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IN MEMORIAM

Here’s to the rock’n’rollers, among them musicians, producers, writers and more, who sadly left
us in 2019. Thank you for the music…

BRUCE CORBITT MARK HOLLIS Drummer of The Wrecking Crew
December 22, 1962 – January 25, 2019 January 4, 1955 – February 25, 2019
Singer for Rigor Mortis Singer and driving force of Talk Talk JOHN KILZER
and Warbeast January 7, 1957 – March 12, 2019
KENNETH PITT Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
JACQUELINE STEINER November 10, 1922 – February 25,
September 11, 1924 – January 25, 2019 2019 BARRY PAUL
American folk singer and activist Early publicist for David Bowie February 17, 1948 – March 13, 2019
Guitarist of the Heavy Metal Kids
PAUL WHALEY ANDY ANDERSON
January 14, 1946 - January 28, 2019 January 30, 1951 – February 26, DICK DALE
The drummer of Blue Cheer 2019 May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019
Drummer for The Cure and The Boston-born godfather of
GEORGE KWIATKIEWICZ Steve Hillage surf guitar
November 24, 1954 – February 4, 2019
Employee of Repertoire Records DOUG SANDOM ANDRE WILLIAMS
KEITH FLINT February 26, 1930 – February 27, 2019 November 1, 1936 – March 17, 2019
JIM DUNLOP SNR Original drummer of Noted R&B musician originally
September 17, 1969 – March 4, 2019
Died February 6, 2019 The Who from Alabama
Frontman of the Prodigy Manufacturer of guitar pics, strings
and effects
PEGI YOUNG MICKEY RAMONE COYLE
December 1, 1952 – January 1, 2019 October 9, 1963 – January 10, 2019 RANDY NAUERT
Activist and musician Stand-in bass player for January 1, 1945 – February 7, 2019
UK punks GBH American surf-rock musician
DARYL DRAGON
August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019 ROSS LOWELL JOE HARDY
The Captain of Captain And Tennille July 10, 1926 – January 10, 2019 Died February 12, 2019
Inventor of Gaffer tape Record producer and musician
STEVE RIPLEY
January 1, 1950 – January 3, 2019 LORNA DOOM KOFI BURBRIDGE
Singer and guitarist of US country- January 4, 1958 – January 16, 2019 September 22, 1961 – February 15, 2019
rockers the Tractors Bass player of the Los Angeles Keyboard player and flautist of the
punks Germs Tedeschi Trucks Band
ERIC HAYDOCK
February 3, 1943 – January 5, 2019 REGGIE YOUNG MARY ANN FELDMAN
Co-founding bassist of The Hollies December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019 April 20, 1933 - February 18, 2019 LARRY WALLIS
Renowned session guitarist with Veteran US music critic May 19, 1949 – September 19, 2019
ALAN R PEARLMAN a seven-decade career Guitarist of Pink Fairies, UFO and Motörhead
Died January 6, 2019 SKIP GROFF
Designer of amplifiers TED McKENNA November 20, 1948 – February
March 10, 1950 – January 19, 2019 18, 2019
CLYDIE KING Drummer for The Sensational Alex American record producer STEPHAN ELLIS SCOTT WALKER
August 21, 1943 – January 7, 2019 Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher and Died February 28, 2019 January 9, 1943 – March 22, 2019
Celebrated backing vocalist Michael Schenker FRED FOSTER Former bass player of Survivor Enigmatic singer/songwriter,
July 26, 1931 – February 20, 2019 composer and producer
US record producer, songwriter and PAUL WILLIAMS
business executive Died March 1, 2019 JOE HARVARD
English blues singer and musician Died March 24, 2019
PETER RÜCHEL American musician, producer, writer
March 9, 1937 – February 20, 2019 GERRY STICKELLS and studio owner
Founder of TV concert Died March 6, 2019
series Rockpalast Tour manager for Queen and JOE FLANNERY
Paul McCartney Died March 27, 2019
PETER TORK Backroom team plotter and
February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019 MIKE GROSE ‘secret Beatle’
Member of The Monkees Died March 8, 2019
Queen’s first bass player SHAWN SMITH
DENNIS EYRE October 28, 1965 – April 5, 2019 KEITH FLINT: ALAMY; BERNIE TORMÉ: CAMERA PRESS; LARRY WALLIS: GETTY
May 27, 1962 – February 21, 2019 DANNY KUSTOW Singer-songwriter and voice of
Manager and booking agent May 10, 1955 – March 11, 2019 Satchel, Brad and Pigeonhed
Guitarist of the Tom Robinson Band
BERNIE TORMÉ MAC WISEMAN EARL THOMAS CONLEY
March 18, 1952 – March 17, 2019 May 23, 1925 – February 24, 2019 HAL BLAINE October 17, 1941 – April 10, 2019
US bluegrass musician February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019 Country music singer-songwriter
Guitarist of Gillan, Electric Gypsies, Ozzy Osbourne & more

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