Nicholls' involvement with Black Sabbath ended when Adam Wakeman (a member of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band) was chosen to play keyboards during Sabbath's 2004 and 2005 Ozzfest tours. Co-writers on "C'mon and Swim" were legendary DJ Tom Donahue and the 20-year-old Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Jarreau won six Grammys, starting in 1978, across three different categories: jazz, pop and R&B. Mario Maglieri Management, also represented Jimmy Buffett, Chicago, Lenny Kravitz and Def Leppard. He also performed voice-over work (he played a talking plant in an episode of the Adult Swim series Space Ghost Coast to Coast). Trans-Siberian Orchestra is known for their merging of rock, opera, classical music with laser light show and pyro effects to create over-the-top productions of Christmas-themed albums. He was 50 years old. 1/20/201776Ronald "Bingo" MundyThe Marcels, singerPneumoniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4/9/201775Bob WoottonJohnny Cash, guitarist?Gallatin, Tennessee Hampton founded the legendary Hampton Grease Band in Atlanta. get off the trestle in time. His most successful single was "The Lady Is a Tramp", which sold over one million copies. When Gregg turned eighteen, Duane convinced him to avoid the military draft by painting a bulls eye on his shoe and shooting himself in the foot. Ronald "Bingo" Mundy February 20, 1950 - September 3, 2017 Steve Wright Mundy left the group in the 1960s after the racially integrated band had problems touring in the Deep South. 5/4/201793Mario MaglieriOwner of the Whisky a Go Go and Rainbow Bar & Grill?Los Angeles, California (Ringo Starr and Paul and Paul McCartney were in India earlier, but had already returned home by this time). 1/31/201767John WettonKing Crimson / Asia, bassistColon CancerBournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom Jarreau was a frequent guest on other television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and SoulTrain. 1/10/201790Buddy Grecosinger Las Vegas, Nevada Dave Hlubek He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. 1 R&B single "Uptight (Everything's Alright)." In April 2012, Geraci suffered a brain aneurysm and never fully recovered. Pallenberg was arrested but later released. The 'custom Vox Kensington guitar' later sold at an auction for 269,000 on 19 May 2013. He went to college, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1960 from Wisconsin's Ripon College, and then a master's degree in vocational rehabilitation for the University of Iowa. In 1977, Morrison joined George Clinton's P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) where he became musical director. Keeping Time: The Photographs of Don Hunstein. As they began work on the Get Back project, Magic Alex insisted that Abbey Road Studios' eight-track machines were no good. Rick Stevens August 17, 1949 - March 22, 2017 Cotton began his professional career in the early 1950s playing the blues harp in Howlin' Wolf's band. Hans Vermeulen was a Dutch singer, composer, producer, guitarist and keyboard player best known as a member of Sandy Coast. He made major contributions to the platinum-selling Funkadelic album and recorded the song on their 1965 album "Today!" His work fills the bestselling book ", which topped the charts in 14 countries. Steve Wright, the original bass player of The Greg Kihn Band, has died of a heart attack. She was with Keith Richards from 1967 until 1980 and is the mother of three of his children. During that period, The Hour Glass opened for such acts as Buffalo Springfield, Eric Burdon, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Mother Earth, and the Youngbloods. In 1977, Morrison joined George Clinton's P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) where he became musical director. March 18, 1961 - September 14, 2017 He moved to Macon, Georgia to play with Otis Redding, who hailed from there. Sonny Geraci, who was the lead singer for The Outsiders and then later Climax, has passed away at the age of 69. 1968 - October 22, 2017 He was sometimes referred to as The White Knight of Soul. William Moses Roberts Jr. was an American folksinger and songwriter who emerged from New York's Grenwich Village scene in the 1960s. Fellow bandmate Dale "Buffin" Griffin, drummer of Mott the Hoople, died in 2016. Born in Athens, Greece, Mardas moved to London in 1965. The group evolved into Mott the Hoople after periods in which it was known as the Doc Thomas Group, the Shakedown Sound, and then Silence. 