December/2015:
- Marion James (vocals) (Death: 31/December/2015 - Birth: 08/October/1934) Played in: Casey Luton Band / Marion James Band
- Natalie Cole (vocals) (Death: 31/December/2015 - Birth: 06/February/1950) Played in: Natalie Cole Band
- Rusty Paul (guitar) (Death: 31/December/2015 - Birth: 1941)
- John Bradbury (drums) (Death: 28/December/2015 - Birth: 16/February/1953) Played in: The Special AKA / The Specials / JB´s Allstars
- Ron Ford (vocals) (Death: 28/December/2015) Played in: Funkadelic
- Joe Houston (sax) (Death: 28/December/2015 - Birth: 11/July/1926) Played in: Defrosterz
- Lemmy (guitar / bass) (Death: 28/December/2015 - Birth: 24/December/1945) Played in: Hawkwind / Opal Butterfly / Motorhead / The Rockin´ Vickers / Sam Gopal Band / The Motown Sect / The Rainmakers / Lemmy Band
- Andy M Stewart (vocals / banjo) (Death: 27/December/2015) Played in: Andy M Stewart Band
- Stevie Wright (vocals) (Death: 27/December/2015 - Birth: 20/December/1947) Played in: Stevie Wright Band / Easybeats / Black Tank / Likefun
- William Guest (vocals) (Death: 24/December/2015 - Birth: 02/July/1941) Played in: Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Peter Lundblad (vocals / guitar) (Death: 22/December/2015 - Birth: 26/August/1950) Played in: Peter Lundblad Band / Nailband / Duga
- Cal Batchelor (guitar) (Death: 20/December/2015)
- David McNiven (vocals / guitar / clarinet) (Death: 18/December/2015 - Birth: 04/November/1945) Played in: Bread Love & Dreams / Wildcat / Mama Flyer
- Gareth Mortimer (vocals / guitar) (Death: 17/December/2015) Played in: Racing Cars / Strawberry Dust / Ancient Grease
- Adam Roth (guitar) (Death: 16/December/2015) Played in: The Del Fuegos
- Don Doane (trombone) (Death: 16/December/2015 - Birth: 06/November/1931) Played in: Maynard Ferguson Orchestra / Woody Herman Orchestra / Don Doane Group
- Terry Horbury (bass) (Death: 15/December/2015 - Birth: 06/February/1950) Played in: Ozzy Osbourne Band / Cream Revival Band / Dirty Tricks / Vardis / Stairway To Zeppelin / Outskirts Of Infinity / Winner / McKitty / Strategy / Paddy Goes To Holyhead
- Luigi Creatore (producer) (Death: 13/December/2015 - Birth: 21/December/1921) Appears in albums along with: Milt Bernhart, Charles Pitts, Sonny Igoe, Barry Reynolds
- Rainer Bloss (Death: 10/December/2015 - Birth: 1946) Appears in albums along with: Andy Brown, Doreen Chanter, Bob Jenkins
- Rusty Jones (drums) (Death: 09/December/2015 - Birth: 13/April/1942) Played in: Judy Roberts Band / George Shearing Group / Marian McPartland Group / Rusty Jones Group / Buddy De Franco Group / Lee Konitz Group / Ira Sullivan Group
- John Garner (vocals / drums) (Death: 05/December/2015) Played in: The Lizards / Sir Lord Baltimore
- Scott Weiland (vocals) (Death: 03/December/2015 - Birth: 27/October/1967) Played in: Mighty Joe Young / Velvet Revolver / Stone Temple Pilots / Scott Weiland Band / Art Of Anarchy / The Magnificent Bastards
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Dal Richards, Zjef Vanuytsel, Guru Josh, Tore Andersen, Geraldo Roca, Elvin Ordubadli, Manuel Agujetas, Takeharu Kunimoto, Zemya Hamilton, Ove Johansson, Selma Reis, Peter Broggs, Mick Lynch, Sandor Benko, Edmund Lyndeck, Bonnie Lou, Marque Lynche, J Capri, Chris Carney, Anthony Valentine, Kelvin Knight, Sabri Khan.
Appears in albums along with: Bob Babbitt
Appears in albums along with: Phil Ramone, Larry Bunker, Hank Jones, George Marino, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Ed Shaughnessy, Carlos Vega
Appears in albums along with: Noel Norris
Appears in albums along with: Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, Micky Moody, Cozy Powell, Trevor Bolder, Rob Burns, Laurence Cottle, Kay Garner, Mark Griffiths, Andy Johns, Ian McLagan, Neil Murray, Linda Taylor, Victor Unitt
Appears in albums along with: Hugh McCracken, Jerry Steinholtz
Appears in albums along with: Barry De Souza, John Gustafson, Caleb Quaye
Appears in albums along with: Davy Graham
Appears in albums along with: Laurence Cottle, Les Davidson, Barry De Souza, Gary Pickford-Hopkins, Tim Renwick, Ray Russell, Geoff Whitehorn
Appears in albums along with: Joe Cocker, George Marino
- Wayne Bickerton (producer / guitar) (Death: 29/November/2015 - Birth: 11/July/1941) Played in: The Pete Best Four / Steve Bennett & The Syndicate / Lee Curtis & The All Stars / The Original All Stars / The Pete Best Combo / The Syndicate / The Bobby Bell Rockers
- Buddy Moreno (vocals / arranger) (Death: 29/November/2015 - Birth: 14/July/1912) Played in: Buddy Moreno Orchestra / Harry James Orchestra / Dick Jurgens Orchestra
- Ronald Bright (backing vocals) (Death: 26/November/2015 - Birth: 18/October/1938) Played in: The Valentines / The Cadillacs / The Deep River Boys / The Coasters
- Svein Christiansen (drums) (Death: 25/November/2015 - Birth: 06/August/1941) Played in: Frode Thingnes Group
- Cynthia Robinson (trumpet) (Death: 23/November/2015 - Birth: 12/January/1944) Played in: Sly & Family Stone / Graham Central Station
- Bengt-Arne Wallin (trumpet) (Death: 23/November/2015) Appears in albums along with: Nat Peck, Herb Geller, Freddie Hubbard
- Arthur Brooks (vocals) (Death: 22/November/2015) Played in: The Impressions
- Dave Trupp (drums) (Death: 17/November/2015 - Birth: 10/July/1943)
- Albert Aarons (trumpet) (Death: 17/November/2015 - Birth: 23/March/1932)
- David Van Landing (vocals) (Death: 17/November/2015 - Birth: 06/October/1964) Played in: Michael Schenker Group / Mannekin / MacAlpine / Crimson Glory / Crush / Erotic Liquid Culture / Dr Ruth / Sylence
- P F Sloan (vocals) (Death: 15/November/2015 - Birth: 18/September/1945) Played in: The Grass Roots / P F Sloan Band
- Carsten Heusmann (producer / keyboards) (Death: 13/November/2015 - Birth: 11/September/1969) Played in: Sarah Brightman Band
- Phil Taylor (drums) (Death: 11/November/2015 - Birth: 21/September/1954) Played in: The Muggers / Motorhead / Frankie Miller Band / Operator / GMT / The Web Of Spider
- Allen Toussaint (producer / keyboards) (Death: 10/November/2015 - Birth: 14/January/1938) Played in: Allen Toussaint Band / Elvis Costello Band
- Andy White (drums) (Death: 09/November/2015 - Birth: 27/July/1930) Played in: Ronnie Ross Group / Don Rendell Group / The Nashville 5 / Marlene Dietrich Band
- Eddie Hoh (drums) (Death: 07/November/2015 - Birth: 16/October/1944)
- Raul Rekow (percussion) (Death: 01/November/2015) Played in: Blues For Salvador / Santana / Malo
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Jean Corti, Eli Avramov, John Theunissen, Ron Hynes, Armand, Ramona Jones, Luiz De Carvalho, Jamecy Pierre, Sister Scully, Victor Santos, Alex Pascu, Remko Scha, Bogdan Enache, Brandon Carlisle, Chuck Pyle, Kjell Ohman, Bob Lester, Ghulam Qadir Langoo, Jose Angel Espinoza, Nora Brockstedt, Norman L´Amour, Tommy Overstreet, David Stock.
Appears in albums along with: Barry De Souza, Dana Gillespie, Gary Moore, Barry Reynolds
Appears in albums along with: Cornell Dupree, Hugh McCracken, Andrew Love
Appears in albums along with: Jeff Seopardie
Appears in albums along with: John Guerin
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Chris Glen, Andy Nye, Cozy Powell
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Virgil Weber
Appears in albums along with: Ollie Mitchell, Bob Babbitt, Milt Bernhart, Larry Bunker, Herb Ellis, Med Flory, Levon Helm, Duane Jarvis, Pete Jolly, Ian McLagan, Al Porcino, Bud Shank, Virgil Weber
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Dave Bronze, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Martin Drover, Andy Fraser, Chris Glen, Nick Judd, Chris Mercer, Micky Moody, Chris Parren, Ray Russell
Appears in albums along with: Chris Glen
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Tom T-Bone Wolk
Appears in albums along with: Leroy Cooper, Cornell Dupree, Bobby Keys, Marcus Belgrave, Joe Cocker, Hank Crawford, Levon Helm, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Madeline Bell, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Tommy Eyre, Andy Johns, Hugh McCracken, Charles Pitts, Tim Renwick, Barry Reynolds, Lew Soloff, Donna Washburn, Viola Wills, Tom T-Bone Wolk, Marva Wright, Steve York, Bob Babbitt, J J Cale, Kenny Edwards, Kay Garner, Jeff Golub, Phil Grande, Bernie Holland, Andrew Love, George Marino, Roger Pope, Caleb Quaye, Phil Ramone, Big Jim Sullivan, Bob Weston, Geoff Whitehorn, Snooky Young
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Dick Heckstall-Smith, Big Jim Sullivan
Appears in albums along with: Joe Moretti, Big Jim Sullivan, Madeline Bell, Bobby Keys, Bill Eyden, Kay Garner, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Hugh McCracken, Wayne Pedzwater, Tommy Whittle, Joanne Williams
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Ricky Wellman
Appears in albums along with: Joe Cocker, Cornell Dupree, Freddie Hubbard, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Lew Soloff, Johnny Winter
- Frankie Ford (vocals) (Death: 28/October/2015 - Birth: 04/August/1939) Played in: Frankie Ford Band
- Diane Charlemagne (vocals) (Death: 28/October/2015 - Birth: 22/February/1964) Played in: Urban Cookie Collective / 52nd Street / Moby Band / Goldie Band / 2020 Soundsystem
- Herbie Goins (vocals) (Death: 27/October/2015 - Birth: 21/February/1939) Played in: Blues Incorporated / The Nightimers / Alexis Korner Band / Eric Delaney Showband / Herbie Goins & The Night Timers / Chris Barber Group / The Teen Kings / Herbie Goins Band
- Nat Peck (trombone) (Death: 24/October/2015 - Birth: 13/January/1925)
- Bill Keith (banjo / steel guitar) (Death: 23/October/2015 - Birth: 20/December/1939) Played in: Maria & Geoff Muldaur Band / The Great Speckled Bird / Bill Monroe Band / Jim Kweskin Jug Band / Keith & Rooney / Muleskinner
- Leon Bibb (vocals) (Death: 23/October/2015 - Birth: 07/February/1922) Appears in albums along with: Dave Bronze
- Mark Murphy (vocals) (Death: 22/October/2015 - Birth: 14/March/1932) Played in: Mark Murphy Group / George Gruntz Band
- Cory Wells (vocals) (Death: 20/October/2015 - Birth: 05/February/1942) Played in: Three Dog Night / The Enemys / Cory Wells Band
- Don Rendell (sax) (Death: 20/October/2015 - Birth: 04/March/1926) Played in: New Jazz Orchestra / Johnny Dankworth Orchestra / Don Rendell Group / George Evans Group / Stan Kenton Orchestra / Woody Herman Orchestra / Billie Holiday Group / Oscar Rabin Band / Steve Race Group / Tony Kinsey Group / Tony Crombie Group / Ted Heath Orchestra
- John Jennings (guitar / bass) (Death: 16/October/2015 - Birth: 22/November/1953) Played in: Pentagram / Mary Chapin Carpenter Band
- Smokin´ Joe Kubek (guitar) (Death: 11/October/2015 - Birth: 30/November/1956) Played in: Smokin´ Joe Kubek Band
- Steve Mackay (sax) (Death: 10/October/2015 - Birth: 25/September/1949) Played in: The Stooges / Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen / Carnal Kitchen
- Robbin Thompson (vocals) (Death: 10/October/2015 - Birth: 16/June/1949) Played in: Steel Mill / The Hanging Five / The Five Gents / The Tasmanians / Transcontinental Mercy Flight / Mercy Flight / Robbin Thompson Band
- Larry Rosen (producer) (Death: 09/October/2015 - Birth: 25/May/1940) Appears in albums along with: Carlos Vega, Tommy Igoe, Rudy Van Gelder, Snooky Young, Albert Aarons, Donald Bailey, Robbie Blunt, Larry Bunker, Cornell Dupree, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Hank Jones, Andrew Love, Hugh McCracken, Gary Moore, Gerry Niewood, Wayne Pedzwater, Phil Ramone, Howard Rumsey, Ed Shaughnessy
- Jim Diamond (vocals) (Death: 08/October/2015 - Birth: 28/September/1951) Played in: Alexis Korner Band / Bandit / PhD / Jim Diamond Band / Jade / Gully Foyle / The Method / Slick Diamond
- Smokey Johnson (drums) (Death: 06/October/2015 - Birth: 14/November/1936) Played in: Fats Domino Band / Smokey Johnson Band
- Dave Pike (percussion) (Death: 04/October/2015 - Birth: 23/March/1938) Played in: Volker Kriegel Band / Herbie Mann Group / Dave Pike Group
- Coleridge Goode (bass) (Death: 02/October/2015 - Birth: 29/November/1914) Played in: Michael Garrick Orchestra / Django Reinhardt Group / Joe Harriott Group / Indo-Jazz Fusions / Ray Ellington Group / Tito Burns Group / Coleridge Goode Group
