Crazy. I always like "One Track Mind" even though its not their best work. And Philthy Animal just died in November. Didn't know that. Clarke is the last member of the classic lineup.
(CNN)David Bowie, whose incomparable sound and chameleon-like ability to reinvent himself made him a pop music fixture for more than four decades, has died. He was 69. Bowie died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer, his publicist Steve Martin told CNN. David Bowie's haunting final album hints at death "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," said a statement posted on his official social media accounts. "While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief."
The Eagles' Glenn Frey dead at 67 - CNN.com (CNN)Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed. "Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia," reads a post on the band's official website.
Frey had been suffering from intestinal issues, which caused the postponement of the band's inclusion in the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors.
Frey and the other original members of the Eagles — Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon -- came together to form singer Linda Ronstadt's backup band in the early 1970s.
They were all experienced musicians who forged a laid-back, country-tinged sound that the Eagles would eventually make famous.
Ross-born Mott The Hoople drummer Dale 'Buffin' Griffin dies at 67
Mott The Hoople drummer Dale 'Buffin' Griffin dies at 67 DALE 'Buffin' Griffin, drummer with iconic Herefordshire band Mott The Hoople has died at 67, after suffering from alzheimer's.
Griffin was a founder member of the trailblazing glam rock band which had a string of hits in the 1970s and famously topped the charts with the Bowie track All the Young Dudes.
In the 80s he became producer for John Peel coaxing performances out of young bands - it's estimated he worked on 2,000 sessions.
He died in his sleep last night according to Pete Purnell, Mott's manager.
Keith Emerson, founding member and keyboardist of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and a prog rock legend, died Friday. He was 71. His bandmate Carl Palmer and the trio's official Facebook confirmed Emerson's death. TMZ reported that police found Emerson with a single gunshot wound to the head, and Santa Monica police confirmed to Billboard that Emerson died by suicide. "We regret to announce that Keith Emerson died last night at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, aged 71. We ask that the family's privacy and grief be respected," the band wrote.
This belated a bit.
Very sad news to report, as founding Vixen guitarist Jan Kuehnemund passed away from cancer at the age of 51 on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Kuehnemund formed the all-girl band Vixen in 1980 when she was still in high school, showing off her rock prowess at an early age. The band was signed to EMI in 1988 and released their platinum selling debut self-titled disc that same year. 'Vixen' spawned two smash hit singles, with 'Edge of a Broken Heart' and 'Cryin' making them a force to be reckoned with in the male-dominated industry. The band would go on to release two more studio albums during the late '80s and early '90s.