jarvis (Luella Jane Nossett) - Died 1-25-2010 in Englewood, NJ, U.S.
( Jazz ) Born 10-31-1915 in Vincennes, Ind., U.S. - Pianist and organist
- Worked with The Statesmen Of Jazz, Milt Hinton, Ethel Waters and Sophie
Tucker - She had been an organist at Shea Stadium for 15 years and worked
for The Muzak Corporation.
Dag
Froland - Died 1-26-2010 in Oslo, Norway - Born 9-16-1945 in Volda,
Norway - Comedian and singer - (He did, "Du skal fa en dag i mara").
Reggie Walker (Reginald Allan Walker)
- Died 1-26-2010 in East Meadow, New York, U.S. ( Doo-Wop ) Born 8-7-1941
in New York, NY, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of The
Delroys (They did, "Bermuda Shorts" and "Wise Old Owl") and The First
Three (They did, "Don’t Get Caught Faking" and "Life Goes On") - Worked
with Clarence Quick's
Del Vikings.
Etelvina
Maldonado - Died 1-26-2010 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia ( Colombian
Folk ) Born 4-26-1935 in Santa Ana, Bolivar - Singer - (She did, "Por Qu
Me Pega" and "Se Quema El Monte").
Shirley
Collie Nelson (Shirley Simpson) - Died 1-27-2010 ( Country - Rockabilly
) Born 3-16-1931 in Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S. - Singer - (She did, "Dime
A Dozen") - Worked with Warren Smith ("Why Baby Why") and Willie Nelson
("Willingly") who she had been married to - She had also been married to
country disc jockey, Biff Collie.
Alexis Escobar - Died 1-27-2010 in Caracas
( Salsa ) Flutist - Led Bailatino - Worked with Andy Duran, Alfredo
Naranjo & El Guajeo, Magia Caribena, Orquesta Típica Nacional,
la Banda de El Pavo Frank, Magia Caribena and Orlando Poleo.
Alistair
Hulett - Died 1-28-2010 in Glasgow - Liver failure ( Folk Punk ) Born
1951 in Glasgow - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Everyone I Know"
and "Almost Unintentional") - Was a member of Roaring
Jack ("Yuppietown" and "The Lass Behind The Beertaps") and The
Malkies ("Are There Honky Tonks In Heaven?" and "Buy Us A Drink") -
Worked with Dave Swarbrick ("Don't Sign Up For War" and "The Granite Cage").
Evgeny
Agranovich (Evgeny Danilovich Agranovich) - Died 1-29-2010 - Born 10-13-1918
in Oryol, Russia - Poet and bard - (He wrote, "Odessa-mama").
Warren King - Died 1-29-2010 - Liver
cancer ( Rock ) He was 57 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of Diamond
Reo, The Silencers (They did, "Take Out Service" and "Head On Collision")
and The Mystic Knights Of The Sea.
Charles Key (Charles L. Key) - Died
1-29-2010 in Atlanta - Kidney cancer ( Gospel ) Born 4-15-1926 - Pianist
- Was a member of The
Harmoneers - Georgia
Music Hall Of Fame Inductee, Atlanta Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee
and Southern
Gospel Music Association Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Myrtle Young (Myrtle Marie Young) -
Died 1-29-2010 - Cancer ( Jazz ) born in Jackson, Miss., U.S. - Saxophonist
- Led Myrtle Young And Her Rays Of Rhythm - Was a member of The Swinging
Rays Of Rhythm and The Darlings of Rhythm - Worked with Pearl Williams,
Shirley Scott, Bootsie Barnes, Dottie Smith and Toni Rose - At one time
married to saxophonist, Virgil Wilson.
Pauly Fuemana - Died 1-31-2010 - Illness
( Pop ) He was 40 years old - Was half of the duo, Otara
Millionaire's Club (OMC) (They did, "How Bizarre" and "4 All Of Us")
- Worked with Lucy Lawless.
