Music History Events: Deaths
March 11, 2015 Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboardist for Three Dog Night) dies of cancer, metastatic melanoma, at age 67.
March 9, 2015 Eugene Patton, known as Gene Gene the Dancing Machine from the classic '70s Gong Show, dies at age 82 in Pasadena, California.
February 27, 2015 R&B singer Charmayne Maxwell (of Brownstone) dies in a freak accident at age 46 when she falls on a broken wine glass and cuts her neck.
February 16, 2015 Lesley Gore, known for the '60s pop hit "It's My Party," dies of lung cancer at age 68.
February 12, 2015 Laugh-In announcer Gary Owens dies of complications from type 1 diabetes at age 80 in Encino, California.
January 29, 2015 Rod McKuen, songwriter, poet, and composer, dies during a bout of pneumonia at age 81. Frank Sinatra's 1969 A Man Alone album was a compilation of McKuen's songs, including "Love's Been Good To Me."
January 20, 2015 Edgar Froese (drummer for Tangerine Dream) dies of a pulmonary embolism at age 70 in Austria.
January 18, 2015 Dallas Taylor, former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young drummer, dies of complications from pneumonia and kidney disease in Los Angeles, California, at age 66.
January 15, 2015 Kim Fowley dies of bladder cancer in Hollywood, California. The self-styled "Lord of Garbage" and founder of The Runaways was an infamous eccentric and was often sighted in his later days walking the Las Vegas strip with a cane, and his hair dyed green.
January 8, 2015 Gospel singer Andraé Crouch dies of complications from a heart attack at age 72.
December 28, 2014 Singer Frankie Randall, who often played piano for the Rat Pack in the '60s and entertained in Frank Sinatra's home, dies of lung cancer at age 76.
December 22, 2014 Joe Cocker dies of lung cancer at age 70 at his home in Colorado.
December 18, 2014 Larry Henley (lead singer of the '60s pop group The Newbeats) dies at age 77 after suffering with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Co-wrote the 1989 hit "The Wind Beneath My Wings."
December 13, 2014 Raoul Cita (pianist, arranger for The Harptones) dies from liver and stomach cancer at age 86.
December 11, 2014 Country singer Dawn Sears (of The Time Jumpers) dies of lung cancer at age 53. She was a member of Vince Gill's road band and sang harmony on his 1992 album, I Still Believe In You.
December 9, 2014 Winfred "Blue" Lovett, an original member of The Manhattans, dies of cancer at age 74.
December 3, 2014 Ian McLagan (keyboardist for Small Faces, Faces) dies of a stroke at age 69.
December 3, 2014 Graeme Goodall, an Australian recording engineer and co-founder of Island Records, dies at age 82.
December 3, 2014 Sonny Bivins, leader of The Manhattans, dies at age 78.
December 2, 2014 Bobby Keys, whose saxophone can be heard on Rolling Stones tracks "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" and "Tumbling Dice," dies at age 70.
November 23, 2014 Clive Palmer (of The Incredible String Band) dies at age 71.
November 18, 2014 Dave Appell, a session guitarist and arranger who produced hits for Tony Orlando & Dawn, dies at age 92.
November 17, 2014 Soul singer Jimmy Ruffin dies in Las Vegas, Nevada, at age 78. His hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (1966) and "Hold On (To My Love)" (1980).
November 2, 2014 English clarinetist Acker Bilk, known for the 1962 instrumental hit "Stranger On The Shore," dies at age 85 after years of health issues that included throat cancer, bladder cancer, and a stroke.
October 25, 2014 Jack Bruce, bassist and founding member of Cream, dies at age 71.
October 23, 2014 English rocker Alvin Stardust dies at age 72 after a battle with prostate cancer.
October 23, 2014 Jeanne Black, known for the 1960 hit "He'll Have To Stay," dies two days before her 77th birthday.
October 19, 2014 Raphael Ravenscroft, who played the famous saxophone solo on "Baker Street," dies at age 60.
October 16, 2014 Tim Hauser (of The Criterions, The Manhattan Transfer) dies of a cardiac arrest at age 72.
October 5, 2014 Leonard Delaney (drummer for The Tornadoes) dies at age 71 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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