RIP – Rock In Perpetuity

Mourning the loss of classic rock stars, other musical greats and related figures

Karl Wallinger, World Party Frontman, Dead at 66

World Party’s biggest hit in the U.S. was 1987’s “Ship of Fools.” Like most of their recordings, it was basically a Wallinger solo vehicle.

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Steve Lawrence of Famed Duo, Steve and Eydie, Dies at 88

He earned a #1 pop hit in 1963 and formed a popular singing duo with his wife, Eydie Gormé, for decades. “I implore you to find joy every day”

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Tributes Pour In For Comic Actor, Richard Lewis, 76

A fellow comedic actor called him “a brilliantly funny man who will be missed by all. We needed him now more than ever.”

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John ‘Duff’ Lowe, Bandmate of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison in The Quarrymen, Dies

In 1958, the group—Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, drummer Colin Hanton, and Lowe, on piano—recorded a pair of songs in Liverpool. Lowe retained the only copy

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David Libert, Founding Member of ’60s Group The Happenings, Dies

He formed the popular group with fellow high school classmates from Paterson, NJ, and later went on to a successful career as a manager

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Last Original Member of The Spinners, Henry Fambrough, Dies

He was in attendance when the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023, a full 37 years after they were first eligible

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Mojo Nixon, Roots-Rocker Known For Novelty Songs, Dies on Outlaw Country Cruise

The Sirius XM host and performer of the novelty songs as “Elvis is Everywhere” and “Don Henley Must Die,” died one day after his performance

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Tributes For Country Music Star, Toby Keith, Dead at 62

The acclaimed singer-songwriter and musician had revealed in 2022 that he was battling stomach cancer

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Wayne Kramer, MC5 Guitarist, Dead at 75

The Detroit band’s influence expanded after it broke up, kick-starting the nascent punk scene.

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Melanie, Who Helped Define a Generation at Woodstock, Dies

Born Melanie Safka in Queens, NY, at 22 years-old and essentially an unknown, she performed a star-making set at the 1969 festival

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