JUNE BIRTHDAYS and DEATHS: MUSICIAN BIRTHDATES AND DEATHS


	a Phil Brodie Band Info Page "Births & Deaths" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JUNE: Charts ~ JUNE: On This Day ~ JUNE: Quiz ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JUNE SADLY DEPARTED ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MORE BIRTHDATES & PASSINGS January . February . March . April . May . June . July August . September . October . November . December ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JUNE BIRTHDAYS
June 1st 1974: Alanis Morissette (Canadian singer; songwriter). 1972: Dre/Krazy Drayz/Andre Weston (hip-hop, rapper; Das EFX). 1969: Damon Minchella (bass; Ocean Colour Scene/supergroup The Players). 1968: Jason Donovan (Australian singer; actor). 1967: Roger Sanchez/Funk Junkeez/S-Men (DJ, producer). 1963: Mike Joyce (drums, Smiths/Love Exchange/Adult Net/freelance). 1962: Jan De Haas (Belgian vibraphonist). 1960: Simon Gallup (bass, keyboards; The Cure). 1959: Alan Wilder (vocals,keyboards, composer, arranger, record producer; Depeche Mode). 1958: Barry Adamson (bassist; Visage, Magazine, The Bad Seeds, Pan Sonic). 1953: Ronnie Dunn (guitar, country singer-songwriter; Brooks & Dunn). 1952: John Ellis (guitarist; Vibrators/The Stranglers). 1950: Graham Russell (guitar, vocals;Air Supply). 1950: 'Charlene' Marilynn D'Angelo (US singer). 1950: Tom Robinson (singer, songwriter; Cafe Society/own band). 1947: Ron Wood (guitar; Rolling Stones/Jeff Beck Group/The Creation/Faces). 1934: Pat Boone (US Singer). 1924: Hal McKusick (US jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist). 1921: Nelson Riddle (US trombone player, orchestra leader)06.Oct.1985. June* 2nd 1980: Orish Grinstead (Irish American R&B singer; 702)20.April.2008. 1980: Fabrizio Moreti (drummer; The Strokes). 1976: Tim Rice-Oxley* (piano, bass,backing vocals; Keane). 1970: Louis Freese/B-Real (rapper; Cypress Hill). 1970: Dominic Greensmith (drums; Reef/Kubb). 1965: Jeremy Cunningham (bass, Levellers). 1962: Ian Shaw (Welsh jazz singer, record producer, former comedian). 1962: Thor Eldon Jonsson (Icelandic guitar; The Sugarcubes). 1960: Tony Hadley (vocals, synthesizer; Spandau Ballet/solo/freelance). 1955: Michael Steele/Susan Thomas (bass, vocals, songwriter; Bangles). 1952: Pete Farndon (bass player, Pretenders)14.April.1983 1949: Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.* (US singer, songwriter, composer). 1947: Antone 'Chubby' Tavares (lead singer; Tavares). 1944: Marvin Hamlisch (pianist, composer). 1941: Irène Schweizer (Swiss jazz pianist). 1941: Charlie Watts (drums, Rolling Stones). 1941: William Guest (US singer; Gladys Knight and the Pips). 1937: Jimmy Jones (African American singer/songwriter). 1937: Pierre Favre (Swiss jazz percussionist, drummer). 1936: Otis Williams (US singer, NOT of the Temptations; Otis Williams & His Charms). 1924: Maurice Kinn (launched The New Musical Express in 1953)03.Aug.2000. 1921: Marty Napoleon* (US jazz pianist; Louis Armstrong's All Stars/sessionist). 1904: Valaida Snow (US trumpeter, vocalist)May 30, 1956. June 3rd* 1974: Kelly Jones (vocals, guitar; Stereophonics). 1971: Ariel Hernandez (vocalist in the trio No Mercy). 1971: Gabriel Hernandez (vocalist in the trio No Mercy). 1968: Saffron/Samantha Sprackling (vocals; Republica/freelance). 1964: Kerry King (thrash metal guitarist, songwriter; Slayer/freelance). 1962: David Cole (vocals, rapper, mixer, producer; C+C Music Factory)24.Jan.1995. 1956: Danny Wilde* (singer, songwriter; The Rembrandts). 1954: Dan Hill (Canadian singer, songwriter, guitar). 1952: Billy Powell (keyboards; Lynyrd Skynyrd). 1950: Deniece Williams (US singer). 1950: Suzi Quatro (US bassist, singer). 1950: Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums; Curved Air/Kiki Dee's band). 1948: Carlos Franzetti (Argentinian pianist). 1947: Dave Alexander (bass player; Stooges)10.Feb.1975. 1947: Mickey Finn* (percussion; T Rex/Tyrannosaurus Rex)11.Jan.2003. 1946: Ian Hunter* (vocals, guitar, Mott the Hoople)? 1946: Michael Clarke/Michael James Dick (drums; Flying Burrito Brothers, Byrds)19.Dec.1993. 1944: Jack Wilkins* (US jazz guitarist). 1942: Curtis Mayfield (US singer, songwriter; Impressions)26.Dec.1999. 1935:* Theodore "Ted" Curson (US jazz trumpeter). 1927: Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (US saxophonist)03.July.2007 1923: Phil Nimmons* (Canadian arranger, bandleader, clarinetist, composer). June 4th 1974: Stefan Lessard (bass, Dave Matthews Band). 1964: Chris Kavanagh (drums; Sigue Sigu Sputnik, Big Audio Dynamite). 1962: Winard Harper (drummer, Winard Harper Quintet, session). 1962: Steve Grimes (rhythm guitarist, The Farm). 1961: Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (vocals, hip hop; Debarge). 1960: Fred Thelonious Baker (UK bassist; In Cahoots/Pip Pyle's Bash). 1952: Jimmy McCulloch (guitarist, Thunderclap Newman) 1948: Paquito D'River (Cuban Grammy-winning jazz & classical saxophonist, clarinetist). 1945: Gordon 'Trueman Riviere' Waller (guitar, vocals, Dou Peter and Gordon). 1944: Roger Ball (keyboardist, saxophone; Average White Band). 1944: Michelle Phillips (singer; Mamas & The Papas). 1940: Cliff Bennett (UK singer; Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers). 1937: Freddy Fender/Baldemar Huerta (singer,guitar;Los Super7/TexasTornados)14.Oct.2006. 1930: Morgana King/Maria Grazia Morgana Messina DeBerardinis* (US jazz singer). 1929: Andor Kovacs (Hungarian guitarist). 1920: Britt Woodman (jazz trombonist; Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus)13.Oct.2000. 1932: Oliver Nelson* (US arranger, composer, jazz saxophonist)Oct.28.1975. June 5th* 1981: Sebastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar, vocals; Simple Plan). 1974: P-Nut/Aaron Charles Wills (bassist, violin, vocals; 311). 1973: Dominic Brian Chad (lead guitarist, piano, backing vocals; Mansun/sessionist). 1971: Mark Wahlberg aka Marky Mark (singer, actor; New Kids on the Block). 1970: Claus Norreen (keyboards; Danish-Norwegian pop group Aqua). 1969: Brian McKnight (US singer). 1966: Gary Newby (guitar, Railway Children). 1965: Stefan Schönfeldt (Swedish guitarist; Wannadies). 1964: Karl Sanders (US guitarist, vocalist, founding member; Nile). 1964: Maggie 'Mags' Dunne (vocals, guitar;Fuzzbox)? 1957: John Fumo (US flugelhornist, trumpeter; sessionist/freelance). 1956: Richard Butler (vocals, Psychedelic Furs). 1956: Kenny G/Kenneth Gorelick [soprano saxophone, multi-reed player, Solo/Session/Guest). 1955: Erica Lindsay (US saxophone player, composer). 1954: Pete Erskine (drummer, percussion; Stan Kenton Orchestra/Weather Report/freelance). 1952: Michael 'Nicko' McBrain (drums;Iron Maiden/7x70). 1949: Jerry Gonzalez (US latino jazz percussionist, trumpeter). 1948: Frank Esler-Smith (keyboards, Air Supply)?? 1947: Tom Evans (bass, guitar, vocals; Badfinger)19.Nov.1983. 1947: Laurie Anderson* (US singer, violin; solo/freelance). 1946: Freddie Stone/Frederick Stewart (guitar, vocals; Sly & The Family Stone). 1941: Floyd Butler (vocalist; Friends Of Distinction)1993? 1935: Misha Mengelberg* (Ukranian jazz pianist). 1932: Pete Jolly/Peter Ceragioli Jr (US jazz keyboards, accordionist, pianist)11.Nov.2004. 1925: Bill Hayes* (actor, singer; solo/Broadway star). 