Sunday, December 16, 2012

Death List 2012

It's time for The Vinyl Word to salute those musicians who have died during the year. It's a lengthy list, as ever, which includes some big names, as well as some who are less well known. It's not meant to be comprehensive: these are just a few of many. The Vinyl Word raises a glass to all of them. Additions/comments are always welcome.
Bob Babbitt - member of the Motown Funk Brothers, Mickey Baker - influential guitarist and singer, Johnnie Bassett - bluesman, Lloyd Brevett - bassist with The Skatalites, Chuck Brown - soul singer, Dave Brubeck - jazz pianist, Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - bluesman, Larry Butler - member of The Gentrys, Max Bygraves - comedian and singalong singer, Terry Callier - jazz and soul singer, Ian Campbell - folk group leader, Earl 'Speedo' Carroll - member of The Cadillacs, Jimmy Castor - saxophonist and doowop/soul singer, Dick Clark - presenter of American Bandstand, Don Cornelius - presenter of Soul Train, James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford - New Orleans R and B singer, B B Cunningham - Memphis bass and keyboard player, Larry Cunningham - Irish showband singer, Nick Curran - rockabilly singer and guitarist, Hal David - lyricist, Carl Davis - Chicago soul record producer, Bill Dees - Nashville songwriter, Robert Dickey - original Bobby of the Purifys, Larry Donn - rockabilly singer, Cleve Duncan - member of The Penguins, Donald 'Duck' Dunn - Memphis bass player, Jimmy Elledge - country singer, Walter Gaines - member of The Originals, Bridie Gallagher - Irish folk singer, Robin Gibb - member of the Bee Gees, R B Greaves (aka Sonny Childe) - soul singer, Larry Hagman - JR actor and occasional singer, L J Hamilton - New Orleans singer, Marvin Hamlisch - composer/conductor, Major Harris - member of The Delfonics and solo singer, Levon Helm - drummer with The Band, Whitney Houston - soul diva, Etta James (pictured) - R and B superstar, Davy Jones - former Monkee & Corrie actor, Jimmy Jones - falsetto pop and soul singer, Paul Kelly - soul singer, Eddie King - bluesman, Jon Lord - member of Deep Purple, Louisiana Red - blues singer and harmonica player, Andrew Love - Memphis saxophonist with Memphis Horns, Tony Martin - fifties crooner, Jerry McCain - harmonica bluesman, Scott McKenzie - flower power folk singer, Fred Milano - member of The Belmonts, Joe Moretti - UK guitarist, Johnny Otis - Godfather of R and B, David Peaston - gospel and soul singer, Johnny Perez - member of Sir Douglas Quintet, Skip Pitts - wah wah guitarist with the Bo-Keys, Dory Previn - singer/songwriter, Lou Pride - soul and blues singer, Herb Reed - founder member of The Platters, Winston Riley - reggae producer and singer, Earl Scruggs - bluegrass banjo player, Ravi Shankar - sitar player, Big Walter Smith - bluesman, Joe South - country rock singer and composer, King Stitt - reggae singer and DJ, Billy Strange - singer/songwriter, Big Jim Sullivan - British session guitarist, Donna Summer - Queen of Disco, Doc Watson - bluegrass, Bert Weedon - influential British guitarist, Kitty Wells - country singer, Andy Williams - easy listening singer, Frank Wilson - Motown singer and producer.

2 Comments:

At 8:59 am , Blogger john marriott said...

That's a sad long list Nick

 
At 5:47 pm , Blogger Nick said...

Red Kelly, on his excellent blog, has posted his own list, (including some missing from my list) as follows:
ETTA JAMES
JOHNNY OTIS
JAMES 'SUGAR BOY' CRAWFORD
MICKEY 'GUITAR' BAKER
ERNEST McLEAN
EARL 'SPEEDO' CARROLL
CHARLES 'SKIP' PITTS
ANDREW LOVE
JOE SOUTH
JIMMY CASTOR
JIMMY JONES
MAJOR HARRIS
MARVA WHITNEY
CHUCK BROWN
LOU PRIDE
DONNA SUMMER
DON CORNELIUS
HAL DAVID
R.B. GREAVES
BOB BABBITT
FRANK WILSON
JOHNNIE BASSETT
JIMMY ELLIS
CARL DAVIS
JAMES R. 'BOBBY' SMITH
BOB FRENCH
UNCLE LIONEL BATISTE
LOUISIANA RED
B.B. CUNNINGHAM
KELL OSBORNE
CLEVE DUNCAN
DEE HARVEY
DINO ZIMMERMAN
JERRY 'BOOGIE'McCAIN
EDDIE 'GUITAR' BURNS
RED HOLLOWAY
TERRY CALLIER
DAVE BRUBECK
DAVID S. WARE
WILLA WARD-ROYSTER
ERNEST DOUGLAS WARREN
RONALD LOUIS SMITH
MICHAEL BURKS
BELITA WOODS
HERB REED
LARRY BUTLER
WALTER GAINES
DOC WATSON
LEVON HELM
CHRIS ETHRIDGE
ROBIN GIBB
WHITNEY HOUSTON
BILLY STRANGE
AL DeLORY
JACKIE KELSO
FRANKIE SEAY
MICHAEL ANDREW LEWIS
MCA
PETE FORNATALE
FRED WILHELMS
LINDA HOWARD
PAUL MARSHALL
JIM MARSHALL
WILLIE FRENCH LOWERY
LILLIAN LOPEZ
JOHN LEVY
LARRY SAUNDERS
PETE COSEY
JOHNNY PEREZ
LLOYD BREVETT
WINSTON RILEY
ROY WILSON
KING STITT
BERTRAM 'RANCHIE' McLEAN
TED CURSON
BERNARD BIERMAN
BERNARD LANSKY
BILLY SCOTT
PETE LaROCA
RICK BLACKBURN
KATHI McDONALD
BILL DEES
ANDY WILLIAMS
MARVIN HAMLISCH
VON FREEMAN
JOHNNIE BASSETT
BYARD LANCASTER
KITTY WELLS
EARL SCRUGGS
SYLVIA WOODS
HOWIE RICHMOND
HAL JACKSON
TEDDY CHARLES
BIG WALTER PRICE
RAVI SHANKAR
LEON SPENCER, JR.
EDDIE KING

 

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