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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Groundbreaking American Audio Engineer Ray Dolby Dies at 80
American audio engineer Ray Dolby, inventor of the Dolby Sound System died on September 12, 2013 in San Francisco. Ray Dolby was born in Portland,…
View More Groundbreaking American Audio Engineer Ray Dolby Dies at 80Multifaceted Jazz Keyboardist and R&B Producer George Duke Dies at 67
Award-winning jazz musician and producer George Duke died Monday, August 5th, 2013 in Los Angeles. He was suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia and was 67…
View More Multifaceted Jazz Keyboardist and R&B Producer George Duke Dies at 67Progressive Rock Guitarist Peter Banks Dies at 65
British musician Peter Banks, who was the first guitar player for progressive rock band Yes, passed away at his home in London on March 8,…
View More Progressive Rock Guitarist Peter Banks Dies at 65British Psychedelic Rock Pioneer Kevin Ayers Dies at 68
The British media announced today that British guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Kevin Ayers, a leading figure in the UK’s psychedelic rock scene, died February 18th,…
View More British Psychedelic Rock Pioneer Kevin Ayers Dies at 68Van der Graaf Generator Bassist Nic Potter Dies at 61
British bassist, songwriter and painter Nic Potter died January 17th, 2013. He was a respected musician who worked with legendary progressive rock band Van der…
View More Van der Graaf Generator Bassist Nic Potter Dies at 61Progressive Rock Drummer Ivo Varts Dies at 51
Estonian Public Broadcasting announced the death of Ivo Varts, a progressive rock drummer from Estonia. He died in Tallin on January 15th of an accidental…
View More Progressive Rock Drummer Ivo Varts Dies at 51Michael Dunford of Progressive Rock Band Renaissance Dies
Progressive rock band Renaissance announced today that its leading composer and guitarist Michael Dunford died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. He had just returned home…
View More Michael Dunford of Progressive Rock Band Renaissance DiesInfluential Uruguayan Drummer Osvaldo Fattoruso Dies at 64
Legendary Uruguayan rock and jazz drummer Osvaldo Fattoruso died this morning in Montevideo of cancer. He was 64. Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso was born May 12th,…
View More Influential Uruguayan Drummer Osvaldo Fattoruso Dies at 64Druid Drummer Cedric Sharpley Dies
South African drummer Cedric Sharpley died from a heart attack on March 13th, 2012. Cedric Sharpley was the drummer for Druid, a 1970s progressive rock…
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