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.

STEPHEN JONES (1951 - October 8, 2026) Australian video artist, key-member \"industrial\" band SEVERED HEADS. was attacked outside his studio, Sydney Australia, two days prior to his passing. their \"Since the Accident\" (1983) is highly innovating.

EDGAR PATRIK, Austria-born drummer for the well-known German hard rock bands SINNER (1981-1983) and BONFIRE (1989-1994) died in October 2026 (no exact date available).

CHRIS WELSH, long time drummer for the Australian alternative rock band DIED PRETTY, died 08. of October 2026 after a long battle with cancer.

VERNE ALLISON, singer and founding member of the popular R&B group THE DELLS, died 06. of October 2026.

Rest in Peace...KEITH CHRISTMAS...(1946 - October 6, 2026)...English folk-rock singer-songwriter. worked with Mighty Baby, Keith Tippett, Shelagh McDonald, Greg Lake, Cat Stevens...recorded for RCA (1969), B&C Records, Manticore. a personal fave \"Fable of the Wings\" (1970).

Freddie Jackson, the R&B singer who rose to fame in the 1980s, died on October 5, 2026, at the age of 70. His most famous song was the 1985 hit “You Are My Lady.”

LENA MARTELL (b. Helen Thomson May 15th 1940, d. October 5th 2026) Scottish-born singer, in the big band / lounge / cruise ship style. Often on British television in my childhood, she had a late-career UK No 1 in 1979 with Kris Kristofferson\'s \"One Day at a Time\" in 1979.

First posting since Doc died, feels weird.

Sass Jordan, Canadian vocalist, suddenly on 2 October, at the age of 63 years.

I also wish to leave my condolences here for the Doc. He was an awesome researcher of music worldwide, both charted and uncharted and of all genres. I especially appreciated his knowledge of rock music history.
Thank you and rest peacefully Doc! We will do our best to carry on your legacy in here.

Long live Doc Rock. He and chatted and I will miss him more than I will ever be missed. I hope people 🙏 enjoy this extensive library of music and appreciate how much it meant to him and he lives on. R.I.P. Doc Rock. Thank you for being you forever. Love Backspace. Agustin Alvarez Jr.

Conrad \'Cronos\" Lant who sang and played bass for the band \'Venom\' has passed away on Sept. 29 @ 63.