- Ray Appleton (drums) (Death: October/2015 - Birth: 23/August/1941) Played in: Pharoah Sanders Group / Wes Montgomery Group / Freddie Hubbard Group / John Coltrane Group / Ray Appleton Group
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Mihai Alexandru, Constantin Ignat, Laurentiu Varlan, Vlad Telea, Adrian Rugina, Zehra Deovic, Tony Van Frater, Kim Hyun Ji, David Rodriguez, Lee Shaw, Gloria Van Aerssen, Labh Janjua, K S L Swamy, Frank Watkins, Ankarali Namik, Luiz Carlos Miele, Joe Buschmann, Skatemaster Tate, Hal Hackady, Colleen Farrington, John Murphy, Fernando Echavarria, Jorge Garbett, Carey Lander, N Ramani, Koopsta Knicca, Ravindra Jain, Leny Escudero, Claudia Barroso, Elizabeth Ramsey, Jim Konya, Albert Poulain, Stasys Povilaitis, Billy Joe Royal, Willie Akins, Usnija Redzepova, Carlos Leppe.
Appears in albums along with: Leroy Cooper, Steve York
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Speedy Acquaye, Cliff Barton, Harry Beckett, Hugh Bullen, Bill Eyden, Andy Fraser, Davy Graham, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Colin Hodgkinson, Gordon Hunte, Ronnie Jones, Binky McKenzie, Chris Mercer, Joe Moretti, Nick South, Ray Warleigh, Bob Weston, Pete York, Mike Zwerin
Appears in albums along with: Dick Heckstall-Smith, Ray Warleigh, Speedy Acquaye, Harry Beckett, Andy Fraser, Colin Hodgkinson, Ronnie Jones, Nick Newell, Nick South
Appears in albums along with: Buddy Emmons, Hugh McCracken, Dave Bronze, Kenny Buttrey, Cornell Dupree, Robin Gibb, John Guerin, Bert Jansch, Bob Johnston, Hank Jones, George Marino, Roy Markowitz, Phil Ramone, Ed Shaughnessy, Lew Soloff, Linda Taylor
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Harry Beckett, Marcus Belgrave, Herb Geller, George Gruntz, Peter Herbolzheimer, Paul Motian, Lew Soloff, Mike Zwerin
Appears in albums along with: Herb Geller, George Gruntz, Gerry Niewood, Nat Adderley, Donald Bailey, Jim Hall, Al Porcino, Rudy Van Gelder, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Nat Adderley, Harry Beckett, Dick Berk, Milt Bernhart, Bob Brookmeyer, Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Bill Eyden, Med Flory, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Jake Hanna, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Sonny Igoe, Hal McKusick, Ollie Mitchell, Joe Morello, Al Porcino, Howard Rumsey, Bud Shank, Stan Tracey, Derek Watkins, Tommy Whittle
Appears in albums along with: Stan Tracey, Derek Watkins, Bill Eyden, Harry Beckett, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Tommy Whittle, Gary Boyle, Martin Drover, Kay Garner, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Andy Johns, Hank Jones, Ronnie Jones, James Moody, Gary Moore, Bud Shank, Ray Warleigh, Pete York
Appears in albums along with: Levon Helm
Appears in albums along with: Joe Cocker
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Cliff Barton, Bill Eyden, Andy Fraser, Chris Glen, Mick Grabham, Davy Graham, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Colin Hodgkinson, Gordon Hunte, Ronnie Jones, Binky McKenzie, Nick South, Theodore Thunder, Ray Warleigh, Bob Weston, Mike Zwerin
Appears in albums along with: Colin Hodgkinson, Harry Beckett, Irene Chanter, Andy Fraser, Chris Parren, Adrian Tilbrook, Ray Warleigh, Mike Zwerin, Doreen Chanter, Les Davidson, Martin Drover, Tommy Eyre, Robin Gibb, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Francis Monkman, Morris Pert, Ray Russell, Nick South, Joanne Williams, Pip Williams
Other members of these same bands already covered here: David ´Fathead´ Newman
Appears in albums along with: George Gruntz, Herb Geller, Nat Peck, Snooky Young, Cornell Dupree, Peter Herbolzheimer, Andrew Love, Hugh McCracken, Paul Motian, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Cedar Walton
Appears in albums along with: Nat Adderley, Ed Spevock
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Dwayne Burno, Joel DiBartolo, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Tracey, Cedar Walton
Appears in albums along with: Freddie Hubbard, Marcus Belgrave, Hank Crawford, Jim Hall, Pete Jolly, Buddy Montgomery, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Horace Silver, Rudy Van Gelder, Cedar Walton, Snooky Young
- Phil Woods (sax) (Death: 29/September/2015 - Birth: 02/November/1931) Played in: Phil Woods Group / Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra / Ben Sidran Group / Quincy Jones Orchestra / Bud Shank Orchestra / Gerry Mulligan Group / Gary McFarland Orchestra / Hal Schaefer Group / George Gruntz Band / Louie Bellson Group / Thelonious Monk Group / Benny Goodman Group
- Alexander Faris (arranger) (Death: 28/September/2015 - Birth: 11/June/1921) Appears in albums along with: Roger Pope, Tim Renwick, Barry De Souza, Phil Kenzie, Francis Monkman
- Wilton Felder (bass / sax) (Death: 27/September/2015 - Birth: 31/August/1940) Played in: The Crusaders / John Klemmer Group / Wilton Felder Group
- Ben Cauley (trumpet) (Death: 21/September/2015 - Birth: 03/October/1947) Played in: Isaac Hayes Band / Memphis Horns / The Bar-Kays / Otis Redding Band / The Bo-Keys
- Ray Warleigh (sax / flute) (Death: 21/September/2015 - Birth: 28/September/1938)
- Peggy Jones (guitar) (Death: 16/September/2015 - Birth: 19/July/1940) Played in: Bo Diddley Band / Bop Chords / Jewels
- Gary Richrath (guitar) (Death: 13/September/2015 - Birth: 18/October/1949) Played in: REO Speedwagon / Gary Richrath Band