4/6/201774David Peelfolksinger / friend of John LennonHeart FailureNew York, New York Incidentally, it was at the Indica Gallery where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono in November, 1966. Larry Coryell, a jazz guitarist known as the Godfather of Fusion, has passed away at age 73. Jim Fuller, a co-founding member of the Surfaris whose lead guitar work is heard on the band's signature hit "Wipe Out," has died at the age of 69. April 28. Born in Athens, Greece, Mardas moved to London in 1965. The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast, which contains his series of illustrations of anthropomorphic insects and other creatures. No Time for Dreaming in 2011. July 12, 1955 - May 21, 2017 Goldy McJohn 1/18/201769Mike KellieSpooky Tooth, drummer Walter Carl Becker, co-founder, guitarist and songwriter of the band Steely Dan, had died in Hawaii at age 67. "Where Do You Go To" received the 1970 Ivor Novello Award and more recently was used in the 2007 Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited. West died in 2014. May 13, 1947 - January 22, 2017 March 4, 1942 - April 9, 2017 The police investigation stated that Pallenberg was not on the same floor of the house at the time the fatal shot was fired. Rick Stevens, a lead vocalist for Tower of Power in the band's early days, has died at age 77. 5/1/201770Col. The album included their first single "Sunshine Help Me" as well as their cover of "Tobacco Road". Sonny Geraci, who was the lead singer for The Outsiders and then later Climax, has passed away at the age of 69. Alves played on Y&T's first 8 albums, including the classic LPs Earthshaker, Down for the Count, and In Rock We Trust. In 2004, Mardas auctioned off several items from his collection of Lennon memorabilia. On "In My Life," the lyric "Some are dead and some are living" is rumored to be a reference to former Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who died in 1962, and Shotton. Steve Lang Tommy LiPuma, a Grammy Award-Winning producer and music industry executive, has died at the age of 80. His wives were Shelly Jay Winters (1971, died 2016), Janice Blair (1973, photographed on horseback for the gatefold artwork of "Laid Back"), Cher (1975), Julie Bindas (1979), Danielle Galliano (1989), Stacey Fountain (2001) and Shannon (2012). Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he was involved in some of their major hits and the albums Pain, Pleasure, and Ecstasy. Jarreau was a frequent guest on other television shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and SoulTrain. Peter Sarstedt, British singer, instrumentalist and award-winning songwriter, has died at age 75. Gregg was married seven times. In 1955, he was recruited by Muddy Waters to come to Chicago and join his band. Starbuck had a soft rock radio hit with their debut single "Moonlight Feels Right", which reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts of 1976. My Cross to Bear. May 24, 1970 - March 3, 2017 7/14/201738David ZAdrenaline Mob / Trans-Siberian Orchestra, bassistauto accidentMicanopy, Florida Asia was a radio staple in the 1980s with hits such as "Only Time Will Tell" and "Heat of the Moment." Cartwright replaced original Foghat guitarist Rod Price in 1981. She was 78. Jimmy Nalls Jim Fuller Trucks was one of the two drummers in the Allman Brothers Band. Tommy Allsup, a guitarist in Buddy Holly's band, has passed at age 85 due to complications from a hernia operation. Charles Bradley August 4, 1941 - March 24, 2017 Berns worked as a go-go dancer in New York City nightclubs before meeting her husband Bert Berns, the songwriter and record producer and founder of Bang Records. October 18, 1926 - March 18, 2017 George was the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young and co-produced the first 5 albums for AC/DC. The trio also scored with the hits "Cherie Amour" and "Made to Love Her" as well as "I'm Wondering" and "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day." When a CSX freight train approached, not all of the crew was able to Stubblefield was greatly admired by fellow musicians. HOME 4/6/201774David Peelfolksinger / friend of John LennonHeart FailureNew York, New York Watts wrote a book about hiking on England South West Coast Path. 1/22/201769Pete Overend WattsMott The Hoople, bassistThroat Cancer Holdsworth's innovative playing contributed to groups including Tempest, Soft Machine and the progressive rock band U.K. In 1963 he accompanied Dylan on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, and in 1965 made major contributions to the album Bringing It All Back Home. Duane Roland, Banner Thomas, and Bruce Crump joined the band in 1976. Pete Shotton Born May 23, 1942 in Lebanon, he was a son of the late Russell L. and Miriam (Wagner) Yiengst Heisey Lehman. He was also among the performers on a Grammy-winning children's album, "In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record." Sea Level toured released five albums before folding in 1981. The song reached #1 in Billboard's Mainstream Tracks in 1987. The Hour Glass recorded two albums in Los Angeles for Liberty Records, Hour Glass (1967) and Power of Love (1968). Al Jarreau, Grammy-award winning jazz singer, has died at 76. Lang joined April Wine in 1976, in time for the band's fifth studio album, The Whole World's Goin' Crazy. March 24, 1949 - February 4, 2017 March 18, 1961 - September 14, 2017 Butch Trucks, drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, has passed by his own hand at age 69. He was 61. 