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RIP – Rock In Perpetuity

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

The strutting, grimacing, six-string rhythm guitarist in the ’70s pub rock band had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013

His lead guitar lines, whether high-velocity or slow and measured, never sacrificed tastefulness for flash.

The U.S. manager for Apple Records, and music producer, later wrote a book on the days leading up to the Beatles’ monumental rooftop concert

The multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer was there at the beginning and played on the band’s first seven albums.

The Irish rock band enjoyed five Top 5 U.K. hits including a pair of #1s: “Rat Trap” and “I Don’t Like Mondays”

The Scottish band earned their biggest success with 1975’s Hair of the Dog. The album included a hit cover of “Love Hurts”

He first heard Elvis Presley in the 1950s and became hooked on the early rock ‘n’ roll sound–later he would help bring it back.

No one in the history of L.A. radio did more to promote the music throughout Southern California—and indeed, the world—than Art Laboe.

The coal miner’s daughter famously was born in Butcher Hollow, Ky. She earned every country music award imaginable in her six decade career

The worldwide smash, which he co-wrote with 2 others, earned Stevie Wonder a songwriting credit as it prominently sampled “Pastime Paradise”