Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Daniel Johnston, Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 58
He first gained a following by handing out homemade tapes of his music to people he met. He later became the subject of an award-winning documentary
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Jan 28, 2017: Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dies
For 25 years, 1979-2004, he was an essential component of one of metal’s greatest bands, playing on all of their albums of that era
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Jan. 22, 2017: Mott’s Pete Overend Watts Dies
A founding member of the beloved British glam-era band that had a huge hit with Bowie’s “All the Young Dudes” died on this day
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Jan. 21, 2017: Maggie Roche, of Folk’s Roches Trio, Dies at 65
The eldest member of the popular singer-songwriter sisters, whose 1979 debut album was produced by Robert Fripp, succumbed to cancer
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Nov 23, 2016: Elvis Presley Confidant Joe Esposito Dies
He was a core member of Elvis’ inner circle. Esposito met the singer while both served in the Army and became one of his closest associates.
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Nov 15, 2016: Mose Allison, Jazz-Blues Pianist-Singer—Obituary
The much-honored and influential performer had his songs covered by many classic rockers, perhaps most prominently The Who with “Young Man’s Blues”
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Bob Dylan Makes Post-Nobel Return
Days after receiving the Noble Prize for Literature the master returned to the California festival to perform a set nearly identical to the first weekend’s.
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Oct 8, 2016: Don Ciccone of Critters Dies, Sang ‘Mr. Dieingly Sad’
The singer was behind two of the most beautiful ballads of the ’60s. He later joined the Four Seasons and Tommy James & the Shondells
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Nektar Singer-Guitarist Roye Albrighton Dies
The original member and longtime frontman of the German-based group was just 67. They were part of a wave of popularity of progressive rock bands
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July 19, 2016: ‘Happy Days’ Creator Garry Marshall Dies
In the four-network era of the 1970s, he created the powerhouses Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Mork and Mindy. He later directed the film Pretty Woman
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