Monday, December 31, 2012

A FINAL GOODBYE

As 2012, draws to a close, let's take a final look back at some of the names in music who we said goodbye to this year.

January 2-Guitarist Larry Reinhardt (Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond)


Etta James

January 8-Singer/Pianist Dave Alexander

January 14-Drummer Robbie France (UFO)


January 20-Singer Etta James

January 20-Singer Therese Hanserot (Destiny)


January 25-Guitarist Mark Reale (Ratt)

February 11-Singer Whitney Houston


Whitney Houston






Davy Jones
February 25-Guitarist Dee Cernile (Sven Gali)

February 29-Singer Davy Jones (The Monkees)

March 3-Guitarist Ronnie Montrose (Montrose)

March 8-Blues guitarist Bugs Henderson

March 12-Drummer Michael Hossack (The Doobie Brothers)

March 14-Guitarist Eddie King

April 17- Singer/Guitarist Brian Jack (Child’s Play)


Levon Helm

April 18- Radio/Television personality Dick Clark

April 19-Drummer Levon Helm (The Band)

April 19-Multi-instumentalist Greg Ham (Men At Work)



April 23-Bassist John Christopher Ethridge (Flying Burrito Brothers)

May 1-Guitarist Charles "Skip" Pitts (Isaac Hayes)

May 4-Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)

May 13-Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn



May 17-Singer Donna Summer
Donna Summer

May 18-Drummer Peter Jones (Crowded House)

May 20-Singer Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)

May 25-Drummer Mark McConnell (Sebastian Bach, Blackfoot)

May 26-Bassist John Harrison (Hawkwind)

June 4-Singer Herb Reed (The Platters)

June 5-Singer Bobby Durango (Rock City Angels)

June 8-Guitarist Bob Welch

Bob Welch
June 12-Drummer Dennis St. John (Neil Diamond)


June 15-Drummer Tim Mooney (American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon)


June 19-Manager Gerry Bron (Uriah Heep, Motorhead)


June 30-Guitarist Ivan Sekyra (Abraxas)

July 16-Keyboadist Jon Lord (Deep Purple)




July 24-Singer Larry Hoppen (Orleans)

July 27-Singer/songwriter Daryl Cotton


July 27-Singer/songwriter Daryl Cotton



August 7-Guitarist Stuart Swanlund (Marshall Tucker Band)



August 12-Guitarist Gary Cox (Artful Dodger)


August 15-Bassist Bob Birch (Elton John Band)





Bill Tillman
August 15-Saxophonist Bill Tillman (Blood Sweat and Tears)

August 31- Bassis Rob Grant (Sarasin)

September 2-Guitarist Mark Abrahamian (Starship)

September 5-Songwriter Joe South




September 21-Keyboardist Benjy King (Patty Smyth, Scandal)

September 25-Singer Andy Williams

September 27-Guitarist/Keyboardist Simon Oberender (Trillium, Beyond The Bridge)

September 27-Singer  R.B. Greaves ("Take A Letter, Maria")

Big Jim Sullivan

October 2-Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan



October 2-Singer Marjorie Lane



October 3-Singer Kathi McDonald







Nick Curran

October 6-Guitarist Nick Curran (Fabulous Thunderbirds)



October 15-Guitarist Rick Chadock (White Sister)



October 22-Singer/Guitarist Terry Allen (Elysium)




Bill Dees


October 24 Songwriter Bill Dees

October 26-Guitarist Jo Gunne (Fuzzbox)

October 28-Guitarist Terry Callier

November 9-Singer Major Harris (Delfonics)

November 14-Fiddler and bones player Martin Fay (The Chieftains)

November 17-Singer Billy Scott (The Prophets)

November 20-Guitarist Michael Dunford (Renaissance)


Michael Dunford and Annie Haslam


November 24-Producer/Manager Chris Stamp (The Who)

December 1-Robert J. Cavanaugh (My father-I'll miss you, Dad)

December 1-Singer Dee Harvey

December 6-Drummer Ed Cassidy (Spirit)


Ed Cassidy


December 9-Singer Jenni Rivera

December 12-Sitarist Ravi Shankar

Decedmber 13-Vocalist Keith Deen

December 24-Singer Ray Collins (The Mothers Of Invention)

December 29-Guitarist Mike Auldridge (The Seldom Scene)

HOBBY OR ADDICTION?

HOBBY OR ADDICTION?