Another UK veteran has gone! The guitarist JOHN MOORSHEAD (often written JON MORSHEAD), replaced JOHN WEIDER (died a couple of days before???) in JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES; was a member of HEAVY JELLY, THE SHOTGUN EXPRESS and THE AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION (I love their four LIBERTY albums), died 03. of March 2025.

BOB HARVEY, bass player and founding member ot the legendary American psychedelic rock band JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, died 18. of March 2025. In October 1965 he was replaced by the future long time member JACK CASADY.

This info needs confirmation! The site NUMBER ONE IN HEAVEN/Facebook says, that the great guitarist, bassist and violinist JOHN WEIDER (FAMILY, THE ANIMALS, STUD and others) died yesterday. Cannot find any further infos, in the past their posts were always reliable. Can somebody help?

KEVAN STAPLES, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder (together with the charismatic singer CAROLE POPE) of the Canadian new wave and rock band ROUGH TRADE, died 23. of March 2025. The group was well known for their provocative lyrics and stage antics.

Bruno Romani, an Italian saxophonist, flutist and composer, died on 14 March 2025.
Romani was the founder of DETONAZIONE (one of the most influential Italian post-punk bands of the 1980s), author of contemporary jazz albums and collaborator as a sideman for important artists. Romani performed in concerts and radio and television shows throughout Europe.

Eddie Adcock, an American bluegrass banjo player for THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, died on 20 Mar 2025.
The Country Gentlemen was a progressive bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, D.C., United States, and recorded and toured with various members until 2004.

Mark Holder, an American blues musician for BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES, died on 13 Mar 2025.
Black Diamond Heavies is a United States blues rock band originating from Nashville, Tennessee.

Robert de Nijs, famous Dutch singer and actor, died on March 16 , 2025.
His musical career produced a series of successful songs in the Netherlands. His albums, such as Met je ogen dicht (1980), reached the top of the Album Top 100 and sold more than 100,000 copies. For his services to Dutch music, De Nijs was appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2000.

Fabio \"Dandy Bestia\" Testoni, guitarist/vocalist for an Italian punk band SKIANTOS, died on 16 March 2025.
The band have released ten studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums.

Paul Wagstaff aka Wags, a British guitarist for BLACK GRAPE, died on 22 Mar 2025.
Black Grape are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1993, featuring former members of Happy Mondays and Ruthless Rap Assassins. Their musical style fuses funk and electronic rock with electronic programming and samples.

LARRY TAMBLYN, founder, keyboard player and lead singer for the legendary American garage rock band THE STANDELLS ( produced by the great ED COBB), died 21. of March 2025.

LEANNE COWIE, drummer for the Australian punk legends THE SCIENTISTS, died recently (death announced 20. of March 2025).

He died at the beginning of the year: KEITH SATCHFIELD, vocalist and guitarist for the British heavy metal band FIST (former AXE, not to be confused with the Canadian one), died 21. of January 2025.

John Peck aka The Mad Peck and Dr. Oldie. Artist and DJ. Died 3-15-2025. He was 83. He DJ\'d on Brown University’s popular radio station WBRU co-hosting “The Giant Jukebox”. Created concert posters for famous acts like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Cream. Cartoonist and part of an underground comic book collective.

ROD CLARK, bass player for the legendary MOODY BLUES during 1966, later member of the ROCKIN`BERRIES and the folk rock band STORYTELLER (one fine album on TRANSATLANTIC label in 1970), died 17. of March 2025.

JESSE COLIN YOUNG (originally Perry Miller), of the YOUNGBLOODS, who were famous for the 1969 song \"Get Together\", which was also the song used for the National Conference of Christians and Jews, passed away on March 16, 2025. He was born November 22, 1941. He was 83 years old. The song \"Get Together\" was originally released in 1967, but did not chart high, and then was rereleased in 1969, when it went all the way to # 5 on the Billboard charts. RIP Jesse Colin Young.

AnNa R. (ANDREA NEUENHOFEN, b. ANDREA ROSENBAUM), singer and member of the very successful German pop duo ROSENSTOLZ, died March 2025 (no exact date mentioned), aged 55. Later she worked with the bands GLEIS 8 and SILLY.

DIETER SÜVERKRÜP, the popular politically left-wing German singer-songwriter, died March 2025 (no exact date), aged 90.

Rest in Peace...PETER FARRELLY...(died March 15, 2025)...bassist / vocals with prog-band FRUUPP. from Ireland, fan based throughout the UK in the 70s. he did the artwork for most of the band\'s albums.

Not really my cup of tea, but has to be mentioned: STEDMAN PEARSON, singer of the successful British pop, R&B, soul and dance band FIVE STAR, died 10. of March 2025 (they were 5 siblings and often compared with THE JACKSON FIVE).