RIP Mike Harrison of Spooky Tooth
Mike Harrison, soulful singer and keyboardist for Classic Rock band Spooky Tooth passed away March 25. RIP.
Category: People Who Died
Passed Away
Video of the Day: Chuck Berry and Robbie Robertson – Pass Away It was a year ago yesterday that Chuck Berry passed away. Had this blog existed then we would certainly have marked the day with this beautiful video. Hail, Hail Chuck Berry! Better late than never.
RIP Nokie Edwards of The Ventures
(Nokie in red) Nokie Edwards was Lead Guitarist for the legendary group The Ventures for nearly 60 years! He and his group influenced nearly everyone who has picked up a guitar since 1961. As a tribute we present their tough version of the Hawaii 5-0 theme. It has a dynamite video, too. (For more on …
RIP Stephen Hawking
Our Humble Tribute to Stephen Hawking, Certified Genius and Pop Culture Phenomenon:
Friday on My Mind
Song of the Friday: The Easybeats – Friday on My Mind Australian Band The Easybeats had a worldwide hit in 1967 with the raucous, rave-up Friday on My Mind. It is definitely one of our favorite Friday Anthems. So Crank It, It’s Friday! Note: The band’s chief song writing team, George Young and Harry Vanda, went …
RIP Tom Rapp
Tom Rapp founder of ’60’s Psychedelic Folk band Peals Before Swine passed away recently at age 70. We at Infinite Jones always found his voice a bit of an un-acquired taste but, his ambitious, baroque take on Folk Pop was very influential. He quit music in the early seventies to become an esteemed Civil Rights …
RIP Character Actor / Musician Mickey Jones
You will probably recognize this guy even if you are not sure from where. He appeared in many television and movie roles, quite often as a Biker. What we at Infinite Jones were surprised to find out was that he had a previous career as a drummer in the ’60’s. He was a member of …
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RIP Leon “Ndugu” Chancler
Who is Leon “Ndugu” Chancler you say (no doubt badly mispronouncing his name)? Well you may not have heard of him but, you definitely have heard him. He was the drummer on Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, among countless others. He passed away Saturday. See Rolling Stone for further details.
RIP Dennis Edwards of The Temptations
Minutes after posting the Song of the Day, I discovered that lead singer of said song (Temptations version) had died. He was 74. Here are some of his best performances: Wow! What a legacy!
People Who Died 2017 version
A tribute to a few of the people who died last year, leaving out some of the bigger names who deserve tributes of their own. Note: The song is Pass Away by Chuck Berry (who, of course, also passed away in 2017) from his 1979 album Rock It. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–