RIP

Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Jerry Jeff Walker Was The Outlaw’s Outlaw

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 James Porter 1 Comment Circus Maximus, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mr. Bojangles, Outlaw Country, RIP, Sammy Davis Jr.

Standing in his own field, the country great created a body of work that became a category all its’ own

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Music Journalism Punk Remembrance 

Farewell, Mr. Biggs

October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 Randy Haecker 7 Comments Bob Biggs, Faith No More, Green On Red, L7, Los Lobos, RIP, Slash Records, The BoDeans, The Germs, The Misfits, X

A former Slash Records employee pays homage to the founder of the most influential label in Los Angeles punk history

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Punk Remembrance 

The Miracle of Johnny Ramone

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments Birthdays, Boston, CBGB, CJ Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, RIP, The Clash, The Metro, The Ramones, The Roundhouse, The Sex Pistols

Remembering the polarizing punk rock icon on what would have been his 72nd birthday

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Hard Rock Remembrance 

On Losing Eddie Van Halen

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1984, 5150, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Diver Down, Eddie Van Halen, Fair Warning, Michael Anthony, Montrose, OU812, RIP, Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, Women and Children First

For a generation of rock fans, there was no greater guitarist to grace the concert stage, making it tough for so many of us to imagine a world without him

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Funk Remembrance 

LISTEN: Remembering Rocco Prestia

October 2, 2020October 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments bassist, Emilio Castillo, Oakland, RIP, Rocco Prestia, Tower of Power

A salute to the pioneering funk bassist and lifelong Tower of Power member, gone at 69

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Psychedelics Remembrance Rock 

50 Years Gone: Remembering Jimi

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 50th anniversary, Billy Cox, Buddy Miles, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, RIP

Talking Hendrix with the last surviving member of the Experience and Band of Gypsys

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Dub/Reggae Remembrance Ska 

Artists Remember Toots Hibbert

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Funky Kingston, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, RIP, Ronnie Wood, The Specials, The Who, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, Ziggy Marley

Read remembrances from Mick Jagger, The Who, Keith Richards, Brian Eno and more and listen to our exclusive mixtape honoring the life of the man who gave reggae its name

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North Americana Remembrance 

Justin Townes Earle: Too Young, Too Soon

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Grand Ole Opry, Janis Joplin, Justin Townes Earle, Kurt Cobain, Nick Drake, RIP, Steve Earle, The Saint of Lost Causes, Wanda Jackson

The second generation singer-songwriter dead at the age of 38, cause unknown

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance Rock 

Rockers Remember Pete Way

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Def Leppard, Fastway, Geezer Butler, Iron Maiden, Pete Way, RIP, Strangers In The Night, The Pete Way Band, UFO, Waysted

Geezer Butler, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and more pay respects to the UFO bassist

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Dead Radio Remembrance 

A Quick Note On Jerry Garcia

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, David Grisman, Howard Wales, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Jerry Garcia Band, RIP, The Grateful Dead

Today marks the 25th anniversary of his untimely death

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Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

The 5 Best Musical Moments in the Alan Parker Filmography

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alan Parker, Birdy, Bob Geldof, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Giorgio Moroder, Glen Hansard, Jim Cornette, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, RIP, The Commitments, The Midnight Express

Remembering the life of the visionary director, gone at 76

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Hip Hop jazz Rap Remembrance 

LISTEN: Peaceful Journey, Malik B.

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmir Thompson, Dice Raw, Hip-hop, Hub, Leonard Hubbard, Malik Abdul Basit, Malik B, Philadelphia, Questlove, RIP, Tariq Trotter, The Roots

The secret weapon of the Legendary Roots Crew has died at age 47

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Pop Power Pop Remembrance 

Farewell, Emitt Rhodes

July 21, 2020July 23, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Aimee Mann, Chris Price, Dunhill, Emitt Rhodes, Fernando Perdomo, Jon Brion, Nels Cline, Pat Sansone, RIP, Roger Joseph Manning, Susanna Hoffs, The Merry-Go-Round

Paying homage to a one man band and proverbial genius who kept the world waiting

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Folk Psychedelics Rock 

Remembering Judy Dyble

July 13, 2020July 16, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings, British Folk, Fairport Convention, Giles Giles and Fripp, Ian Matthews, Judy Dyble, King Crimson, Richard Thompson, RIP, Robert Fripp, Sandy Denny, Simon Nicol

The British folk great, the first singer with Fairport Convention, makes her final departure

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Classical Psychedelics Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Addio, Maestro: Ennio Morricone Remembered

July 13, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments Bill Frisell, Ennio Morricone, Italian Cinema, Italian Horror, John Zorn, Mike Patton, Quentin Tarantino, RIP, Robert Quine, Sergio Leone

Assessing the invincibility of the composer’s titanic work ethic, which had him churning out scores to over 400 movies

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