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Category: Obituaries

RIP: Annette Williams of The Dreamers / The Blossoms

Posted on August 9, 2023

We recently learned that Annette Williams, a founding member of the Dreamers, passed away on August 1st. The Dreamers were the band that backed up Richard Berry for his first solo recordings…

RIP: Jud Cost, music historian, journalist & friend of LOUIE

Posted on March 24, 2023

We just lost another one. Jud Cost just passed away on March 17. Jud was a dedicated music historian / journalist that wrote about music that he loved. Jud was truly a…

In Memoriam – folks we lost in 2022

Posted on January 20, 2023

As the dust has settled from 2022, we pause to commemorate some friends and kindred spirits that left us last year. My friend Paul Kauppila was a major music nerd in the…

RIP: Steve West, original guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders

Posted on December 29, 2022

As I woke up on Thursday morning, the first thing I saw on Facebook was this post… “I’m very sorry to tell you that Steve West, who as a 16 year old…

RIP: Barry Rillera, guitarist of Rhythm Rockers, Righteous Bros, more..

Posted on September 29, 2022

Imagine being part of one of the first rock ‘n’ roll / rhythm ‘n’ blues bands in your county….. back when this kind of music was often marginalized by the general public,…

RIP: Scott Long – musician, promoter, multi-talent

Posted on April 14, 2022

Two months ago, we lost our friend Scott Long.



RIP: Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters

Posted on March 30, 2022

It’s a shock to learn that we lost Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters.

RIP: Sandy Nelson, legendary drummer

Posted on March 5, 2022

Last month, we lost Sandy Nelson, one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s. He was the drummer for a lot of Top 40 records, including songs recorded by friends…

RIP: Meat Loaf (the singer) and the LL thing

Posted on January 27, 2022

One week ago, we lost the singer known as Meat Loaf. His passing was announced on Facebook. His career spanned six decades, selling over 100 Million albums worldwide and was featured in…

RIP: Don Wilson of the Ventures

Posted on January 27, 2022

On Saturday, January 22, Don Wilson, a founding member of the Ventures, died at the age of 88 at his home in Tacoma, Washington. The Ventures were formed in 1958 in Tacoma…

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