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The 2007 Musical Obituaries
Compiled by George Graham
(As broadcast on WVIA-FM December 26, 2007)
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.
Del Reeves, country artist 73, Jan. 1
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, steel guitar player, 73, Jan. 6
Alice Coltrane, jazz pianist & composer, 69, Jan. 12
Jimmy Cheatham, jazz trombonist 82, Jan. 12
Michael Brecker, jazz saxophonist, 57, Jan. 13
Denny Doherty, Mamas & Pappas member, 66, Jan. 19
Esmond Edwards, jazz producer, 81, Jan 20
Whitney Balliet, jazz author, 80, Feb. 1
Frankie Laine, big band singer, 93, Feb. 6
Charles "Buddy" Mecca, NE Penna. rock drummer, 58, Feb. 8
Leroy Jenkins, jazz violinst, 74, Feb. 24
Mark Spoelstra, folksinger, 66, Feb. 25
Billy Thorpe, Audtralian rock artist, 60, Feb. 28
Bill Chinnock, member of Springsteen's E St. Band, 59, Mar. 7
Paul DeLay, blues artist, 55, Mar. 7
Brad Delp, vocalist from "Boston" band, 55, Mar. 9
Buck Jones, country singer, 33, Mar. 17
Luther Ingraham, R&B artist, 69, Mar. 19
Henson Cargill, country artist, 66, Mar. 24
Tony Scott, jazz clarinetist, 86, Mar. 28
Dakota Staton, jazz vocalist, 76, Apr. 10
Don Ho, Hawaiian crooner, 76, Apr. 14
Andrew Hill, jazz saxophonist, 75, Apr. 20
Bobby "Boris" Pickett, "Monster Mash" creator, 69, Apr. 25
Tommy Newson, jazz trumpeter, arranger, 78, Apr. 28
Alex Brown, member of Persuaders, 56, Apr. 29
Carey Bell, blues harmonica player, 70, May 6
Alvin Batiste, jazz clarinetist, 75, May 6
Carla White, jazz vocalist, 56, May 9
Richard Bell, rock keyboard man (w/Janis Joplin), 61, June 15
Hy Zaret, writer of "Unchained Melody", 99, July 2
Beverly Sills, opera singer, 78, July 2
Boots Randolph, jazz and country saxophonist, 80, July 3
Johnny Frigo, jazz violinist, 90, July 5
Tommy Makem, folk & Irish singer, 74, Aug. 1
Lee Hazlewood, 78, Aug 4
Merv Griffin, big band singer, talk-show host, 82, Aug. 12
Max Roach, influential jazz drummer, 83, Aug. 16
Lon Lucien, soul artist, 65, Aug. 18
Hilly Krystal, founded "CBGBs" club, 75, Aug. 28
Dewey Redman, jazz saxophonist 75, Sept. 2
Luciano Pavarotti, opera tenor, 71, Sept. 6
Joe Zawinul, jazz keyboardist, composer (Weather Report) 75, Sept. 11
Bobby Byrd, musical collaborator with James Brown, 73, Sept. 12
Hughie Thomasson, guitarist for Outlaws & Lynyrd Skynyrd, 55, Sept. 12
Gordon "Specs" Powell, jazz drummer and pianist, 85, Sept. 15
Larry Fuller, bluegrass guitarist, 58, Sept. 22
Lucky Dube, S. African reggae artist, 43, Oct. 18
Porter Wagoner, country artist, 80, Oct. 25
Robert Goulet, Broadway star, 73, Oct. 30
Hank Thompson, Western swing artist, 82, Nov. 6
Kevin DuBrow, Quiet Riot lead singer, 52, Nov. 25
Carlos "Patato" Valdés, Cuban Conga Player, 81, Dec. 4
Karlheinz Stockhausen, classical composer, 79, Dec. 5
Ike Turner, rock and R&B pioneer, 76, Dec. 11
Lee Vincent, NE Penna. big band leader, 91, Dec.12
Frank Morgan, jazz saxophonist, 73, Dec. 14
Dan Fogelberg, singer/songwriter, 56, Dec. 16
Joel Dorn, influential record producer, 65, Dec. 17
Oscar Peterson, jazz piano great, 82, Dec. 23
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