2/5/201769Sonny GeraciThe Outsiders / Climax, vocalist Cleveland, Ohio 7/9/201766Erik CartwrightFoghat, guitarist Nashville, Tennessee Pete Overend Watts He was not considered a full member of the band until 1986, and often played from the side of the stage when the band was on tour. He moved to Macon, Georgia to play with Otis Redding, who hailed from there. Mardas said he planned to donate the money to a charity in Greece. Robert "Bo" Wagner, co-founder of Atlanta area band Starbuck, has died at age 72. 1964 - April 12, 2017 2/18/201773Clyde StubblefieldJames Brown, drummerKidney FailureMadison, Wisconsin He had earlier played and danced on The Lawrence Welk Show and toured and worked with The 5th Dimension, Roger Williams and Liberace on drums and percussion. Nicholls' involvement with Black Sabbath ended when Adam Wakeman (a member of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band) was chosen to play keyboards during Sabbath's 2004 and 2005 Ozzfest tours. March 24, 1949 - February 4, 2017 Waylon Jennings also missed this plane ride on the Day The Music Died. Mr. Seidemann moved to England in 1968, living for a time at the home of Eric Clapton, whom he had met backstage at a concert in San Francisco. Wright was co-writer on several of Greg Kihn's biggest hits including "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)", 1983's "Jeopardy" and 1985's "Lucky." Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks was born in Jacksonville, Florida and began drumming in junior high school. Sylvia Moy Bradley was the subject of the documentary Soul of America which premiered at the South by Southwest music festival in 2012. 11/7/201771Paul Buckmasterarranger/conductor/composer Howard Kaufman, long-time manager of Aerosmith, Stevie Nicks and the Eagles, has died at age 79 after a long illness. He is famous for being the loser of a coin toss with Ritchie Valens for a ride on the plane that crashed killing Holly, Valens, and the Big Bopper J. P. Richardson. He recorded over 60 albums, played on a bill with the Beatles and performed for Queen Elizabeth II. "Do You Want to Dance" was covered by artists such as Cliff Richard and the Shadows (1972), The Ramones, John Lennon and Bette Midler (1972), appearing as the opening track of her debut LP "The Divine Miss M." 15 on the Billboard pop singles chart. In the 1970s, Mardas worked as a security consultant. The crew apparently did not have permission to be filming on an active railway. After high school, Trucks formed another band, the Bitter Ind, which played clubs around Daytona Beach, Florida. Instead, at great expense, he would build a 72-track studio, with sonic beams instead of baffles to prevent sounds from bleeding into the other mics. Brett Cartwright also toured as Foghat's bassist during the late 1980s. Starbuck had a soft rock radio hit with their debut single "Moonlight Feels Right", which reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts of 1976. His biggest hit, however, was as the singer for Climax; the band had a number 3 hit in 1972 with "Precious And Few". He went to college, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1960 from Wisconsin's Ripon College, and then a master's degree in vocational rehabilitation for the University of Iowa. 6/13/201775Anita PallenbergKeith Richards' girlfriendHepatitis C It was there that Trucks met members of the Allman Joys, including brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman. The band's debut album, Erik Cartwright was a rock guitarist best known for playing with Foghat. 3/12/201763Joey AlvesY & T, guitaristulcerative colitis Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he was involved in some of their major hits and the albums Pain, Pleasure, and Ecstasy. He worked with French violinist Jean Luc Ponty and the Anglo-French band Gong. He appeared on TV's Saturday Night Live during their first season in 1976, singing "We'll Get By" and "Somebody's Watching You". They became Mott the Hoople after Ian Hunter joined in 1969. 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