Becker died on September 3, 2017 in Maui, Hawaii. He worked with Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Carolyn Hester, Peter LaFarge, Gordon Lightfoot, Hugh Masekela, Odetta, Babatunde Olatunji, Peter, Paul and Mary, Richard and Mimi Faria and Tom Rush, among others. Walter Carl Becker, co-founder, guitarist and songwriter of the band Steely Dan, had died in Hawaii at age 67. He was the brother of musicians Eden Kane and Clive "Robin" Sarstedt. Tragedy struck the Allman legacy in 2014 when a fatal accident occurred during the first day of filming for Midnight Rider, a biopic based on Allman's book, My Cross to Bear. 4/10/201763Banner ThomasMolly Hatchet, bassist Jacksonville, Florida March 24, 1949 - February 4, 2017 Joey Alves, founding member and guitarist with Y&T, has died at the age of 63 after a battle with ulcerative colitis. When the Beatles set up Apple, Mardas, now dubbed "Magic Alex" by Lennon, was hired to run the electronics division. The line "Yellow matter custard / Dripping from a dead dog's eye" in "I Am the Walrus" reportedly came about when Lennon asked Shotton about a schoolyard nursery rhyme that they used to sing, which Shotton remembered as "Yellow matter custard, green slop pie / All mixed together with a dead dog's eye." More recent album covers include Tears for Fears' 2004 release Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. Hunstein worked for Columbia Records from 1956 until the company eliminated the photography department in 1986. Mardas lived in Athens until his death on January 13, 2017. Clyde Stubblefield 2/17/201778Alan Aldridgeartist Los Angeles, California? Derek Trucks joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1999. As they began work on the Get Back project, Magic Alex insisted that Abbey Road Studios' eight-track machines were no good. Mardas was fired when Allen Klein was brought in to make sense of the Beatles' finances. In his later years, he toured clubs and was a frequent performer Butch Trucks He was 61. 2/12/201776Al Jarreaujazz vocalist Los Angeles, California Original drummer Leonard Haze died in 2016. He also played on the soundtrack to the film adaptation of the Who's Tommy and Traffic's The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. The band reached great commercial success in 1972 after David Bowie offered them the song "All the Young Dudes." Pete Shotton, John Lennon's childhood friend during their school days in Liverpool and a member of Quarrymen, has passed away. Mardas lived in Athens until his death on January 13, 2017. Mick Ralphs left Mott the Hoople to co-found Bad Company, followed by Ian Hunter's exit in 1974. He was 76. His father was a minister, and his mother played the piano in church. 1/24/201769Butch TrucksAllman Brothers Band, drummersuicide by gunshotWest Palm Beach, Florida get off the trestle in time. In 1996, she released The Way It Is, covering songs by Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison and Warren Zevon. He left the band during the recording of their next album. 1/18/201769Mike KellieSpooky Tooth, drummer 1/10/201790Buddy Grecosinger Las Vegas, Nevada June 13, 1940 - January 23, 2017 and recorded the song on their 1965 album "Today!" In 1968, he started his own graphic-design firm, INK, which became closely involved with graphic images for the Beatles and Apple Corps. 10/22/201749Daisy BerkowitzMarilyn Manson, guitaristColon Cancer 1/21/201762Walter "Junie" MorrisonOhio Players / Parliament Funkadelic, keyboardist Trucks died of a self-inflicted gunshot on Tuesday, January 24th at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. He reunited with the original group for the 1999 PBS special "Doo-Wop 50." Tommy LiPuma, a Grammy Award-Winning producer and music industry executive, has died at the age of 80. Bradley's second album, Soon, he was invited to become a permanent member of his band. On "In My Life," the lyric "Some are dead and some are living" is rumored to be a reference to former Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who died in 1962, and Shotton. When a CSX freight train approached, not all of the crew was able to In 2004, Mardas auctioned off several items from his collection of Lennon memorabilia. Ronald "Bingo" Mundy Danny Joe Brown took over vocals in 1974 and guitarist Steve Holland joined the same year. Jimmy LaFave was a folksinger who crafted a musical style called Red Dirt music. Robert "Bo" Wagner Asia was a radio staple in the 1980s with hits such as "Only Time Will Tell" and "Heat of the Moment." Zablidowsky also toured with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and SOTO. May 1, 1943 - February 20, 2017 Hlubek wrote many of the group's songs, including hits as "Flirtin' with Disaster", "Gator Country", Whiskey Man", and "Fall of the Peacemakers." Dunbar introduced Madras to Brian Jones, 4/11/201771J GeilsJ. As a youth he sang in church, as well as with street-corner harmony groups and local jazz bands. One Nation Under a Groove. He was 66. Tommy Page Steve Lang, who joined Canadian rockers April Wine replacing original bassist Jim Clench, has died at the age of 67. Rosie and the Originals were also an opening act for the Rolling Stones at their 1964 concert at San Diego's Balboa Park Bowl. When Tennessee Three guitarist Luther Perkins died in a tragic house fire in August 1968, the role of lead guitarist was given to Carl Perkins, leading to a different sound for the band. He is most remembered for two Top Ten hits, "Do You Want to Dance" (Josie Records, 1958) and "C'mon and Swim" (Autumn Records, 1964). Howard Kaufman, long-time manager of Aerosmith, Stevie Nicks and the Eagles, has died at age 79 after a long illness. He was best known for his 1969 song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? Stevens sang on Tower of Power's 3/22/201767John "Sib" HashianBoston, drummer Cruise ship en route to Nassau, Bahamas The band reached great commercial success in 1972 after David Bowie offered them the song "All the Young Dudes." The group's