Rest in Peace...UNCLE FLOYD...(Florio \"Floyd\" Vivino 1951 - January 22, 2026)...tv series the Uncle Floyd Show (1974 - 1998)...John Lennon & Iggy Pop introduced David Bowie to him who recorded \"Slip Away\" (2002) as a tribute. the Ramones \"It\'s Not My Place\" (1981) was also about Uncle Floyd.

FRANCIS BUCHHOLZ, long time bass player for the German hard rock legends SCORPIONS from 1974 to 1992 and later for guitar ace MICHAEL SCHENKER, died 22. of January 2025 from cancer.

PETER KIRK, bass player for the heavy brassy and bluesy British rock band CWT, died in January 2026 (no exact date noted). They recorded their very energetic and highly collectable album \"The Hundredweight\" on KUCKUCK label (only released in Germany) in 1973 (Info is from Facebook \"Canterbury Vintage 70s-80s\"). Listen to it, I would rate...

DONALD \"DANTE\" DROWTY..(1938 - December 28, 2025)..was in DANTE AND THE EVERGREENS. songs \"Alley Oop\" (1960) \"Time Machine\".

A name from last year... STUART McDONALD, bass player for the British rock band KILLING FLOOR, died 04. of August 2025. They recorded 2 great and highly collectable albums: \"Killing Floor - same\", SPARK 1969, very fine blues rock; and \"Out of Uranus\", PENNY FARTHING 1970, a hard progressive rock album.

RIP.
Rob Hirst.

Born 3rd September 1955 Camden, Sydney - Passing announced 20th January 2026, aged 70.
Founding and long term drummer for legendary Australian band Midnight Oil.

ROB HIRST, the powerful drummer and founding member of the very successful Australian rock group MIDNIGHT OIL (more than 20 million records sold), died 20. of January 2026 after a long battle with cancer (death announced on this date).

STEPHEN \"CAT\" COORE, guitarist and founding member of the successful Jamaican reggae legends THIRD WORLD and INNER CIRCLE, died 18. of January 2026.

GARY BURKE, long-time drummer for JOE JACKSON (8 albums), died 17. of January 2025. He can also be heard on BOB DYLAN`s classic HARD RAIN album from 1976.

RALPH TOWNER, the famous American jazz guitarist, died in Rome/Italy on 18. of January 2026. He was a member of OREGON for more than 30 albums, worked with numerous greats like WAYNE SHORTER, JOE ZAWINUL, KEITH JARRETT, JOHN ABERCROMBIE, GARY BURTON and GARY PEACOCK.

Jessica Armstrong (Jessica Rae Armstrong) died Jan. 15 2026 (Metal) Bassist and singer. Was a member of Dismay and Suspended.

John Forté died Jan. 12 2026 in Chilmark, Massachusetts. He was 40 years old (Rap) Best known for his time as part of the Refugee Camp All-Stars and for his work with Wyclef Jean, the Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes.

Rest in Peace...TUCKER ZIMMERMAN...(1941 - January 17, 2026)...American singer-songwriter recorded for UK labels like Regal Zonophone, the Village Thing, etc. his first album \"Ten Songs\" (1969) produced by Tony Visconti was one of David Bowie\'s favourite. Tucker & his wife died in a fire.

Andy Ure (Andrew Ure) reported dead Jan., 4th 2026 while hiking on Hogmanay near Loch Lomond. He was 41. Singer and frontman for the Scottish rock group The Ray Summers. He co-launched the Vibration music festival in Falkirk.

Donny Allen died Jan 12th, 2026 Guitarist. (Metal) Worked with Halloween from Detroit, Michigan (Not to be confused with Halloween from Santa Clara, CA), Black Onyx, David Neil Cline and Trama.

Sheila Bernette died January 12th 2026. Born Sheila Poncini in London, England on March 30th 1931. Singer and actress. She appeared in many UK television shows including the BBC variety show the Good Old Days. She also appeared in films such as Three For All, Car Trouble and Driving Aphrodite.

Yeison Jiménez (Yeison Orlando Jiménez Galeano) died 10th of January 2026 in Paipa, Boyacá, Colombia. Plane crash. Born 26th July 1991 in Manzanares, Caldas, Colombia. Singer (música popular) He did, Te Deseo Lo Mejor.

Rest in Peace...KENNY MORRIS...(1957 - January 15, 2026)...drummer with post-glam-punk band SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES. \"Hong Kong Garden\" \"the Staircase\"..

DAVE BELL, drummer for the British progressive rock band FUSION ORCHESTRA, died 16. of February 2025. They recorded the great album \"Skeleton in Armour\" on EMI label in 1973 (Info is fron Facebook).

John Forté, (Born 30th Jan 1975 - Died 12th Jan 2025) Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer...