Another well deserved accolade for Mr. Burton.

 

 

 










 

Tenor singer Joe Bonsall is leaving the Oakridge Boys after 50 years with the group.
Mr. Bonsall has been suffering from a neuromuscular disorder which has left him unable to walk.
He joined the Oaks in 1973 and enjoyed the best of times with the country & gospel quartet during the 1970's and 80's.
Mr Bonsall who is 75 will be replaced by 27 year old singer-song writer Ben James as the Boys will continue their tours and performances.
The show must go on!
Best wishes to Mr.Joe Bonsall











 

Sorry to read this.

I saw Gerry Marsden in person several times in the early 2000's in Orillia and Niagara Falls & was a great fan of the original band.

In fact about 20 years ago I was in email contact with Les Chadwick the Pacemakers bass player who was a residnet of Sydney Australia. Mr. Chadwick passed a few years back of brain cancer.

Les Maguire was a child prodigy when it came to music and was proficient to the extreme on piano and saxaphone. In fact in his very early days in the group he played sax and not the piano. But that soon changed.

May he rest in peace.














 

Drummer and founding member of Kool and the Gang, George Brown has passed away from lung cancer in hospital in California. He was 74.

Mr. Brown along with a few of his New Jersey friends formed the group and took the name in the late 1960's.

Their musical peak came during the 1970's with hits like Get Down On It - Ladies Night and the much celebrated Celebration.

The group paid tribute to Mr. Brown's life and career on their Facebook page by calling him the funkiest drummer who ever lived. May he rest in peace.










 
 
 

A founding member of the Philadelphia studio band MFSB, Mr. Bobby Eli has passed.  

Mr. Eli played multiple instruments but was best known for his lead guitar. He was a producer, arranger & song writer and enjoyed working with a stunning array of talent that included Elton John, David Bowie, George Clinton, Patti LaBelle, The Jacksons, Curtis Mayfield, The Temptations, The Spinners, The Stylistics & that's just a partial list!!

His song writing credits include Love Won't Let Me Wait along with Side Show & one of my great favourites I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely.

Mr. Eli passed in the city where he was born and that he loved - Philly - on August 17th. He was 77. What a talent!! 

Haven't seen this mentioned here.Did a search and it came up blank so better late than never.

John Duckworth who was the drummer for the 60's group Syndiate of Sound passed away in August of 2022

The California group made a huge impact on the charts and my childhood in 1966 with their hit single Little Girl

The song has always been one of my favourites. John Duckworth was a talented drummer & a quick listen to Little Girl with the volume up and one ear to his drum fills proves that.

John Duckworth was 76. May he rest in peace
 

The long time drummer of the Young Rascals/Rascals has passed.
Dino Danelli died yesterday in New York.
The New Jersey native was 78.
May he rest in peace


 

The drummer in the band that backed up Buddy Holly on all his hit records has passed.

Jerry Allison, a founding member of the Crickets was 82.

Mr. Allison co-wrote the hits That'll Be The Day and Peggy Sue.

May he rest in peace
 

The front man for the 1960's group The Shadows of Knight, Jimy Sohns has passed.

His daughter confirmed the death of her father from complications after he suffered a stroke earlier this week.

Mr. Sohns was 75.

The Shadows of Knight are best remembered for their chart busting hit GLORIA which was released in December of 1965

May he rest in peace

Mr. Gerrard sang the lead vocal on the 1972 chart topper Wildflower by the group Skylark.

The Vancouver native passed after a bout with cancer according to his niece who posted the news on Facebook.

The record reached number one in Canada & number 9 in the U.S.

R.I.P.









 

GrimsbyFan wrote:

Phil Margo sang baritone. Jay Siegal was the lead singer.  You can check out this lip-synced version from 1961 to see that Jay was indeed singing lead.

(You can advance to around the 1:40 mark to get to the song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvwuDLMc4wQ

Fixed it. Thanks!!

Dennis Thomas, a founding member of Kool and the Gang has died.

Thomas died in his sleep at this home in New Jersey

He was 70 years of age. 

The band announced his death on their Facebook page. No cause of death was given

Kool and the Gang had several memorable hits including Get Down On It, Ladies Night & Celebration 

1966 and the group Los Bravos with their effort Black is Black

Still sounds like Gene Pitney to this day

I remember watching a black and white film clip on the Pretty Things about 1965

There was a shot of someone ironing lead vocalist Phil May's rather lengthy hair.

That is not a typo &  you did not misread my comment.

Someone was ironing Phil May's hair on an ironing board.

You can just imagine how that went over in '60's

Little Rich wrote:

Thx unclefester, he sounds GREAT!  and it's live not lip-synched and he though his voice isn't QUITE as strong as it once was, he is super!!  From his glasses and his eye movement, I thin he needed a little help on the lyrics.  Good stuff!!

My pleasure. I hope everyone enjoys it

I mean what's not to like ??  .

A big tip of the cap to aflem for posting it. Thank you sir !

Tom Jones, Engelbert & Mr. Valli all in their 80's

Tom Jones still sings very well Engelbert not so much

And Mr. Valli can still bring it