Herman Dunham (aka Herman Curtis) (Herman
P. Dunham) - Died 1-31-2010 in Queens, NY, U.S. - Lung cancer ( Doo-Wop
) Born 2-8-1936 in New York, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of
The
Solitaires (They did, "Please Remember My Heart" and "What Did She
Say") and The Rainbows who became The
Vocaleers (They did, "Be True" and "I Walk Alone").
Gill Miller - Died 1-?-2010 - Aneurism
- She was 72 years old - Singer and pianist - Was a member of The Rocking
Grannies.
Geoff Lloyd - Died 1-?-2010 ( Rock )
Bassist - Was a member of The
Matthew Good Band (They did, "Alabama Motel Room" and "She's Got A
New Disguise") and The Slipjacks.
Paris Essoumba - Died 2-1-2010 in Silver
Spring - Suicide ( Hip Hop ) He was 17 years old - Was a member of Those
Guys.
Tommy Hair - Died 2-?-2010 in Bangladesh
- Heart attack ( Rock ) He was 49 years old - Bassist and DJ - Was a member
of The Dub Warriors.
Barbara
Brown - Died 2-3-2010 in Detroit, MI, U.S. ( Soul - Gospel ) (She did,
"If I Can't Run To You I’ll Crawl") - Led Barbara
And The Browns (They did, "Big Party" and "I Don't Want Trouble").
Greg Pianka - Died 2-5-2010 in Millcreek
Township, PA, U.S. - Stabbed ( Rock ) He was 35 years old - Bassist - Worked
with Dirty Looks.
Joe
Lovecchio (Joseph Lovecchio) - Died 2-5-2010 ( Rock ) Played saxophone
- Was a member of The Sparks (They did, "Mary Mary Lou" and "Why Did You
Leave") - Worked with Poppa Stoppa Oldies.
Al Utronki - Died 2-?-2010 - He was
68 years old - Sang and played steel-guitar - Was a member of The Countrymen.
Ricky
Vance (aka Big Man) - Died 2-5-2010 in New Port Richey FL, U.S. - Heart
attack while performing at the memorial benefit concert for guitarist,
Don Campagna ( Rock ) Born 1964 in Arakansas, U.S. - Guitarist - Was a
member of Hard Truth.
Sir
John Dankworth (John Phillip William Dankworth) (aka Johnny Dankworth)
- Died 2-6-2010 in London, England - Illness ( Jazz ) Born 9-20-1927 in
Woodford, Essex, England - Saxophonist and clarinetist - Led The Dankworth
Seven - Worked with Charlie Parker, Clark Terry, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald,
Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, Dudley Moore and Sidney
Bechet - Wrote music for TV's, The Avengers and Tomorrow's World - Was
married to singer, Dame Cleo Laine.
Richard
Delvy - Died 2-6-2010 in California, U.S. ( Surf Rock ) Born 4-20-1942
in Bridgeport, Conn., U.S. - Drummer - Was a member of The
Bel-Airs (They did, "Mr. Moto") and The
Challengers - Produced The Chambers Brothers and The Outsiders - Wrote
the theme for the film, The Green Slime and music for the cartoons, The
Archies, Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids and The Groovy Ghoulies - Was a
musical director and arranger for Tony Orlando & Dawn and David Cassidy.
Tony Taylor (Anthony Taylor) - Died
2-6-2010 - Motorcycle accident ( Metal ) Singer - Was a member of Twisted
Tower Dire.
Bill
Francis - Died 2-6-2010 - Born 10-15-1930 in London, England - Photographer
of pop, jazz and rock and roll artists including Frankie Lymon, Nat King
Cole, The Beatles, Doris Day, Sir John Dankworth, Bill Haley And His Comets,
Billie Holiday and Buddy Holly.
Ben
Trussell - Died 2-7-2010 ( Rock ) He was 25 years old - Singer and
guitarist - (He did, "Wake Up" and "Dreams Don't Last Forever").
