A surprising number of drummers have met their demise this year. Below is a list of some the more notable ones that have passed on. Robert Dorsey, 58, "various bands", cancer – died Jan. 9th, 2005 Spencer Dryden, 66, "Jefferson Airplane", cancer – died Jan. 11th, 2005 Mark Evans, 48, "Warrior Soul", strangulation – died Jan. 26th, 2005 Jim Capaldi, 60, "Traffic", cancer – died Jan. 28th, 2005 Keith Knudsen, 56, "Doobie Brothers", pneumonia – died Feb. 8th, 2005 Dick Thyne, 59, "Sandelles", motorcycle accident – died Feb. 11th, 2005 Chris Curtis, 63, "The Searchers", natural causes – died Feb. 28th, 2005 Larry Bunker, 76, "various bands", stroke – died Mar. 8th, 2005 Jakson Spires, 53, "Blackfoot", brain hemorrhage – died Mar. 16th, 2005 Ken Johnson, 53, "Steve Miller Band & The Chi-Lites", diabetes – died Mar. 19th, 2005 Russell Hayes-Cook, 52, "The Geritones", heart attack – died Mar. 24th, 2005 Paul Hester, 46, "Crowded House", suicide – died Mar. 28th, 2005 Barry Stern, 27, "Zoetrope", complications from surgery – died Apr. 1st, 2005 Stan Levey, 79, "various bands", cancer – died Apr. 19th, 2005 Frankie LaRocka, 51, "Bryan Adams", heart surgery complication – died May 11th, 2005 Basil Kirchin, 77, cancer – died June 18th, 2005 Michael Dahlquist, 39, "Silkworm", car accident – died July 14th, 2005