1922: Gordoan 'Specs' Powell (US jazz drummer, Ed Sullivan Band/freelance)15.Sept.2007. 1876: Tony Jackson* (ragtime jazz pianist)20.Apr.1921. June 6th* 1980: Peter Mosely (vocals, bass, piano; Yellowcard). 1977: Camu Tao/Tero Smith (American rapper and producer)25.May.2008. 1974: Uncle Kracker/Matthew Shafer (US rock, country, rap-rock singer). 1970: James Shaffer (guitar;Korn). 1965: David White* (guitarist, vocalist; Brother Beyond). 1964: Jay Bentley (bassist; Bad Religion). 1961: Tom Araya (Chilian vocals, bass; Slayer). 1961: Dee C. Lee/Diane Catherine Sealey (singer, backing singer; Wham!/Style Council). 1960: Steve Vai (guitarist; Frank Zappa/David Lee Roth/Whitesnake/solo/freelance). 1959: Robert Hodgens (guitar, vocals;Bluebells). 1955: Michael Wallace (keyboards; Third World)? 1949: Paul Lovens (German drummer, percussionist; sessionist/freelance). 1944: Monty Alexander (Jamaican pianist; sessionist/freelance). 1944: Peter Albin (bassist; Big Brother & the Holding Company). 1944: Edgar Froese (keyboards, guitar; Tangerine Dream). 1943: Joe Stampley (US truck-song and country singer). 1942: Howie Kane/Howie Kirschenbaum [singer; Jay and the Americans)? 1939: Gary "U.S." Bonds (US rhythm n blues, rock n roll singer). 1936: Levi Stubbs (lead vocals;Four Tops). 1936: Raful Neal (blues singer, guitar, harmonica, composer)Sept.01.2004 June 7th* 1985: Charlie Simpson (UK guitarist, vocals; Busted). 1974: T-Low/Terry Brown (R & B artist; Next)? 1969: Liam "Skin" Tyson (guitarist, Cast)? 1967: Dave Navarro (guitar; Camp Freddy/Panic Channel/Red Hot Chili Peppers/Jane's Addiction). 1966: Eric Kretz (drums, Stone Temple Pilots/Talkshow/Spiralarms). 1964: Ecstacy/John Fletcher (member of the hip-hop group Whodini)? 1958: Prince/Prince Rogers Nelson (US singer, guitarist, songwriter). 1957: Paddy McAloon (guitar, vocals; Prefab Sprout). 1957: Royce Campbell (US jazz guitarist). 1953: Gentleman Jeff Graboski/Spink (drummer; Little Hans/OHO)Sept.18.1987. 1947: Melanie Martin (US flautist, saxophonist). 1944: Clarence White/Clarence LeBlanc* (vocals,guitar; Byrds/Kentucky Colonels)July.14.1973. 1940: Tom Jones* (Welsh singer). 1932: Harold "Tina" Floyd Brooks (US tenor saxophonist)Aug.13.1974. 1928: Charles Strouse* (US composer). 1917: Dean Martin (US actor, singer)Dec.25.1995. June 8th* 1985: Jamie Shaw (UK vocals, One True Voice)? 1981: Alex Band (US singer;The Calling/solo). 1971: Jef Streatfield (guitar; Wildhearts)? 1977: Kayne West (US rapper, producer). 1970: David King (drummer, composer; The Bad Plus/Happy Apple). 1970: Nichole 'Nicci' Gilbert (singer, Brownstone). 1966: Doris Pearson (singer, 5 Star). 1965: Robert 'Rob' Pilatus (Afro-German model, stripper, singer; Milli Vanilli)02.04.1998 1965: Neil Mitchell* (keyboards; Wet Wet Wet). 1962: Nick Rhodes (keyboards; Duran Duran). 1960: Mick Hucknall (singer, songwriter; Simply Red/solo). 1953: Bonnie Tyler (Welsh singer). 1953: Jeff Rich (drummer; Climax Blues Band/Status Quo). 1947: Mick Box (lead guitar; Uriah Heep/guest). 1947: Joan La Barbara (US vocalist, organ, composer) 1944: Boz Scaggs (US singer, slide guitar, guitar). 1942: Chuck Negron (vocals; Three Dog Knight). 1941: Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins (vocals, guitar; Funkadelic). 1940: Nancy Sinatra (US singer, Frank's daughter). 1940: Sherman Garnes (bassman; Frankie Lymon And Teenagers)26.Feb.1977. June* 9th 1970: Ed Simons (UK vocals, keyboards; Chemical Brothers). 1978: Matthew Bellamy (UK guitar, vocals, keyboards; Muse). 1967: Dean Felber (bassist; Hootie & The Blowfish). 1967: Dean Dinning (bassist, Toad The Wet Sprocket)? 1962: Eddie Lundon (guitar, China Crisis). 1954: Peter Byrne (singer, songwriter, guitar; Naked Eyes/solo)? 1953: Errol Kennedy (drummer; Imagination)? 1951: Terry Uttley (UK bassist, vocals; Smokie). 1950: Trevor Bolder (UK bass; Wishbone Ash/Spiders From Mars/ Uriah Heep). 1949: George Bunnell (bass, rhythm guitar, song writer; Strawberry Alarm Clock)? 1949: Francis Monkman (keyboards, synthesizer; Curved Air). 1946: Stuart Edwards (guitarist; Edison Lighthouse)? 1941: Jon Lord (UK keyboards, piano; Deep Purple). 1941: Billy Hatton (UK bassist; Fourmost). 1934: Jackie Wilson (US soul singer)21.Jan.1984. 1930: Barbara/Monique Andrée Serf* (popular French female singer)25.Nov.1997. 1929: Johnny Ace* (American R&B singer, pianist)25.Dec.1954. 1915: Les Paul* (guitarist, inventor of the solid-body electric guitar). 1891: Cole Porter (singer, composer)15.Oct.1964. June* 10th 1973: Faith Evans (US female singer). 1973: Lemisha Grinstead (vocals, female band 702)? 1971: Jo-Jo/Joel Henry Hailey (R&B/soul singer, songwriter, duo K-Ci & JoJo). 1969: Dan Lavery (bassist; Tonic)? 1967: Darren Robinson/Human Beat Box/DJ Doctor Nice (Rapper; Fat Boys). 1967: Emma Anderson (guitar; Lush). 1964: James Joseph "Jimmy" Chamberlin [drums, Smashing Pumpkins] 1961: Maxi Priest/Max Alfred Elliott (R&B,reggae singer) 1961: Mark Shaw [vocals, Then Jerico] 1961: Kim Deal [bass guitar, vocals, Pixies] 1944: Rick Price [singer, songwriters, Move/ Wizzard/ELO] 1941: Shirley Alston (vocals, The Shirelles) 1922: Judy Garland (singer, actress)22.June.1969. 1910: Howlin Wolf/Chester Arthur Burnett* (US blues singer, guitarist, harmonica)10.Jan.1976. 1894:* Punch Miller (American dixieland trumpeter)02.Dec.1971 June* 11th 1969: Steven Drozd (multi-instrumentalist, drummer; The Flaming Lips). 1965: Joey Santiago (guitarist, The Pixies). 1961: Kelley Deal (guitar; The Breeders). 1961: Kim Deal (vocals, bassist; The Breeders). 1961: Rob B/Robert Birch (UK rap artist, singer; Stereo MC's). 1960: The Head/Nick Hallam (singer, rapper, DJ, producer; Stereo MC's/Gee Street Records). 1950: Donnie Van Zandt (founder and front man of 38 Special). 1950: Lynsey De Paul/Lynsey Rubin (UK singer, Ivor Novello song-writing award winner). 1948: Alan "Skip" Skipper (drums; Pretty Things/Sunshine). 1947: Richard Palmer -James (UK guitarist, balalaika, vocals; Corvettes/Tetrad/Ginger Man/Supertramp/own). 1947: Glenn Leonard (tenor-secondary lead singer; Temptations/Temptations Experience). 1946: John Lawton (singer; Lucifer's Friend/Uriah Heep/Les Humphries Singers/freelance/solo). 1940: Joey Dee/Joseph DiNicola (singer; Starlighters/Cymande). 1934: Thornton James "Pookie" Hudson (US tenor vocals; The Spaniels)16.Jan.2007. 1929:* Lennie Niehaus (US jazz sax player, arranger, composer). June 12th 1979: Robyn/ Robyn Carlsson (Swedish singer). 1977: Kenny Wayne Shepherd (guitarist; American Blues musician). 1969: Bardi Martin (bassist, Candlebox). 1969: Giorgio Occhipinti (Italian multi-instrumentalist). 1968: Bobby Sheeman (bassist, Blues Traveler)20.08.1999. 1962: DJ Drew "Grandmaster Dee" Carter* (rapper; Whodini). 1960: Michael Hausman (percussionist, artist manager; 'Til Tuesday)? 1959: John Linnell (US accordion, saxophone, clarinet, keyboards; They Might Be Giants). 1957: Geri Allen (US jazz pianist). 1953: Johnny 'Rocky' Burnette (US singer). 1951: Brad Delp (guitar, keyboard, vocals, Boston/Beatlejuice)09.03.2007. 1951: Bun E. Carlos/Brad Carlson* (drums, Cheap Trick). 1948: Barry Bailey (guitarist; Atlanta Rhythm Section). 1944: Harold Cowart (bassist, trumpet; Playboy Band, sessionist)? 1943: Reg Presley/Reginald Maurice Ball (singer songwriter; The Troggs). 1941: Roy Harper (UK folk singer, keyboards, guitar, bass, songwriter). 