All posts tagged "obituary"

  • Bob Weir
    Remembering Bob Weir: Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Rhythm Guitar Icon Passes at 78

    Bob Weir, the charismatic rhythm guitarist, singer, and songwriter who helped shape the psychedelic rock era as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has left us at the age of 78. According to a statement from...

    • Posted January 11, 2026
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  • Mick Ralphs: 1944-2025. The Riffmaster Who Lit Up Rock’s Golden Era

    Mick Ralphs, born March 31, 1944, didn’t chase music for fame. Growing up in Herefordshire, England, he felt music’s pull early. His father, a working-class man, loved blues records. Young Mick, mesmerized by Chuck Berry and Muddy...

    • Posted June 23, 2025
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  • Brian Wilson: The Heartbeat of Harmony Passes at 82

    Brian Wilson, the soulful architect of The Beach Boys’ sound, died today, June 11, 2025, leaving a legacy woven into the fabric of pop music. Born June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, California, his melodies captured the sun-soaked...

    • Posted June 11, 2025
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  • In Memoriam: Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024)

    Feeling good was easy, Lord, when he played the blues. The world of music and film has lost one of its brightest stars, Kris Kristofferson, who passed away at the age of 88. A man of many...

    • Posted September 29, 2024
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  • Sinead O’Conner passes away at age 56

    Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer and activist who rose to fame with her haunting rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”, has died at the age of 56. Her family announced her passing in a statement, saying they...

    • Posted July 26, 2023
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  • Tony Bennett 2016
    Legendary Crooner Tony Bennett, dead at 96

    Tony Bennett, the iconic singer who charmed audiences for over seven decades with his smooth voice and timeless interpretations of American standards, passed away on Friday at his home in New York. He was 96. Bennett’s publicist,...

    • Posted July 21, 2023
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  • RIP Tina Turner: Dead at 83

    Ms. Turner passes away after an extended illness Today, the music world mourns the loss of a true icon, as Tina Turner, the indomitable Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, has passed away at the age of 83....

    • Posted May 24, 2023
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  • Gordon Lightfoot Passes at 84

    The Canadian singer was once called a “rare talent” by Bob Dylan Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk music legend, passed away yesterday, in Toronto at the age of 84. With a career spanning over six decades, Lightfoot...

    • Posted May 2, 2023
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