Pena Branca (Jose Ramiro Sobrinho) -
Died 2-8-2010 - Heart attack ( Brazilian Folk ) Born 1939 in Igarapava,
Sao Paulo - Singer - He was half of the duo, Pena
Branca & Xavantinho (They did, "Cio da Terra").
Rev. James Parker (James O. Parker Jr.)
(aka Little Odie and Pop-Pop) - Died 2-8-2010 in Newport News, VA, U.S.
( Gospel ) He was 74 years old - Born in Nansemond County, VA, U.S. - Was
a member of The Parker Four Quartet.
Donald "Jack" Johnson - Died 2-8-2010
in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. ( Doo-Wop ) Singer - He was 76 years old -
Was a member of The
Cardinals (They did, "Shouldn't I Know" and "Please Don't Leave Me").
Doc
Blakey - Died 2-9-2010 - Cancer ( Blues ) He was 43 years old - Guitarist
- Led Doc Blakey And The Memphis Blues Tones - Was a member of The Swamp
Dogs - Worked with Johnny Jones (They did, "That Picture" and "Hey Little
Angel") - Nephew of guitarist, Theodis Ealey.
Malcolm
Vaughan (Malcolm James Thomas) - Died 2-9-2010 in Eastbourne, East
Sussex, England ( Pop ) Born 3-22-1929 in Abercynon, Glamorgan, South Wales
- Singer - (He did, "St. Therese Of The Roses" and "More Than Ever (Come
Prima)") - Was a member of The Welsh Street Singers.
Gireesh
Puthenchery - Died 2-10-2010 in Kozhikode, Kerala, India - Brain hemorrhage
- Born 1961 in Kozhikode, Kerala, India - Lyricist and screenwriter
- Wrote lyrics for over 1500 songs for films including, Malar Maasam and
Oh Priya.
Robert Struczewski (aka Astaroth) -
Died 2-10-2010 - Brain tumor ( Metal ) Born 1967 - Bassist - Was a member
of Vader.
Alexander
McQueen (Lee Alexander McQueen) - Died 2-11-2010 in Mayfair, London,
England - Suicide - Born 3-16-1969 in Lewisham, London, England - Fashion
designer for Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Bjork and Madonna - Directed the music
video for Bjork's song, Alarm Call.
Iain
Burgess - Died 2-11-2010 in Florida, U.S. - Pulmonary embolism - Producer
- Worked with Big Black, Poster Children, Naked Raygun, Effigies, Bhopal
Stiffs, Green And Shellac, Ministry, Bloodsport, The Defoliants and Pegboy.
Gena Dry
- Found dead 2-11-2010 in England - Her body had been run over by a train
( Rock ) She was 46 years old - Singer and guitarist - (She did, "Alice
In The Garden" and "Undress Me").
Grethe
Sonck (Grethe Ingeborg Nielsen Hald) - Died 2-12-2010 in Rageleje -
Natural causes - Born 6-16-1929 in Hjerm - Singer and actress - Appeared
in the films, The Greeneyed Elephant and The Olsen Gang.
Jake
Hanna - Died 2-13-2010 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Complications from
blood disease ( Jazz ) Born 4-4-1931- Drummer - Worked with Toshiko
Akiyoshi, Maynard Ferguson, Supersax,
Marian McPartland, Woody Herman's Orchestra and The Merv Griffin Show big
band.
Dale
Hawkins (Delmar Allen Hawkins) - Died 2-13-2010 - Colon cancer ( Rockabilly
) Born 8-22-1936 in Goldmine, LA, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - (He did,
"Suzy Q" and
"Wildcat Tamer") - Produced The Five Americans ("Western Union"), John
Fred & His Playboy Band ("Judy In Disguise"), Jon & Robin, Bruce
Channel, The Dolls, Ronnie Self, The Festivals, James Bell, The Gentrys
and The Uniques - Worked with Michael Nesmith and Harry Nillson - Cousin
of musician, Ronnie Hawkins - Louisiana
Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.
