Among the sale was Lennon's leather collar worn during 1967 and 1968 (at the launch party for the Sgt. Mario Maglieri 's "Run's House" and Beastie Boys' "Shadrach." He is the brother of musician Brett Cartwright, who has played bass guitar for Joan Jett, David Johansen, and Shayne Fontayne. The Outsiders had a hit in 1966 with "Time Won't Let Me". at the Bay Area Music ("Bammy") Awards. Hans Vermeulen was a Dutch singer, composer, producer, guitarist and keyboard player best known as a member of Sandy Coast. He is the brother of musician Brett Cartwright, who has played bass guitar for Joan Jett, David Johansen, and Shayne Fontayne. His biggest hit, however, was as the singer for Climax; the band had a number 3 hit in 1972 with "Precious And Few". Together they had three children (Brett, Cassandra and Mark) before Bert died of heart failure on December 30, 1967. In the 1970s, Mardas worked as a security consultant. Mardas said he planned to donate the money to a charity in Greece. August 17, 1949 - March 22, 2017 Starbuck split up in 1980, but reunited for a series of well-received reunion shows from 2013 to 2016. In the 1960s and 1970s, he designed a number of rock album covers, including the Who's Starbuck had a soft rock radio hit with their debut single "Moonlight Feels Right", which reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts of 1976. Sympathy for the Devil, and in the Jane Fonda cult classic Mike Kellie, the original drummer for Spooky Tooth, has died after a short illness. He is preceded in death by band mates Duane Allman, bassist Berry Oakley (both died in motorcycle accidents) and drummer Butch Trucks. As an actor, he appeared in the 1996 film Sling Blade, playing the role of Morris, the songwriting band manager. Cotton also worked in rock music. Tommy Page, singer and music executive, known for his 1990 number 1 hit "I'll Be Your Everything" has died at age 46 of an apparent suicide. Wetton also worked as a session bass player, and collaborated with many members of progressive rock bands such as Yes (including Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Geoff Downes, Alan White, Billy Sherwood and Peter Banks), Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, and Genesis (Steve Hackett). With his brother, Duane Allman, Gregg made music together throughout their teen years (early bands included "Hour Glass" and "The Allman Joys"). He was 81. 4/9/201775Bob WoottonJohnny Cash, guitarist?Gallatin, Tennessee Paul O'Neill, a rock music producer and the creative force behind Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died from an undisclosed chronic illness. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Nicholls' worked on every Black Sabbath album from Freeman appeared on American Bandstand and toured with musicians Fats Domino, the Coasters, and Jackie Wilson. the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting. When the Beatles set up Apple, Mardas, now dubbed "Magic Alex" by Lennon, was hired to run the electronics division. Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he was involved in some of their major hits and the albums Pain, Pleasure, and Ecstasy. Buckmaster also played with Bowie and his band in the recordings for the original soundtrack to the science fiction film The Man Who Fell to Earth. Trucks was married to Melinda Trucks for more than 40 years. Jimmy LaFave 1/18/201779Howard KaufmanManager Watts wrote a book about hiking on England South West Coast Path. Greco appeared with the Rat Pack on stage and TV as well as being a favorite on the Las Vegas strip. Alves played on Y&T's first 8 albums, including the classic LPs Earthshaker, Down for the Count, and In Rock We Trust. 1/18/201779Howard KaufmanManager Scott Warren (Dio) handled keyboard duties on the 2007 Heaven and Hell tour. Hlubek wrote many of the group's songs, including hits as "Flirtin' with Disaster", "Gator Country", Whiskey Man", and "Fall of the Peacemakers." Within days, Cash asked Wootton to join the tour as the new lead guitarist. When a CSX freight train approached, not all of the crew was able to been reported that the famed DJ Murray the K played the song 26 times during one of his shows! When Tennessee Three guitarist Luther Perkins died in a tragic house fire in August 1968, the role of lead guitarist was given to Carl Perkins, leading to a different sound for the band. 1/24/201769Butch TrucksAllman Brothers Band, drummersuicide by gunshotWest Palm Beach, Florida John Warren "J." 4/11/201771J GeilsJ. He was 74. Early in his solo career, Cotton was an opening act for Janis Joplin. 2016. Charge multiple devicesThe circular design of the power strip allows for the 15" to coil up inside the body of the productmaking it easy to wrap up and throw in a bag to take with you when traveling. May 24, 1970 - March 3, 2017 April 6, 1942 - June 13, 2017 Butch Trucks, drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, has passed by his own hand at age 69. Jarreau won six Grammys, starting in 1978, across three different categories: jazz, pop and R&B. Fellow bandmate Dale "Buffin" Griffin, drummer of Mott the Hoople, died in 2016. The half-baked idea proved to be a disaster, and the mixing desk was soon sold as scrap for 5. Tommy Allsup Over the years, Cotton would open for or sit in with Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead, Keith Richards, Santana, Cream, Little Feat and Steve Miller. Hart then formed the band Nova Mob before starting a solo career. August 4, 1941 - March 24, 2017 The 'custom Vox Kensington guitar' later sold at an auction for 269,000 on 19 May 2013. Carter released 4 solo studio albums, starting with 1977's Just a Stone's Throw Away, which included the cover single "O-o-h Child," which was used in the 1979 movie Over the Edge, starring Matt Dillon in his film debut. Wetton had his greatest commercial success with Asia. He was replaced by lead guitarist Bobby Ingram. Before joining Black Sabbath, Nicholls played in the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band Quartz. Maggie Roche, one of the three singing sisters that called their group The Roches, has passed away at age 65 of breast cancer. He also released several blues and jazz albums. 4/5/201761Paul O'NeillTrans-Siberian Orchestra?Tampa, Florida 2/19/201773Larry Coryelljazz fusion guitaristHeart FailureNew York, New York and recorded the song on their 1965 album "Today!" Wootton's girlfriend asked Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, if Wootton could sit in that night. In 1975, Hashain was chosen to replace original drummer Jim Masdea at the request of Epic Records. He also sang as guest vocalist with the Grass Roots, filling in for his friend Rob Grill. Don Hunstein She recorded with the band Howdy Moon in 1974, and then worked with Lowell George as the producer for her two first solo albums. One Nation Under a Groove. Bradley's final album, The band's debut album, Butch Trucks, drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, has passed by his own hand at age 69. In the late 1960's, he gave up this career and moved to Los Angeles and began to sing in clubs such as the Troubadour and the Bitter West End. Mick Ralphs left Mott the Hoople to co-found Bad Company, followed by Ian Hunter's exit in 1974. That drum break has been sampled 1000s of times and has been used for decades by hip-hop groups and rappers. In 1955, he was recruited by Muddy Waters to come to Chicago and join his band. Bradley died of liver cancer in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 68. The founding lineup of Spooky Tooth consisted of Kellie, Gary Wright (who later had a solo hit with "Dream Weaver"), Greg Ridley, Jimmy Henshaw, Luther Grosvenor and Mike Harrison. In 1974, Kaufman teamed with Irving Azoff to form Front Line Management, which guided the careers of the Eagles, Steely Dan, and Buffett, among many others. More recently, he'd been performing at the Vista Room in Atlanta, where he'd been booked for a weekly residency. Gregory Lenoir "Gregg" Allman, founding member of the Allman Brother Band, has died at age 69 in his home near Savanah, Georgia due to complications from liver cancer. Another of his famous works is the 1973 picture book He was best known for his 1969 song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? It was there that Trucks met members of the Allman Joys, including brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman. Pete Shotton, John Lennon's childhood friend during their school days in Liverpool and a member of Quarrymen, has passed away. The song was also featured in George Lucas's Rock 'n' Roll coming-of-age film "American Graffiti" (1973). The song appeared on their debut album, "Climax featuring Sonny Geraci". He also dated adult film actress Dr. Bo, as he is usually known today, was a tap dancer, actor, record producer, drummer, percussionist, marimba and vibe player, choreographer, dance instructor, keyboard artist, and studio musician. In 1974, Kaufman teamed with Irving Azoff to form Front Line Management, which guided the careers of the Eagles, Steely Dan, and Buffett, among many others. August 28, 1951 - September 3, 2017 Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he was involved in some of their major hits and the albums Pain, Pleasure, and Ecstasy. Incidentally, it was at the Indica Gallery where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono in November, 1966. Chris Cornell Al Jarreau, Grammy-award winning jazz singer, has died at 76. West died in 2014. Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, of the doo-wop group The Marcels, has died at age 76 of pneumonia. After Spooky Tooth broke up in 1970, Kellie had a lengthy career as a session drummer, working with the likes of George Harrison, and Joe Cocker and Peter Frampton. Don Williams In 1979, Sister Sledge, comprised of the Sledge sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy, had a smash hit with "We Are Family". The Outsiders had a hit in 1966 with "Time Won't Let Me". He was 74. Petersburg, Florida Hashian died on March 22, 2017, after collapsing while performing on board a cruise ship en route to Nassau, Bahamas. Mardas said he planned to donate the money to a charity in Greece. Waylon Jennings also missed this plane ride on the Day The Music Died. He also sang as guest vocalist with the Grass Roots, filling in for his friend Rob Grill. March 18, 1961 - September 14, 2017 Duane Roland, Banner Thomas, and Bruce Crump joined the band in 1976. Charles Bradley was an America R&B singer who called himself "the screaming eagle of soul." Col. Bruce Hampton, jam-band guitarist and founder of the Hampton Grease band, has passed away after collapsing on stage at his 70th birthday celebration concert. Williams also had some minor roles in Burt Reynolds movies. May 28, 1929 - August 18, 2017 Lang joined April Wine in 1976, in time for the band's fifth studio album, The Whole World's Goin' Crazy. There he met John Dunbar who ran the Indica Gallery. Mundy left the group in the 1960s after the racially integrated band had problems touring in the Deep South. 3/18/201790Chuck BerryRock 'n' Roll pioneer St. Charles, Missouri 2/4/201767Steve LangApril Wine, bassistParkinson's disease? He also designed the Hard Rock Cafe's iconic logo. Their original lead singer, Cornelius "Nini" Harp, died on June 4, 2013. to San Francisco, starting a career as a rehabilitation counselor for people with disabilities. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Derek Trucks joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1999. He was 76. He also performed voice-over work (he played a talking plant in an episode of the Adult Swim series Space Ghost Coast to Coast). Gregg is buried on a hillside in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia next to his brother Duane and bandmate Berry Oakley. He moved Wright was co-writer on several of Greg Kihn's biggest hits including "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)", 1983's "Jeopardy" and 1985's "Lucky." Lennon would stare at the box for hours while high on LSD. Howard Kaufman February 23, 1956 - April 5, 2017 May 2, 1945 - August 1, 2017 He worked with Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Carolyn Hester, Peter LaFarge, Gordon Lightfoot, Hugh Masekela, Odetta, Babatunde Olatunji, Peter, Paul and Mary, Richard and Mimi Faria and Tom Rush, among others. Dunbar introduced Madras to Brian Jones, Original drummer Leonard Haze died in 2016. 3/16/201781James CottonBlues harmonica legendPneumoniaAustin, Texas Jarreau was a frequent guest on other television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and SoulTrain. Sonny Geraci Wetton had his greatest commercial success with Asia. Alwin Lopez Jarreau was born in Milwaukee on March 12, 1940, into a musical family. 1/23/201776Bobby FreemanR&B singer/songwriter Daly City, California Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP, and on the cover of Lennon and Ono's Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins), as well as a custom Vox Kensington guitar, a colored felt pen drawing called "Strong", and a pen and ink drawing by Lennon entitled "Happy Fish". Fats Domino died of natural causes on October 24, 2017, at his home in Harvey, Louisiana, at the age of 89. Incidentally, it was at the Indica Gallery where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono in November, 1966. 2/20/201773Ilene BernsBang Records, director Watts wrote a book about hiking on England South West Coast Path. Alan Aldridge The show's promoter told the San Diego Reader he paid Rosie and the Originals $500, but only $400 for the Stones! 1/11/201785Tommy AllsupCrickets, guitarist Springfield, Missouri Buddy Greco, a popular jazz and pop singer, has passed at the age of 90. Buddy Greco The Beach Boys reworked the song as "Do You Wanna Dance?" He signed with Paul Butterfield's manager Albert Grossman who also represented Bob Dylan, the Band and Joplin. Asia was a radio staple in the 1980s with hits such as "Only Time Will Tell" and "Heat of the Moment." Stubblefield was greatly admired by fellow musicians. Chester Bennington 10/22/201770George YoungEasybeats Singapore May 1, 1943 - February 20, 2017 He later spent decades touring and recording with a variety of outfits, including his group the Aquarium Rescue Unit. Goldy McJohn, a founding member and keyboardist of Canadian rockers Steppenwolf, has died at age 72. May 31, 1951 - June 22, 2017 's "Run's House" and Beastie Boys' "Shadrach." Jarreau won six Grammys, starting in 1978, across three different categories: jazz, pop and R&B. Dunbar introduced Madras to Brian Jones, During that time, he photographed many of The title character of Bob Dylan's song "Mr. Tambourine Man" was inspired by Langhorne, who used to play a large Turkish frame drum in performances and recordings. 2/19/201773Larry Coryelljazz fusion guitaristHeart FailureNew York, New York Bob Wootton Col. Bruce Hampton, jam-band guitarist and founder of the Hampton Grease band, has passed away after collapsing on stage at his 70th birthday celebration concert. 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