Death of Music...

The Day the Music Died...

Brian Jones, Rolling Stones Original Member
3 July 1969


Alan Wilson, Guitarist, Singer, Song Writer for Canned Heat
3 September 1970


Jimi Hendrix
18 September 1970


Janis Joplin
4 October 1970


Jim Morrison
3 July 1971


Jim Morrison, 3 July 1971


Duane Allman
29 October 1971




Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Guitarist, Vocalist of Grateful Dead
8 March 1973


Pete Ham, Guitarist, Singer of Bad Finger
24 APril 1975


Gary Thain, Bassist of Uriah Heep
8 December 1975


Bird, you are free at last...
20 October, 1977


20 October, 1977


Keith Moon
7 Sept 1978




John Lennon
8 December, 1980


Bon Scott, Singer, AC/DC
19 February 1980


Drumming hasn't been the same...
6 Sept 1981


Why the senseless loss?

     
Allen Collins, Founding member & Guitarists of Lynyrd Skynyrd
23 January 1990


Stevie Ray Vaughan
28 August 1990


Steve Marriott, Humble Pie Founder
20 April 1991


Freddie Mercury
24 November 1991


Toy Caldwell, Marshall Tucker Band
25 February 1993


Rory Gallagher
14 June 1995


Grateful Dead Founder's Death "end of an era"


Foghat’s “Lonesome” Dave Peverett
7 February 2000


Brad Delp, Boston (and RTZ) Lead Singer
9 March 2007


Levon Helms (The Band) - 19 April 2012


Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) - 6 March 2013


Richie Havens - 22 April 2013




Door's Ray Manzarek - 20 May 2013


J. J. Cale, One of the Originators of the Tulsa Sound
26 July 2013


L to R: Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee - "The Ramones"


Tommy Ramone (Now there are none...)
11 July 2014


Johnny Winters
16 July 2014


Singer / Bassist Jack Bruce
Cream
26 October 2014


The Allman Brothers Band's Last Show
New York City's Beacon Theatre
28 October 2014
We've lost the founders of Southern Rock (and our Ramblin' Man)


Ian McLagan - Keyboards, The Small Faces, The Faces
3 December 2014


Joe Cocker
22 December 2014


Chris Squire, Yes Founding Member / Bass Player
28 June 2015


Gary Richrath - REO Speedwagon
13 September 2015


Frankie Ford - Rock n' Roll, Rhythm & Blues Singer
29 Sept 2015


Smokin' Joe Kubek
12 October 2015


Three Dog Night Co-Founder and Vocalist, Cory Wells
21 October 2015
(The band's keyboardist, Jimmy Greenspoon, died of cancer at 67 in March 2015)


Scott Weiland - Stone Temple Pilots & Velvet Revolver
4 December 2015


David Bowie
11 January 2016
Ground Control to Major Tom, "Goodbye..."


Eagles' Glen Frey
18 January 2016


2 Jefferson Airplane Originals - Both on Same Day (28 Jan 2016)


Maurice White, Founder of Earth, Wind, and Fire
4 February 2016


Lennie Baker - Vocalist and Saxophone Player - Sha Na Na
26 February 2016


Sha Na Na


Lana Rae Meisner, Wife of Eagles' Founding Memmber Basist Randy Meisner
6 March 2016


Keith Emerson, Founding Member of Emerson Lake Palmer (ELP)
12 March 2016


Santana Founding Members LIVE
House of Blues, Las Vegas, 23 March 2016
Is this the last time???


Santana Founding Members LIVE
House of Blues, Las Vegas, 23 March 2016
Is this the last time???


Santana Founding Members LIVE
House of Blues, Las Vegas, 23 March 2016
Is this the last time???


