Back to 2025... PETER HODGE, vocalist, guitarist and mandolin player for the great British folk rock group DULCIMER, died in early December 2025. They recorded their only album \"AND I TURNED AS I HAD TURNED AS A BOY\" on NEPHENTA/GLOBAL label in 1971, wonderful.

JEFF BATTER, keyboardist in a later version of the American symphonic progressive rock band JASPER WRATH, died 06. of February 2026. They recorded a fine self-titled album with wonderful fantasy cover art on SUNFLOWER RECORDS in 1971, worth listening.

JOHN FREEMAN, drummer for the great Australian rock band FRATERNITY (feat. the young BON SCOTT, later famous with AC/DC), died 17. of April 2026.

LOU DAVID RAWNSLEY, lead guitarist for the legendary blues rock outfit THE UNDERDOGS from New Zealand, died in early March 2026.

TALAY RILEY (b. Mark Olayinka Orabiyi, d. aged 35 June 5th 2026 - stabbed in London). British singer and prolific songwriter whose songs were covered by Dua Lipa, Britney Spears, Nick Jonas, Craig David, Jess Glynne among many others.

IAN HAMPTON, the Scottish bassist for the American pop and rock duo SPARKS from 1974 to 1975, died 04. of June 2026. He can be heard on the successful albums PROPAGANDA and INDISCREET.

Rest in Peace...STEVE ALMAAS...(1956 - June 5, 2026)...Minneapolis legend THE SUICIDE COMMANDOS and THE BEAT RODEO.

JACK BYRNE, drummer for the Canadian psychedelic rock band AMISH, died 24. of February 2026. They recorded a fine self-titled album on SUSSEX label in 1972, worth listening.

JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL, the successful American Grammy-winning musician, arranger and record producer (mostly for Motown Records), died 23. of May 2026. He worked with numerous greats like THE JACKSON 5, COMMODORES, THE TEMPTATIONS, LIONEL RICHIE, DIANA ROSS and many more.

TERRY DANKO (b. June 25th 1949, d. May 26th 2026), just quoting Wikipedia as I don\'t know much about him: \"Canadian musician and songwriter active from childhood. He wrote, performed and recorded his own material as a solo artist and as a member of a number of groups, such as Tin Pan Alley, Bearfoot and Terry Danko, Marty Grebb and Friends.

Danko also worked as an accompanist and/or session musician for several notable acts, such as Ronnie Hawkins, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones and his brother, former member of The Band, the late Rick Danko.\" He passed away after a long illness. RIP, Terry!

Very sad news : PEABO BRYSON (b. April 13, 1951), the two time Grammy Award winning singer, passed away in Marietta, Georgia, on June 2nd, 2026, at age 75, after suffering a stroke on May 31st. He was well known for his 1980s and 1990s soft rock ballads. He sang \"If Ever You\'re In My Arms Again\" in 1984 and \"Can You Stop The Rain\" in 1991. Additionally, he was well known for singing Disney movie songs, like \"Beauty And The Beast\" with Celine Dion, and \"A Whole New World\" with Regina Belle. RIP, Peabo!

ARESKI BELKACEM .. (1940 - June 1, 2026) .. French singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer. he & partner Brigitte Fontaine explored experimental pop around 1968 onward.

PINO BALLARINI, singer and flautist for the great Italian progressive rock band ROVESCIA DELLA MEDAGLIA, died 30. of May 2026. His bandmate, the keyboardist FRANCO DI SABATINO (worked with ANGELO BRANDUARDI as well), had already died in April 2026 (no exact date noted).

DEXTER WANSEL, the American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, died 31. of May 2026. He was a member of MSFB, the legendary pool of more than 30 studio cracks like BOB BABBITT, REGGIE LUCAS, ANTHONY JACKSON and others, creating the successful Philadelphia sound.

ALAN HOWARD, the original bass player for the successful British beat group BRIAN POOLE AND THE TREMELOES from 1958 to 1966, died recently; the exact date is not mentioned (info is from FB/The Tremeloes official).

JOE NEGRI .. (1926 - May 30, 2026) .. American jazz guitarist. best known as Handyman Negri on Mister Rogers\' Neighborhood. in 2010 recorded \"Fly Me to the Moon\" with Michael Feinstein.

RONALD LAPREAD (d. May 30th 2026 aged 75 in Auckland, NZ. Founder member and bass player in THE COMMODORES during their most successful period after signing to Motown in 1972. They did ‘Easy’ and ‘Three Times A Lady’ among many other hits.

DOUG SHAW (aka ‘Sleepy’ and ‘Highlife’, b. 25th November 1982, d. 29th May 2026) British born musician, mostly active in New York in the collaborative Techno-Psychedelic scene. Also a member of Gang Gang Dance, one of Florence and the Machine’s influences.

SONNY ROLLINS (b. Walter Theodore Rollins 7th September 1930, d. 25th May 25 2026). US tenor sax player, one of the big beasts of 20th Century Jazz, he influenced pretty much everyone who came after him. A great improviser, he also composed what later became jazz standards, like ‘St Thomas’ and ‘Doxy’.

Pete Bingham from Sendelica and many other musical projects died 5/19/2026