David
Rhodes - Died 2-13-2010 in Windsor - Bowel cancer ( Pop ) He was 34
years old - Singer and musician - (He did, "Too Much (Talking)" and "More
Time Please").
Cy
Grant - Died 2-13-2010 ( Caribbean Folk - Calypso ) Born 11-8-1919
- Actor and singer - (He did, "King Cricket" and "The Constantine Calypso").
Jamil
Nasser - Died 2-13-2010 in New Jersey, U.S. ( Jazz ) Born 6-21-1933
in Memphis, TN, U.S. - Played bass and tuba - Worked with with B.B. King,
Phineas Newborn, Clifford Jordan, Jimmy Raney, Harold Mabern, George Coleman,
Terry Gibbs, Sonny Rollins, Lester Young, Ahmad Jamal, Al Haig and Ray
Mosca Jr.
Doug
Fieger - Died 2-14-2010 in Woodland Hills, CA, U.S. - Cancer ( Rock
) Born 8-20-1952 - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Sky
(They did, "How's That Treatin' Your Mouth Babe?" and "Make It In Time"),
The Sunset Bombers and The Knack
(They did, "My Sharona"
and "Good Girls Don't") - Worked with Triumvirat - Produced The Rubber
City Rebels.
Fernando Alarcon - Died 2-14-2010 -
Brain hemorrhage on stage - Born 6-?-1958 - Singer, composer and pianist
- (Recorded the CDs, "Amor de Estrellas" and "Once de Octubre") - Worked
with Dalila Colombo.
Lee Freeman - Died 2-14-2010 in San
Bruno, CA, U.S. - Cancer ( Rock ) Born 11-8-1948 - Guitarist and singer
- Was a member of Thee Sixpence who became Strawberry
Alarm Clock (They did, "They Saw The Fat One Coming" and "Incense And
Peppermints").
Lil'
Dave Thompson (David Lonzo Thompson) - Died 2-14-2010 near Augusta,
Georgia, U.S. - Car accident ( Blues ) Born 5-21-1969 in Hinds County,
Mississippi, U.S. - Guitarist and singer - (He did, "She Didn't Say Goodbye"
and "I Got The blues") - Was a member of The Delta Blues Band.
Bussaya Rangsri (Manee Dabbaransi) -
Died 2-15-2010 - Cancer - Born 8-13-1940 in Songkhla - (She did, "Krasib
Sawat" and "Namta Dao, Fark Morn") - Was a member of The Suntaraporn Big
Band.
Ali-Akbar Mehdipur Dehkordi - Died 2-15-2010
- Heart failure - He was 75 years old - Born 1935 in a region in Chahar-Mahal
Bakhtiari Province - Played the sorna, the karna and the kamancheh - He
can be heard playing on the theme for TV's, Once Upon A Time.
Art
Van Damme - Died 2-15-2010 - Illness ( Jazz ) Born 4-9-1920 in Norway,
Michigan, U.S. - Accordionist - Led The Art Van Damme Quintet - Worked
with Ben Bernie.
Wilroy Sanders (Willie Roy Sanders)
- Died 2-16-2010 - Complications of lung cancer ( Blues ) He was 76 years
old - Born in Byhalia, Miss., U.S. - Guitarist - Was a member of The Binghampton
Blues Boys and The Fieldstones.
Ines
Paulke - Died 2-17-2010 in Thannhausen, Germany - Suicide - Born 9-20-1958
in Grafenthal , Germany - (She did, "Color Of My Tears") - Worked with
Datzu, The Swing Sisters and Brady Swenson.
Peter Smith - Died 2-17-2010 ( Orchestral
- Jazz ) He was 64 years old - Born in Australia - Played clarinet, saxophone,
guitar and banjo - Worked with The National Arts Centre Orchestra, The
Ayorama Woodwind Quintet and The Pierrot Ensemble.
Kathryn
Grayson (Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick) - Died 2-17-2010 in Los Angeles,
CA, U.S. - Born 1922 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. - Singer and
actress - Appeared in the musicals, Kiss Me Kate and Show Boat - She had
been married to actor, John Shelton and actor and singer, Johnnie Johnston.