1941: Chick Corea (jazz musician, pianist, keyboardist,composer). 1928: Vic Damone (US singer). June 13th 1985: Raz/Raz-B/De'Mario Monte Thornton (multi-genre singer; B2K/solo). 1976: Kym Ryder/Kym Marsh (vocals; Hear'Say). 1976: Jason "J" Brown (vocals; Five). 1970: Rivers Cuomo/Peter Kitts (guitar, singer, songwriter; Avant Garde/Weezer/solo). 1969: Soren Rasted (multi-musician; Aqua/Lazyboy). 1968: David Gray (UK singer, songwriter). 1968: Denise 'Deniece' Pearson (vocals; 5 Star). 1963: Paul De Lisle (bassist; Smash Mouth). 1957: Rolf Brendel (German drummer, songwriter; Nena). 1955: Mike Ruggelo (freelance drummer; Drifters/Martha Reeves/Coasters/Chiffons/many more). 1951: Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer; Heart)? 1949: Dennis Locorriere (lead singer, guitar; Dr. Hook). 1941: Esther Ofarim (Israelian singer). 1940: Bobby Freeman (African-American soul singer). 1918: Wild Bill Moore (US R&B saxophone player/Motown/sessionist/freelance)08.Aug.1983. June 14th 1984: Siobhan Donaghy (vocals; The Sugababes/solo). 1971: Billie Myers (UK female singer). 1969: MC Ren/Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (rapper, hop-hop producer; NWA). 1963: Chris DeGarmo (lead, rhythm guitarist; Queensryche). 1961: Boy George/George Alan O'Dowd (UK singer; Culture Club/ solo). 1958: Nick Van Ede (lead singer; Cutting Crew). 1949: Jim Lea (bass, piano, violin, guitar; Slade). 1949: Alan White (drummer; Plastic Ono Band/Yes/ not the OASIS drummer). 1945: Rod Argent (keyboards, vocals; The Zombies/Argent). 1936: Renaldo "Obie" Benson (vocals; The Four Tops)01.July.2005. June 15th* 1985: Nadine Coyle (singer; Girls Aloud). 1981: Billy Martin (guitarist, keyboards; Good Charlotte). 1976: Dryden Mitchell (lead singer; Alien Ant Farm). 1969: Ice Cube/O'Shea Jackson (rapper, actor). 1966: Michael Britt (guitar; Lonestar). 1963: Scott Rockenfield (drummer; Queensryche/Slave To The System). 1956: David Hinds (rhythm guitar, vocalist; Steel Pulse). 1951: Steve Walsh (singer, song-writer; Streets/Kansas). 1949: Russell Hitchcock (Australian lead vocalist; Air Supply). 1946: Demis Roussos (vocals; Greek singer). 1946: Noddy Holder/Neville John Holder (guitar, vocals; Slade). 1943: Johnny Hallyday/Jean-Philippe Smet (French rock 'n' roll singer). 1943: Muff Winwood (bassist, songwriter, producer; Spencer Davis Group). 1941: Harry Nilsson (US singer; songwriter)15.Jan.1994. 1933: Waylon Jennings* (US country singer)13.Feb.2002. 1929: Nigel Pickering* (rhythm guitar, vocals; Spanky And Our Gang). 1921: Erroll Garner (US jazz pianist and composer)02.Jan.1977. June 16th* 1972: Kiko Loureiro (Brazilian guitarist; Angra/Silent Moon/Blezqi Zatzas/guest). 1971: Tupac Amaru Shakur (American hip hop artist, poet, actor)13.Sept.1996. 1958: Patrick Waite* (bass, vocals; Musical Youth)18.Feb.1993. 1954: Gerry Roberts* (guitar; Boomtown Rats). 1953: Ian Mosley (drummer; Marillion/solo/guest). 1952: Jerry Hadley (US operatic tenor)18.July.2007. 1952: Gino Vanelli (Italian Canadian singer/songwriter). 1950: James Smith* (vocals; Stylistics). 1949: Peppy Castro/Emil Thielhelm (vocals, guitar, Blues Magoos/Balance). 1946: Ian Matthews (guitar, singer, songwriter, Matthews Southern Comfort). 1942: John Rostill (bass guitarist, composer; Tom Jones band/Shadows)26.11.1973. 1942 Edward Levert* (vocals; The O'Jays). 1941: Lamont Dozier (singer, producer, songwriter; Motown/Holland-Dozier-Holland). June 17th 1983: Lee Ryan (singer, Blue/solo). 1969: Kevin Thornton (vocals, Color Me Badd). 1965: Richard Hynd (Scottish drummer; Texas/Slide).Some sources give May 17th 1962: Michael Monroe/Matti Fagerholm(Finnish singer;Hanoi Rocks/Demolition23/Damien Thorne). 1958: Jello Biafra/Eric Reed Boucher (spoken word, singer, Dead Kennedys/Lard/solo). 1957: Philip Chevron/Philip Ryan (guitar; Pogues/The Radiators). 1949: Eric Campbell-Lewis/Eric McCreadle (bassist, vocalist; Middle Of The Road). 1947: Paul Young (singer, Sad Cafe/ Mike & The Mechanics)15.July.2000 1947: Greg Rolie* [singer, keyboardist; Santana/Journey/Greg Rolie Band). 1944: Chris Spedding (guitarist;Greedy Bastards/Wombles/Nucleus/BatteredOrnaments/sessions). 1942: Norman Kuhlke (drummer; Swinging Blue Jeans). 1943: Barry Manilow/Barry Alan Pincus (US singer, songwriter, pianist). 1930: Cliff Gallup (guitarist; Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps)?? 1973: David "Stringbean" Akeman (bluegrass banjo player, comedy musician)17.June.1915. June 18th* 1973: Gary Stringer (lead vocals; Reef). 1971: Alex Vanderpool/Nathan Morris (vocals; Boyz II Men). 1969: Sice/Simon Rowbottom (vocals, guitarist, Boo Radleys). 1963: Dizzy Reed/Darren Arthur Reed (keyboard, percussion; Guns N' Roses/Hookers & Blow). 1961: Alison Moyet (UK singer; Yazoo or Yaz in US/solo). 1956: Oliver Schroer (Canadian fiddler, composer, and music producer)03.July.2008. 1956: Tom Bailey* (vocals, keyboards; Thompson Twins). 1953: Jerome Smith (guitarist; KC and the Sunshine Band). 1952: Ricky Gazda (trumpet; Johnny and the Asbury Jukes). 1942: Richard Perry (US producer, own label, Planet Records). 1942: Carl Radle (US bassist; Derek and the Dominoes/Colours)30.May.1980. 1942: Paul McCartney* (bass,multi-musician,singer,writer,producer; Beatles/Wings/solo). 1938: Don "Sugarcane" Harris (US guitarist, pianist, duo Don & Dewey)01.Dec.1999. 1913: Sammy Cahn* (US lyricist, songwriter and musician)15.Jan.1993. 1910:* Ray McKinley (US jazz drummer, singer, bandleader; Dorsey Brothers/Glenn Miller)07.May.1995 1903: Jeanette MacDonald* (American singer and actress)14.Jan.1965. June 19th* 1970: Brian "Head" Welch (guitar; Korn). 1965: Frankie Bello (bass; Anthrax). 1964: Brian Vander Ark (lead singer; The Verve Pipe). 1963: Simon Wright (drummer; AC-DC/Rhino Bucket/freelance). 1962: Paula Abdul (dancer, choreographer, singer, TV personality). 1962: Franky Gee (DJ & US singer with German Europop band Captain Jack)22.Oct.2005 1959: Dennis Fuller* (Jamacian singer; London Boys)21.Jan.1959. 1959: Mark DeBarge* (vocals; DeBarge)? 1950: Ann Wilson (lead singer, flute; Heart/solo). 1948: Nick Drake (UK singer, songwriter)25.Nov.1974. 1944: Robin Box* (lead guitarist; White Plains)? 1942: Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane (vocals; Spanky And Our Gang). 1939: Al Wilson (US singer, drummer, guitar)21.April.2008. 1936: Tommy DeVito* (lead guitarist, vocals, Four Seasons). 1917: Dave Lambert [jazz singer, drums; Lambert, Hendricks & Ross]03.Oct.1966 June 20th* 1979: Charlotte Hatherley (guitar, vocals; Ash/solo). 1973: Chino Moreno (vocals, back-up guitar; Deftones/Team Sleep). 1971: Twiggy Ramirez/Jeordie White (bass; Marilyn Manson/9" Nails/Goon Moon/guest). 1967: Murphy Karges (bassist; Sugar Ray). 1966: Stone Gossard (guitar, producer; Pearl Jam/Brad/Temple of the Dog/freelance). 1960: John Taylor (bassist, Duran Duran/Power Station/Neurotic Outsiders/solo). 1960: Chris Gibson (vocals; Gibson Brothers)? 1958: Kelly Johnson (lead guitar, singer, songwriter; Girlschool)15.July.2007. 1958: Simon Underwood* (bassist; Pigbag)? 1954: Michael Anthony Sobolewski (bassist, Van Halen/Sammy Hagar). 1949: Alan Longmuir (bassist; Bay City Rollers). 1949: Lionel Richie (vocals, keyboards, songwriter, Commodores/solo). 1945: Anne Murray (Canadian singer, songwriter). 