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 2018
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:
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 John Mahoney
John Mahoney, veteran character actor and long time Steppenwolf member, best known for his role as as Martin Crane on Frasier, passed away yesterday. He was 77. The most surprising fact about Mahoney, who seemed the quintessential American? He was born in Blackpool, England and didn’t immigrate to the USA until he was 19. See …
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!
RIP Ray Thomas
Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues passed away January 4, 2018. This is his signature tune. And, of course, that flute solo is Ray… —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–