Remembrance

Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Remembering Dolly Parton

August 26, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 9 To 5, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Dollywood, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Porter Waggoner, RIP, Tennessee

The country music icon succumbs to cancer at 80

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Blues Remembrance Rock 

ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Passes Away

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, RIP, ZZ Top

Famed Texas musician was 77

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Music Journalism Remembrance 

RIP Dave Marsh

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 Ron Hart 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Marsh, Detroit, John Bonham, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Michigan, Queen, RIP

Remembering the legendary rock critic with a polarizing pen

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Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock Television Video 

Remembering Dave Kendall of ‘120 Minutes’ 

July 15, 2026July 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 120 Minutes, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Dave Kendall, Flying Nun Records, Homestead Records, Husker Du, Matt Pinfield, MTV, Sonic Youth, SST Records

MTV legend helped introduce a generation to alternative and underground rock

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Bonnie Tyler

July 12, 2026 Carey Allan 0 Comments Bonnie Tyler, Faster Than The Speed of Night, Jim Steinman, Kathleen Turner, Lauren Bacall, RIP, Total Eclipse Of The Heart

The Welsh hitmaker gone at 75

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Pop Records Remembrance Rock 

Artists Remember Clive Davis

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow., Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Clive Davis, Melissa Manchester, Patti Smith, RIP, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Music biz titan has died at age 94

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Fusion jazz Remembrance 

A Centennial Salute to Miles Davis

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 100th Birthday, Bitches Brew, Centennial, Darryl Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Kassa Overall, Miles Davis, Prince, Sly Stone, Vince Wilburn Jr.

The jazz master was born on this day 100 years ago

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Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Dave Mason

April 23, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Cream, Dave Mason, Dear Mr. Fantasy, Eric Clapton, Feelin' Alright, Ginger Baker, Mark Stein, RIP, Steve Winwood, Traffic, Vanilla Fudge

Looking back on the career of a rock icon

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Remembrance Rock 

RIP ‘Country’ Joe McDonald

March 11, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments "Country" Joe McDonald, 1967, Barry "The Fish" Melton, Country Joe and The Fish, Electric Music for the Mind and Body, Grace Slick, RIP, San Francisco, The Velvet Underground

So long and thanks for all ‘The Fish’

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Comedy Punk Remembrance Rock 

Twinkle, Twinkle Uncle Floyd

January 29, 2026 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Floyd Vivino, New Jersey, RIP, The Ramones, Uncle Floyd

Remembering the local TV legend and his music legacy

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Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock Uncategorized 

Rob Hirst Was the Engine of Midnight Oil

January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Blue Sky Mine, Blue Sky Mining, Forgotten Years, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, RIP, Rob Hirst

Remembering the Australian band’s drummer and songwriter

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jazz Remembrance 

Ralph Towner, Visionary Guitarist, Passes Away

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Di Meola, ECM Records, Oregon, Ralph Towner, RIP

The longtime ECM artist and Oregon member was 85

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Dead Remembrance Rock 

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-founder, Gone at 78

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2026, Ace, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, Furthur, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Ratdog, RIP, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, The Grateful Dead, The Other Ones

The legendary guitarist remembered by friends, fans and colleagues

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Remembrance Rock 

If He Was From Venus: Alex Chilton at 75

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, A Man Called Destruction, Alex Chilton, Big Star, Memphis, Tennessee, The Box Tops, The Cramps, The Replacements

Celebrating the life of a Memphis rock icon

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Country and/or Western Pub Rock Remembrance Rock 

Joe Ely: Feb. 9, 1947 – Dec. 15, 2025

December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Joe Ely, Saint Vitus, Stereolab, Texas

Paying tribute to the spirit of a rock ‘n’ roll outlaw

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