Summer in Transylvania 2,174 Posted January 19 On 29/02/2020 at 20:16, Ulitzer95 said: The Shangri-Las Wiki American pop girl group from New York City, New York consisting of two sets of sisters, formed in 1963 and disbanded in 1968, Mary Ann Ganser died of a drug overdose in March 1970 and her twin sister Marge died of breast cancer in July 1996 Marge Ganser 04 Feb 1948 – 28 Jul 1996 (48) Mary Ann Ganser 04 Feb 1948 – 14 Mar 1970 (22) Betty Weiss 27 Nov 1946 – Living Mary Weiss 28 Dec 1948 – Living 06/10/1964 Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) #14 14/01/1965 Leader of the Pack #11 Featured in the 1965 film Leader of the Pack Mary Weiss being reported dead on Twitter: 5 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Mary Weiss being reported dead on Twitter: There’s also the re-releases of Leader Of The Pack in the 70s which entry should be updated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,410 Posted January 19 22 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Mary Weiss being reported dead on Twitter: Oh no. Oh no. Oh no no no no no... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,187 Posted January 22 On 21/07/2020 at 21:43, Ulitzer95 said: F (part 5/5) Funkadelic Wiki American funk band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1968 and disbanded in 1982, frontman George Clinton is also known for leading their sister act, Parliament, and later the combined collective of Parliament-Funkadelic, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 Jerome Brailey 20 Aug 1950 – Living George Clinton 22 Jul 1941 – Living Bootsy Collins 26 Oct 1951 – Living Rodney Curtis 07 Sep 1956 – Living Ray Davis 29 Mar 1940 – 05 Jul 2005 (65) Telegraph obit Ron Ford 16 Jan 1948 – 28 Dec 2015 (67) USA Today obit Mallia Franklin 01 Mar 1952 – 05 Feb 2010 (67) Mention of death Larry Fratangelo 09 Sep 1953 – Living Michael Hampton 15 Nov 1956 – Living Tyrone Lampkin 19 Aug 1948 – 30 Jun 1987 (38) Mention of death Lynn Mabry 21 Mar 1958 – Living Walter "Junie" Morrison Jun 1954 – 21 Jan 2017 (62) Rolling Stone obit Cordell Mosson 16 Oct 1952 – 18 Apr 2013 (60) NY Times obit Gary Shider 24 Jul 1953 – 16 Jun 2010 (56) NY Times obit Dawn Silva 02 Jan 1954 – Living Greg Thomas 09 May 19?? – Living Jeanette Washington 05 Aug 19?? – Living Bernie Worrell 19 Apr 1944 – 24 Jun 2016 (72) Guardian obit Debbie Wright 18 Jun 1951 – 12 Oct 2017 (66) Obit 09/12/1978 One Nation Under a Groove #9 Tawl Ross, guitarist who was once a member of Funkadelic untl 1971, died 3rd January 2024 - https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=909397630544508&set=a.279010520249892 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted February 13 Two updates: Dave Berry's drummer Kenny Slade died in May 2023 (aged 83), but just spotted now. Bass guitarist for The Cougars, Adrian Morgan, died in December 2023 (aged 80), but only reported by local press last month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Berry and the Cruisers Wiki UK pop and R&B singer from Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire, regarded as a teen idol during the 1960s, the Cruisers were his backing band for most of his career – though they were only credited on the first two singles Roy Barber 09 Aug 1944 – 01 May 2000 (55) Mention of death Dave Berry 06 Feb 1941 – Living Peter Cliffe 09 Apr 1944 – Living John Fleet n/a – deceased Mention of death Frank Miles 07 Aug 19?? – Living John Riley 26 May 1944 – Living Kenny Slade 12 Oct 1939 – 23 May 2023 (83) Obit Alan Taylor 29 Jul 1948 – 23 Aug 2020 (72) Mention of death Pete Thornton no info available Frank White 1944 – Mar 2020 (~75) Local obit 10/09/1963 Memphis, Tennessee #19 Cover of a single by Chuck Berry 09/01/1964 My Baby Left Me #37 Cover of a song by Arthur Crudup 30/04/1964 Baby It's You #24 Released as Dave Berry / Cover of a single by The Shirelles, popularised by The Beatles 06/08/1964 The Crying Game #5 Released as Dave Berry 26/11/1964 One Heart Between Two #41 Released as Dave Berry 25/03/1965 Little Things #5 Released as Dave Berry / Cover of a single by Bobby Goldsboro 22/07/1965 This Strange Effect #37 Released as Dave Berry / Written by Ray Davies of The Kinks 30/06/1966 Mama #5 Released as Dave Berry NB: Difficult to determine who played on the first record. This is useful but contradicted elsewhere. By default I've listed all members as per this. The second single used session musicians only. NB2: Managed to resolve all of the blanks in Dec 2021, with the exception of Pete Thornton, who is the only member whose living/dead status I haven't found an answer for. The Cougars Wiki UK instrumental group from Sea Mills, Bristol Dave Hack 1940 – Living Adrian Morgan 1943 – 07 