ELKE SOMMER has died (1940 - October 28, 2026) best known for being an international actress. recorded albums in the 60s & 70s. sang on the Dean Martin Show, the Tonight Show..

EDDIE GRAY, lead guitarist for the American rock band TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS from 1967 to 1970, died in October 2026 (no exact date noted).

PHIL McDONALD (b. Philip McDonald 1946, d. October 27th 2026 aged 80) British recording engineer who worked with The Beatles from 1965 onwards. Initially with EMI at Abbey Road, later at Apple. Also worked with Syd Barrett, Eric Clapton and The Traveling Wilburys.

DONNIE IRIS, vocalist and guitarist for the American rock bands THE JAGGERZ and WILD CHERRY, died 26. of October 2026.

RICHARD BELANGER, drummer and original member of the popular Canadian rock group FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND, died 19. of October 2026. His bandmate, the keyboardist TED GEROW, had already died 3 months before.

NIGEL DURHAM, drummer for the iconic British heavy metal band SAXON from 1987 to 1988, died 24. of October 2026 (death announced on this date).

ROSEMARY HARDMAN (1945 - October 23, 2026) English folk singer throughout the 70s. recorded for Folk Heritage, Trailer, Alida Star & Plant Life.

DAVID BUDGE, lead singer for the legendary American garage rock band THE DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE, died in October 2026 (no exact date noted). They recorded the psychedelic masterpiece \"Creation\" on UNI RECORDS in 1967, highly collectable and a \"must have\" for psych lovers (Info is from his bandmate CARL J. HAUSER on FB).

Rest in Peace...DÓNAL LUNNY...(1947 - October 23, 2026)...Irish guitar / bouzouki musician. member of PLANXTY, THE BOTHY BAND, MOVING HEARTS. also worked with Kate Bush, Sinead O\'Connor..

JOHN ANDERSON (b. John David Anderson 13th December 1954, d. 21st October 2026). US Country singer with a distinctive \'backwoods\' gravelly voice. Part of the \'New Traditionalist\' movement along with George Strait and Ricky Scaggs. Had more than 40 singles in the Billboard country music charts from 1977 onwards, including five number ones.

The Welsh guitarist and vocalist JIMMY DAVIES died 21. of September 2026. He was a member of the rural rock band QUICKSAND (not unlike MAN or HELP YOURSELF), they recorded the beautiful and collectable album \"Home Is Where I Belong\" on the DAWN label in 1973. Later he became a member of the more rocking outfit ALKATRAZ, they recorded the fine album \"Doing A Moonlight\" on UNITED ARTISTS in 1976.

Another favorite of mine has gone: PAUL \"SANDY\" DAVIS, guitarist and main vocalist for the British progressive rock band GRACIOUS!, died in October 2026 (no exact date noted). They recorded 2 fantastic and highly collectable albums with wonderful melodic guitars and mellotrons : the self-titled \"Gracious!\", VERTIGO- Swirl 1970 and \"This Is...Gracious!!\", PHILIPS 1971. They had a mayor performance at the legendary ISLE OF WIGHT festival in 1970, you can watch it on YouTube.

RAY MILLS, lead guitarist for the American garage rock band THE UNIQUES, died 14. of October 2026.

He had been declared dead more than once, now it has actually happened. DAVID SURKAMP, the man with the high-pitched voice, guitarist, vocalist, fonder and leader of the American melodic progressive rock band PAVLOV`S DOG, died 14. of October 2026. He created some of the most unique music in the history of rock, always underrated for my opinion.

BRIAN \"SAX\" JONES, the British saxophonist and vocalist for the Merseybeat band THE UNDERTAKERS, died 12. of October 2026.

GEORGE B. MILLER, drummer for the German rock bands CRAVINKEL (2 great and rare albums on PHILIPS label), WOLFSMOND and others, died in October 2026 (Several North German newspapers are reporting this, an exact date is not mentioned).

TREVOR \"GYPSY\" JONES, bass player and lead vocalist for the British progressive rock bands ANNO DOMINI (one fine album on DERAM/POLYDOR label in 1971) and JONESY (three strong albums on DAWN RECORDS in 1972 and 1973), died in October 2026 (Info is from THE GUARDIAN, the exact date is not mentioned).

ADRIAN BAR, guitarist, vocalist and founder of the Argentinian spacy progressive rock band ORION`S BEETHPOVEN, died 27. of January 2026. Their weird first album \"Superangel\", Polydor 1973, is a very sought after collector`s item nowadays!

RICARDO SOULE, vocalist, guitarist, violinist, main composer and founding member of the Argentinian progressive rock legend VOX DEI, died 02. of October 2026.

The renowned American jazz fusion guitarist CHARLES ELLERBE died 05. of October 2026. He was a member of ORNETTE COLEMAN`S band PRIME TIME for 15 years, was also a member of MARSHALL ALLEN`S SUN RA ARKESTRA and toured/recorded with the popular soul band THE TRAMMPS.