Gaylord Lambdin - Died 2-18-2010 in
Maryville - He was 90 years old - Played guitar and fiddle - Was a member
of The Arizona Cowboys.
Ernest "Doc" Watson - Died 2-18-2010
( Jazz ) He was 77 years old - Played French horn and saxophone - Worked
with The Groovy Boys, Little Millet And The Creoles, The Young Tuxedo Brass
Band and The Olympia Brass Band.
Richard Proulx - Died 2-18-2010 ( Choral
) He was 72 years old - Conductor, arranger and composer - He wrote over
300 works - Led The Cathedral Singers.
Brian Trapani - Died 2-18-2010 - Natural
causes - He was 34 years old - Guitarist and singer - Worked with Retromatic
and Box For Peewee.
Ariel Ramirez - Died 2-18-2010 - From
a neurological condition - Born 9-4-1921 in Santa Fe - Pianist and composer
- (He wrote, "Misa Criolla", which has been performed by Jose Carreras
and Mercedes Sosa) - Collaborated with Felix Luna ("Mujeres Argentinas")
- Worked with Atahualpa Yupanqui.
Ken King - Died 2-?-2010 - Pancreatic
cancer - He was 67 years old - Guitarist and singer - Led Kenny King And
The Breakaways.
Frankie Rhys - Died 2-19-2010 in Belize
City - Chronic complications of diabetes mellitus ( Jazz ) He was 61 years
old - Born in New York, NY, U.S. - Played saxophone - Worked with his wife,
Diana Rhys.
Wade Brown - Found dead 2-19-2010 in
Truro, N.S. ( Blues ) He was 63 years old - Born in Truro - Guitarist -
Was a member of The Dutch Mason Blues Band.
Jason
Wood - Died 2-20-2010 in London, England - Born 1-2-1972 in Luton,
Bedfordshire, England - Comedian and singer - Known for his impersonations
of musical artists including Cher and Morrissey.
Kamal Khan - Died 2-21-2010 in Chabahar
( Baluchistan Folk ) He was 68 years old - Singer, musician and poet.
Muriel Midgley - Died 2-21-2010 - After
a stroke - She was 82 years old - Born in Leeds - Pianist and singer -
Was a member of The Brunswick Babes.
Tahmures Kashkuli - Died 2-?-2010 -
Born 1937 in Bereshneh Village near the Sepidan region - Sang and played
the ney labak and the sorna - (He recorded the album, "Durnavar").
Loring
Janes - Died 2-22-2010 - Cancer ( Folk ) He was 67 years old - Born
in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Sang and played guitar, bass, autoharp and dulcimer
- Worked with Friend And Lover ("Reach Out In The Darkness"), The Lone
Star Statesmen and The World's Worst Flatpickers Association.
Josphat Masters (aka J Masters) - Died
2-23-2010 - He was 52 years old - Musician and promoter - Worked with JM
Seasons, JM Crew, 2 Plus 2, The Pied Pipers and Zexie Manatsa.
Lonnie Heard - Died 2-23-2010 in Detroit,
Mich., U.S. ( R&B ) Singer - Was a member of The Shamrocks, The Del-Torros
and The Five
Dollars (aka The Don Juans) (They did, "Doctor Baby" and "My Baby-O").
Chilly B (Robert Crafton III) - Died
2-23-2010 - After a stroke ( Electro-Rap ) He was 47 years old - Singer,
bassist and keyboardist - Was a member of Newcleus
(They did, "Jam On It" and "Computer Age (Push The Button)").
Hung Yi-feng - The king of Formosan
song - Died 2-24-2010 - Pancreatic cancer - He was 82 years old - Born
in Taiwan - Singer and songwriter - (He did, "Memories Of An Old
Love" and "The One I'm Missing").
Witold Sadaj - Died 2-25-2010 - Born
1957 - Guitarist - Worked with RSC.