Dec 2023 (80) local obit Keith Owen 1942 – 2019 (76) Dave Tanner 1942 – Living 28/02/1963 Saturday Nite at the Duck Pond #33 Based on Swan Lake, banned by the BBC as it "defaced a classic melody" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,963 Posted February 18 On 11/06/2020 at 09:36, Ulitzer95 said: Camouflage Discogs American disco studio group composed of producers Tony Bongiovi 07 Sep 1947 – Living Jay Ellis no info available Meco 29 Nov 1939 – Living featuring Mysti 04 Jul 1942 – 13 Sep 2004 (62) Discogs American disco and soul singer-songwriter from New Jersey, also known as Sondra Simon 24/09/1977 Bee Sting #48 NB: This book mentions that Mysti (Sondra Simon) was also in a disco trio with her sisters Cynthia and Tera. A little more searching reveals this, an obituary for a woman called Viola Simon who died in April 2020 at the age of 102! It mentions ten children, including the three sisters (who are all listed as deceased). It also mentions Simon's middle initial "Y" and her married surname of Robinson. This was enough to pull her birth and death stats up on Ancestry. On 16/09/2020 at 12:41, Ulitzer95 said: Meco 29 Nov 1939 – Living Wiki American disco musician and record producer from Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, real name Domenico Monardo 01/10/1977 Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band #7 Looks Meco died last year, May 26. Forum thread about it here. Wiki has it too but the link they cite isn't loading for me. Either way, very surprised it went this under the radar. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted February 18 9 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Looks Meco died last year, May 26. Forum thread about it here. Wiki has it too but the link they cite isn't loading for me. Either way, very surprised it went this under the radar. That's very sad. What a legend Meco was. If you search for him under his real name of Domenico Monardo on Google, you get a few more mentions of his death from various places. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted February 21 On 29/02/2020 at 20:07, Ulitzer95 said: The Happenings Wiki American sunshine pop group from Paterson, New Jersey, originally called The Four Graduates even though they all met whilst in military service together at Fort Dix, New Jersey Ralph DiVito no info available Tom Giuliano 11 May 1943 – Living Dave Libert 20 Jan 1943 – Living Bob Miranda 29 Apr 1942 – Living 18/05/1967 I Got Rhythm #28 Originally composed by George Gershwin 16/08/1967 My Mammy #34 Associated with Al Jolson, who had adopted it as his theme tune Dave Libert of The Happenings reportedly dead: https://bestclassicbands.com/david-libert-obituary-happenings-alice-cooper-2-20-24/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted February 21 17 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Dave Libert of The Happenings reportedly dead: https://bestclassicbands.com/david-libert-obituary-happenings-alice-cooper-2-20-24/ Thanks YW. Great longevity for a group. All alive aged 80+ up until yesterday. 4 military guys who clearly took care of themselves. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 3 On 07/08/2020 at 16:54, Ulitzer95 said: Heatwave Wiki UK funk and disco group from London, formed in 1975 with its lineup comprising of American, English, Czechoslovak, Swiss and Jamaican members, Keith and Johnnie Wilder were brothers and Billy Jones was their cousin, Temperton later became a prolific songwriter and penned Thriller, Off the Wall and Rock with You for Michael Jackson, bassist Mario Mantese quit music after nearly dying when he was stabbed leaving a party in London in 1978, keyboardist Calvin Duke also played with The Fatback Band Ernest "Bilbo" Berger no info available Derek Bramble 1962 – Living Roy Carter no info available Calvin Duke no info available Eric Johns no info available Billy Jones no info available Mario Mantese 1951 – Living Rod Temperton 09 Oct 1949 – 25 Sep 2016 (66) BBC obit Johnnie Wilder Jr. 03 Jul 1949 – 13 May 2006 (56) Guardian obit Keith Wilder 20 Dec 1951 – 29 Oct 2017 (65) Rolling Stone obit 22/01/1977 Boogie Nights #2 07/05/1977 Too Hot to Handle / Slip Your Disc to This #15 14/01/1978 The Groove Line #12 03/06/1978 Mind Blowing Decisions #12 04/11/1978 Always and Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions (re-release) #9 26/05/1979 Razzle Dazzle #43 Report of the death of Ernest Bilbo Berger, Heatwave's original drummer: https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/ernest-bilbo-berger-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 14 On 29/02/2020 at 20:16, Ulitzer95 said: Vanity Fare Wiki UK pop and rock group from Kent, their band name was based on the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, Goulden was later elected as the Mayor of Medway, Kent in 2001 Dick Allix 03 May 1945 – Living Trevor Brice 12 Feb 1945 – Living Tony Goulden 21 Nov 1942 – Living Tony Jarrett 04 Sep 1943 – Living Barry Landeman 25 Oct 1947 – Living 28/08/1968 I Live For the Sun #20 23/07/1969 Early in the Morning #8 27/12/1969 Hitchin' a Ride #16 Dick Allix, Vanity Fare's drummer who went on to become Eric Bristow's manager and co-found the Professional Darts Corporation, supostamente morto: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted March 14 Did it happen early in the morning, very very early without warning? