Some information comes late. The British rock drummer FRED KELLY died 06. of August 2024. He can be heard on the mega-rare album project\"ASTRAL NAVIGATIONS\"; side one features the band LIGHTYEARS AWAY (psychedelic folk), side two the band THUNDERMOTHER feat. FRED KELLY (as the name says, thunderous hard rock), on the rare HOLYGROUND label. He later played on the 3 POLYDOR albums by the classic rock band RARE BIRD. Their wonderful double album EPIC FOREST with only 3 recorded sides remains one of my favorite records to this day.

The American bass player and vocalist GREG \"CURLY\" KERANEN died recently (no exact date noted). He was a founding member of the power pop band THE RUBINOOS. Before their first album recordings in 1976 he became a long time member of JONATHAN RICHMAN AND THE MODERN LOVERS (Source: Facebook / Rubinoos).

STEVE WHITFIELD, drummer for the legendary American psychedelic rock band SHIVA`S HEADBAND from Texas, died 23. of May 2025. His bandmate, the keyboardist and vocalist SHAWN SIEGEL, had already died 12. of April 2025.

Rest in Peace...GUY KLUCEVSEK...(1947 - May 22, 2025)...avant free-jazz accordionist / composer. worked with Fred Frith, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Tom Waits, etc.

FRANK GIBSON JR., the versatile rock and jazz drummer from New Zealand, died 21. of May 2025. He recorded or toured with greats like RICK WAKEMAN, LEO SAYER, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, THE TEMPTATIONS, THE WALKER BROTHERS, J.D. BLACKFOOT and others.

DANIEL WILLIAMS (d. 22nd May 2025 aged 39 in a San Diego air crash). Former drummer with The Devil Wears Prada, a Dayton, Ohio metalcore band who had two top 10 Billboard albums in 2009 and 2010.

Another one who flew under the radar! DANIEL BUD FORD, bass player for the American Southern rock legend DOC HOLLIDAY for 30 years, died 07. of April 2025.

ARTHUR WEISS, drummer for the German classic rock/prog rock band TRITONUS, died 05. of April 2025 (Info is from the German GOOD TIMES magazin).

JÖRG SCHLOTTERER, flautist and band organizor for the legendary German rock band TON STEINE SCHERBEN, died 28. of February 2025.

ROGER NICHOLS, the successful American songwriter and arranger (often together with PAUL WILLIAMS), died a couple of days before (source: theseconddisc.com). His songs have been covered by numerous artists like THE CARPENTERS, BARBRA STREISAND, DIANA ROSS, BOBBY DARIN, PETULA CLARK, PAUL ANKA and others.

TONY HASELDEN, guitarist and vocalist for the American Southern rock/country rock band LeRoux, died 16. of May 2025.

MICHAEL TRETOW. (B. Bo Michael Tretow August 20th 1944, d. May 2025) Engineer, record producer and jingle writer from Sweden who was instrumental in creating ABBA’s studio sound, initially at independent studios and later at their Polar studio complex.

CHRIS HAGER, guitarist and co-founder of the American glam metal band RATT (originally MICKEY RATT) and later for ROUGH CUTT, died recently (no exact date noted).

MARK ST. JOHN, manager, producer and sometimes drummer for THE PRETTY THINGS for over 30 years, died 18. of May 2025 after long illness.

Addition to the post below: EDDIE BAIRD, guitarist and co-founder of AMAZING BLONDEL, died in January 2025 (has not been mentioned yet). Underrated band!

Rest in Peace...JOHN DAVID GLADWIN...(died May 16, 2025)...member English acoustic prog-folk THE AMAZING BLONDEL. reinvented renaissance music. \"the Amazing Blondel & a Few Faces\" (Bell 1970), a rare collectible. they signed to Island Records. the band certainly had that \"look\".

News from the great UK bass player and violinist JOHN WEIDER (THE ANIMALS, FAMILY)! According to Wikipedia he died on November 6, 2023. They cite an obituary on the unofficial fan site FAMILYBANDSTAND.com, I don`t have any further informations. Strange thing...

The Jamaican roots reggae singer JUNIOR BYLES (often called \"KING CHUBBY\"), died 15. of May 2025.

BILLY EARHEART (b. William Thaxton Earheart III 21st February 1954, d. 13th May 2025). Played keyboards and was a founder member of THE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES. Won a Grammy for ‘The End is Not in Sight’.

Stewart Francke, a beloved figure in Detroit\'s music scene whose mix of rock, soul and folk earned him a loyal following, has died on 09 May 2025.