The inevitable nature of focusing upon the rock era means that I find myself interviewing artists who eventually leave us. Here’s a list – and of course it will grow going forward – of music figures who have passed away in the days, months and years since I spoke with them.
Keith Allison
- Joey Ambrose (Bill Haley’s Comets)
- Tony Bennett #1
- Tony Bennett #2
- Bill Bartolin (Blue Ash)
- Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
- Ken Brown (The Quarrymen)
- Freddy King Cole
- Chick Corea
- Chris Cornell (by Annelise Kopp)
- Larry Coryell
- Paul Crouch
- Graeme Edge (Moody Blues)
- Keith Emerson (ELP)
- Bob Feldman (Strangeloves)
- Hardy Fox (The Residents)
- Richie Havens
- Judy Henske
- Allan Holdsworth
- Paula Kaiser (Slow Machine)
- Tommy Keene #1
- Tommy Keene #2
- Tommy Keene #3
- Greg Lake (ELP)
- Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
- Ray Manzarek (The Doors) #1
- Ray Manzarek (The Doors) #2
- Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
- Ian McLagan (Small Faces)
- Olivia Newton-John
- Joe Pascarell (The Machine)
- Lloyd Price
- Emitt Rhodes
- Sixto Rodriguez
- Hans-Joachim Roedelius (Cluster)
- Jorge Santana
- Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)
- Chris Squire (Yes)
- Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) #1
- Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) #2
- Barbara Thompson
- Nik Turner (Hawkwind)
- Leo “Bud” Welch
- John Wetton (King Crimson, UK, Asia)
- Alan White (Yes)
- Johnny Winter #1
- Johnny Winter #2
- Gary Wright
- Rusty Young (Poco)
To a man (and woman) they’re fondly remembered.