1942: Brian Wilson (vocals, piano, producer, composer, arranger; Beach Boys/solo). 1938: Mickie Most/Michael Peter Hayes (English singer, record produce)May 30th 2003. 1937: Jerry Keller* (US singer). 1936: Mickie Most/Michael Hayes (record producer)30.May.2003. 1936: Billy Guy/Frank William Phillips* (baritone singer; Coasters)5.Nov.2002. 1924: Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (guitarist, singer, and record producer)30 June 2001. June 21st 1981: Brandon Flowers (vocals, keyboards, bass;Killers). 1976: Mike Einziger (guitar; Incubus/Time Lapse Consortium). 1968: Sonique/Sonia Clarke (singer, DJ). 1967: Tim Simenon (Record producer). 1959: Kathy Mattea (country music & bluegrass singer, guitar). 1959: Marcella Detroit (vocals, harmonica, guitar; Shakespear's Sister). 1957: Mark Brzezicki (drums; Ultravox/Procol Harum/Big Country). 1954: Augustus Pablo/Horace Swaby (Jamaican reggae record producer, keyboardist)18.May1999. 1951: Nils Lofgren* (guitar, multi-musician, vocals; E Street Band/solo). 1951: Alan Silson (lead guitar, vocals; Smokie/Mickey Finn's T. Rex)? 1950: Joey Kramer (drums, Aerosmith). 1950: John Paul Young (singer: Easybeats/Musicals/solo). 1949: Greg Munford (lead vocals, Strawberry Alarm Clock)? 1947: Joey Molland (guitar, vocals; Masterminds/Fruit Eating Bears/Merseybeats/Badfinger). 1944: Ray Davies (lead vocals, guitar, songwriter; Ravens/The Kinks/solo). 1944: Miguel Vicens (guitar; Los Bravos). 1944: Jon Hiseman (drums; Colosseum/sessionist). 1936: Dave Godin (music critic, founder of labels Soul City & Deep Soul)15.Oct.2004. 1932: O.C. Smith/Ocie Lee Smith* (singer; Sy Oliver/Count Basie/solo)23.Nov.2001. 1932: Lalo Schifrin* (Argentine pianist, composer, arranger, film soundtracks). 1900: Dewey Jackson (Jazz musician, cornet, trumpet)1994. June 22nd* 1970: Steven Page (guitar, vocals, songwriter; Barenaked Ladies/The Vanity Project). 1964: Tommy Cunningham (drums; Wet Wet Wet/Sleeping Giants). 1964: Mike Edwards (vocals, keyboard, guitars; Jesus Jones). 1963: Annie-Marie Ruddock (vocals, Amazulu/Amazulu II). 1962: Bobby Gillespie (drummer, vocals; Primal Scream). 1962: Stephen Vaughan (bassist; PJ Harvey)? 1961: Jimmy Somerville (UK singer; Bronski Beat/Communards/solo). 1959: Alan Anton/Alan Alizojvodic (bass; Cowboy Junkies)? 1958: Ruby Turner (UK singer). 1957: Gary Beers (bass; INXS). 1956: Derek Forbes (bass, Simple Minds). 1955: Green Gartside (singer, songwriter; Scritti Politti/freelance)? 1953: Cyndi Lauper (US singer, actress). 1949: Alan Osmond (leader of The Osmonds). 1948: Todd Rundgren (US multi-musician, singer, producer; New Cars/Utopia/solo). 1947: Howard Kaylan/Howard Kaplan (singer; Turtles/Mothers of Invention/Flo & Eddie). 1944: Peter Asher (guitarist, singer, record producer; Peter & Gordon). 1936: Kris Kristofferson (US singer, songwriter, actor). 1762: Francesco Manfredini (Italian Baroque composer, violinist, church musician)06.Oct.1762 June 23rd* 1981: Anthony Costa (singer; Blue). 1980: Jessica Taylor (singer, Liberty X). 1966: Mark Chadwick (guitar, vocals, songwriter; Levellers). 1966: James MacPherson (drums, percussionist; The Breeders/Amps/Guided by Voices). 1965: Bonehead/Paul Arthurs (guitar; Oasis/freelance). 1963: Steve Shelley (drums, record producer; Crucifucks/Sonic Youth). 1962: Richard Coles (uk multi-musician, clarenet, Curate; Bronski Beat/Communards). 1957: Lee John/John Leslie McGregor, (songwriter, singer; Fizz/Imagination). 1947: Jimmy Castor (US singer, saxophonist, percussionist; Jimmy Castor Bunch). 1940: Adam Faith/Terence Nelhams-Wright (UK singer and actor)8.March.2003. 1940: Stu Sutcliffe* (original bassist with The Beatles)10.April.1962. 1929: June Carter* (US country singer, multi-musician, wife of Johnny Cash)15.May.2003. June 24th* 1970: Glenn Medeiros (born in Hawaii singer, songwriter). 1967: Jeff Cease (guitar; Black Crowes/Shake Your Money Maker). 1961: Curt Smith (UK vocals, bass; Tears For Fears/Graduate). 1959: Andy McCluskey (UK lead singer, songwriter; O.M.D.) 1957: Terence 'Astro' Wilson (toasting, rhyming, percusion, trumpet; UB40). 1949: John Illsley (bass; Dire Straits). 1948: Patrick Moraz (Swiss keyboardist; Mainhorse/Moody Blues). 1947: Michael Fleetwood (drummer; Fleetwood Mac) ((date from Rock n Roll H of F Inductee records)) 1945: Colin Blunstone (UK singer, guitar; Zombies/solo). 1944: Arthur Brown (UK singer; The Crazy World of Arthur Brown). 1944: John 'Charlie' Whitney (guitar; Family/Streetwalkers). 1944: Chris Wood (sax, flute, Traffic)July.12.1983. 1944: Jeff Beck* (UK guitarist; Upp/Yardbirds/Honeydrippers/Beck/Bogert & Appice/solo). 1939: Paul 'Oz' Bach (bass, vocals, Spanky And Our Gang)Sept.21.1998. 1904: Phil 'Wonga' Harris* (singer, drums, jazz musician, bandleader)Aug.11.1995. 1901: Marcel Mule* (saxophone; Garde Republicaine/Quatuor de Saxophones de Paris)Dec.19 2001. 1900: Captain John Handy* (American jazz alto saxophonist)Jan.12.1971 1900: Gene Austin (American singer, songwriter)Jan.24.1972. June 25th 1974: Mario Calire (drummer; The Wallflowers/Ozomatli). 1972: Mike Kroeger (Canadian bassist; Nickelback). 1970: Roope Latvala (Finnish guitarist; Children of Bodom/Sinergy/Stone/Dementia). 1968: Candyman/? (Los Angeles rapper; Tone-Loc/solo). 1963: George Michael/Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (UK singer, songwriter; Wham!/solo). 1954: David Paich (singer, songwriter, keyboardist; Toto/sessionist). 1952: Tim Finn (singer, songwriter, multi-musician; Finn Brs/ALT/Split Enz/Crowded House). 1946: Ian McDonald (sax, multi-musician; King Crimson/Foreigner/sessionist). 1946: Allen Lanier (guitar, keyboards; Blue Oyster Cult). 1945: Carly Simon (US singer, guitarist, songwriter). 1940: Clint Warwick/Albert Clinton Eccles (UK bassist; Moody Blues)15.May.2004.. 1939: Harold Melvin* (US soul singer, pianist; Blue Notes)24.March.1997. 1935: Eddie Floyd* (US soul singer, songwriter). June 26th 1973: Gretchen Wilson (US country singer). 1969: Colin Greenwood (bass guitar, keyboards, synthesisers; Radiohead). 1967: Mark Decloedt (drums; EMF). 1963: Harriet Wheeler (singer; Sundays). 1961: Terri Nunn (American singer; actress; Berlin/solo). 1959: Stef Burns (guitar/vocals; Huey Lewis and the News)? 1957: Patty Smyth (vocalist and leader of the band Scandal/solo). 1956: Chris Isaak (singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor). 1955: Mick Jones (singer, guitarist, Spooky Tooth/ Foreigner/The Clash). 1943: Georgie Fame/Clive Powell (singer/songwriter/keyboard; Animals/solo/Rhythm Kings). 1940: Billy Davis Jr. (vocals, actor; Fifth Dimension). 1928: Don Lanphere (saxophone;Woody Herman/Charlie Parker/freelance)09.Oct.2003 1997: Tom "Colonel" Parker* (Dutch entertainment impresario; manager of Elvis Presley)21.Jan.1997. June 27th* 1986: Drake Bell (US actor, guitar, singer, composer). 1976: Leigh Nash (singer, composer; Sixpence None The Richer). 1979: John Warne (US bassist; Relient K/Ace Troubleshooter). 1978: Stefan Arason (Icelandic composer). 1977: Sabine Dünser (lead singer for gothic metal band Elis)08.July.2006. 1970: Vitamin C/Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick* (US singer). 1970: Laurence Colbert (drums; Ride)? 1962: Michael Ball (UK singer). 1961: Margo Timmins (vocals; Cowboy Junkies). 1959: Loretta Lynn "Lorrie" Morgan (country music singer). 