RIP – Rock In Perpetuity
Mourning the loss of classic rock stars, other musical greats and related figures
Mike Pinder, Moody Blues’ Founding Member and Innovative Mellotron Player, Dies
The keyboardist remained with the group until 1978, and was part of the classic lineup that recorded such albums as Days of Future Passed and Seventh Sojourn
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Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, New Orleans R&B Mainstay, Dies at 87
His hit songs have been used in numerous films, including ‘Diner’ and ‘Forrest Gump.’
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John Sinclair—Activist, Writer, Manager of MC5, Subject of Lennon Song—Dead at 82
The counterculture hero was the subject of a song written and recorded by John Lennon
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Steve Harley, Frontman of Cockney Rebel, Dies
The singer-songwriter and guitarist led his band to a #1 U.K. hit with “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)”
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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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