2024 in Memoria

My least favorite thread.

MARY WEISS, LEADER of Sixties New York band Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mary-weiss-the-shangri-las-dead-obituary-1234950474/

I didn't really care for Toby Keith. Still he deserves a post.

Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man.
He left home at 16 to join the circus and became a renowned guitarist touring the world with the Allman Brothers Band. He wrote the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” and remained on the road until he reached the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Betts died at his home in Osprey, Florida.

Duane Eddy, the rock’n’roll guitarist who achieved solo stardom with a string of instrumental hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Rebel Rouser and the theme to the TV series Peter Gunn, has died at the age of 86.

Steve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work with Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey and more, has died. He was 61.

David Sanborn, whose keening cry on alto saxophone was as bright and steadfast as a lighthouse beacon during a career that spanned nearly 60 years and included collaborations with everyone from David Bowie to Stevie Wonder, died on Sunday in Tarrytown, N.Y. He was 78.

If you are of a certain age, there is a good chance the Sherman brothers write the soundtrack to your childhood.

Composer Richard M Sherman, who wrote songs for Disney film classics such as Mary Poppins has died aged 95 in Beverly Hills.
Sherman partnered with his late brother Robert, and the pair won two Oscars in 1965 for their work on Mary Poppins.

Chuck Roberts, who could make a better claim than almost anyone to being called the “Voice of House Music,” has passed away after a battle with cancer.
Roberts, known for the iconic “In the beginning there was jack…” sermon from the 1987 track “My House” by Rhythm Control, passed away on June 6 2024 — “peacefully,” while surrounded by his family in suburban Berwyn, Illinois, according to a statement. He was 66 years old.