Blake Travis - Died 2-26-2010 in Webster
Groves ( Jazz - Rock - Funk - Cajun ) He was 60 years old - Singer and
musician - Worked with The Dangerous Kitchen, The Road Apples and Joe Bidewell.
William Pace Sr. - Died
2-26-2010 ( Gospel ) He was 82 years old - Singer - Worked with The United
Juniors Gospel Singers.
Big John Becker - Died 2-26-2010 in
Desloge, MO, U.S. - Congestive heart failure ( Jazz ) He was 90 years old
- Played banjo and guitar - Worked with The Jazz Incredibles, Stan Musial
and Carol Channing - National Four-String Banjo Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Ray
Smith (Raymond Arthur Smith) - Died 2-26-2010 ( Jazz ) Born 4-13-1922
in Malden, MA, U.S. - Drummer - Worked with The Black Eagles, The
Yankee Rhythm Kings, The Jazz Decades and The Paramount Jazz Band - Produced
radio's, The Jazz Decades.
Walter
Alfaiate - Died 2-27-2010 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil ( Samba ) Born
6-7-1930 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Singer and composer - (He wrote, "Coracao
oprimido" and "A.M.O.R. Amor").
Tom
"T-Bone" Wolk - Died 2-27-2010 - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 1951 in
Yonkers, New York, U.S. - Played guitar, accordion, mandolin, mandocello,
hammered dulcimer and pump organ - Worked with Hall & Oates,
Carly Simon, Billy Joel, Jellyfish, Roseanne Cash, Cyndi Lauper, Harry
Nilsson, Squeeze, Ryan Leslie, Elvis Costello, Jewel, The South Band, Terry
Adams and The Saturday Night Live Band.
Larry Cassidy - Died 2-27-2010 in Blackpool,
England ( Rock ) He was 56 years old - Singer and bassist - Was a member
of Section 25 (They
did, "Looking From A Hilltop" and "Girls Don't Count") - He had been married
to singer and keyboardist, Jenny Ross.
Bobby
Espinosa - Died 2-27-2010 ( Latino Rock - Jazz - Blues ) He was 60
years old - Keyboardist - Was a member of El
Chicano (They did, "Viva Tirado" and "Tell Her She's Lovely").
Nathan Scott - Died 2-27-2010 in Los
Angeles , CA, U.S. - Born 5-11-1915 in Salinas, CA, U.S. - Played trombone
and was a composer, arranger and conductor - Wrote music for TV's, Dragnet,
My Three Sons, Rawhide, Lassie, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Twilight Zone,
The Untouchables and Wagon Train and for the film, Wake Of The Red Witch
- Father of saxophonist, Tom Scott.
Jorge
Villamil (Jorge Augusto Villamil Cordovez) - Died 2-28-2010 in Bogota,
Colombia ( Bambuco - Vals ) Born 6-6-1929 in Huila, Colombia - Songwriter,
singer and guitarist - (He wrote, "El Barcino" and "Soy Cobarde") - He
songs have been done by Javier Solis, Marco Antonio Muniz, Julio
Jaramillo, Alejandro Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez and Felipe Arriaga.
Clayton
Love - Died 2-28-2010 - Illness ( R&B ) Born 11-15-1927 in Mattson,
Miss., U.S. - Pianist and singer - (He did, "Limited Love" and "Unlimited
Love") - Was a member of The Shufflers (They did, "Susie" and "Shufflin'
With Love") - Worked with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm ("The Big Question"
and "Do You Mean It").
Claude
Dorsey - Died 3-3-2010 ( Jazz ) Born 1-10-1914 in Gainesville, Georgia,
U.S. - Singer and pianist - (He did, "Summer Is Over") - Worked with Bert
Bailey & His Brown Buddies, Joe Williams and Billie Holiday.
Michalis Toumbouros - Died 3-3-2010
- Motorcycle accident - He was 51 years old - Singer and songwriter.
