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.

BOB DAVENPORT (1932 - September 2026) leading & influential voice in the British folk revival in the 60s. recorded for Topic, Columbia, Trailer.

Keyboard player James Gordon Bruton who was a founding member of Max Webster when they were teenagers passed away on June 7th @ 78. He is the 4th former member to pass on this year.

Grenada-born, Trinidadian-raised musician and Calypso singer (The) Mighty Sparrow (* July 9, 1935) passed September 27, 2026 at 91. From 1957 on he released dozens of songs, but became most notably known for Only A Fool, together with Byron Lee & The Dragonaires. Song was originally released in 1969 and became a minor TOP40 chart song (#31) in The Netherlands. A re-release however peaked at #2 in 1978.

Jack Tappy, bass player for the popular Milwaukee band, The Skunks, passed away in August 2026. No exact dates given.

Alexei Kozlov (October 13, 1935 – September 25, 2026). Soviet and Russian jazz-rock pioneerю Acclaimed saxophonist, author, and leader of the legendary fusion band Arsenal. He passed away at the age of 90, leaving behind a massive cultural legacy, including his world-renowned jazz club in Moscow. Thank you for the music

After this shock, I`m going to put on some of my very best prog albums today in grateful memory of our Doc: SANDROSE, IRISH COFFEE, CRESSIDA, RAW MATERIAL, MUSEO ROSENBACH, COSMIC DEALER and WTITING ON THE WALL. Condolences to his family from Germany Michael

The show must go on, and this post is for THE DOC!! TONY DE MEUR, singer and founder of the British pre-new wave band THE FABULOUS POODLES, died in September 2026 (no exact date available).

R.I.P., Doc Rocks, music fan extraordinaire and creator of this site. many thanks for your years of fine service to the musical community. You\'ll be greatly missed by all who knew you and knew of you. May your spirit rest, in peaceful repose.

Paul Phillip Woods A.K.A. Pye Dubois who was the lyricist for Toronto band Max Webster passed away on Sept. 15 @ 77.
After the band dissolved he continued writing for many Kim Mitchell recordings. He also wrote lyrics for Rush namely \'Tom Sawyer\' and many others.

This is Doc Rocks grandson, unfortunately he has passed away and will no longer be updating the website. thank you all for enjoying what my grandfather has made. i hope you guys continue to post, have a good day.

This one was completely overlooked: DON HARRISON, guitarist, vocalist and founder of the American roots rock band THE DON HARRISON BAND (feat. STU COOK and DOUG CLIFFORD of CCR), died 17. of February 2026.

BRUNO KRAMM (b Bruno Gert Kramm October 13th 1967, d. September 26th 2026 after a pub gig in Granada, Spain) German synth player and programmer, a member of post-punk darkwave duo DAS ICH along with Stefan Ackermann.

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ RODWAY, guitarist, vocalist and original member of the Spanish rock legend TRIANA (for my opinion one of the best bands from there) from 1974 to 1985, died 26. of September 2026.

Klaus Luley
guitarplayer and singer of
german Bands Tokyo abd Craaft.
Has died 21st of september 2026

The British rock guitarist NEIL HENDERSON died 20. of September 2026. He was a member of the early BAY CITY ROLLERS from 1970 to 1972; in 1972 he joined MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.