- Bryn Merrick (bass) (Death: 12/September/2015 - Birth: 12/October/1958) Played in: Damned / The Shamones / Victimize
- Augusta Lee Collins (drums / guitar) (Death: 07/September/2015)
- Dennis Greene (vocals) (Death: 05/September/2015 - Birth: 11/January/1949) Played in: Sha Na Na
- Graham Brazier (vocals) (Death: 04/September/2015 - Birth: 06/May/1952) Played in: Hello Sailor / The Legionnaires / Graham Brazier Band
- Rico Rodriguez (trombone) (Death: 04/September/2015 - Birth: 17/October/1934) Played in: Jazz Jamaica / The Specials / Rico Rodriguez Band / Jools Holland Band
- Don Griffin (guitar) (Death: 03/September/2015) Played in: The Miracles
- Boomer Castleman (vocals / guitar) (Death: 01/September/2015 - Birth: 18/July/1945) Played in: The Lewis & Clarke Expedition
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Denise Lor, Manuel Oltra, Jamie Prefontaine, Victor Deme, Radhika Thilak, Daniel Kyre, Guy Beart, Martin Kearns, Gert Wilden, Kool DJ AJ, Habil Aliyev, Teri Harangozo, Susan Allen, Guillermo Rubalcaba, Aadesh Shrivastava, Hal Willis, Judy Carne, Boudjemaa El Ankis, Brianna Lea Pruett, Bouteldja Belkacem.
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Donald Bailey, Harry Beckett, Marcus Belgrave, Milt Bernhart, Steve Berrios, Bob Brookmeyer, Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Buddy Catlett, Joel DiBartolo, Frank Foster, Herb Geller, George Gruntz, Jim Hall, Chico Hamilton, Peter Herbolzheimer, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Igoe, Hank Jones, Hal McKusick, James Moody, Paul Motian, Gerry Niewood, Nat Peck, Al Porcino, Bud Shank, Ed Shaughnessy, Lew Soloff, Cedar Walton, Butch Warren, Derek Watkins, Joe Wilder, Jimmy Wyble, Snooky Young, Mike Zwerin
Appears in albums along with: Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Hank Jones, Jim Hall, Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Catlett, Freddie Hubbard, Ed Shaughnessy, Rudy Van Gelder, Frank Foster, Herb Geller, James Moody, Larry Bunker, Hugh McCracken, Hal McKusick, Phil Ramone, George Gruntz, Nat Peck, Nat Adderley, Herb Ellis, Joe Morello, Bud Shank, Derek Watkins, Al Porcino, Lew Soloff, Ed Thigpen, Mike Zwerin, Monty Budwig, Jake Hanna, Albert Aarons, Peter Herbolzheimer, Sonny Igoe, Pete Jolly, Horace Silver, Butch Warren, Jimmy Wyble, Donald Bailey, Marcus Belgrave, Milt Bernhart, Dwayne Burno, Cornell Dupree, Med Flory, John Guerin, Chico Hamilton, Al Harewood, Tommy Igoe, Ollie Mitchell, Paul Motian, Ray Warleigh
Appears in albums along with: John Guerin, Larry Bunker, Bobby Keys, Albert Aarons, Hugh McCracken, Ollie Mitchell, Cornell Dupree, Lew Soloff, Snooky Young, Marcus Belgrave, Buddy Emmons, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Bud Shank, Dick Berk, Joe Cocker, Hank Crawford, Tommy Eyre, Donna Washburn, Bob Babbitt, Madeline Bell, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Kenny Edwards, Andrew Love, Barry Reynolds, Jerry Steinholtz, Rudy Van Gelder, Leroy Cooper, Phil Grande, Graham Jarvis, Pete Jolly, Gary Moore, Viola Wills, Donald Bailey, Jimmy Bain, Bob Brookmeyer, Kenny Buttrey, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Martin Drover, George Gruntz, Martin Jenner, Hank Jones, Phil Kenzie, Frank Marocco, Wayne Pedzwater, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Tim Renwick, Ray Russell, Big Jim Sullivan, Linda Taylor, Cedar Walton, Derek Watkins, Joe Wilder
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Andrew Love, Charles Pitts
Appears in albums along with: Andrew Love, Charles Pitts, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Kenny Buttrey, Delaney Bramlett, Cornell Dupree, Bobby Keys, Cliff Barton, Madeline Bell, Lesley Duncan, Levon Helm, Eddie Hoh, Graham Jarvis, Stevie Lange, George Marino, Ian McLagan, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Cozy Powell, Lew Soloff, Snooky Young
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Stretch, Steve York
Appears in albums along with: Bruce Lynch
Appears in albums along with: Chris Mercer, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Martin Drover, Morris Pert, Speedy Acquaye, Bill Eyden, Tommy Eyre, Bobby Keys, Neil Murray, Mike Paice, Chris Parren, Mac Poole, Barry Reynolds
Appears in albums along with: Lew Soloff, Carlos Vega, Marcus Belgrave, Madeline Bell, Les Hurdle, Hugh McCracken, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Kenny Buttrey, Buddy Emmons, Jimmy Horowitz, Bob Johnston
- Hugo Rasmussen (bass) (Death: 30/August/2015 - Birth: 22/March/1941)
- Doudou N´Diaye Rose (percussion) (Death: 19/August/2015 - Birth: 28/July/1930)
- Russell Henderson (keyboards / percussion) (Death: 18/August/2015 - Birth: 07/January/1924) Played in: Russell Henderson Group
- Max Greger (Death: 15/August/2015) Played in: Max Greger Orchestra
- Daniel Sembello (keyboards) (Death: 15/August/2015 - Birth: 15/January/1963) Appears in albums along with: Carlos Vega, Phil Ramone, Steve Byrd, Frank Foster, Lew Soloff
- Bob Johnston (producer) (Death: 14/August/2015 - Birth: 14/May/1932)
- Jazz Summers (producer) (Death: 14/August/2015 - Birth: 15/March/1944) Appears in albums along with: Joe Cocker, George Marino, Tim Renwick
- Harold Ousley (sax) (Death: 13/August/2015 - Birth: 23/January/1929) Played in: Harold Ousley Group / Dinah Washington Band / Billie Holiday Group
- Giancarlo Golzi (drums) (Death: 12/August/2015 - Birth: 10/February/1952)
