9/20/21-Sarah Dash of LaBelle dies
By Isaac Avilucea | iavilucea@trentonian.com | The Trentonian PUBLISHED: September 20, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. | UPDATED: September 20, 2021 at 5:57 p.m. TRENTON — Sarah Dash, the acclaimed Trenton native songwriter, actress and co-founder of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, died Monday in Trenton. She was 76 years old. Her death was unexpected and […]
9/10/21-Les McKeown’s autopsy
Source: music-news.com Les McKeown died of a “heavy heart”. The Bay City Rollers frontman passed away suddenly in April, aged 65, and a coroner’s report has revealed the music legend died of a “combination of natural causes”, including heart disease, and the long-term effects of excessive drug and alcohol use. Madam Hassell ruled at Poplar […]
8/24/21-Charlie Watts dies
(CNN) Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He was 80. ”It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family,” […]
8/23/21-UB40’s Travers dead
UB40 saxophonist and founding member Brian Travers died Sunday, August 22nd, after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to a statement from the band. He was 62. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our comrade, brother, founding UB40 member and musical legend, Brian David Travers,” the band wrote on social […]
8/22/21-Tom T. Hall dies
Hear Tom T. Hall on “The Lost 45s!” NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue-collar bard, has died. He was 85. His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician’s death on Friday at his home in Franklin, Tenn. Known […]
8/3/21-Poco’s Paul Cotton dies
Paul Cotton, former guitarist and singer of country-rock band Poco, has died at age 78. The late musician’s facebook broke the news yesterday, writing that he “passed away unexpectedly, peacefully.” Poco cofounder Jim Messina — whom Cotton replaced upon joining in 1970 — reacted to the “very sad news,” calling Cotton a “special musical […]
5/29/21-B.J. Thomas dies
Hear B.J. on “The Lost 45s!” B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78. Thomas, who announced in March that he had been […]
5/5/21-Tommy West Died
Hear Tommy West on “The Lost 45s!” Source: AP Tommy West, a music producer, singer and songwriter who played a major role in the short-lived career of musician Jim Croce, died of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease, his family said. He was 78. West died Sunday in hospice care. Born Thomas Picardo Jr. in […]
4/20/21-Jim Steinman Dead
Source: NPR.org Jim Steinman, co-creator of power ballads and orchestral-style rock by such artists as Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler, has died. Steinman was a composer, lyricist and record producer whose work with Meat Loaf on the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell catapulted the motorcycle-loving singer to stardom. The Connecticut State Medical Examiner’s office […]
4/17/21-Poco’s Rusty Young dead
Hear Rusty Young on “The Lost 45s” Source: New York Times Rusty Young, Country-Rock Pioneer, Is Dead at 75 As a founding member of the band Poco, he helped define a genre and establish the pedal steel guitar as an integral voice in West Coast rock. By Bill Friskics-Warren NEW YORK TIMES Rusty Young, a […]