1951: Gilson Lavis (drums; Squeeze). 1942: Bruce Johnston (vocals, bass, The Beach Boys). 1934: Ersel Hickey (rockabilly singer; Bluebirds over the Mountain)12.July.2004. June 28th* 1986: Kellie Dawn Pickler (US country singer, songwriter). 1977: Mark Stoermer (bass guitarist; Killers). 1971: Ray Slijngaard (vocals; 2 Unlimited/VIP Allstars). 1965: Saul Davis (guitar, violin, James)? 1963: Beverley Craven (uk singer, songwriter). 1963: Andy Cousin (bass; All About Eve)? 1959: Clint Boon (keyboards, Farfisa organ; Inspiral Carpets/The Clint Boon Experience). 1945: David Knights (original bassist; Procol Harum/Ruby). 1943: Bobby Harrison (drums, percussion, singer; Procol Harum/Freedom/Snafu). 1903: Adrian Rollini (US multi musicain, California Ramblers/Goodman/own)15.May.1956 June 29th* 1979: Richard "Abz" Breen (vocals, singer, songwriter, 5ive aka Five). 1979: Baris Akarsu (Turkish rock singer, actor)04.July.2007. 1978: Nicole Scherzinger* (singer, Eden's Crush/Pussycat Dolls). 1968: Richard Battersby (UK drummer; The Wildhearts). 1964: Stedman Pearson (singer; Five Star). 1960: Evelyn "Champagne" King (R&B and disco singer). 1953: Colin Hay (Scottish-Australian lead singer, guitar; Men At Work). 1948: Ian Paice (drummer, Deep Purple/Whitesnake). 1943: Roger Spear (saxophone, Jew's harp, musical toys; Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band). 1948: Derv Gordon (lead vocals; The Equals). 1948: Lincoln Gordon (guitar; The Equals). 1943: Little Eva/Eva Narcissus Boyd (US singer)10.April.2003. June 30th* 1984: Fantasia Barrino (singer; American Idol winner). 1983: Anton Gordon (vocals, member of uk TV's created boy band, One True Voice)? 1983: Cheryl Tweedy (vocals; Girls Aloud). 1969: Tom Drummond (bassist; Better Than Ezra)? 1968: Philip Anselmo (singer; Viking Crown/Down/Necrophagia/Pantera) 1967: Peter 'Cammy' Camell (guitar; La's)? 1962: Julianne Regan (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard; All About Eve/Mice). 1956: Philip Adrian Wright (visual effects, synthesizers; Human League)? 1953: Hal Lindes (guitarist, composer; Dire Straits). 1951: Stanley Clarke (jazz bass player). 1946: Billy Brown (vocals, The Moments)? 1944: Glenn Shorrock (UK singer, harmonica, guitar; Twilights/Axiom/Little River Band). 1943: Florence Ballard (vocals, Supremes)22.Feb.1976. 1939: Tony Hatch* (UK composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger, producer). 1917: Lena Horne (UK jazz singer).
		Back to Top ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH June 1 1948: Sonny Boy Williamson I/ John Lee Williamson (34) US blues singer & harmonica player; easily the most important harmonica player of the pre-war era, he almost single-handedly made the humble mouth organ a worthy lead instrument for blues bands, leading the way for the amazing innovations of Little Walter and a platoon of others to follow. He recorded prolifically both as a bandleader and a sideman over the entire course of his career, mainly for the Bluebird record label, with many early sessions taking place at the Leland Hotel in Aurora, Illinois; most later sessions were recorded in Chicago. His final recording session took place in December 1947, backing Big Joe Williams. (killed in a mugging on Chicago's South Side, as he walked home from his final performance at The Plantation Club at 31st St. and Giles Ave., a tavern just a block and a half away from his home at 3226 S. Giles) b. March 31st 1914. 1984: Nate Nelson (52) US tenor and lead vocalist with the Flamingos 1954 till 1960 when he and Terry Johnson split to form the Modern Flamingos in 1961, also went on to record as The Starglows before joining The Platters in the mid 60s (heart attack) b. April 10th 1932. 1991: David Ruffin (50) US singer with The Temptations; he started as a background singer until in Nov '64, songwriter/producer Smokey Robinson wrote a single especially for him to sing lead on. That song, "My Girl", became the group's first #1 single and its signature song, and elevated David to the role of lead singer and front man. He went solo in 1970 (drug overdose) b. Jan 18th 1941. 2000: (June 1st or May 31st) Tito Puente (67) American musician; an influential Latin jazz and mambo musician, often credited as "El Rey" (the King) of the timbales and "The King of Latin Music". He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that helped keep his career going for 50 years. He and his music appear in many films such as The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54.(heart problems). b. April 20th 1923. 2006: Rocio Jurado (61) Spanish actress, singer nicknamed "La más grande";debuted on the big screen in 1962 with Los guerrilleros. She also played a main role in 1966's Proceso a una Estrella and 1971's Una Chica Casi Decente. While temporarily living in Argentina, she participated in a successful musical called La Zapatera Prodigiosa. After teaming with composer Manuel Alejandro, Rocío became a major and beloved figure on the Latin music scene, acclaimed throughout America and Spain after releasing Muera el Amor and Señora &other hits. (diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 and treated for liver failure 2 months before she sadly died from heart failure) b. Sept 18th 1944. 2007: Tony Ulysses Thompson (31) American R&B/soul singer and the lead vocalist of the R&B group Hi-Five. The quintet's self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and created several hits, including "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)," "I Can't Wait Another Minute," and "Just Another Girlfriend". He went solo in 1995 and reformed Hi-Five in 2005.(drug over-dose; he died of a freon aka huffing overdose, confirmed through autopsy results).b. Sept 2nd 1975. June 2 1937: Louis Vierne (66) French organist, composer; born nearly blind due to congenital cataracts but at an early age was discovered to have an unusual gift for music. He considered one of the greatest musical improvisers of his generation. Most of his works were never written down. His few improvisations that were preserved on early phonograph recordings sound like finished compositions. He took his successful music and concerts worldwide (suffered a stroke while giving his 1750th organ recital at Notre-Dame de Paris. He had thus fulfilled his often stated lifelong dream - to die at the console of the great organ of Notre-Dame) b. Oct 8th 1870. 1987: Andres Segovia (94) Spanish classical guitarist; he is considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern music scholars. Segovia claimed that he "rescued the guitar from the hands of flamenco gypsies," and built up a classical repertoire to give the guitar a place in orchestrial concert halls (heart attack) b. Feb 21st 1893. 1987: Sammy Kaye (77) US reeds player, band leader of one of the so-called "Sweet" bands,whose tag line "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye" became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era, backing the likes of Nat King Cole & Perry Como, he made a large number of records for Vocalion Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Records, and the American Decca label. (?) b. March 13th 1910. 