R.I.P. Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains
Paddy Moloney, the leprechaun-like founder and indefatigable guiding spirit of the Chieftains—the world’s most popular exponents of traditional Irish music—died October 12, 2021, at the age of [...]
R.I.P. Lee “Scratch” Perry
Lee “Scratch” Perry, one of the most influential forces of Jamaican music, died at the age of 85 on August 29, 2021.
R.I.P. Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, a Grammy-winning singer, guitarist and songwriter, died on August 13, 2021. She was 68. Griffith emerged from the same generation of folk/country stars as Lyle Lovett and Steve [...]
R.I.P. Chuck E. Weiss
R.I.P. Chuck E. Weiss, who died on July 19 at 76 after a long illness. The Denver native moved to L.A. in the late ’70s, living at West Hollywood’s Tropicana Motel with Tom Waits and Rickie Lee [...]
R.I.P. Rusty Young of Poco
Rusty Young, a founding member of Poco and the most adept and imaginative steel guitar player in the country-rock genre, died on April 14 of a heart attack at the age of 75.
R.I.P. Mary Wilson of the Supremes
Mary Wilson, a founding member of the Supremes, died at the age of 76 on February 8, 2021. Pop music fans recognize Wilson as one-third of the iconic singing trio that epitomized the Motown sound [...]
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso and founder of Van Halen, died Tuesday at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. CoME director G. Brown spoke with Van Halen over the years and has written [...]
R.I.P. Peter Green
Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and a dynamic blues-rock guitarist, died in his sleep July 25, 2020. He was 73.
R.I.P. Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels, whose biggest hit, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” became an international smash in 1979, died of a stroke on July 6, 2020. He was 83.
R.I.P. Little Richard
Little Richard, one of rock ’n’ roll’s most colorful icons, died on May 9, 2020 at 87. The cause of death was related to bone cancer.
