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The 2009 Musical Obituaries
Compiled by George Graham
(As broadcast on WVIA-FM December 30, 2009)
Clint Ballard, Jr., wrote "You're No Good", 77, Dec. 23, 2008
Butch Baldassari, mandolin virtuoso, NEPA native; 56, Jan. 10, 2009
David "Fathead" Newman, jazz sax great, 75, Jan. 20
Billy Powell, keyboardist in Lynyrd Skynyrd, 56, Jan. 28
Hank Crawford, jazz saxophonist, 74, Jan. 29
John Martyn, English folk pioneer, 60, Jan. 29
Dewey Martin, Buffalo Springfield drummer, 68, Feb. 1
Blossom Dearie, jazz vocalist & pianist, 82, Feb. 7
Esteel Bennett, singer in the Ronnettes, 67, Feb. 11
Gerry Niewood, jazz saxophonist, killed in Continental plane crash, 64, Feb.
12
Coleman Mellett, jazz keyboardist, killed in same plane crash, 34, Feb. 12
Louie Bellson, jazz drummer, band leader, 84, Feb. 14
Dorsey "Shorty" Parham, Notheastern PA drummer, 57, Mar. 4
Willie King, blues musician, 65, Mar. 8
Alan W. Livingston, president of Capitol Records, creator of Bozo the Clown,
91, Mar. 13
Lester "Mag Dog" Davenport, blues harmonica player, 77, Mar. 17
Eddie Bo [Bocage], New Orleans pianist, singer, 78, Mar. 18
Dan Seals (England Dan & John Ford Coley), 61, Mar. 25
John Mayhew, drummer in Genesis before Phil Collins, 61, Mar. 26
Maurice Jarre, film composer (Dr. Zhivago), 84, Mar. 29
Clifford "Bud" Shank, jazz saxphonost/flutist, 82, Apr. 2
Randy Cain, singer with Delfonics, 63, Apr. 9
Vern Gosdin, country singer, 70, Apr. 29
Stephen Bruton, singer-songwriter, 60, May 9
Charles "Buddy" Montgomery, jazz vibist & pianist, May 14
Wayman Tisdale, fusion bassist, basketball player, 44, May 15
Jay Bennett, member of Wilco, 45, May 24
Joe Pusateri, Northeastern PA drummer, veteran of Homegrown Music series, 58,
May 26
Koko Taylor, "Queen of the Blues," 80, June 3
Kenny Rankin, singer-songwriter, 69, June 7
Hugh Hopper, bassist (Soft Machine), 64, June 7
Barry Beckett, producer, member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, 66, June 10
Huey Long, singer with Ink Spots, 105, June 10
Jack Nimitz, jazz baritone saxophonist, June 10
Charlie Mariano, jazz saxophonist, 85, June 16
Michael Jackson, pop star, 50, June 25
Drake Levin, guitarist from Paul Revere & the Raiders 62, July 4
Gordon Waller, of Peter & Gordon, 64, July 17
John Dawson, founder of New Riders of the Purple Sage, 64, July 21
Danny McBride, member of Sha-Na-Na, 63, July 23
George Russell, jazz.Third Stream composer/pianist, 86, July 27
Willie DeVille, led Mink DeVille, 58, Aug. 6
Mike Seeger, folk musician, 75, Aug. 7
Rashied Ali, jazz drummer, 74, Aug. 12
Les Paul, guitarist, inventor, 94, Aug. 13
Jim Dickinson, record producer, keyboard player (Aretha Franklin, Rolling
Stones) 67, Aug. 15
Larry Knechtel, keyboardist (Bread), 69, Aug. 20
Ellie Greenwich, rock songwriter, 68, Aug. 26
Chris Connor, jazz singer, 81, Aug. 29
Eddie Higgins, jazz pianist, 77, Aug. 31
Sam Hinton, folksinger, musicologist, marine biologist 92, Sept. 10
Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul & Mary, 72, Sept. 16
Arthur Ferrante, pianist (Ferrante and Teicher) 88, Sept. 19
Alicia de Larrocha, classical pianist, 86, Sept. 25
Amy Farris, singer-songwriter, fiddler, 40, Sept. 26
Shelby Singleton, record producer, 77, Oct. 7
Steve Ferguson, guitarist NRBQ, 60, Oct. 8
Freddie Robinson a/k/a Abu Talib, blues and jazz guitarist/harmonica player 70,
Oct. 8
Rusty Weir, Texas singer-songwriter, 65, Oct. 9
Dickie Peterson, singer with Blue Cheer, 63, Oct. 12
Al Marino, popular singer, 82, Oct. 13
Vic Mizzi, composer (Addams Family, Green Acres themes), 93, Oct. 17
Norton Buffalo, blues harmonica virtuoso, singer, 58, Oct. 30
Johnny Almond, British musician (Mark-Almond, John Mayall) 63, Nov. 18
Billy James, jazz drumer, 73, Nov. 20
Pim Koopman, drummer in Dutch Band Kayak, 56, Nov. 23
Eric Woolfson, singer in Alan Parsons Project 64, Dec. 2
Liam Clancy, Irish singer, Clancy Brothers, 74, Dec. 4
James Gurley, guitarist Big Brother & the Holding Co., 69, Dec. 20
Vic Chestnutt, singer-songwriter, 45, Dec. 25
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