Merle Haggard
6 April 2016 (on his 79th Birthday)


Prince
21 April 2016


Leon Russell
13 November 2016




Greg Palmer, Founding Member Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7 December 2016


Rick Parfitt, Status Quo Guitrist
24 December 2016


Butch Trucks (Allman Bros Co-Founder & Drummer)
24 January 2017




John Wetton - Lead Singer / Bassist: Uriah Heep, Roxy Music, Asia, UK, King Crimson, Mogul Thrash, & Family
31 January 2017


John Thomas “Sib” Hashian, original Boston Drummer on First 2 LPs
March 2017


Chuck Barry
18 March 2017


Jerome Geils (Name sake of The J Geils Band)
12 April 2017


Greg Allman (Co-Founder of Allman Brothers Band)
27 May 2017


Goldy McJohn (far right), Steppenwolf Keyboardist
1 August 2017


Walter Becker (Co-Founder of Steely Dan)
3 September 2017


Fats Domino
24 October 2017


Malcolm Young (Co-Founder of AC/DC)
18 November 2017


Ray Thomas, Founding Member of the Moody Blues
7 January 2018


Craig MacGregor, Longtime Foghat Bass Player
9 February 2018


Nokie Edwards, Ventures' Bassist
12 March 2018


Danny Kirwan (far left), Fleetwood Mac guitarist
Played on 5 albums between 1968 and 1972
8 June 2018

                    
Ed King, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist
22 August 2018
He co-wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" with Gary Rossington


Marty Balin, Founding Member of Jefferson Airplane
27 September 2018


Ray Sawyer, Lead Singer, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
31 December 2018


Daryl Dragon - "Captain" of Captain And Tennille
2 January 2019


Reggie Young - Played on an Estimated 150 Top 40 Hits
17 January 2019


Paul Whaley - Original Drummer of Blue Cheer
28 January 2019


Kofi Burbridge - Tedeschi Trucks Band
15 February 2019


Peter Tork - The Monkeys (3rd from left)
21 February 2019


Doug Sandom - Early "The Who" Drummer
27 February 2019


Charles Neville
26 April 2019


Phil McCormack, Lead Singer, Molly Hatchet
26 April 2019


Leon Redbone
30 May 2019


Roky Erickson, Texas Rock Legend
31 May 2019


Dr. John
6 June 2019


Gary Duncan, Quicksilver Messenger Service Guitarist
29 June 2019


Art Neville
22 July 2019


Ian Gibbons - Kinks Keyboardist
1 August 2019


Larry "The Mole" Taylor - Canned Heat Bassist
20 August 2019


Eddie Money
13 September 2019


Ric Ocasek, The Cars' Lead Singer
15 September 2019


Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead's Primary Lyricist
23 September 2019


Ginger Baker, Cream's Drummer
6 October 2019


L to R: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton (in 1970s)
6 October 2019


Blind Faith: Traffic's Steve Winwood, Ric Grech, Eric Clapton, and Ginger Baker
6 October 2019


Larry Junstrom, Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member
Long time Bassist for .38 Special
6 October 2019


Steve Cash (Center), Founding Member of Ozark Mountain Daredevils
14 October 2019


Paul Barrere, Little Feat
26 October 2019


Doug Lubahn, Bassist on many Door's Hits
24 November 2019


Iain Sutherland, of Sutherland Brothers & Quiver Fame
28 November 2019


Sleepy LaBeef, Rockabilly Musician
26 Decemeber 2019


Neil Peart, Drummer for Rush
7 January 2020


Buddy Cage, Pedal Steel Guitarist for New Riders of the Purple Sage
4 February 2020


Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers, Janis Joplin Band Member (Kozmic Blues Band)
(He performed with her at the 1969 Woodstock Festival)
9 March 2020


Bill Withers
30 March 2020


Steve Farmer, Amboy Dukes Songwriter-Guitarist
7 April 2020


Dave Greenfield, The Stranglers' Longtime Keyboardist
3 May 2020


Brian Howe, Bad Company Vocalist (Replacing Original Member Paul Rodgers)
[Lead Singer For Ted Nugent's "Penetrator" Album]
6 May 2020


Little Richard - A wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!
9 May 2020


3-LP "Woodstock: Music From the Original Soundtrack and More" was released 50 Yrs Ago
11 May 2020


