RIP Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Charlie Watts: Forever Our Darling

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Peter Tosh, RIP, Sonny Rollins, Steve Jordan, The Rolling Stones

A lifelong Stones fan comes to grips with the loss of the band’s mighty engine

Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock

A Final Farewell to Poco Legend Paul Cotton

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Illinois Speed Press, Jim Messina, Paul Cotton, Poco, Richie Furay, RIP, Rusty Young

Rock & Roll Globe recalls some of the amazing memories shared by the late guitarist, singer and songwriter

Blues Remembrance Rock

Adios, Hombre: Remembering Dusty Hill

July 28, 2021August 4, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Back To The Future III, Billy Gibbons, Blues, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, RIP, Sharp Dressed Man, Texas, ZZ Top

The lifelong bassist for ZZ Top was 72

Folk Pop Remembrance

Harry Chapin: The Story of a Life

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1981, Cat's In The Cradle, Do Something: The Harry Chapin Story, Harry Chapin, Jimmy Carter, Long Island, RIP, Tom Chapin, When In Doubt, World Hunger Year

40 years after tragedy struck on the Long Island Expressway, Jim Sullivan reminds us why the beloved singer-songwriter was so much more than one hit song

Hip Hop Rap Remembrance

Biz Markie Has Left The Building

July 18, 2021August 4, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Benny and the Jets, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Cold Chillin', Cool V, Elton John, Just A Friend, Masta Ace, Nick Cannon, RIP, Roxanne Shante, Vapors, Yo Gabba Gabba

When it came to bringing humor and warmth to a most serious rap game, Marcel Theo Hall had what we all needed

Electronics Experimental jazz Remembrance

You Gotta Orient Myself: One of Jon Hassell’s Last Interviews

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Bluescreen, Brian Eno, Fourth World, Jazz, Jon Hassell, RIP

The groundbreaking soundscaper and reinventor of modern trumpet died on June 26th at age 84

Bruce Remembrance Rock Soul

Remembering Clarence Clemons: A Decade Without The Big Man

June 18, 2021August 4, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Clarence Clemons, Little Steven, Red Bank Rockers, RIP, The Big Man

It’s been 10 years since he left the band, and both E Street and the world have not been the same since

Pop Radio Remembrance

B.J. Thomas: After The Rain

June 1, 2021August 4, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments B.J. Thomas, Blue Swede, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dusty Springfield, Glen Campbell, Hooked On A Feeling, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, RIP

Remembering the life of an American Pop treasure whose presence spans multiple generations

Blues jazz Records Remembrance Retail

Bob Koester: The Purest of Purists

May 25, 2021August 4, 2021 James Porter 6 Comments Aaron Moore, Big Joe Williams, Bob Koester, Chicago, Curtis Jones, Dave Specter, Delmark Records, J.B. Hutto, Jazz Record Mart, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny B. Moore, Junior Wells, Lurrie Bell, Luther Allison, Otis Rush, Piano Red, RIP, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Roosevelt Sykes, Sleepy John Estes, Sunnyland Slim, Toronzo Cannon

Remembering the life of the man who kept the spirit of jazz and blues alive and thriving in Chicago

Glam Pop Power Pop Punk Remembrance

Les McKeown 1955 – 2021: Ultrapop, Erotic Terror, and Punk’s Proof of Concept

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Bay City Rollers, Cliff Richard, Klaatu, Les McKeown, Malcolm McClaren, MC5, RIP, Sweet, The Mumps, The Ramones, The Rollers

The best-known vocalist for the Bay City Rollers died suddenly this past week at age 65.

Funk Hip Hop Rap Remembrance

Rest in Peace Shock G, You Piano Playing, Biscuit Grabbing Genius

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2Pac, C-Rayz Walz, Def Jux, George Clinton, Humpty Hump, Murs, RIP, Shock G, The Digital Underground

Remembering the life of rapper, producer, musician and character kingpin Greg Jacobs of The Digital Underground

Prince Remembrance

What Prince Taught Me

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Jason Webber 0 Comments 5th Anniversary, Chaos & Disorder, Emancipation, Jason Webber, Lovesexy, Prince, Purple Bananas, RIP, The Gold Experience

The acclaimed author of the book “Purple Bananas: How Prince Saved Me and Other Selections from the Soundtrack 2 My Life” remembers the Purple One five years after his untimely passing