14 Great Musicians We Lost,Passed Away,Died in 2016
1- January 18, 2016 Glenn Lewis Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey ( November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with whom he wrote most of the Eagles’ material. Frey played guitar, piano, and keyboards. He sang lead vocals on songs such as “Take It Easy”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Tequila Sunrise”, “Already Gone”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, “New Kid in Town”, and “Heartache Tonight”. : Wikipedia
Popular Music Video : Glenn Frey, The Heat Is On
2- January, 10 2016 – David Bowie
David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world’s best-selling music artists: Wikipedia:
Most Popular Music Video : David Bowie – Let’s Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4d7Wp9kKjA
Luckovich cartoon: David Bowie
3- January 15, 2016 – Pete Huttlinger
American guitarist. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Huttlinger was a Nashville studio artist. In 2000, he won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. He performed around the world with such artists as John Denver, LeAnn Rimes and many others. As a solo artist he performed across the U.S. and Europe. Wikipwdia
Most Popular Music Video : Pete Huttlinger’s Impossible Arrangement
4- 1 January,17 2016 – Dale Griffin
English drummer and founding member of 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople.
5- January 28, 2016 Paul Kantner
American guitarist, singer and songwriter, known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era, and its more commercial spin-off band Jefferson Starship. He was born in San Francisco, California. Wikipedia
6- February 4, 2016 Maurice White
American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger and bandleader. He was the founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He was also the older brother of current Earth, Wind & Fire member Verdine White, and former member Fred White. He served as the band’s main songwriter and record producer, and was co-lead singer along with Philip Bailey: Wikipedia
7- March 4, 2016 – Joey Feek
American country music singer and songwriter. From 2008 to 2016, the duo Joey + Rory comprised Joey and her husband, Rory Lee Feek. : Wikipedia
8 -March,8 2016 – George Martin
English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. He was referred to as the “Fifth Beatle”, including by Paul McCartney, in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles’ original albums. Martin had 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States.Wikipedia
28 Facts About George Martin (The Fifth Beatle) You Didn’t Know
9- March 16, 2016 Frank Sinatra Jr
professionally known as Frank Sinatra Jr., was an American singer, songwriter, and conductor.
He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra; the younger brother of singer and actress Nancy Sinatra; and older brother of television producer Tina Sinatra. Wikipedia
10- April 6, 2016 Merle Haggard
American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville sound recordings of the same era. : Wikipedia
11- April 21, 2016 – Prince
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was a musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. Wikipedia
Prince – When Doves Cry
CARTOON: ‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…’ BY: WCPO Staff
12- November 7, 2016 – Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and painter. His work mostly explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships.[2] Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. : Wikipedia
Popular Music Video Leonard Cohen ~ Dance Me To The End Of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEVow6kr5nI
Note: Originally posted August 1, 2014 at DrHGuy.com, a predecessor of Cohencentric
13- November 13, 2016 Leon Russell
American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records over the course of his 60-year career. His genres included pop, rock, blues, country, bluegrass, standards, gospel and surf records, with six gold records to his credit. Wikipedia:
A SONG FOR YOU – Leon Russell & Friends (1971)
14 – December,25 2016 George Michael
George Michael, was an English singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! He is best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit singles such as “Last Christmas” and “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, and albums such as Faith (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990). Wikipedia
Most Popular Music Video : George Michael – Careless Whisper
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