commercial peak was 1981's The Nature of the Beast, which went platinum on the strength of the huge hit single "Just Between You and Me." Steve Wright March 12, 1940 - February 12, 2017 4/10/201763Banner ThomasMolly Hatchet, bassist Jacksonville, Florida Barbarella. Geoffrey James "Geoff" Nicholls, longtime keyboardist for the rock band Black Sabbath, has died of lung cancer at age 72. McJohn helped form Steppenwolf in late 1967 in Toronto along with singer John Kay and drummer Jerry Edmonton after they split from Jack London & the Sparrows, which also included Bruce Palmer, who later joined Buffalo Springfield. Peter Sarstedt, British singer, instrumentalist and award-winning songwriter, has died at age 75. Thomas was with Molly Hatchet from 1974 through 1981 during their meteoric rise to success. The youth had been employed as a part-time groundskeeper at the estate and was involved in a sexual relationship with Pallenberg. They also were featured on the Tonight Show in 1985 and released over a dozen albums. Buddy Greco Trucks was one of the two drummers in the Allman Brothers Band. Bobby Freeman He played in two high school bands: the Vikings, who released one 7-inch in 1964, and the Echoes, which mainly played Beatles covers. Valerie Carter Over the years, Cotton would open for or sit in with Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead, Keith Richards, Santana, Cream, Little Feat and Steve Miller. May 2, 1942 - January 13, 2017 Holdsworth died at his home in Vista, California, in northern San Diego County. March 12, 1940 - February 12, 2017 May 11, 1947 - January 24, 2017 Then Bo Wagner and his different groups, The Bo Wagner Review, Wagner, Hart & Co. and for several years with his partner Chet DeMilo, moved to the Tropicana Hotel on the famous Las Vegas strip and then to Caesars' Palace, plus the Holiday Hotel in Reno, Nevada, the Wagon Wheel Hotel and Sahara Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Nugget Casino and Hotel, with Liberace, in Sparks, Nevada. teacher harriet voice shawne jackson; least stressful physician assistant specialties; grandma's marathon elevation gain; describe key elements of partnership working with external organisations April 5, 1967 - September 8, 2017 December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2017 Hampton collapsed on-stage during an encore performance of "Turn on Your Lovelight" at his 70th birthday concert held at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. Ilene Berns managed that impressive catalog while adding new hits like Paul Davis ("I Go Crazy"), Brick ("Dazz") and Peabo Bryson ("Underground Music"), among others. Watts wrote a book about hiking on England South West Coast Path. 1/7/201775Peter Sarstedtsingerprogressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)Sussex, England He made his first recordings in Memphis for Sun Records, under the direction of Sam Phillips. The huge success of The Partridge Family TV show led to Cassidy becoming a teen idol and a solo career as a pop singer. Pete Overend Watts He was 76. Steve Wright Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he was involved in some of their major hits and the albums Pain, Pleasure, and Ecstasy. David Z was 38. Their original lead singer, Cornelius "Nini" Harp, died on June 4, 2013. Watts wrote a book about hiking on England South West Coast Path. Mundy left the group in the 1960s after the racially integrated band had problems touring in the Deep South. Perhaps Carter's most famous work was with James Taylor, whom she first sang backup for on 1975's Gorilla LP. May 27, 1939 - September 8, 2017 He was best known for his 1969 song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? John "Sib" Hashian Steve Wright, the original bass player of The Greg Kihn Band, has died of a heart attack. Thomas. ", which topped the charts in 14 countries. He then formed Rick Stevens & Love Power, which regularly played in Northern California. While exhibiting his Kinetic Light Sculptures at the Indica Gallery, Madras impressed John Lennon with the Nothing Box; a small plastic box with randomly blinking lights. He sold bullet-proof cars of dubious quality to the deposed Shah of Iran, the Sultan of Oman and the King of Jordan, among others. In 1996 he received the Kerrville Folk Festival songwriter of the year award and appeared on the TV show Austin City Limits. Before joining Black Sabbath, Nicholls played in the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band Quartz. Trucks died of a self-inflicted gunshot on Tuesday, January 24th at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. Instead, at great expense, he would build a 72-track studio, with sonic beams instead of baffles to prevent sounds from bleeding into the other mics. October 26, 1951 - January 21, 2017 He was largely responsible for writing and arranging the band's 1973 hit single, "Funky Worm". Bradley's final album, Bruce HamptonHampton Grease Band?Atlanta, Georgia The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast, which contains his series of illustrations of anthropomorphic insects and other creatures. Management, also represented Jimmy Buffett, Chicago, Lenny Kravitz and Def Leppard. More recent album covers include Tears for Fears' 2004 release Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. Holdsworth's innovative playing contributed to groups including Tempest, Soft Machine and the progressive rock band U.K. He left the Quarrymen a year later, shortly after Lennon met Paul McCartney. 1/18/201769Mike KellieSpooky Tooth, drummer The label went on to sign artists such as Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Masekela, Ike & Tina Turner, the Pointer Sisters, Dave Mason, Mark Almond, Nick DeCaro, comedy troupe National Lampoon, and Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. November 22, 1947 - February 5, 2017 In 1983, Shotton wrote the book John Lennon: In My Life, which was later re-titled The Beatles, Lennon and Me. 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