In keeping up with the Year in Music lists, I wanted to put together a sort of remembrance featuring some important figures in the music industry that passed away this year. This is not a complete list of every single musician, producer or executive that has passed this year, just a list featuring names whom you may be familiar with.
Ron Asheton, guitarist for The Stooges
Billy Powell, keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
John Martyn, British singer/songwriter
Dewey Martin, drummer for Buffalo Springfield
Estelle Bennett, singer for The Ronettes
Kelly Groucutt, bassist for Electric Light Orchestra
Reg Isidore, drummer for the Robin Trower Band
Randy Cain, singer in The Delfonics
Ron Stallings, saxophonist for Huey Lewis and the News
Jay Bennett, multi-instrumentalist for Wilco
Koko Taylor, blues singer, know as “The Queen of Blues”
Sky Saxon, singer and bassist for The Seeds
Michael Jackson, pop singer, Known as “The King of Pop”
Les Paul, musician and inventor of the Les Paul guitar
DJ AM, producer and member of Crazy Town
Erich Kunzel, conductor for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Mary Travers, folk singer in Peter, Paul and Mary
Roc Raida, turntablist for The X-Ecutioners
Steve Ferguson, guitarist for NRBQ
Taylor Mitchell, Canadian folk singer/songwriter
Jerry Fuchs, drummer for The Juan Maclean, !!!, Maserati and LCD Soundsystem
Jim Dickinson, record producer, his sons are Luther (Black Crowes, North Mississippi Allstars) and Cody (North Mississippi Allstars, Hill Country Revue)
2 comments
Sabrina Saxon says:
November 12, 2009 at 11:28 pm (UTC -4 )
Thank you so much for remembering my husband, Sky Saxon, in your blog. It is greatly appreciated! LOVE LOVE LOVE
Sabrina Saxon
Andrew Apanov says:
November 13, 2009 at 4:34 am (UTC -4 )
Sad, but very important list – those people shouldn’t be forgotten.
RIP