1990: Steve "Stiv" Bators (40) US punk singer, guitarist; Dead Boys, Lords of the New Church. He co-starred in the John Waters film 'Polyester' and made a guest appearence as "Dick Slammer," the lead singer of "The Blender Children" in the 1988 film Tapeheads. (died in his sleep of a concussion after being struck to the ground by a taxi in Paris, France). b. Oct 22nd 1949. 1999: Franklin Delano Alexander "Junior" Braithwaite (46) Jamaican singer; one of the founders of, and the first lead singer of The Wailers, he was with the band for eight months and sung lead on such songs as, "Habits," "Straight and Narrow Way," "Don't Ever Leave Me," and "It Hurts To Be Alone". He left the band in 1964 and moved to the United States with hopes of pursuing a medical career. (gun shot; murdered in the home of a fellow musician in Kingston, leaving only Bunny Wailer and Beverley Kelso as surviving members of the original Wailers) b. April 4th 1949 2006: Vince Welnick (55) American keyboardist, best known for playing with the band The Tubes during the 1970s and 1980s and with the Grateful Dead in the 1990s. He also became involved in solo efforts, formed and played in the band Missing Man Formation, and is a is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (possible suicide) b. February 21st 1951. 2007: Haneken/Kentaro Haneda (58) Japanese pianist, composer and arranger of popular anime and movies and video game music. He also taught as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music. (liver cancer). b. January 12th 1949 2008: Bo Diddley/Ellas Otha Bates (79) American rock and roll and blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist; often cited as a key figure in the transition from blues to rock and roll, he introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged guitar sound. He was also known for his characteristic rectangular guitar. (heart failure) b. Dec 30th 1928. June 3 1875: Georges Bizet (36) French composer of piano and opera, famous for his dramatic music and for the opera Carmen (The reception of Carmen left him acutely depressed; he fell victim to another attack of quinsy and soon after suffered two heart attacks from which he died).b. Oct 25th 1838. 1899: Johann Strauss II /Jr (73) Vienna's greatest composer of light music, a self-taught musician who established a musical dynasty in Vienna. The son of the famous “Waltz King,” he became the leading composer of late 19th-century Viennese operetta. He wrote only one ballet score, Cinderella, which was discovered after his death. (died from pneumonia in Vienna) b. Oct 25th 1899. 1975: Ozzie Nelson (69) American 40's & 50's radio and TV show presenter, entertainer and bandleader. He also originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet radio and television series with his wife and two sons. Ricky Nelson's father (cancer). b. March 21st 1906. 2006: Johnny Grande (76) US pianist and accordionist; original member of Bill Haley's backing band, The Comets. He was one of the musicians involved in the classic 1954 recording of "Rock Around the Clock". He also appeared with the band in most of their motion picture appearances, including Rock Around the Clock and Don't Knock the Rock. He left the group in late 1962 or early 1963, following a tour of Germany. In 1987, he reunited with other members of the 1954-55 Comets and continued to tour the world and record until the spring of 2006 when ill health forced him to retire (He died in his sleep in Clarksville, Tennessee of cancer-related causes) b. Jan 14th 1930. June 4 1992: Harold 'Geezil' Minerve (70) Cuban freelance alto saxophonist; toured with Ray Charles and was the musical director for Arthur Prysock. He worked with Buddy Johnson from 1949-1957, then with Mercer Ellington in 1960, Ray Charles 1962-64, and then Arthur Prysock. In 1971 he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, filling Johnny Hodges's spot after Hodges's death. He remained with the Ellington Orchestra until 1974, then returned to play with Mercer Ellington. (?). b. Jan 3rd 1922. 1994: Derek 'Lek' Leckenby (51) English guitarist, most famous for his work with Herman's Hermits. He played on many of the band's early hits and composed songs with band. He wnt on to be sort after session player (cancer) b. May 14th 1994. 1997: Johnny "Hammond" Smith (53) American organist; renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ, thus earning "Hammond" as a nickname. One of his bands featured Etta Jones and Houston Person. His career took off as he was serving as accompanist to singer Nancy Wilson. One of his last accomplishments also included Nancy Wilson. He wrote the song "Quiet Fire" for her "Nancy Now" release in 1989. () b. Dec 16th 1933. 1997: Ronnie Lane (53) UK bassist and co-founder of Small Faces and Faces; left Faces in 1973 and formed his own band, Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, in 1973 to record the hit singles "How Come" a UK No. 11 and "The Poacher", then the album "Anymore For Anymore", showcasing his own blend of UK rock, folk, and country music. Moved to Texas US in the 80's (pneumonia) b. April 1st 1946. 2001: John Hartford (63) US folk singer, guitar, fiddle, banjo, songwriter and double Emmy Award Winner; writer of Gentle On My Mind, this country and bluegrass composer and musician is known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore.(Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) b. Dec 30th 1937. 2004: Steve Lacy/Steven Norman Lackritz (59) Jazzman, soprano saxophonist; from New York New York, was a jazz soprano saxophonist. In 1992, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, nicknamed the "genius grant" (cancer) b. July 23rd 1934. 2006: Peter Greenwell (76) UK composer and pianist known for his work with Noel Coward who later developed a tribute show described by Alan Jay Lerner as "the best Noel Coward since Noel Coward. 2006: Raul Indipwo (72) Portuguese singer, member of Duo Ouro Negro band (cancer). b. ??? 2006: Richard Kapp (69) American conductor; Richard Kapp founded the chamber orchestra Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York in 1968 and has been their Artistic Director since then. The orchestra became a fixture on the New York-area musical scene until it suspended concerts in 2004, when he became ill. (cancer) b. October 9th 1936. 2007: Freddie Scott (74) American singer; began his career as a songwriter for Colpix Records, along with Carole King and Gerry Goffin, famous for his chart-topping hit "Hey, Girl" (heart attack) b. April 24th 1933. 2008: Bill Finegan (91) American jazz arranger and bandleader; one of the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra's best-known originals. Following this he found work in advertising, writing music for commercials. In the 1970s he arranged for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Mel Lewis's orchestra. He taught jazz at the University of Bridgeport in the 1980s.(pneumonia) b. April 3rd 1917. June 5 1990: Jim Hodder (42) drummer, Steely Dan (drowned in his swimming pool) 1990: Richard Sohl (37) keyboard player, the Patti Smith group () 1993: Conway Twitty (59) US country singer, guitarist (Abdominal aneurysm) 1999: Mel Torme (73) Jazz singer with a light, high-tenor voice, songwriter (stroke) 1999: Ernie Wilkins (76) jazz & bop tenor sax player, alto sax; while in Denmark he formed the "Almost Big Band" so he could write for a band of his own formation. The idea was partly inspired by his wife Jenny, noted American ex-patriates like Kenny Drew and Ed Thigpen joined the band.