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The 2006 Musical Obituaries
Compiled by George Graham
(As broadcast on WVIA-FM December 27, 2005)
We come to another of our year-end features, the annual musical obituaries, a look at some of the people we lost during the year, some well-known, and others perhaps more influential to the world of music than famous. As usual, we'll read them in chronological order of their passing.
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Brian Harvey, member of House of Freaks, murdered 1/1, 49
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Lou Rawls, soul and jazz singer, 1/6, 72
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Wilson Pickett, soul singer, 1/19, 64
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Bob Weinstock, founder of Prestige Records, 1/20, 77
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Sherman Ferguson, jazz drummer, 1/22, 61
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Romano Mussolini, jazz pianist, son of Italian dictator, 2/3, 78
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Ray Barretto, jazz percussionist, 2/17, 76
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Clifton James, drummer for Bo Diddley, 2/28, 69
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Willie Kent, bluesman, 3/2, 70
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Ali Farka Toure, world music innovator, 3/7, late 60s
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Buck Owens, country singer-songwriter, 3/25, 76
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Jackie McLean, jazz saxophonist, 3/31, 73
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Gene Pitney, rock pioneer, 4/5, 65
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Phil Walden, founded Capricorn Records, 4/5, 66
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June Pointer, of Pointer Sisters, 4/11, 52
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Grant McLennan, Go-Betweens founder, 5/6, 48
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John Hicks, jazz pianist, 5/9, 64
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Lew Anderson, jazz bandleader, "Clarabell" the clown, 5/14, 84
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Freddie Garrity, "Freddie and the Dreamers," 5/19, 65
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Clifford Antone, impresario (Antone's), 5/23, 56
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Desmond Dekker (Desmond Dacres), reggae & ska innovator, 5/24, 64
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Ian Copeland, impresario, 5/24, 57
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Hilton Ruiz, jazz pianist, 6/6, 54
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Billy Preston, rock keyboardist, 6/6, 59
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Arif Marden, producer, 6/25, 74
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Johnny Jenkins, soul guitarist w/Otis Redding, 6/26, 67
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Ross Tompkins, jazz pianist, 6/30, 68
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Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd founder, 7/7, 60
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Malachi Thompson, jazz trumpeter, 7/16, 57
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Sam Myers, bluesman, 7/17, 78
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Jesse Mae Hemphill, blues singer & guitarist 7/22, 71
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Floyd Dixon, blues pianist & singer ("Hey Bartender"), 7/26, 77
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Rufus Harley, jazz bagpiper, 8/1, 70
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Arthur Lee, founded Love, 8/3, 61
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Moacir Santos, Brazilian pianist, 8/6, 80
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Duke Jordan, jazz pianist, composer, 8/8, 84
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Bruce Gary, drummer with The Knack, 8/22, 54
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Maynard Ferguson, jazz trumpeter, bandleader, 8/23, 78
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Danny Flores, played sax on "Tequila", 9/19, 77
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Freddie Fender (Baldemar Huelta), Tex Mex pioneer, 10/14, 69
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Gerald Levert, R&B singer, 11/10, 40
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Ruth Brown, blues legend, 11/17, 78
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Robert Lockwood, Jr., bluesman, 11/21, 91
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Anita O'Day, jazz vocalist, 11/23, 87
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Betty Comden, composer ("Singing in the Rain"), 11/23, 89
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Walter Booker, jazz bassist, 11/24, 73
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Tony Sylvester, founder of Main Ingredient, 11/26, 66
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Jay McShann, jazz pianist, bandleader, 12/7, 90
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Fred Marsden, drummer with Gerry and the Pacemakers, 12/9, 66
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Kenny Davern, jazz saxophonist, 12/12, 71
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Ahmet Ertegun, founded Atlantic Records, 12/14, 83
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James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul," 12/25, 73
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