- Billy Sherrill (producer) (Death: 04/August/2015 - Birth: 05/November/1936) Appears in albums along with: Kenny Buttrey, Bob Johnston, Marcus Belgrave, Hank Crawford, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Joe Wilder, Bob Brookmeyer, Leroy Cooper, Buddy Emmons, Frank Foster, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Bunker, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Cornell Dupree, Pete Jolly, Andrew Love, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Snooky Young
- David Eagle (drums) (Death: 03/August/2015 - Birth: 14/August/1951) Played in: OHM / Perigeo
- Cilla Black (vocals) (Death: 01/August/2015 - Birth: 27/May/1943) Played in: Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes / Cilla Black Band
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Joy Beverley, Steven Haun, Yosi Piamenta, Helen Kemp, Mariem Hassan, Daniel Rabinovich, Arsen Dedic, Pierre Jansen, Eddie Cusic, Maarten Tiggeler, Sean Price, Eddie Armen, Raphy Leavitt, Ambros Seelos, Margot Loyola, Mahmoud Guinia, Shane Redway, Red Dragon.
Appears in albums along with: Harry Beckett
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Sonny Clark, Al Harewood, Ed Shaughnessy, Ed Thigpen
Appears in albums along with: Warren King
Appears in albums along with: Jimmy Horowitz
- Johnny Meeks (guitar) (Death: 30/July/2015) Played in: Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps / Country Earl & The Circle E Ranch Boys / The Champs / Jimmy Clanton´s Band / Michael Nesmith Band / Merle Haggard Band
- Lynn Anderson (vocals) (Death: 30/July/2015 - Birth: 26/September/1947) Played in: Lynn Anderson Band / Lawrence Welk Orchestra
- Buddy Emmons (steel guitar) (Death: 29/July/2015 - Birth: 27/January/1937)
- Rickey Grundy (vocals / keyboards) (Death: 27/July/2015 - Birth: 30/January/1959) Played in: Rickey Grundy Band
- Vic Firth (percussion) (Death: 26/July/2015 - Birth: 02/June/1930) Played in: Boston Symphony
- Don Joyce (Death: 22/July/2015 - Birth: 09/February/1944) Played in: Negativland
- Eddie Hardin (keyboards) (Death: 22/July/2015 - Birth: 19/February/1949) Played in: Spencer Davis Group / Hardin & York / ER / Pete York Band / Axis Point / Eddie Hardin Band
- Dieter Moebius (keyboards) (Death: 20/July/2015 - Birth: 16/January/1944) Played in: Cluster / Harmonia / Michael Rother Band / Dieter Moebius Band
- Wayne Carson (vocals / guitar) (Death: 20/July/2015 - Birth: 31/May/1943) Played in: Hinkley´s Heroes
- Van Alexander (arranger) (Death: 19/July/2015 - Birth: 02/May/1915) Played in: Van Alexander Orchestra
- Dave Black (guitar) (Death: 18/July/2015) Played in: Spiders From Mars / Goldie / Kestrel / 747 / Brendan Healy Band
- John Taylor (keyboards) (Death: 18/July/2015 - Birth: 25/September/1942) Played in: Mike Gibbs Orchestra / Gil Evans Orchestra / Kenny Wheeler Group / Peter Erskine Group / Alan Skidmore Group / Tommy Smith Group / Azimuth / Johnny Dankworth Orchestra / John Taylor Group / Volker Kriegel Band / Harry Beckett Group / Miroslav Vitous Group / Morning Glory / Cleo Laine Band / Ronnie Scott Group / Marilyn Mazur Group
- Buddy Buie (producer) (Death: 18/July/2015 - Birth: 23/January/1941) Played in: Classics IV
- Howard Rumsey (bass) (Death: 15/July/2015 - Birth: 07/November/1917)
- Dave Somerville (vocals) (Death: 14/July/2015 - Birth: 02/October/1933) Played in: The Diamonds / The Four Preps / Belland & Somerville / WW Fancy / Dave Somerville Band / Belland & Somerville Yester
- Raymond Katarzynski (trombone) (Death: 13/July/2015 - Birth: 1935) Appears in albums along with: Nat Peck, Ollie Mitchell
- Joan Sebastian (vocals) (Death: 13/July/2015 - Birth: 08/April/1951) Played in: Joan Sebastian Band
- Javier Krahe (vocals) (Death: 12/July/2015 - Birth: 30/March/1944) Played in: Javier Krahe Band
- Michael Masser (producer) (Death: 09/July/2015 - Birth: 24/March/1941) Appears in albums along with: Carlos Vega, Larry Bunker, Frank Foster, Joe Lala, Hugh McCracken, Ollie Mitchell, Phil Ramone, Lew Soloff, Jerry Steinholtz, Snooky Young
- Ernie Maresca (vocals / producer) (Death: 08/July/2015 - Birth: 21/August/1938) Played in: Ernie Maresca Band
- Masabumi Kikuchi (keyboards) (Death: 06/July/2015 - Birth: 19/October/1939) Played in: Gil Evans Orchestra / Sadao Watanabe Group / Paul Motian Group / Lionel Hampton Group / Masabumi Kikuchi Group / Tethered Moon
- Val Doonican (vocals) (Death: 01/July/2015 - Birth: 03/February/1927) Played in: Val Doonican Band / Four Ramblers
- Red Lane (guitar) (Death: 01/July/2015 - Birth: 09/February/1939) Appears in albums along with: Buddy Emmons, Bob Johnston, Andrew Love, Noel Norris
- Arthur Wright (guitar) (Death: July/2015 - Birth: 1937) Appears in albums along with: Albert Aarons, Bob Babbitt, John Guerin, Big Jim Sullivan, Marcus Belgrave, Delaney Bramlett, Les Hurdle, Martin Jenner, Bobby Keys, Frank Marocco, Ollie Mitchell, Gary Moore, Al Porcino, Caleb Quaye, Bud Shank, Jerry Steinholtz, Jerry Stevenson, Stretch
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Ndidani, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Iceu Wong, Doug Rowe, Norbert Schwefel, Daron Norwood, Robert Broberg, Theodore Bikel, Mitch Aliotta, Justin Lowe, Kyoko, Banza Stone, V Ramakrisna, Mansour Nariman, M S Viswanathan, Tom Skinner, Capo, Hussein Fatal, Govind Marodia, Jaime Morey, Lil´ Bob, Stan Carew, Julio Angel, Charanjit Singh, Roy C Bennett, Slavko Avsenik.
