RIP – Rock In Perpetuity
Mourning the loss of classic rock stars, other musical greats and related figures
Gordon Lightfoot, Singer-Songwriting Legend, Dies at 84
The legendary singer-songwriter was best known for such hits as “Sundown,” “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “If You Could Read My Mind”
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Tim Bachman, Co-Founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Dies
Along with his brothers Randy and Robbie, and Fred Turner, he was there at the very beginning of the Canadian hard-rock band.
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Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Humanitarian, is Mourned
He was instrumental in organizing the vastly successful 1985 all-star recording, “We Are the World,” which raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia
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Cliff Fish, of ’70s Band Paper Lace (‘The Night Chicago Died’), Dies
The band enjoyed two huge singles in their native U.K. But their 1974 single was their only U.S. success, rendering them to “one-hit wonder” status
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Sire Records Founder Seymour Stein, Who Signed Talking Heads, Madonna, and The Ramones, Dies
The much-honored exec was an early champion of the punk and new wave music that was breaking out of the downtown New York City clubs
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Ray Shulman, One of 3 Brothers in Prog Rock Band Gentle Giant, Dies at 73
With his brothers Derek and Phil, and several other members, the band released 11 studio albums during the 1970s
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Keith Reid, Procol Harum Lyricist, Dies at 76
“We skip the light fandango”: The man who wrote the words for “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” , and all of the British band’s songs, has passed.
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Tom Leadon, Founder With Tom Petty of Mudcrutch, Dies
The pair formed the band in Gainesville, Fla., as teens. One of his brothers is Bernie Leadon, a founding member of Eagles
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Bobbi Ercoline, Woman on Iconic ‘Woodstock’ LP Cover, Dies
“We were passing the jacket around when someone pointed out the staff. Then we saw the blanket. That’s us!”–Nick Ercoline
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Jim Gordon, World-Class Drummer for Clapton, Cocker & More —And Convicted Killer—Dies
He was one of the elite Hollywood studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew and member of landmark rock bands including Derek and the Dominos
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