Lest We Forget 2019

Ric Ocasek was an American singer, songwriter, record producer and painter. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band The Cars. As a producer, he…

Scott Walker was an American-born British singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He and his distinctive baritone voice rose to fame in the mid-1960s as front man of the pop music…

Jimmy Johnson was an American guitarist and a defining member of the infamous Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. His work helped make Muscle Shoals, Alabama a major American music center…a place…

Chris Vadala was an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and clinician. His performing career included a long tenure as woodwind artist with the Internationally recognized Chuck Mangione Quartet. He performed and/or…

Michel Legrand was a French composer, arranger, conductor and jazz pianist. He was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to numerous songs…including the…

Ginger Baker was a British-born drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Cream, with guitarist Eric Clapton and bassist Jack Bruce. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned…

J.R. Cobb was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing “Spooky” and “Stormy” as a member of The Classics IV. He was also a founding member of The…

Dr. John was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined blues, pop, jazz, boogie-woogie and rock and roll. He recorded 30 studio albums and 9 live albums, as well…

Leon Redbone was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor specializing in jazz, blues and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and black tie, he favored…

Kofi Burbridge was an American keyboardist and flautist of extraordinary talent. He was a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist who provided keyboards, organ, flute and backing vocals for various bands throughout his career,…

Reggie Young was an American guitarist and a leading session musician in Memphis, TN. His approach to the instrument influenced so many other guitarists. He played on hundreds of recordings…

Larry Taylor was a founding member and bassist of the band Canned Heat, a band that performed at both the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock. Their hits “Going Up the…

Doris Day was an American actress, singer and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No.…

Marie Fredriksson was a Swedish pop singer, known internationally as the lead vocalist of the pop rock duo Roxette. The group had a few major hits in the late 1980s…

Ed Cherney was an American recording engineer and record producer who regularly worked with some of the very best in the business…Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Wynton…

Peter Tork was a bassist and most notably a member of the ’60s sensation The Monkees. Prior to joining The Monkees, he was a working musician in the Greenwich Village…

Eddie Money was an American was an American rock singer and songwriter who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with 11 Top 40 songs, including “Baby Hold On,” “Two…

Hal Blaine was an American drummer and session musician, estimated to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the history of the music industry. His drumming is featured on…

Dick Dale was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern influences and experimenting with reverberation. Dale pushed the limits of electric amplification…