RIP.
Augie Meyers.
Born 31st May 1940 - Passed away 7th March 2026, aged 85.
American musician, songwriter and studio musician.
He was a founding member of Sir Douglas Quintet and he played the Vox organ on their hit records and albums.
The bands hits include,
She\'s About a Mover - 1965,
Mendocino - 1968,
Dynamite Woman - 1968,
Nuevo Laredo - 1970.

RIP.
Chip Taylor.
Born 21st March 1940 - Passed away 23rd March 2026, aged 86.
American songwriter and singer.
Some of the hit songs that Chip wrote or co-wrote include,
Angel Of The Morning - Merrilee Rush,
Wild Thing - The Troggs,
Any Way That You Want Me - The Troggs,
I Can\'t Let Go - The Hollies.

Chip was born James Voight and he is the brother of actor Jon Voight.

Rest in Peace...TERRY COX...(1937 - March 24, 2026)...drummer of UK folk-jazz band PENTANGLE. \"Sweet Child\" (1968) \"Basket of Light\" (1969) \"Cruel Sister\" (1970) \"Solomon\'s Seal\" (1972)..

Ronnie Bowman (William Franklin Bowman) died March 22, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. after being involved in a motorcycle accident - Born July 9, 1961 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, U.S. (Bluegrass) Sang and played guitar and bass. Worked with The Lost and Found, The Lonesome River Band, Alison Krauss, Del McCoury and Tony Rice.

NAOMI RUTH EISENBERG..(1948 - March 17, 2026)..lovely vocals & violin with DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS. \"Where\'s the Money?\" \"Striking It Rich\" (1972)..

PAUL GEREMIA..(1944 - March 14, 2026)..American acoustic blues singer. recorded for labels Folkways, Sire, Adelphi, Flying Fish, Red House..

CHUCK NORRIS (b. Carlos Ray \"Chuck\" Norris 10th March 1940, d. 19th March 2026) US actor, performer, martial arts champion - and internet meme. . He sang (spoke, really…) Tirk Wilder’s ‘In The Eyes Of A Ranger’, the C&W theme tune to ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’.

WAYNE PERKINS, the legendary session-guitarist, singer and songwriter from Alabama, died 16. of March 2026. He worked with numerous greats like THE ROLLING STONES, BOB MARLEY and THE WAILERS, JONI MITCHELL, LEON RUSSELL, JOE COCKER, LYNYRD SKYNYRD and many others. In 1972 he joined a band called SMITH PERKINS SMITH; they recorded a fine self-titled album on Island label, not easy to find nowadays.

BETTINA KÖSTER, German avant-garde singer, saxophonist, composer, author and producer (music, film) died in southern Italy on 17. of March 2026 (death announced on this date). She was a member of the new wave/post-punk bands MANIA D, MALARIA! and DIN A TESTBILD (the latter one can be considered as pioneers of the techno movement) and released numerous solo albums.

RIP.
Bernie Lynch.
Passed away 12th March 2026 aged 65.
Vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player with Perth band The Eurogliders from 1980 to 1989, 2005 to 2007 and 2013 to 2016
Bernie wrote or co-wrote all of their hits including,
Heaven ( Must be There ) - 1984,
We Will Together - 1985,
The City Of Soul - 1985,
Can\'t Wait To See You - 1985,
Absolutely - 1986.

PHIL CAMPBELL..(1961 - March 14, 2026)..best known as guitarist in MOTORHEAD from 1984 until they disbanded in 2015.

The Dutch rock guitarist JAN DE HONT died 12. of March 2026. He was known as a session musician for THE CATS and others. He was a member of the hard psychedelic rock band CARGO, who recorded a great self-titled and highly collectable album on the HARVEST label in 1972, featuring long, hard guitar jam passages. Try it out, I would rate...

Blake Emmons ( Bruce MacKenzie) died March 9, 2026. Born August 2, 1944, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Country music singer and entertainer. He did, \"You\'re My Woman\" and \"Deadest Man Living\".

ROY BOOK BINDER..(1943 - March 3, 2026)..American folk-blues singer-songwriter. student of Rev Gary Davis. recorded for Adelphi, Blue Goose, Rounder, PEGleg.

Back to 2025 again... MAURY BAKER, drummer and percussionist for the American psychedelic rock band ARS NOVA and later for the KOZMIC BLUES BAND (backing group for JANIS JOPLIN), died 08. of October 2025.

Wayne Proctor(Alvis “Wayne” Proctor) died February 15, 2026. Born April 27, 1947 in Leesburg, Florida. Guitarist and songwriter with garage rock group, We the People (They did My Brother, The Man” and “Mirror Of Your Mind\".)

Dean Franklin died Feb 7, 2026 of Cancer. He was 36 years old. Singer and songwriter. A former contestant on The Voice UK. He did, I Wish I Knew.

Angela Luce (Angela Savino ) (aka The Voice of Naples), singer and actress, Died on Feb. 20, 2026 in Naples of heart failure. Born Dec 3, 1938 in Naples. She released a 19 albums and appeared in 80 films. She did Ipocrisia and L\'ammore Che Fa Fa.

TOMMY DECARLO (b. Tommy DeCarlo 23rd April 1965 – f. 9th March 2026) Lead vocalist for BOSTON after the death of Brad Delp in 2007.

AUGIE MEYERS, the legendary keyboardist from San Antonio/Texas, died 07. of March 2026. He was the last founding member of the SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET and the TEXAS TORNADOS. He also worked as a studio musician with greats like BOB DYLAN, TOM WAITS, JOHN P. HAMMOND, DOUG SAHM and others.