10/28/22-Jerry Lee Lewis Dies
Source: CNN Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-pounding, foot-stomping singer who electrified early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” before marital scandal derailed his career, has died, according to a statement from his representative, Zach Farnum. He was 87. Lewis passed away at his home in […]
8/9/22-Lamont Dozier dies
Hear Lamont on “The Lost 45s” on our interview page! Tribute show runs on weekly through 8/28! Source: New York Post Motown legend Lamont Dozier dead at 81: He wrote hits for Supremes, Four Tops By Ben Cost August 9, 2022 8:21am Updated Motown legend Lamont Dozier — the singer-songwriter-producer mastermind behind iconic hits […]
8/8/22-Olivia Newton-John passes away at 73
Listen to my news interview about Olivia Here! Olivia Newton-John will be the subject of our special show this weekend on “The Lost 45s” with all of her appearance highlights over the years. Hear a preview clip! Initial Source: Olivia’s husband, John Easterling: Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern […]
6/2/22-Songwriter/Producer Paul Vance dies
Paul Vance has died at 92. He was born Joseph Paul Florio in Brooklyn, New York, United States. With over 300 recorded songs, Vance co-wrote (with Lee Pockriss) such hits as “Catch a Falling Star,” recorded in 1957 by Perry Como, which topped Billboard’s “Most Played By Jockeys” chart and became one of Como’s signature […]
5/19/22-Vangelis dies
Source: NPR Composer Vangelis, who gave the movie Chariots of Fire its signature synth-driven sound, has died. He was 79 years old. According to his assistant Lefteris Zermas, Vangelis died on the May 17 in a hospital in Paris, due to heart failure. Vangelis was born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou in the Greek town of Agria. […]
5/7/22-Mickey Gilley dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre. He had been performing as recently as last month, […]
4/1/22-“C.W. McCall” Dies
Hear C.W. McCall on “The Lost 45s” show at Interview tab! Bill Fries, who had No. 1 hit as C.W. McCall with ‘Convoy,’ dies at 93 Source: Washington Post By Matt Schudel Today at 9:18 p.m. EDT Bill Fries, an advertising executive better known by his stage name, C.W. McCall, who had hit country […]
3/12/22-Timmy Thomas passes
Source: soultracks.com By Chris Rizik (March 12, 2022) Timmy Thomas dead at 77. He was best known for creating one of the most enduring songs of the 1970s – a song whose meaning still resonates in 2022. Today we say a sad goodbye to singer and musician Timmy Thomas, who topped the charts in 1972 […]
2/24/22-Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker Dies
Source:CNN Singer-songwriter Gary Brooker, best known for the 1967 single “A Whiter Shade of Pale” as part of British rock band Procol Harum, has died at the age of 76, his representative confirmed to CNN Wednesday. A statement on a fan website, procolharum.com, said the musician had been undergoing treatment for cancer but “died peacefully […]
2/11/22-Ian McDonald dies
Source: Rolling Stone Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his co-founding roles in both King Crimson and Foreigner, died Wednesday at the age of 75. A rep for McDonald confirmed the musician’s death, adding that McDonald “passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 in his home in New York City, surrounded by […]