
singer who successfully crossed over from country to rockabilly. Recording for King Records, her first success was Seven Lonely Days and her biggest hit, Tennessee Wig Walk was a top ten UK hit in 1953. She went on to have success throughout the fifties and was a TV talk show host in the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yeE6n9uxe8
Here's a list of some of the others who have died during 2015. If there are any notable omissions please leave a comment. Thanks.
Van Alexander - US composer and bandleader; Daevid Allen - member of Soft Machine; Lynn Anderson - country singer; Marlene Barrow-Tate - member of Motown backing group The Andantes; Harold Battiste - New Orleans producer and saxophonist; Roy C Bennett - US songwriter; Theodore Bikel - singer and actor; Cilla Black - UK singer and TV show host; Bonnie Lou - country and rockabilly singer; Errol Brown - singer with Hot Chocolate; Michael Brown - member of The Left Banke; Bob Burns - member of Lynryd Skynyrd; Billy Butler - soul singer brother of Jerry; Brian Carman - surf guitarist; Judy Carne - actress and Laugh In star; Wayne Carson - songwriter and musician; Ben Cauley - trumpeter with the Bar-Kays; Ornette Coleman - jazz musician; Don Covay - soul singer and songwriter; Andrae Crouch - gospel singer; Richie Davis - member of the 5 Willows; Little Jimmy Dickens - country singer; Popsy Dixon - member of The Holmes Brothers; Val Doonican - singer and TV show host; Donna Douglas - Beverly Hillbillies star; Dozy (Trevor Ward-Davies) - member of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick and Tich; Ervin Drake - songwriter; Anita Ekberg - Swedish actress; Jack Ely - singer with The Kingsmen; Bobby Emmons - keyboardist and songwriter; Clarence 'Jockey' Etienne - Louisiana drummer: Al Ferrier - Louisiana rockabilly singer; Frankie Ford - New Orleans R and B singer (pictured below at Jazzfest, 2013); Kim Fowley - singer and producer; Andy Fraser - member of Free; Ronnie Gilbert - member of The Weavers; Ray Gipson - member of the G-Clefs; Lesley Gore - American pop singer; Jimmy Greenspoon - US keyboardist and singer; Wendell Holmes - member of The Holmes Brothers; Willie C Jackson - member of The Spaniels; Louis Johnson - member of the Brothers Johnson; Peggy Jones (Lady Bo) - blues singer and guitarist; Johnny Keating - songwriter and producer; Kenneth 'Wally' Kelley - member of the Manhattans;B B King - blues guitarist and singer; Ben E King - solo soul singer and former member of The Drifters; Christopher Lee - Hammer horror star; Curtis Lee - Under The Moon Of Love singer;Cynthia Lennon - ex-wife of John; Wally Lester - member of The Skyliners; Patrick MacNee - star of the Avengers; Ernie Maresca - songwriter and singer; Joe B Mauldin - member of The Crickets; David Maxwell - blues piano player; Mighty Sam McClain - blues singer; Rose Marie McCoy - singer/songwriter; Danny McCulloch - English bass player; Rod McKuen - poet, singer and songwriter; Johnny Meeks - guitarist with the Blue Caps; Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek star; Eric 'Rockin' Ricky' Nugent - singer and TFTW show host; Louis Paul - Memphis singer; Mac Poole - drummer with Screaming Lord Sutch; John Renbourn - folk singer and guitarist; Preston Ritter - member of The Electric Prunes; Cynthia Robinson - member of Sly and the Family Stone; Rico Rodriguez - ska trombonist; Ronnie Ronalde - singer, whistler and yodeller; Demis Roussos - Greek crooner; Billy Joe Royal - US singer; Billy Sherrill - country songwriter and producer; Percy Sledge - soul star; P F Sloan - folk/rock singer/songwriter; David Somerville - singer with The Diamonds; Chris Squire - member of Yes; Steve Strange - punk/New Wave singer; Sharon Tandy - South African soul singer; Sid Tepper - songwriter; Clark Terry - jazz trumpeter; Allen Toussaint - New Orleans songwriter, pianist and producer; Jackie Trent - English pop singer; Twinkle - UK pop singer; Mel Waiters - Southern soul singer; Cory Wells - member of Three Dog Night.
Thanks for those additions. Others welcome.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't have forgotten Joe Bennett, lead singer of The Sparkletones.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the list in the early dawn of a new year. What a loss to the music and entertainment world. Damn the reaper...
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