Appears in albums along with: Joe Moretti
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Miller Anderson, Colin Hodgkinson, Jon Lord, Bob Metzger, Pete York
Appears in albums along with: Pete York, Jon Lord, Miller Anderson, Colin Hodgkinson, Ronnie James Dio, Keef Hartley, Raphael Ravenscroft, John Gustafson, Micky Moody, Cozy Powell, Barry De Souza, Kay Garner, Mick Grabham, Bobby Keys, Gary Moberley, Mike Piggott, Roger Pope, Caleb Quaye, Joanne Williams
Appears in albums along with: Andy Fraser
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Bernie Holland, Andrew Love
Appears in albums along with: Hugh McCracken
Appears in albums along with: Milt Bernhart, Chico Hamilton
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Trevor Bolder
Appears in albums along with: Trevor Bolder
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Harry Beckett, Chris Biscoe, Gary Boyle, Herb Geller, Gerry Niewood, Al Porcino, Ray Russell, Lew Soloff, Stan Tracey, Rob Van Den Broeck, Derek Watkins, Tommy Whittle
Appears in albums along with: Harry Beckett, Ray Warleigh, Derek Watkins, Gary Boyle, Martin Drover, Stan Tracey, Miller Anderson, Madeline Bell, Laurence Cottle, Frank Foster, Kay Garner, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Bernie Holland, James Moody, Joe Moretti, Ray Russell, Mac Tontoh, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Hugh McCracken, James Moody, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Enzo Todesco
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Herb Geller, Paul Motian, Gerry Niewood, Al Porcino, Ray Russell, Lew Soloff, Derek Watkins
Appears in albums along with: Paul Motian, Lew Soloff, Rudy Van Gelder
Appears in albums along with: Adrian Tilbrook
- Eddy Louiss (keyboards) (Death: 30/June/2015 - Birth: 02/May/1941) Played in: Ivan Julien Orchestra / Les Double Six / Eddy Louiss Group / Stan Getz Group
- Bob Whitlock (bass) (Death: 30/June/2015) Played in: Gerry Mulligan Group / Warne Marsh Group
- Bruce Rowland (drums) (Death: 29/June/2015 - Birth: 22/May/1941) Played in: Wynder K Frog / Grease Band / Terry Reid Band / Joe Cocker Band / Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance / Fairport Convention / Joe Cocker & The Grease Band / Ronnie Lane Band / Jo Ann Kelly Band / Gallagher & Lyle / Heavy Jelly / Network
- Chris Squire (bass) (Death: 27/June/2015 - Birth: 04/March/1948) Played in: Yes / The Syn / Mabel Greer´s Toyshop / The Selfs / Chris Squire Band / XYZ / Conspiracy
- James Horner (arranger) (Death: 22/June/2015 - Birth: 14/August/1953) Appears in albums along with: Frank Marocco, Carlos Vega
- Gunther Schuller (horns / arranger) (Death: 21/June/2015 - Birth: 22/November/1925) Played in: Miles Davis Group / Orchestra USA / Gunther Schuller Group / Charlie Mingus Band / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Modern Jazz Society / Jazz And Classical Music Society / Spokane Symphony / Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
- Wendell Holmes (guitar) (Death: 19/June/2015) Played in: The Holmes Brothers
- Phil Austin (vocals) (Death: 19/June/2015 - Birth: 06/April/1941) Played in: The Firesign Theatre
- Harold Battiste (keyboards / arranger / sax) (Death: 19/June/2015 - Birth: 28/October/1931) Played in: Harold Battiste Band / Sonny & Cher
- Mighty Sam McClain (vocals) (Death: 16/June/2015 - Birth: 15/April/1943) Played in: Mighty Sam McClain Band
- Buddy Boudreaux (sax / clarinet) (Death: 13/June/2015 - Birth: 27/December/1917) Played in: Clovis Hendry Orchestra / Buddy Boudreaux Orchestra / Bob Crosby Orchestra / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra / Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- Monica Lewis (vocals) (Death: 12/June/2015 - Birth: 05/May/1922) Played in: Monica Lewis Group
- Jose Messias (vocals / producer) (Death: 12/June/2015 - Birth: 07/October/1928)
- Jim Ed Brown (vocals) (Death: 11/June/2015 - Birth: 01/April/1934) Played in: The Browns / Jim Ed Brown Band
- Ornette Coleman (sax) (Death: 11/June/2015 - Birth: 09/March/1930) Played in: Ornette Coleman Group / Red Connor Group / Jam Jivers / Pee Wee Crayton Band / Don Cherry Group
- James Last (arranger) (Death: 09/June/2015 - Birth: 17/April/1929) Played in: James Last Orchestra
- Randy Howard (vocals) (Death: 09/June/2015)
- Christopher Lee (vocals) (Death: 07/June/2015 - Birth: 27/May/1922) Played in: Christopher Lee Band
- Dennis Ferrante (engineer) (Death: 06/June/2015) Appears in albums along with: Bud Shank, Milt Bernhart, Pete Jolly, Bob Babbitt, Marcus Belgrave, Larry Bunker, Herb Ellis, Med Flory, Robin Gibb, Dan Hickey, Hal McKusick, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Lew Soloff, Tommy Whittle, Joe Wilder, Johnny Winter, Snooky Young
- Jorge Galemire (vocals / guitar) (Death: 06/June/2015 - Birth: 11/March/1951) Played in: Trelew / Canciones Para No Dormir La Siesta / Los Que Iban Cantando
- Ronnie Gilbert (vocals) (Death: 06/June/2015 - Birth: 07/September/1926) Played in: The Weavers
- Nick Marsh (vocals / guitar) (Death: 05/June/2015) Played in: Flesh For Lulu / Gigantic
- Albert West (vocals / producer) (Death: 04/June/2015 - Birth: 02/September/1949) Played in: The Shuffles
- Allan Fryer (vocals) (Death: 04/June/2015) Played in: Heaven / Fat Lip
- Vladimir Furduj (drums) (Death: 01/June/2015)
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Eter Kakulia, Magali Noel, The Lau, Marujita Diaz, Young Ready, Joseph De Pasquale, Zhanna Friske, Hugo Blanco, Boris Godjunov, Drs P, MC Supreme, Fernando Brant, Pumpkinhead, Anthony Riley, Jean Ritchie, Shone An.
