RIP – Rock In Perpetuity
Mourning the loss of classic rock stars, other musical greats and related figures
Geoff Stephens, Prolific British Songwriter, Dead at 86
His many hit compositions included “Winchester Cathedral,” “There’s a Kind of Hush,” “The Crying Game” and “Daughter of Darkness.”
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Tony Rice, Influential Bluegrass Guitarist, Dead at 69
Said country/bluegrass great Ricky Skaggs in a tweet, “”Tony Rice was the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.”
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K.T. Oslin, ’80’s Ladies’ Country Star, Dies at 78
She was far from an overnight sensation. She was 45 years old when her debut for RCA Records reached #1 on the country chart and sold over a million copies
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Soul Survivors Founding Member, Kenny Jeremiah, Dies
The lead singer of the 1967 radio hit “Expressway to Your Heart” formed the group with brothers Richie Ingui and Charlie Ingui in New York City
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Bruce Swedien, Grammy-Winning Collaborator with Quincy Jones on ‘Thriller,’ Dies
The engineer earned 5 Grammy Awards. “I wouldn’t even think about going into a recording session unless I knew Bruce was behind the board,” said Jones
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Midnight Oil Bassist Bones Hillman Dies at 62
He joined the band in 1987 and played and sang on every one of their recordings ever since. He was just 62 and had been battling cancer
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Ken Hensley, Uriah Heep Founding Member, Dies at 75
The keyboardist and singer wrote much of the hard rock band’s material including “Easy Livin’,” “Lady in Black,” “Stealin’,” and “Look at Yourself”
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Baron Wolman, Who Photographed Rock Legends, Dies at 83
He was Rolling Stone’s first chief photographer. “There was an excitement to concerts. You try to see something in the face, the body language, the lighting.”
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Oct 28, 2020: Billy Joe Shaver, Who Wrote Songs of Sin and Redemption, Dies
He never earned significant success with his own recordings, but his songs were recorded by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, the Allman Brothers Band, and more
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Gordon Haskell, Unhappy Ex-Member of King Crimson, Dies
The veteran musician has described his brief tenure with his school friend Robert Fripp as “the worst nine months of my career”
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