Tag "best classic bands"
Wes Wilson, San Francisco Psychedelic Poster Artist, Dead at 82
Wilson was known for inventing and popularizing a ‘psychedelic’ font around 1966 that made the letters look like they were moving or melting.
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Robert Parker, Singer of 1966 Hit “Barefootin’,” Dies at 89
The New Orleans native began his career as a saxophonist. He later became a vocalist and scored his only top 10 hit with the classic dance number.
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The Left Banke’s Steve Martin Caro Dies
The group’s biggest hit, 1966’s ‘Walk Away Renee,” was written by a band member who became infatuated with the girlfriend of another.
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Sleepy LaBeef, Rockabilly Musician, Dead at 84
“Sleepy existed in a Gulf Coast world where the hard-driving ’50s rock and roll mixed with classic country never went away,” said a fellow musician.
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Flamin’ Groovies’ Original Singer, Roy Loney, Dies
Unlike most of the San Francisco area bands of the ’60s, the Flamin’ Groovies specialized in straight-ahead no-frills rock ‘n’ roll, sans psychedelic jams.
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Jack Scott, ’50s Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 83
The Canadian singer scored four top 10 hits in the U.S. in a brief period. Another hit, “The Way I Walk,” was later covered by the Cramps and Robert Gordon.
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Joe Smith, Colorful Head of Warner Bros., Elektra Labels, Dies
The longtime exec headed 3 major labels and was instrumental in the careers of some of music’s biggest names. He capped his career by interviewing legends
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Don Baskin of Syndicate of Sound—Singer of 1966 Hit “Little Girl”—Dies
With the arrival of punk, ’60s garage-rock, a major influence on the genre, was back in vogue, and “Little Girl” was considered a classic of the genre.
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George ‘Pops’ Chambers, of Chambers Brothers, Dies
The brothers started out as a gospel quartet, and then became a soul band fused with psychedelia. They scored a huge hit in 1968 with “Time Has Come Today”
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Barrie Masters, Eddie and the Hot Rods Singer, Dead at 63
Eddie and the Hot Rods’ pub-rock style was influenced by American R&B and in turn influenced punk groups like the Clash and the Sex Pistols.
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