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 21 On 28/05/2020 at 12:29, Ulitzer95 said: The Blackbyrds Wiki American R&B and jazz-funk fusion group from Washington D.C., formed in 1973 Allan Barnes 27 Sep 1949 – 25 Jul 2016 (66) Local obit Donald Byrd 09 Dec 1932 – 04 Feb 2013 (80) Guardian obit Joe Hall 1954 – Living Pericles "Perk" Jacobs 1951 – Living Keith Killgo 30 Jan 1954 – Living Barney Perry 11 Feb 1953 – Living Kevin Toney 23 Apr 1953 – Living 31/05/1975 Walking in Rhythm #23 Keyboardist with The Blackbyrds, Kevin Toney, reportedly dead: https://www.soultracks.com/story-kevin-toney-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 24 On 06/10/2020 at 13:53, Ulitzer95 said: Raydio Wiki American funk and R&B vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1981 before regrouping in 2014, member Ray Parker Jr. later had a successful solo career – notably penning the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters Vincent Bonham 20 Aug 1956 – Living Arnell Carmichael 29 Oct 1952 – Living Jerry Knight 17 Apr 1952 – 29 Dec 1996 (44) Mention of death Ray Parker Jr. 01 May 1954 – Living 08/04/1978 Jack and Jill #11 08/07/1978 Is This a Love Thing #27 Vincent Bonham of Raydio, reportedly dead: https://www.soultracks.com/story-vincent-bonham-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 28 On 25/09/2020 at 21:35, Ulitzer95 said: Nottingham Forest F.C. Wiki UK football club, formed in Nottingham in 1865, this record comprised of players from the 1977–78 Football League Cup Final team, Viv Anderson was awarded an MBE in 2000, Martin O'Neill was awarded an OBE in 2004 Viv Anderson 29 Jul 1956 – Living Colin Barrett 03 Aug 1952 – Living Ian Bowyer 06 Jun 1951 – Living Kenny Burns 23 Sep 1953 – Living Frank Clark 09 Sep 1943 – Living Steve Elliott 15 Sep 1958 – Living Larry Lloyd 06 Oct 1948 – Living John McGovern 28 Oct 1949 – Living John Middleton 24 Dec 1956 – 03 Jul 2016 (59) Obit John O'Hare 24 Sep 1946 – Living Martin O'Neill 01 Mar 1952 – Living John Robertson 20 Jan 1953 – Living Peter Withe 30 Aug 1951 – Living Tony Woodcock 06 Dec 1955 – Living Chris Woods 14 Nov 1959 – Living 04/03/1978 We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands #24 Released as Nottingham Forest F.C. and Paper Lace Various reports that European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest and UEFA Cup winner with Liverpool Larry Lloyd has died: 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 30 On 19/08/2020 at 15:06, Ulitzer95 said: Hudson-Ford Wiki UK rock band (though styled as a duo), formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1977 but later resurfaced as The Monks in 1979, drummer Gerry Conway played with Cat Stevens and was also a member of Jethro Tull and then Fairport Convention Gerry Conway 11 Sep 1947 – Living John Ford 01 Jul 1948 – Living Richard Hudson 09 May 1948 – Living Mickey Keen 04 Dec 1943 – 08 Nov 2008 (64) Obit Ken Laws 30 Mar 1951 – c. 04 Mar 2007 (55) Obit Chris Parren 1947 – Living 18/08/1973 Pick Up the Pieces #8 16/02/1974 Burn Baby Burn #15 29/06/1974 Floating in the Wind #35 28 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Drummer Gerry Conway reportedly dead: https://www.fairportconvention.com/ Did not appear on their charting singles @Ulitzer95. But I will cross-post. Cross-posting news of Gerry Conway's death, sometime drummer with Hudson Ford. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted March 30 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Cross-posting news of Gerry Conway's death, drummer with Hudson Ford. He's on a few charting singles and LOADS of big selling albums - probs shifted the most records as part of the backing musicians for Cat Stevens' most lucrative days. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted March 30 26 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: He's on a few charting singles and LOADS of big selling albums - probs shifted the most records as part of the backing musicians for Cat Stevens' most lucrative days. Gerry Conway died 29 March of MND. https://atthebarrier.com/2024/03/30/thank-you-gerry-conway/ Both charting drummers of Hudson Ford now dead. Tenured with so many @maryportfuncity, surely you've seen him in person? