In Memoriam Tributes
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2018 Commemorative Coffee Table Picture Book
You can support our effort by choosing to purchase a copy of our 2018 Commemorative Coffee Table Picture Book. There are 22 pages full of behind-the-scenes pictures from various studios in studio dates as we produced LEST WE FORGET 2018. Plus, it’s a perfect gift for anyone who loves the art and craft of making music. All proceeds from your purchase will support the production of our next LEST WE FORGET program.
In Memoriam 2018
So we can remember them fondly, here is a compiled list of some of the many musicians and industry veterans who passed away in 2018. May they all Rest In Eternal Peace.
Edwin Hawkins
Edwin Hawkins was an American Gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger. He was one of the originators of the urban contemporary Gospel sound. He is probably best known for his arrangement of the Gospel classic “Oh Happy Day.”
Alexander Sevastion
Alexander Sevastian was a well-known virtuoso Russian-Canadian accordionist. Much of his early education and early career was in Russia before relocating to Canada in 2001. Sevastian won numerous prestigious accordion competitions and developed an impressive and extensive worldwide solo career.
Joe Osborn
Joe Osborn was an American bass guitar player known for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the 1960s and through the 1980s. Early in his career, Osborn spent years with both Ricky Nelson and Johnny Rivers, after which he focused on studio work in Los Angeles full-time.
Peter “Mars” Cowling
Peter Cowling was an English bass guitarist, best known for his work with Canadian blues rock guitarist Pat Travers.