Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer H.R. Giger died Monday, May 12, 2014. Mr. Giger, perhaps best known for his design of the monster…
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Category: Obituaries
British Fantasy Artwork Maestro Patrick Woodroffe Dies at 74
British artist, painter and sculptor Patrick Woodroffe died on May 10, 2014 due to a short illness according to family and friends. Known throughout the…
View More British Fantasy Artwork Maestro Patrick Woodroffe Dies at 74Nash the Slash Dies at 66
Canadian multi-instrumentalist Jeff Plewman, better known as Nash the Slash, died today. He was 66. Jeff Plewman was born in March 26, 1948. He played…
View More Nash the Slash Dies at 66Atlanta Rhythm Section’s Paul Goddard Dies at 68
The members of the renowned southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) announced that Paul Goddard, the group’s bass player and a founding member of…
View More Atlanta Rhythm Section’s Paul Goddard Dies at 68German Experimental Rock Pioneer Michael Gunther Dies in Berlin
On March 30, 2014 German drummer Harald Grosskopf reported in his Facebook page the passing of German bassist Michael Gunther, one of the founders of…
View More German Experimental Rock Pioneer Michael Gunther Dies in BerlinBanco Lead Singer Francesco Di Giacomo Dies in Car Accident
Italian vocalist Francesco Di Giacomo, lead singer of legendary progressive rock group Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (also known as Banco) died February 21, 2014 in…
View More Banco Lead Singer Francesco Di Giacomo Dies in Car AccidentRenowned Fusion and Session Drummer Ricky Lawson Dies at 59
Drummer Ricky Lawson, founder of jazz fusion band Yellowjackets and well known sideman and session drummer, died December 23, 2013 in Los Angeles of a…
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Composer and Multi-instrumentalist Bjorn J:son Lindh Dies at 69
Swedish composer, pianist and flutist Bjorn J:son Lindh passed away on December 21, 2013 in Nora, (Örebro County, Sweden) of a brain tumor. Bjorn J:son…
View More Composer and Multi-instrumentalist Bjorn J:son Lindh Dies at 69Spanish Rock and Jazz Fusion Drummer Larry Martin Dies of Cancer
Drummer Larry Martin, a leading rock and jazz fusion drummer from Spain, died November 30, 2013 of cancer. Larry Martin was born in Madrid in…
View More Spanish Rock and Jazz Fusion Drummer Larry Martin Dies of CancerBritish Avant Garde Rock Pioneer Lindsay Cooper Dies at 62
English bassoon and oboe player, and composer Lindsay Cooper died September 18th, 2013 of multiple sclerosis. Lindsay Cooper played in groundbreaking Canterbury and avant-garde rock…
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