Col. Bruce Hampton Walter Carl Becker, co-founder, guitarist and songwriter of the band Steely Dan, had died in Hawaii at age 67. He made his first recordings in Memphis for Sun Records, under the direction of Sam Phillips. Geils Jr., leader and founder of the J. Geils Band, has died at his home at the age of 71. 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. 1/10/201790Buddy Grecosinger Las Vegas, Nevada 6/22/201766Jimmy NallsSea Level, guitaristParkinson's disease He became a bus driver for the Port Authority of Alleghany County, Pennsylvania. 3/3/201746Tommy Pagepop singer / music executiveSuicide After getting his life back together, Hlubek also worked with other bands including the Southern Rock Allstars which he co-founded with Blackfoot drummer Jakson Spires. March 18, 1961 - September 14, 2017 The song reached #1 in Billboard's Mainstream Tracks in 1987. In 1983, Sonny assumed the pseudonym Peter Emmett for an MCA project called "The Peter Emmett Story". Don Hunstein John "Sib" Hashian December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2017 He was 78. 1/22/201769Pete Overend WattsMott The Hoople, bassistThroat Cancer 1/13/201774Magic AlexBeatles, electronics engineer Athens, Greece The trio also scored with the hits "Cherie Amour" and "Made to Love Her" as well as "I'm Wondering" and "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day." 1/21/201765Maggie RocheThe RochesBreast Cancer The jazz influenced rock band had great success with hits such as "Peg", "Deacon Blues" and "Hey Nineteen." Lennon would stare at the box for hours while high on LSD. John "Sib" Hashian, the original drummer for the band Boston, died on stage at age 67. 1/18/201779Howard KaufmanManager Robert is preceded in death by his parents David and Edna Zackery Wagner; brothers Roger, David, Dale, Rick, Kenneth and Greg Wagner. Instead, at great expense, he would build a 72-track studio, with sonic beams instead of baffles to prevent sounds from bleeding into the other mics. David Zablidowsky, known as David Z, Adrenaline Mob and Trans-Siberian Orchestra Bassist, was killed in a tragic Florida accident. Another of his famous works is the 1973 picture book In the 1970s, Mardas worked as a security consultant. He was also among the performers on a Grammy-winning children's album, "In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record." He was 75. In 1969, free from the draft, the brothers formed the Allman Brothers Band. Second camera assistant Sarah Jones, 27, was killed in the accident and several others were injured, one seriously. 1/7/201775Peter Sarstedtsingerprogressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)Sussex, England 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." Johnny Sandlin Wootton's girlfriend asked Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, if Wootton could sit in that night. Intended as a comeback vehicle for Geraci, he was backed in the studio by Donnie Iris's band, The Cruisers. Pallenberg appeared in several films including the 1968 documentary about the Rolling Stones, The Roches got their big break singing back up for Paul Simon on his 1973 album Hunstein worked for Columbia Records from 1956 until the company eliminated the photography department in 1986. Berns worked as a go-go dancer in New York City nightclubs before meeting her husband Bert Berns, the songwriter and record producer and founder of Bang Records. John Wetton, who found fame as a member of rock groups King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash and Asia, has died of colon cancer at age 67. Stubblefield was already playing drums professionally in his teenage years. Jones, in turn, introduced Madras to John Lennon. She was 64. Buckmaster won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for Train's hit song Drops of Jupiter. 7/9/201766Erik CartwrightFoghat, guitarist Nashville, Tennessee Moy write other Motown hits as well, including The Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" and Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston's "It Takes Two." October 26, 1951 - January 21, 2017 9/19/201772Johnny SandlinProducerCancerDecatur, Alabama Many lawsuits followed. She was 64. Zablidowsky also toured with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and SOTO. Trucks was married to Melinda Trucks for more than 40 years. Before joining Black Sabbath, Nicholls played in the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band Quartz. May 1, 1943 - February 20, 2017 He was 61. 1/28/201772Geoff NichollsQuartz / Black Sabbath, keyboardistLung CancerBirmingham, England By the early 1980s, Watts was working as a producer, making albums with Department S and Hanoi Rocks, before leaving the music industry to become an antiques and memorabilia dealer. 2/18/201773Clyde StubblefieldJames Brown, drummerKidney FailureMadison, Wisconsin No Time for Dreaming in 2011. Moving to Macon, Georgia, the band cut their first record with Phil Walden of Capricorn Records. 