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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:

 

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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.

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22 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said:

Mary Weiss being reported dead on Twitter:

 

Oh no. Oh no. Oh no no no no no...

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On 21/07/2020 at 21:43, Ulitzer95 said:

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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

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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.

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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"

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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.

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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.

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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/

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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/

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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: 

 

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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

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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

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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: 

 

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