topic Re: IN MEMORIAM- 2025 in Rock N' Roll https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2650813#M283723 <P>Great song. Sincere feeling with it.</P> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:20:32 GMT SereneSeagull 2026-01-10T18:20:32Z IN MEMORIAM- 2025 https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2648611#M282476 <P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">It was another sad year for rock artists. This is the list I found in chronological order starting with January. Please add anyone I may have missed. RIP to all of them in Rocker Heaven <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":purple_heart:">💜</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":folded_hands:">🙏🏻</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":crying_face:">😢</span></FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Wayne Osmond</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Brenton Wood</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Peter Yarrow (P,P&amp;M)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Sam Moore (Sam&amp;Dave)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Bob Kuban</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Garth Hudson (The Band)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Gary Grier (The Contours)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">&nbsp;Marianne Faithfull</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Sal Maida (Roxy Music)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Colin Earl (Mungo Jerry)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Tommy Hunt (Flamingos)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Jamie Muir (King Crimson)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Snowy Fleet (Easybeats)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Jerry Butler</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Chris Jasper (Isley Brothers)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Roberta Flack</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Robert John</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Joey Molland (Badfinger)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Harry Elston (Friends of Distinction)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Jesse Colin Young (Youngbloods)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Larry Tamblyn (Standells)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Johnny Tillotson</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Clem Burke (Blondie, Ramones)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Lenny Welch</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Nino Tempo</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Roger McLachlan (Little River Band)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Mike Peters (Big Country)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Larry Lee (Ozark Mountain Daredevils)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">John Edwards (Spinners)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">James Lowe (Electric Prunes)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Kenny Marco (Motherlode, B,S&amp;T)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Michael Sumler (Kool&amp;the Gang)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Rick Derringer</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Sly Stone</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Brian Wilson</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Lou Christie</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Ron Woodbridge (Searchers)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Co.)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Bobby Sherman</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Walter Scott (Whispers)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Connie Francis</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Chuck Mangione</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Ozzy Osbourne</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Bobby Whitlock (Derek&amp;the Dominoes)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Chick Girard (Hondells)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Roy Estrada (Little Feat)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Tom Shipley (Brewer&amp;Shipley)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Mark Volman (Turtles)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Rick Davies (Supertramp)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Bobby Hart</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Sonny Curtis (Crickets)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Chris Dreja (Yardbirds)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Terry Johnson (Flamingos)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">John Lodge (Moody Blues]<BR />Richard Addrissi (Addrissi Brothers)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Ace Frehley (Kiss)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Sam Rivers ( Limp Bizkit)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Dave Burgess (Champs)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">David Ball (Soft Cell)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Donna Jean Godchaux (Grateful Dead)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Victor Conte (Tower of Power)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Gilson Lavis (Squeeze)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Jimmy Cliff</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Chubby Tavares (Tavares)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Sreve Cropper (MG’s, Mar-Keys)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Chris Rea</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT size="5">Perry Bamonte (The Cure)</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:13:29 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2648611#M282476 BeatleloverKT 2026-01-01T16:13:29Z Re: IN MEMORIAM- 2025 https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2648796#M282608 <P>&nbsp; Sad indeed. Saxon wrote this song in 1986 about lost musicians.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P class="lia-align-center"><STRONG>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Requiem (We Will Remember) - Saxon&nbsp; &nbsp;</STRONG> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P class="lia-align-center"><EM>"This song's a celebration</EM><BR /><EM>Of what you gave to us</EM><BR /><EM>The legacy you left still marches on</EM><BR /><EM>But still they play your music</EM><BR /><EM>All around the world</EM><BR /><EM>Blasting through the airwaves</EM><BR /><EM>To the stars"&nbsp;</EM></P><P class="lia-align-center">&nbsp;</P><P class="lia-align-center"><EM><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwPsy6chK6w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwPsy6chK6w</A>&nbsp;</EM></P> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:26:44 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2648796#M282608 Vexed 2026-01-02T02:26:44Z Re: IN MEMORIAM- 2025 https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2649325#M282884 <P><EM><FONT size="5">Great song. First time hearing it. Thanks for sharing it <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":crying_face:">😢</span></FONT></EM></P> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:30:58 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2649325#M282884 BeatleloverKT 2026-01-05T00:30:58Z Re: IN MEMORIAM- 2025 https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2649329#M282887 <P>A few additions:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Rod Clark:&nbsp; Moody Blues</P><P>Wink Martindale</P><P>Rodney Brown:&nbsp; Dyke &amp; Blazers</P><P>Tommy McLain</P><P>Chuck Antunes:&nbsp; Beaver Brown Band</P><P>Tommy Price:&nbsp; Blue Oyster Cult</P> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:36:01 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2649329#M282887 BobH07 2026-01-05T01:36:01Z Re: IN MEMORIAM- 2025 https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2650813#M283723 <P>Great song. Sincere feeling with it.</P> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:20:32 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Rock-N-Roll/IN-MEMORIAM-2025/m-p/2650813#M283723 SereneSeagull 2026-01-10T18:20:32Z