RIP – Rock In Perpetuity
Mourning the loss of classic rock stars, other musical greats and related figures
Al Schmitt, 23x Grammy Award-Winning Producer-Engineer, Dies
The winner of 23 Grammys–more than any other engineer in history–worked with Elvis, the Jefferson Airplane, Dylan, Sam Cooke, Steely Dan, and many others
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Mar 29, 2021: Jerry Burgan, Co-Founder of We Five (‘You Were on My Mind’), Dies
The San Francisco-based folk-rock group scored their big hit in 1965 paralleling the rise of the electric sound from what had been traditional acoustic folk
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Mar 5, 2021: Michael Stanley, Cleveland Rocker, Dies
Despite plenty of albums and routinely selling out Cleveland arenas, his band never caught on nationally. He spent his last years as a DJ on a classic rock station.
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March 2, 2021: Reggae Giant Bunny Wailer Dies
Along with his friends Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, the 3x Grammy winner helped popularize a musical revolution in Jamaica that continues to resonate
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Gene Taylor, Boogie-Woogie Piano Player With the Blasters, Dies at 68
As a teenager in Los Angeles he performed with such legends as Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker. A longtime friend called him a “boogie/blues piano master”
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Jan 29, 2021: Original Animals Guitarist, Hilton Valentine, Dies
The British Invasion group scored a #1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic with “House of the Rising Sun,” which begins with his well known intro
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James Purify, R&B Singer of ‘I’m Your Puppet’ Fame, Dies at 76
In addition to their big soul hit, the duo, two cousins from Florida, returned to the pop chart with several singles, including “Shake a Tail Feather.”
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Jimmie Rodgers, Early Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Dies at 87
He scored a #1 hit with “Honeycomb,” and went on to earn another four Top 10 pop singles. He continued to place singles on the country chart through the ’70s
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New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dies at 69
A peer called him “the heart and soul” of the influential band which came to prominence in the early ’70s as a bridge from glam and early hard rock to punk
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Howard Johnson, Tuba Man With The Band, Taj Mahal, Dies
Although best known for his work within the jazz field, Johnson’s tuba graced such classic albums as “The Last Waltz” and “Rock of Ages” by The Band.
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