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Led Zeppelin by Michael
Putland, who photographed
most of rock’s big names.
The Who have
become the first act
to be celebrated on
Thank you London’s new Music
Walk Of Fame in
and good night. Camden. Frontman
Roger Daltrey and
guitarist Pete
Martin Hooker Townshend accepted
February 4, 1953 – November 18, 2019 the accolade from
Primal Scream’s
Members of Metallica, Twisted Sister Bobby Gillespie.
and Paradise Lost have paid tribute to
the founder of their former record The Boomtown
label, Music For Nations, who has died Rats, whose current
at the age of 66 following a long illness. line-up features
“Martin was the first guy with the sack vintage-era members
to sign Twisted Sister,” commented Bob Geldof on vocals,
the American band. “Also, he caught guitarist Garry
a piece of fruit thrown at us at the Roberts, bassist Pete
Reading Festival… and ate it!” Briquette and
drummer Simon
Iain Sutherland Crowe, are soon to
November 17, 1948 – November 25, 2019 release their first new
studio album since
Brothers born in Aberdeen, Gavin and 1984’s In The Long
Iain Sutherland were a folk- and soft- Grass. Citizens Of Michael Putland
rock duo known as the Sutherland Boomtown features 10
Brothers, who performed with the original songs. The
band Quiver. The biggest hit of this band will also be on May 27, 1947 - November 18, 2019
alliance was Arms Of Mary in 1976, the road in the UK
and a cover of the Sutherland brothers’ throughout March, It has often been suggested that John, The Beatles, Marc Bolan, The Who,
song Sailing was a big hit for Rod April and May. Michael Putland did not have a single day Yes, Pink Floyd, Traffic, Patti Smith, Blondie
Stewart. Iain passed away at the age off during the 1970s. As one of the decade’s and John Lennon and countless others. His
of 71 following an unspecified illness. Wishbone Ash most successful, popular and ubiquitous photos adorned the covers of High Voltage by
release Coat Of music photographers, with an archive that AC/DC, Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert and
Doug Lubahn Arms, their first studio runs from ABBA to Zappa and just about Son Of Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson.
December 20, 1947 – November 20, 2019 album in six years, on everything in between, it’s easy to see why During a spell living in New York, in 1977
February 28 via SPV such an opinion could be true. he co-founded the picture agency Retna.
The surviving members of The Doors
have led the tributes to the session Records. Still led by Born in Harrow, just outside of London, In 2014 Putland said: “My style was
man who played bass on three of their co-founding guitarist Putland picked up his first camera at always more photojournalistic; I didn’t
albums: Strange Days, Waiting For The Andy Powell, their the age of nine. After leaving school he want to do glossy. My talent isn’t technical, if
anything it’s capturing the real person.”
Sun and The Soft Parade. Lubahn also current line-up is began work at a photographic studio, and He died peacefully at home in the UK
completed by bassist
eventually became a regular contributor
contributed to records by Ted Nugent Bob Skeat, guitarist to Disc & Music Echo. After being hired as after a short illness, aged 72. The Music I Saw,
and Billy Squier, among others. “Doug Mark Abrahams the official photographer for the Rolling an exhibition of his work, runs at the Lucy
made indelible contributions to and drummer Stones’ 1973 tour, he never looked back, Bell Gallery in Hastings until January 16.
rock‘n’roll,” said a statement from Joe Crabtree. and went on to take iconic photos of Led For details go to www.lucy-bell.com or call
The Doors. He was 71 years old.
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Marie Fredriksson
Duncan ‘Sandy
May 30, 1958 – December 9, 2019 ’
The lead singer with the Swedish pop-
rock band Roxette died as this issue Sanderson
of Classic Rock went to press. The
61-year-old, whose hits with the band
included Joyride, It Must Have Been Love December 31, 1948 - November 20, 2019
and The Look, had been battling cancer
for almost two decades. “You were the
most wonderful friend for over forty A documentary on Another cornerstone Infamous for their
years,” commented her Roxette ZZ Top (pictured), of the psychedelic rock scene, enthusiastic consumption
bandmate Per Gessle. That Little Ol’ Band Duncan ‘Sandy’ Sanderson, of mind-altering chemicals,
From Texas, is released bass player with The Deviants Pink Fairies released three
Clive James on DVD, Blu-ray and and Pink Fairies, passed away albums for Polydor – Never
digitally on February as this issue went to press. Never Land (1971), What
October 7, 1939 – November 24, 2019
28 via Eagle Rock His death comes two months A Bunch Of Sweeties (’72) and
Although he freely admitted being Entertainment. after that of bandmate and Kings Of Oblivion (’73), and in
un-musical, once commenting: “I’m friend Larry Wallis. ’87 a reunited Fairies recorded
one of those people who can’t even Congratulations to Originally known as the Kill ’Em And Eat ’Em.
tap his fingers on a table to make the AC/DC, whose Back Social Deviants, The Deviants Hailed as saviours of psych,
sound of a galloping horse,” during In Black album was were formed by singer/songwriter Mick proto-punk, pub rock and many more
the 1970s writer, critic and radio recently certified Farren in London’s Notting Hill in 1967. genres besides, the group continued to
and TV presenter Clive James (real 25-times platinum Carlisle-born Sanderson joined them that drift in and out of existence, their endless
name Vivian Leopold James) supplied in the United States, summer. After a break-up with Farren, line-ups being almost as fascinating as the
lyrics for six albums by the British with sales of more in early 1970 Sanderson formed the Pink music the band made.
singer-songwriter Pete Atkin. James than 25 million units. Fairies along with fellow ex-Deviants Sanderson was also a member of the
was 80 years old. The 1980 album members Paul Rudolph (guitar/vocals) Lightning Raiders. He was 71 at the time GETTY x3
was the band’s first and Russell Hunter (drums). of his passing. DL
recorded with singer
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