() 2002: Dee Dee Ramone (49) bass guitarist; The Ramones (drug overdose) 2006: Elizabeth Fretwell (85) Australian prima donna opera singer best known for her performances with the Sadler's Wells company (). June 6 1966: Claudette Orbison (25) Roy Orbison's first wife (killed when a truck pulled out of a side road and collided with the motorbike that she and her husband were riding on) 1968: George Wettling (60) American Jazz drummer; worked with the big bands of Artie Shaw, Bunny Berigan, Red Norvo, Paul Whiteman, and even Harpo Marx: but he was at his best for his work in small 'hot' bands led by Eddie Condon, Muggsy Spanier, and himself (?). 1986: Dick Rowe (?) Record producer for Decca / turned down the Beatles (diabetes) 1996: William Palmer invented the magnetic tape recorder 2001: Professor Douglas Gordon Lilburn (85) a prolific and influential New Zealand composer, described as "the elder statesman of New Zealand music" and the "grandfather of New Zealand music," (died peacefully at his home in Wellington) 2002: Robbin Crosby (42) US guitarist with Ratt; he also later worked as a producer for metal band Lillian Axe (heroin overdose). 2003: Dave Rowberry (62) Keyboard player; Animals, sessionist, freelance (heart attack) 2006: Hilton Ruiz (54) jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban mold, also a talented bebop & blues player (he was found unconscious on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on May 19. Police concluded that Ruiz stumbled and fell. As a result of the accident, Ruiz was in a coma from which he never regained consciousness) 2006: Billy Preston (59) solo/session keyboard player with The Beatles, Rolling Stones among many others (Although he received a kidney transplant in 2002, his health continued to deteriorate. He died of complications of malignant hypertension that resulted in kidney failure and other complications. He had been in a coma since November 21, 2005) 2006: Hilton Ruiz (54) Puerto Rican-American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop player. (died from injuries 18 days after a fall; he was found unconscious on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Police concluded that he stumbled and fell, not been attacked). June 7 1976: : Bobby Hackett (60) US jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet and guitar with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and many others (heart attack). 1998: Wally Gold (70) hugely successful songwriter/producer, partner of Aaron Schroeder (colitis) 2006: Quorthon/Ace Börje Forsberg (38) Swedish bassist, songwriter and leader of the band Bathory; His fans considered him the father of both the black metal and viking metal genres, the latter having a more evolved and operatic style. He composed the music and wrote the lyrics on all of Bathory's albums (heart failure) 2006: Carl Dengler (91) blind New York bandleader, percussionist; The Buster Brown Boys () June 8 1987: Yogi Horton (33) session drummer, B-52's (jumped from a 17th floor hotel window, after telling his wife he was tired of living in the shadow of Luther Vandross) 1993: Root Boy Slim/Foster MacKenzie 111 (48) singer-songwriter; Root Boy Slim & his Sex Change Band (died in his sleep in his home in Orlando) 2000: Abe Lincoln (93) Jazz trombonist; Ozzie Nelson & His Orch, session, freelance. One of three "president" jazzmen, along with trumpeter, Thomas Jefferson and trombonist, George Washington, performed in many Dixieland settings during the late '40s and throughout the '50s, freelanced throughout the '60s 70s and '80s, played with Wingy Manone, Rampart Street Paraders, Red Nichols, Bob Scobey,Wild Bill Davison, Pete Fountain, Matty Matlock.() Šaban Bajramovic (72) Serbian Romani musician; he has made around 20 albums and about 50 singles and composed 650 compositions (heart attack) b. April 16th 1936. June 9 1992: Clarence Horatio "Big" Miller (69) US jazz trombonist, big voiced singer; one of the last old time 'blues shouters', men with voices so powerful they could sing over an entire big band without using a microphone. In the days before the wide spread use of microphones and audio amplifiers, only those performers who could be clearly heard by theatre-goers sitting in the back row of seats had any chance of employment () 2006: Vern Williams (76) Bluegrass mandolin player and singer; is generally accepted as the father of bluegrass music on the West Coast of the United States.() June 10 1982: Addie Harris (42) singer; Shirelles (heart attack, after show in Atlanta) 1992: Nat Pierce (66) Jazz pianist; perhaps best-known for being pianist and and arranger for the Woody Herman band (complications from an abdominal infection) 1996: Alan David Blakley (54) rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals; Tremeloes (cancer) 2004: Ray Charles/Ray Charles Robinson (73) singer, pianist (complications from liver disease) 2004: Graeme Kelling (47) Scottish guitarist; Deacon Blue (pancreatic cancer) 2006: Ruddy Thomas (54) Jamaican singer, songwriter, producer, studio engineer (collapsed and died of a heart attack while performing on stage at the Popular Song Street Blocker in Port Antonio). June 11 1982: Al Rinker (74) American pianist, vocalist, composer; The Rhythm Boys () June 12 1957: Jimmy Dorsey (53) an accomplished reed player, specializing in alto saxophone and clarinet, and one of the top bandleaders of the swing era. In the early and late periods of his career, he co-led bands with his younger brother Tommy (throat cancer) 1963: : Bob Scobey (46) American dixieland trumpeter, bandleader; began his career playing in dance orchestras and nightclubs in the 1930s. In 1938 he worked as second trumpeter for Lu Watters in the Yerba Buena Jazz Band. By 1949 he wanted to create his own sound, setting up the Bob Scobey's Frisco Band (cancer). 2008: Danny Davis (83) American country musician; band leader, vocalist producer and founder / leader of the Nashville Brass (cardiac arrest) b. April 29th 1925 June 13 1917: Teresa Carreño (63) Venezuelan conductor and pianist () 1972: Clyde McPhatter (39) Lead singer and founder of The Drifters who later went on to a solo career. One of the most influential R&B singers of the '50s and '60s, his name and voice loomed so much larger than that of the group the Drifters, which he founded in 1953. (died of a heart attack in Teaneck, New Jersey) 1986: Benny Goodman (77) clarinet, conductor, bandleader; was the first celebrated bandleader of the Swing Era, dubbed "The King of Swing," his popular emergence marking the beginning of the era. He was an accomplished clarinetist whose distinctive playing gave an identity both to his big band and to the smaller units he led simultaneously.(heart attack) 2001: Makanda Ken McIntyre (69) US jazz saxophonist, multi-musician and composer; recorded thirteen albums, one of which was released posthumously. He composed well over 400 compositions, and wrote about 200 arrangements, reflecting different aspects of his Caribbean and African American roots, including blues, straight-ahead jazz, avant-garde, and calypso (heart attack). 