Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Molly Hatchet Singer Jimmy Farrar Dies at 67
Farrar served as the band’s singer from 1980-82, singing on the group’s ‘Beatin’ the Odds’ and ‘Take No Prisoners’ albums.
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John Wicks, of Power Pop Band The Records, Dead
He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and co-songwriter (with Will Birch) for the British group which earned modest U.S. success in the late ’70s with “Starry Eyes”
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Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Guitar Master, Dead
He’s described as one of the last of the guitar masters and was a big influence on the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, who named his band after his “Double Trouble”
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The Left Banke’s George Cameron Dies at 70
The group, described as baroque pop, formed in New York City in 1965 and scored a Top 5 hit one year later with “Walk Away Renée”
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Craig MacGregor, Foghat Bassist, Dies at 68
A core member of the blues-rock band during the late ’70s/early ’80s, and then on and off again until the present decade, succumbed to cancer.
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Motörhead Guitarist ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke Dies
The last surviving member of the band’s classic, early lineup has succumbed to pneumonia at age 67. The trio’s Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Taylor both died in 2015
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Mitch Margo of The Tokens (‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’), Dies
Their most famous song was originally a hit in Africa, then found its way to American folk singers and finally went to #1
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Power Pop Singer-Songwriter Tommy Keene Dies
Fans of power pop were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Tommy Keene, best known for his 1984 radio hit “Places That Are Gone.”
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Faith No More Original Singer Chuck Mosley Dies
The funk metal band’s lead vocalist and songwriter left the band, not by choice, after their first 2 albums. Their next LP delivered a huge hit. He suffered from the “disease of addiction”
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Paul Buckmaster, Bowie/Elton Arranger, Dies at 71
His credits include Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” and Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” among dozens of other hits.
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