Big
Tiny Little (Dudley Little Jr.) - Died 3-3-2010 Carson City, Nevada,
U.S. ( Jazz ) Born 8-31-1930 in Worthington, Minnesota, U.S. - Sang and
played piano, tuba, organ, bass horn and bass fiddle - Led Big Tiny's Jazz
Band - Played on TV's, The Lawrence Welk Show - Performed at President
Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Ball .
Fred
Wedlock - Died 3-4-2010 - Heart attack ( Folk ) Born 5-23-1942 - Singer
and guitarist - (He did, "Oldest Swinger In Town" and "Fishfinger").
Johnny
Alf - Died 3-4-2010 in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Prostate cancer
( Bossa Nova ) Born 5-19-1929 in Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
Singer and pianist - (He wrote, "Eu e a brisa" and "Rapaz de bem") - Considered
by some to have released the first bossa nova album.
Etta
Cameron - Died 3-4-2010 in Arhus, Denmark - Illness ( Gospel - Jazz
- Blues ) Born 11-21-1939 in the Bahamanian city of Nassau in the British
West Indies - Singer - Led The Etta Cameron Jazz Group - Worked with Thad
Jones, Clark Terry, Howard Johnson, Ed Thigpen, Ben Webster, Frank Foster,
Dusko Goykovic, Niels Henning, Alex Riel and Horace Parlan.
Ron Banks (Ronald Dean Banks) - Died
3-4-2010 in Detroit, MI, U.S. - Possible heart attack ( Soul ) Born 5-10-1951
in Redford, MI, U.S. - Singer - Member of The Dynamics who became The
Dramatics (They did, "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" and "In The Rain").
Lolly Vegas - Died 3-4-2010 in Reseda
- Lung cancer ( Rock ) Born 10-2-1939 in Coalinga, CA, U.S. - Singer and
guitarist - Was half of the duo Pat And Lolly Vegas and was a member of
Redbone
(They did, "Come
And Get Your Love" and "The Witch Queen Of New Orleans") - Native
American Music Association Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Mark
Linkous - Died 3-6-2010 in North Carolina, U.S. - Suicide ( Rock -
Alternative ) Born 1962 - Singer, guitarist and producer - Was a member
of Sparklehorse (They did, "Someday
I Will Treat You Good" and "Sick Of Goodbyes") and Dancing Hoods - Worked
with Danger Mouse (They did, "Daddy's Gone"), Fennesz, Thom Yorke, Tom
Waits, PJ Harvey, John Cale, Bob Rupe, Vic Chesnutt, Nina Persson, Dave
Fridmann, Adrian Utley, David Lowery and The Flaming Lips (They did a cover
of Daniel Johnston's, "Go").
Tony
Campise - Died 3-7-2010 - After a brain hemorrhage ( Jazz ) Born 1-22-1943
- Saxophonist and flautist - Worked with The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Frank
Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan.
Patrick
Topaloff - Died 3-7-2010 - Heart attack - Born 12-30-1944 - Comedian,
singer, and actor - (He did, "Il Vaut Bien Mieux Etre Jeune, Riche et Beau
(It's Much Better To Be Young, Rich And Beautiful)").
Ruben
Vela - King of the Dance Hall Sound - Died 2-9-2010 ( Conjunto
) Born 5-10-1937 in San Antonio, Mexico - Played accordion - (He did, "El
Tiroteo" and "El Pajuelazo") - Texas
Conjunto Hall Of Fame And Museum Inductee - Father of drummer, Ruben
"Rabbit" Vela Jr..
Micky
Jones - Died 3-10-2010 in Swansea - Brain tumor ( Prog ) Born 6-7-1946
in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales - Singer and guitarist - Led The Micky Jones Band
- Was a member of The Rebels, The Attack, The Manipulator (aka The Acidtones),
The Bystanders, The Flying Pigs and Man
(They did, "Drivin' Around" and "Heaven & Hell") - Worked with The
Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Penetrators, Contraband, The Valves, The
Silverbirds and The Amoebas.
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