2/20/201773Ilene BernsBang Records, director Greco appeared with the Rat Pack on stage and TV as well as being a favorite on the Las Vegas strip. Billy Roberts which occasionally featured as many as 14 musicians plus two female backing vocalists, the Sheer Delights. Rosie and the Originals were also an opening act for the Rolling Stones at their 1964 concert at San Diego's Balboa Park Bowl. Ilene Berns managed that impressive catalog while adding new hits like Paul Davis ("I Go Crazy"), Brick ("Dazz") and Peabo Bryson ("Underground Music"), among others. August 28, 1951 - September 3, 2017 He occasionally played gigs in the Boston area with former bandmates, including Goudreau, Fran Sheehan, and Brad Delp. Goldy McJohn, a founding member and keyboardist of Canadian rockers Steppenwolf, has died at age 72. Waylon Jennings also missed this plane ride on the Day The Music Died. 1/20/201776Ronald "Bingo" MundyThe Marcels, singerPneumoniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11/15/201721Lil' Peeprapperdrug overdoseTucson, Arizona He later spent decades touring and recording with a variety of outfits, including his group the Aquarium Rescue Unit. Troy Gentry In 1983, Shotton wrote the book John Lennon: In My Life, which was later re-titled The Beatles, Lennon and Me. He later spent decades touring and recording with a variety of outfits, including his group the Aquarium Rescue Unit. Holland onstage. The two were so close that they were known around school as "Shennon and Lotton" or "Lotton and Shennon." Bruce HamptonHampton Grease Band?Atlanta, Georgia 13 (2013). He sold bullet-proof cars of dubious quality to the deposed Shah of Iran, the Sultan of Oman and the King of Jordan, among others. After high school, Trucks formed another band, the Bitter Ind, which played clubs around Daytona Beach, Florida. 1/21/201762Walter "Junie" MorrisonOhio Players / Parliament Funkadelic, keyboardist In the 1960s, he was a member of Hour Glass, alongside Duane and Gregg Allman. Mardas was apparently jealous about the control the Maharishi had over Lennon, and this may the cause of his allegations that He rejoined Spooky Tooth in 1973 for a couple of years, a stint that brought future Foreigner star Mick Jones into the band. Before joining Black Sabbath, Nicholls played in the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band Quartz. He also sang as guest vocalist with the Grass Roots, filling in for his friend Rob Grill. He was the brother of musicians Eden Kane and Clive "Robin" Sarstedt. "Do You Want to Dance" was covered by artists such as Cliff Richard and the Shadows (1972), The Ramones, John Lennon and Bette Midler (1972), appearing as the opening track of her debut LP "The Divine Miss M." Further, Shotten was a frequent guest during Beatles recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios and played percussion on a few of their recordings. In 1979, Sister Sledge, comprised of the Sledge sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy, had a smash hit with "We Are Family". 2018 He was 73. 3/3/201787Lyle RitzWrecking Crew bassist?Portland, Oregon May 2, 1942 - January 13, 2017 Original drummer Leonard Haze died in 2016. One Nation Under a Groove. Within days, Cash asked Wootton to join the tour as the new lead guitarist. Hashian's drumming is heard on Boston's self-titled debut album, as well as on the follow-up Don't Look Back. He worked alongside drummer and percussionist Jai "Jaimoe" Johnny Johanson. His wives were Shelly Jay Winters (1971, died 2016), Janice Blair (1973, photographed on horseback for the gatefold artwork of "Laid Back"), Cher (1975), Julie Bindas (1979), Danielle Galliano (1989), Stacey Fountain (2001) and Shannon (2012). Tommy LiPuma, a Grammy Award-Winning producer and music industry executive, has died at the age of 80. Management, also represented Jimmy Buffett, Chicago, Lenny Kravitz and Def Leppard. Tillis' biggest success was in the 1970s, with top hits including "I Ain't Never", "Good Woman Blues", and "Coca-Cola Cowboy". The youth had been employed as a part-time groundskeeper at the estate and was involved in a sexual relationship with Pallenberg. Waylon Jennings also missed this plane ride on the Day The Music Died. Larry Coryell, a jazz guitarist known as the Godfather of Fusion, has passed away at age 73. Bruce HamptonHampton Grease Band?Atlanta, Georgia Together, they revived Front Line in 2005, but sold the business to Ticketmaster in 2008, with Azoff becoming Ticketmaster CEO. Asia was a radio staple in the 1980s with hits such as "Only Time Will Tell" and "Heat of the Moment." She was 78. In his later years, he toured clubs and was a frequent performer Butch Trucks 5/18/201752Chris CornellSoundgarden / Audioslave, vocalistsuicide by hangingDetroit, Michigan Bobby Freeman The Roches were the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, November 17, 1979, singing "Bobby's Song" and their a cappella "Hallelujah Chorus". April 20, 1940 - January 20, 2017 1/10/201790Buddy Grecosinger Las Vegas, Nevada 1 R&B single "Uptight (Everything's Alright)." 1/23/201776Bobby FreemanR&B singer/songwriter Daly City, California He moved to Macon, Georgia to play with Otis Redding, who hailed from there. His most successful single was "The Lady Is a Tramp", which sold over one million copies. Intended as a comeback vehicle for Geraci, he was backed in the studio by Donnie Iris's band, The Cruisers. Trucks was married to Melinda Trucks for more than 40 years. 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