Category Archives: Obituaries

Mexican singer El Shaka killed after denying his murder

Mexico is a land rich with tradition, and they have a musical heritage that ranks well with any country on Earth. Narcocorridos are not part of that tradition. Rather, it is part of the musical cesspool that is so disregarded that some local authorities banned this excrement. It is not that I have anything against …

June 28, 2010 – 11:30 PM | By admin | Posted in Bizarre, Corruption, Ethnic Music, Murder, Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (1)

Bo Hansson RIP

Swedish prog-rock legend Bo Hansson passed away April 24th. He was found dead in a hotel room in Stockholm, Sweden. Hansson had a stellar career in Sweden, teaming up with Janne Karlsson to form Hansson & Karlsson, releasing albums that spread out to an international audience, even catching the attention of Jimi Hendrix, who would …

May 15, 2010 – 12:24 AM | By admin | Posted in Announcements, Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (0)

Legendary singer Lena Horne dies

The Los Angeles Times reports that the sultry voice of Lena Horne has been forever silenced. RIP.

May 9, 2010 – 10:07 PM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Obituaries, Videos | Comments (0)

Malcolm McLaren dies at 64; punk rock godfather managed Sex Pistols

I’m trying really, really hard to find kind words to say about the passing of the infamous huckster Malcolm McLaren, but they’re just not coming out. The guy was a pretentious, P. T. Barnum-type figure, a poseur of the worst order. Yes, that’s harsh, but to be fair, he was also the man who was …

April 8, 2010 – 8:00 PM | By admin | Posted in Managers, Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (0)

Alex Chilton RIP

Teen icon with The Box Tops, doyen of the indie scene in Memphis thanks to his work with Big Star and a storied solo career, and immortalized by The Replacements doing a song in his honor.  Alex Chilton’s loss is huge for indie music fans everywhere, and it’s especially sad since Big Star were supposed …

March 18, 2010 – 2:11 AM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (1)

Teddy Pendergrass RIP

One of the original “Mack Daddies” and possessor of one of the most raw, masculine voices in R&B, succumbed to colon cancer today.  Teddy Pendergrass was 59 years old. Here is the maestro in action singing “Only You” live, with a follow up by Eddie Murphy which still makes me laugh to this day!

January 13, 2010 – 10:38 PM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Obituaries, Videos | Comments (0)

Steeleye Span’s Tim Hart dies at age 61

Another loss, this time from the world of Folk Music. This site is slowly becoming a necropsy. Here’s a sample of Steeleye Span, the band which Hart used to sing and play a multitude of instruments for.

December 31, 2009 – 12:35 AM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Obituaries, Videos | Comments (0)

Rowland Howard hangs up his guitar for keeps

Ironic that the last post we put up in tribute to the musicians lost in 2009 wasn’t complete. Sad news from The Age in Australia as Rowland S. Howard, former guitarist for The Bad Seeds and a fine solo artist in his own right, passed away from liver cancer. He was 50.

December 31, 2009 – 12:21 AM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (0)

In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2009

As time marches on, we will continue to lose wonderful musicians whose work touches our lives in some form or other. NPR gathers a list of notable performers and composers who met their end in 2009.

December 30, 2009 – 3:08 PM | By admin | Posted in Composers, Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (0)

Jim Carroll, Poet and Punk Rocker Who Wrote ‘The Basketball Diaries’, Dies at 60

Though many came across Jim Carroll’s name through The Basketball Diaries, where Leonardo DiCaprio looked foolish trying to encapsulate Carroll’s intensity, he was also a great musician who scored a minor hit with the song ‘People Who Died’. Carroll died September 11 at the age of 60 from a heart attack. RIP.

September 14, 2009 – 9:03 AM | By admin | Posted in Film, Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (0)