Appears in albums along with: Bob Brookmeyer, Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, James Moody, Nat Peck, Snooky Young, Marcus Belgrave, Larry Bunker, Frank Foster, Jake Hanna, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Ed Thigpen, Joe Wilder
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Donald Bailey, Bob Brookmeyer, Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Jim Hall, Chico Hamilton, Jake Hanna, Hank Jones, Gerry Niewood, Bud Shank, Cedar Walton
Appears in albums along with: Bob Brookmeyer, Chico Hamilton, Larry Bunker, Bud Shank, Monty Budwig, Herb Geller, Pete Jolly, Milt Bernhart, Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, Hank Jones, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Horace Silver
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Cal Batchelor, Doreen Chanter, Joe Cocker, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Cornell Dupree, Tommy Eyre, Mickey Gee, Phil Grande, Dan Hickey, Conrad Isidore, Nick Judd, Bobby Keys, Andrew Love, Ian McLagan, Chris Mercer, Mike Paice, John Pearson, Gary Pickford-Hopkins, Federico Pol, Dave Tedstone, Donna Washburn, Viola Wills, Steve York
Appears in albums along with: Tommy Eyre, Joe Cocker, Madeline Bell, Bobby Keys, Chris Mercer, John Gustafson, Nick Judd, Barry Reynolds, Martin Drover, Cornell Dupree, Morris Pert, Donna Washburn, Joanne Williams, Viola Wills, Phil Grande, Caleb Quaye, Cal Batchelor, Marcus Belgrave, Gary Boyle, Dave Caswell, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Leroy Cooper, Hank Crawford, Barry De Souza, Kay Garner, Ric Grech, Ian McLagan, Nick Newell, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Gerry Rafferty, Tim Renwick, Speedy Acquaye, Aliki Ashman, Harry Beckett, Kenny Buttrey, Brian Chatton, Rod Coombes, Les Davidson, Lesley Duncan, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Mick Grabham, Mark Griffiths, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Levon Helm, Jimmy Horowitz, Chris Hughes, Andy Johns, Joe Lala, Andrew Love, Hugh McCracken, Binky McKenzie, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Gary Pickford-Hopkins, Cozy Powell, Hugo Rasmussen, Ray Russell, Nick South, Big Jim Sullivan, Roger Swallow, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Pip Williams
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Peter Banks
Appears in albums along with: Peter Banks, Barry De Souza, Les Hurdle, Dennis Cowan, Ric Grech, Gary Pickford-Hopkins
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Harry Beckett, Hank Jones, Buddy Montgomery, James Moody, Horace Silver, Lew Soloff, Ricky Wellman, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Mike Zwerin
Appears in albums along with: Joe Wilder, Mike Zwerin, Jim Hall, Rudy Van Gelder, Marcus Belgrave, Herb Ellis, Hal McKusick, James Moody, Al Porcino, Bob Brookmeyer, Larry Bunker, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Paul Motian, Ed Shaughnessy, Horace Silver
Appears in albums along with: Michael Burks
Appears in albums along with: Milt Bernhart, Leroy Cooper, Buddy Emmons, Ric Grech, John Guerin, Herb Ellis, Jeff Golub, Graham Jarvis, Frank Marocco, Ollie Mitchell, Phil Ramone, Ray Russell, Steve York
Appears in albums along with: Andrew Love
Appears in albums along with: Kenny Buttrey, Joel DiBartolo
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Ronald Shannon Jackson, David ´Fathead´ Newman
Appears in albums along with: Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Cedar Walton, Marcus Belgrave, Hank Crawford, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Snooky Young, Bob Brookmeyer, Doreen Chanter, Leroy Cooper, John Guerin, Pete Jolly, Bobby Keys, Hugh McCracken, Paul Motian, Wayne Pedzwater, Horace Silver, Joe Wilder, Mike Zwerin
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Madeline Bell, Irene Chanter, Kay Garner, Stevie Lange, Big Jim Sullivan, Derek Watkins, Joanne Williams
Appears in albums along with: Derek Watkins, Irene Chanter, Kay Garner, Big Jim Sullivan, Joanne Williams, Madeline Bell, Herb Geller
Appears in albums along with: Michael Burks
Appears in albums along with: Eric Lowen, Phil Ramone
Appears in albums along with: Ronnie James Dio
- Christer Jansson (drums) (Death: 28/May/2015) Played in: Roxette
- John Keating (keyboards / arranger) (Death: 28/May/2015 - Birth: 10/September/1927) Played in: John Keating Band / Johnny Keating Orchestra / Ted Heath Orchestra
- Rocky Frisco (keyboards) (Death: 26/May/2015 - Birth: 26/July/1937) Played in: J J Cale Band / Gene Crose Band / Clyde Stacy Band / The Four Flames / Don White Band / John D LeVan Band
- Marcus Belgrave (trumpet) (Death: 24/May/2015 - Birth: 12/June/1936)
- Louis Johnson (bass) (Death: 21/May/2015 - Birth: 13/April/1955) Played in: Quincy Jones Orchestra / The Brothers Johnson / Billy Preston Band / George Duke Band
- Mac Poole (drums) (Death: 21/May/2015 - Birth: 1946)
- Bob Belden (sax / producer) (Death: 20/May/2015 - Birth: 31/October/1956) Played in: Bob Belden Group / Tim Hagans Group
- Bruce Lundvall (producer) (Death: 19/May/2015 - Birth: 13/September/1935) Appears in albums along with: James Moody, Carlos Vega
- Flora MacNeil (vocals) (Death: 16/May/2015 - Birth: 1928)
- B B King (guitar) (Death: 14/May/2015 - Birth: 16/September/1925) Played in: B B King Band
- Bob Drasnin (flute / clarinet / sax) (Death: 13/May/2015 - Birth: 17/November/1927) Played in: Red Norvo Group
- Johnny Gimble (mandolin / violin) (Death: 09/May/2015 - Birth: 30/May/1926) Played in: The Million Dollar Band / Bob Wills Band / Johnny Gimble Band / Willie Nelson Band
