It saddens me deeply to learn of the passing of Bill Engelhart, aka “Little Bill” of the Blue Notes. He was a talented musician with a beautiful soul that I was fortunate…
Category: Obituaries
RIP: Bob Rivers – Seattle DJ + music parody king
Bob Rivers, a beloved Seattle radio disc jockey who was responsible for creating a prolific assortment of inspired music parody songs, has recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Bob’s radio…
RIP: Bob Bennett of the Sonics
Bob Bennett, the original drummer of the Sonics, passed away recently. The Sonics were true pioneers in the rock ‘n’ roll universe, playing the kinda music we call “punk rock” years before…
RIP: Mike Korgan, aka Ken Chase – producer of Kingsmen LOUIE LOUIE recording
Mike Korgan, the man also known as Ken Chase, who produced the iconic recording of LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen, passed away recently. His son Todd Korgan wrote a beautiful obit +…
Thoughts about Christmas, Mojo Nixon, Glenn Howard, Todd Snider and funny music…..
It’s Christmas time and we’re thinking about this past year. We were saddened to lose Mojo Nixon in 2024. Mojo was something of a hillbilly mutant dynamo that delivered happy…
Remembering Dennis Flannigan
Today, I’m thinking of my friend Dennis Flannigan of Tacoma, Washington, who passed away last month – on July 10, 2024 at the age of 84. Dennis, in conjunction with KISW-FM radio…
RIP: Perry Kurtz, a stand-up comic with an unusual version of LOUIE
Perry Kurtz was a stand-up comic that performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, America’s Got Talent, and Late Late Show with James Corden, where he performed an unusual version of…
RIP: Melanie (Safka) – singer songwriter
We lost Melanie Safka last week. Like many great musicians from the 1960s-1970s, she was an iconic musician whose work made an indelible mark on my consciousness. I loved her music, but…
RIP: Sam D. Carlson, bassist of The Regents, creator of PNWBands.com
On November 2, 2023, we lost Sam D. Carlson, a man I consider a hero. Sam was a veteran that proudly served his country. As I mentioned in a 2015 post, Sam…
RIP: Fanita James of the Dreamers- Blossoms
Last month on Thursday, November 23rd – Thanksgiving day, Fanita James, another great musician passed away after a long illness. Fanita’s first recordings were with Richard Berry in 1954. Fanita was part…