Steve Priest, Original Bass Guitarist and Backup Vocalist for the Glam Rock Band the Sweet
4 June 2020


Robby Steinhardt, Kansas Founding Member, Co-lead Singer, Violinist
17 July 2021


Dusty Hill, ZZ Top Bassist
28 July 2021


Paul Cotton, Poco Guitarist / Vocalist
2 August 2021


Gary "Chicken" Hirsh, Country Joe & The Fish Drummer
17 August 2021


Don Everly (on right), Everly Brothers
21 August 2021


Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones' Drummer
24 August 2021


John Drake, Amboy Dukes Vocalist
29 August 2021


Ron Bushy, "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" Drummer
29 August 2021


Sarah Dash (on the right), Labelle Singer
20 Sept 2021


George Frayne, Commander Cody
26 Sept 2021


Alan Lancaster, Founding Member of Status Quo
26 Sept 2021


Ronnie Tutt, Drummer for Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Jerry Garcia
16 Oct 2021


Jay Back, Lead Singer for Jay and the Americans
23 Oct 2021


Grame Edge (Center), Founding Drummer, Moody Blues
11 Nov 2021


Philip Margo, Co-Founder, The Tokens' ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
13 Nov 2021


Gil Bridges, Sax Player, Rare Earth
8 Dec 2021


Michael Nesmith (2nd from left), The Monkees
10 Dec 2021


Les Emmerson, Five Man Electrical Band
"And the Sign Said 'Long-haired People Need Not Apply...'"
10 Dec 2021


Wanda Young (center), Singer, Marvelettes'
16 Dec 2021


Rosa Lee Hawkins, Founding Member of the Dixie Cups
11 Jan 2022


Ronnie Spector, Ronettes Singer
12 Jan 2022


Dean Taylor, "Indiana Wants Me" Fame
13 Jan 2022


Fred Parris, Five Satins Singer / Songwriter
13 Jan 2022


Meatloaf
20 Jan 2022


Don Wilson, Last Surviving Original Member of the Ventures
22 Jan 2022


Pete Overend Watts, Mott the Hopple
22 Jan 2022


Sister Janet Mead "The Lord's Prayer"
26 Jan 2022


Willie Leacox, America drummer
1 Feb 2022


Willie Leacox, America drummer
1 Feb 2022


Susan Jacks, Poppy Family (Which Way You Goin’ Billy?)
25 April 2022


Alan White, YES Drummer
26 May 2022


Ronnie Hawkins, "The Hawk", Founder of 'The Band'
29 May 2022


Alec John, Bon Jovi Founding Bassist
5 June 2022


Jim Seals, Seals and Crofts
7 June 2022


Manny Charlton, Nazareth Founding Guitarist
5 July 2022


Jimy Sohns, Shadows of Knight Singer ('Gloria')
29 July 2022


Judith Durham, Seekers Singer (‘Georgy Girl’)
5 August 2022


Olivia Newton-John
8 August 2022


Jerry Allison, Last of Buddy Holly’s Crickets
22 August 2022


Jerry Lee Lewis
28 October 2022


Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Original Member / Lead Vocalist
8 November 2022


Danny Kalb, Blues Project's Lead Guitarist
19 November 2022


Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac
30 November 2022


Kim Simmonds, Savoy Brown Founder
13 December 2022


Dino Danelli (on left), Young Rascals' Drummer
15 December 2022


Fred White
Earth, Wind & Fire's Drummer (Youngest of 4 Brothers)
1 January 2023


Jeff Beck
10 January 2023


Robbie Bachman, Drummer For Bachman-Turner Overdrive
12 January 2023


David Crosby, founding member of the Byrds & Crosby, Stills, Nash, (and Young)
18 January 2023


Dean Daughtry, founding member of Atlanta Rhythm Section (keyboards)
18 January 2023


Barrett Strong, Temptation's Songwriter
29 January 2023


Floyd Sneed, Drummer, Three Dog Night
Last surviving original member, they are all gone now...
29 January 2023

"If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
(Romans 10:9)