2005: David Diamond (89) US composer of classical music. (heart failure). June 14 1989: Pete De Freitas (27) Spanish drummer with Echo & The Bunnymen (motorcycle accident) 1994: Henry Mancini (70) Composer and conductor; was not the first composer to introduce jazz elements into film and television scoring, but he was the first to become wildly successful with the public, particularly with the slinky, playful theme for the Pink Panther movies and the brassy, big band sound of the TV series Peter Gunn.(cancer) 1995: Rory Gallagher (48) Irish rock/blues guitar virtuoso, singer, Taste/solo. Rory also played the mandolin, the accordion, the harmonica, the resonator guitar, piano and saxophone (died in London from chest infection following a liver transplant) 2003: Volker Kriegel (59)German jazz guitarist; perhaps most noteworthy for his contributions to the European jazz rock genre and for his collaborations with the American vibraphonist Dave Pike. In 1975 he was a founding member of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble (?). 2008: Jamelão/José Bispo Clementino dos Santos (95) Brazilian samba singer; began as a tamborim player, later became a crooner in the samba-canção style, also was the official singer at samba school Mangueira's carnaval parades and has toured Europe as a solo performer (multiple organ failure) b. May 12th 1913. 2008: Esbjörn Svensson (44) Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz band Esbjörn Svensson Trio, also known as E.S.T. His band E.S.T. was the first European jazz combo to make the front page of the American jazz magazine Down Beat in May of 2006 (scuba diving accident) b. April 16th 1964 June 15 1996: Ella Fitzgerald (78) US jazz singer; some say "The First Lady of Song", she was blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang.(Complications from diabetes) 2006: Betty Curtis (70) Italian singer, winner of Sanremo Music Festival in 1961 with Luciano Tajoli. June 16 1939: William Henry "Chick" Webb () drummer, Chick Webb Band; perched high upon a platform, he used custom-made pedals, goose-neck cymbal holders, a 28-inch bass drum and a wide variety of other percussion instruments to create thundering solos of a complexity and energy that paved the way for Buddy Rich, who studied Webb intensely (after a major operation in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he died, his last words reportedly were, "I'm sorry, I've got to go.") 1982: James Honeyman-Scott (25) Guitarist, Pretenders (died of a cocaine & heroin overdose) 1994: Kristen Pfaff (26) bassist, Hole (found dead in her bathtub due to a heroin overdose) 1997: John Wolters (52) drummer with Dr. Hook (cancer) 1999: Screaming Lord Sutch/ David Sutch (56) singer, politician. UK's first long-haired pop star-boasting hair over 18 inches long and the self-styled lord was Britain's longest-serving political leader, standing in nearly 40 elections (suffered from bipolar disorder and ended up committing suicide by hanging himself) 2007: Donna King Conkling (88) American singer; member of The King Sisters.() 2008: Margaret Kitchin (94) British pianist, born in Switzerland but long resident in the UK; strongly associated with contemporary music and gave many premieres of works by composers such as Michael Tippett, Thea Musgrave and Peter Racine Fricker (?) b. March 23rd 1914. June 17 1984: Klavdiya Shulzhenko (78) Soviet jazz & pop singer; the most popular female singer of the Soviet Union before the rise of Alla Pugachova's star in the 1970s & became the first female pop singer to be named People's Artist of the USSR in 1971.() 1986: Kate Smith (79) US singer; appeared in films, starring in The Big Broadcast of 1932 and This Is the Army in 1943; from 1951 to 1954, she also hosted an afternoon television program.(diabetes) 2005: Karl Mueller (42) bassist in the rock-grunge band Soul Asylum (throat cancer) June 18 2006: Gica Petrescu (91) Romanian singer (he was due to receive the national award "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualitati". The award was canceled, as he died that very morning). 2007: Bill Barber (87) US jazz tuba player, played with Miles Davis and John Coltrane (heart failure). 2007: Hank Medress (68) American singer and record producer, also a member of The Tokens () June 19 2006: Duane Roland (53) US guitarist in the Ball Brothers Band, Molly Hatchet and Gator County (natural causes). 2007: El Fary/José Luis Cantero Rada (69) Spanish singer, actor (lung cancer). June 20 1973: Bruce Tate (?) tenor vocals, Penguins (?) 1983: Sadik Hakim/Argonne Thornton (64) UK jazz pianist, composer, sessionist; was on part of Charlie Parker's famous "Ko Ko" session, and gigged regularly with Lester Young () 1997: Lawrence Payton (59) songwriter, tenor vocalist with The Four Tops (liver cancer) 2006: Claydes Charles Smith (57) co-founder, lead guitarist of Kool & The Gang (Illness forced him to stop touring with the group in January. He passed away due to an unknown prolonged illness) June 21 1945: Mike Jackson (56) American acid jazz/jazz-funk composer, pianist (?). 1966: Reg Calvert (?) manager, The Fortunes (shot dead by a business rival William Smedley during a confrontation) 1979: Angus MacLise (34) 1st drummer, Velvet Underground (Died of tuberculosis in Kathmandu) 1980: Bert Kaempfert (56) German producer, arranger, composer, bandleader. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strangers in the Night" and "Spanish Eyes". (heart seizure while at his home in Mallorca, resting up after a triumphant British tour) 2001: John Lee Hooker (83) blues guitarist, singer, songwriter. He performed in a half-spoken style that became his trademark. His guitar playing is closely aligned with piano Boogie Woogie. He would play the walking bass pattern with his thumb, stopping to emphasize the end of a line with a series of trills, done by rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs. (died in his sleep) 2007: Georg Danzer (60) Austrian singer, songwriter (lung cancer). June 22 1969: Judy Garland (47) singer, actress; as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, 1939, won her a special Oscar and gave her a theme song for the rest of her life: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." (overdose of sleeping tablets) 1977: Peter Laughner (24) guitarist, vocals, Rocket From the Tombs/ Pere Ubu (acute pancreatitis, brought on by drug and alcohol) 1987: Fred Astaire/Frederick Austerlitz (88) U.S. dancer and singer of stage and movies; the most celebrated dancer in the history of film, with appearances in 31 movie musicals between 1933 and 1968 (pneumonia) 1988: Jesse Ed Davis (43) Session guitarist, full-blooded Kiowa Indian, one of the most sort after session guitarists of the late 60's and 70's (suspected drug overdose) 1993: Emmett Berry (77) jazzman, trumpet player; freelance () 1997: Ted Gärdestad (41) Swedish singer and songwriter (death generally considered suicide, by running in front of a train, but could have been to do with his schizophrenia) 1998: Benny Green (70) UK sax player, radio presenter, DJ (cancer). 2002: Matt Dennis (88) was a singer, bandleader, arranger, and writer of music for popular music songs.(pneumonia) 2007: Billie Beatty (73) gifted and flamboyant lead guitarist; an icon in Washington gospel quartet circles for decades (heart attack) June 23