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted March 30 3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Gerry Conway died 29 March of MND. https://atthebarrier.com/2024/03/30/thank-you-gerry-conway/ Both charting drummers of Hudson Ford now dead. Tenured with so many @maryportfuncity, surely you've seen him in person? Yeah, as a Fairport - I've seen some of the other bands he played in (like Pentangle) but he wasn't at those gigs.Not sure, but I think he was with Al Stewart years ago when he did a short UK tour and played so close to me I walked there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted March 30 I must have seen him at least a couple of times with Fairport. Reading through Conway's Wiki page, that's quite a CV. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted March 30 2 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said: I must have seen him at least a couple of times with Fairport. Reading through Conway's Wiki page, that's quite a CV. Aye, and a form spotters paradise if anyone spams social media with pictures from the funeral Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted April 8 On 29/02/2020 at 20:07, Ulitzer95 said: Clarence "Frogman" Henry 19 Mar 1937 – 07 Apr 2024 (87) Obit Wiki American R&B singer and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana 04/05/1961 (I Don't Know Why) but I do #3 13/07/1961 You Always Hurt the One You Love #6 21/09/1961 Lonely Street / Why Can't You #42 Updated. Chubby Checker must be checking his pulse right now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted April 9 On 29/02/2020 at 20:12, Ulitzer95 said: The Naturals Discogs UK band from Harlow, Essex, managed by Brian Epstein and previously known as the Blue Beats Curt Cresswell 22 Jul 1947 – Living Douglas Ellis no info available Roy Hoather 26 Jun 1946 – Living Bob O'Neale 1942 – Living Ricki Potter 1945 – c. 2011 Mike Wakelin 1942 – Living 20/08/1964 I Should Have Known Better #24 Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released as a single by The Beatles around the same time I became intrigued by The Naturals recently. Interesting. There's this which is a possible obit for Curt Cresswell from 2018: https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/30384999.curtis-william-cresswell-curt/ There's also this, an article bearing to be from October 2023 which indicates that Roy Hoather is the surviving member of the band: https://www.thewho.info/Other0.htm Don't know if further investigation might throw something up? Difficult one, I know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,585 Posted April 9 10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: I became intrigued by The Naturals recently. Interesting. There's this which is a possible obit for Curt Cresswell from 2018: https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/30384999.curtis-william-cresswell-curt/ There's also this, an article bearing to be from October 2023 which indicates that Roy Hoather is the surviving member of the band: https://www.thewho.info/Other0.htm Don't know if further investigation might throw something up? Difficult one, I know. Thanks for this @YoungWillz! That is indeed a death notice for Cresswell. As there was only one Curtis Cresswell born in 1946–1948, plus the area concerned is also a match. As for the others, I will add a note to the listing with that Who link. The wording bothers me slightly. It says "the surviving". If they had said "the last surviving" then I would have been more happy to mark all the others as deceased but I want to err on the side of caution to make room for any potential oversights. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,035 Posted April 9 8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Thanks for this @YoungWillz! That is indeed a death notice for Cresswell. As there was only one Curtis Cresswell born in 1946–1948, plus the area concerned is also a match. As for the others, I will add a note to the listing with that Who link. The wording bothers me slightly. It says "the surviving". If they had said "the last surviving" then I would have been more happy to mark all the others as deceased but I want to err on the side of caution to make room for any potential oversights. I think we previously discussed that Hoather had a FB page which may throw some light on the others since we last talked about them. Don't know if you tried to contact him or got anything then, but it's been 4 years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
