Lennie Baker (April 18, 1946 – February 24, 2016) was an American singer and saxophone player for the 1950s rock group, Danny and the Juniors. He went on to become a member of the musical group Sha Na Na, doing vocals and playing sax. He toured with the group, and appeared with them on the television series, Sha Na Na. He was also in the movie Grease with them, singing lead on the song, Blue Moon. Jim Boyd (1956 – June 22, 2016) was a Native American singer-songwriter, actor, and member of The Jim Boyd Band on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. Boyd has performed in several groups, including XIT, Greywolf, and Winterhawk. Pierre Lalonde (January 20, 1941 – June 21, 2016) was a Canadian singer and television host. In 1961, Lalonde moved to television station CFTM-TV to host a variety of programs, including the popular show Jeunesse d’aujourd’hui (Today’s Youth). The following year, he released his first single and made his first LP in 1963. Lalonde mainly recorded in French, and scored hits with C’est le temps des vacances, Donne-moi ta bouche… “Hod” O’Brien (January 19, 1936 – November 20, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. He led his own group, then joined Oscar Pettiford, and J.R. Monterose/Elvin Jones. Between 1960 and 1963 he played with Phil Woods, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Rouse, and Lee Konitz. Vjatšeslav “Slavka” Kobrin (11 April 1958– 23 April 2016) was a Russian guitarist and songwriter. In 1979, Kobrin founded the rock group Rok-Sentyabr (Rock September) in Cherepovets. Kobrin played the guitar and the flute, and sang as well. Later, he joined Magnetic Band where he played guitar in 1983–1984. He was also part of Ultima Thule, Lainer and played with Michael Pickett, while he lived in Canada. “Gib” Guilbeau (September 26, 1937 – April 12, 2016) was an American Cajun country rock musician and songwriter. As a member of Nashville West, Swampwater, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later The Burrito Brothers, Guilbeau helped pioneer the fusion of rock and country music in the 1960s. Michael Di Pasqua (May 4, 1953 – August 29, 2016) was an American cool jazz drummer and percussionist born in Orlando, Florida, probably better known for his work with Zoot Sims, Al Cohn and Gerry Mulligan, among others. Tayssir Akla (1939–2016) was a Syrian-born, Algerian-based composer. Akla conducted the orchestra of the Algerian Radio in 1970. He composed songs about the Algerian War, including Ana el Djazair and Thawrat al ahrar, performed by Saliha Essaghira. Alberto Bertapelle, better known by his stage name Brainbug, was an Italian symphonic electronic trance music record producer and guitarist from Ceggia, Italy. He died during a concert in November 2016 at 57 years old. He achieved mainstream success with the single “Nightmare” which was a top ten hit in many countries including England and the United States. The single also won the International Award WMC in Miami and was certified gold in Australia. Daniela Dessì (14 May 1957 – 20 August 2016) was an Italian operatic soprano, born in Genoa. She distinguished herself in 1980 as a finalist at the International Competition organized by Italy’s RAI TV.[3] Her international career took her to a variety of opera theatres, singing under the direction of conductors such as Claudio Abbado. Mariano Mores (18 February 1918 – 13 April 2016), was an Argentine tango composer and pianist. Pianist, composer and conductor, Mariano Mores established himself as one of the leading tango performers. Together with Enrique Santos Discépolo, he authored such classics as Uno (1943), Sin palabras (1946) and Cafetín de Buenos Aires (1948). Mores created the modern tango sextet (organ, piano, bandoneon, electric guitar, keyboard, drums and bass) and established himself as one of the leading figures of the Argentine popular music. Jon Bunch (October 25, 1970 – January 31, 2016) was an American rock singer and songwriter, known for fronting the post-hardcore band Sense Field and rock band Further Seems Forever. He went to on to form the post-hardcore band War Generation, and, at the time of his death, he was the lead vocalist known as “Johnny Scars” for the band Lucky Scars. Joan Marie Johnson, 72, of The Dixie Cups, an American pop music girl group of the 1960s. They are best known for a string of hits including their 1964 million-selling record “Chapel of Love”, “People Say”, and “Iko Iko”. Réagissez à cet article / Comment this article commentaires / comments