- Rutger Gunnarsson (bass) (Death: 08/May/2015 - Birth: 19/February/1946) Played in: Abba / Hootenanny Singers
- Jerome Cooper (drums) (Death: 06/May/2015 - Birth: 14/December/1946) Played in: Sam Rivers Group / Roland Kirk Group / Revolutionary Ensemble
- Dottie Dillard (backing vocals) (Death: 06/May/2015 - Birth: 03/August/1923) Played in: Anita Kerr Singers
- Errol Brown (vocals) (Death: 06/May/2015 - Birth: 11/December/1943) Played in: Hot Chocolate / Errol Brown Band
- Craig Gruber (bass) (Death: 05/May/2015 - Birth: 22/June/1951) Played in: Elf / Rainbow / The Rods / Gary Moore Band / Black Sabbath / Zvekan / Bible Black / ED3N / Raven Lord
- Guy Carawan (vocals) (Death: 02/May/2015 - Birth: 27/July/1927)
- Paul Walter Myers (producer) (Death: 01/May/2015 - Birth: 17/July/1932) Appears in albums along with: Morris Pert
- John Tout (keyboards) (Death: 01/May/2015) Played in: Renaissance / Rupert´s People
- Alexander Kok (cello) (Death: 01/May/2015 - Birth: 14/February/1926) Played in: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Jim Bailey, Natalya Lagoda, Mel Waiters, Dennis Sheehan, Alfred Schreyer, Liv Marit Wedvik, Darius Minwalla, Twinkle, Elbert West, Chinx, Bob Randall, Stan Cornyn, Victor Salvi, Zoran Lalovic, Ma Shui-long.
Appears in albums along with: Francis Monkman, Tommy Whittle, Big Jim Sullivan, Barry De Souza, Stan Tracey, Derek Watkins
Other members of these same bands already covered here: J J Cale
Appears in albums along with: J J Cale
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Buddy Catlett, Freddie Hubbard
Appears in albums along with: Carlos Vega, Phil Ramone, Cornell Dupree, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Bunker, Frank Foster, Jim Hall, Pete Jolly, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Lew Soloff, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Albert Aarons, Marcus Belgrave, Bob Brookmeyer, Joe Cocker, Hank Crawford, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Les Hurdle, James Moody, Al Porcino, Jerry Steinholtz, Nat Adderley, Madeline Bell, Buddy Catlett, Leroy Cooper, Buddy Emmons, George Gruntz, Joe Lala, Andrew Love, Hal McKusick, Wayne Pedzwater, Caleb Quaye, Bud Shank, Stretch, Rudy Van Gelder, Derek Watkins, Tommy Whittle
Appears in albums along with: Rudy Van Gelder, Freddie Hubbard, Dwayne Burno, Lew Soloff, James Moody, Marcus Belgrave, Herb Ellis, Frank Foster, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Ricky Wellman, Larry Bunker, Hank Crawford, Cornell Dupree, Buddy Montgomery, Bud Shank, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton
Appears in albums along with: Hugh McCracken, Andrew Love, Phil Ramone, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Albert Aarons, Hank Crawford, Tommy Eyre, Snooky Young, Cornell Dupree, Bobby Keys, Gary Moore, Carlos Vega, Joe Cocker, Lew Soloff, Linda Taylor, Marcus Belgrave, Delaney Bramlett, Larry Bunker, Martin Drover, Jim Hall, George Marino, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino, Nat Adderley, Dave Bronze, J J Cale, Buddy Catlett, Doreen Chanter, Leroy Cooper, Laurence Cottle, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Frank Foster, Jeff Golub, George Gruntz, Levon Helm, Colin Hodgkinson, Freddie Hubbard, Andy Johns, Hal McKusick, Ian McLagan, James Moody, Charles Pitts, Federico Pol, Bud Shank, Big Jim Sullivan, Rudy Van Gelder, Cedar Walton, Joe Wilder
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Monty Budwig, Jimmy Wyble
Appears in albums along with: Jimmy Wyble, Ollie Mitchell
Appears in albums along with: Buddy Emmons, Kenny Buttrey, J J Cale, John Guerin, Bob Babbitt, Delaney Bramlett, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Martin Jenner, Joe Lala, Andrew Love, Roy Markowitz, Frank Marocco, Hugh McCracken, Ian McLagan, James Moody, Tim Renwick, Carlos Vega, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Raphael Ravenscroft, Mark Brzezicki
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Stan Tracey
Appears in albums along with: Kenny Buttrey, Buddy Emmons, Milt Bernhart, Pete Jolly, Ollie Mitchell, Bud Shank, Larry Bunker, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Herb Ellis, Med Flory, Levon Helm, Bob Johnston, Alvin Lee, Andrew Love, Al Porcino, Big Jim Sullivan
Appears in albums along with: Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Big Jim Sullivan, Chris Mercer
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Jimmy Bain, Dave Bronze, Ronnie James Dio, Martin Drover, Tommy Eyre, Gary Moore, Neil Murray, Cozy Powell
Appears in albums along with: Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell, Jimmy Bain, Jon Lord, Gary Moore, Bob Welch
Appears in albums along with: Jimmy Horowitz, Francis Monkman, Craig Collinge, Tommy Eyre, Andy Johns, John Knightsbridge
- Ben E King (vocals) (Death: 30/April/2015 - Birth: 28/September/1938) Played in: Ben E King Band / The Drifters / Five Crowns
- Jack Ely (vocals) (Death: 28/April/2015 - Birth: 11/September/1943) Played in: The Kingsmen
- Marty Napoleon (keyboards) (Death: 27/April/2015 - Birth: 02/June/1921) Played in: Louis Armstrong Group / Gene Krupa Group / Teddy Napoleon Group / Original Memphis Five
- Guy LeBlanc (drums) (Death: 27/April/2015 - Birth: 16/October/1960) Played in: Nathan Mahl / Camel
- Bob Sullivan (engineer) (Death: 26/April/2015)
- Johnny Kemp (vocals) (Death: 16/April/2015 - Birth: 02/August/1959) Appears in albums along with: Wayne Pedzwater, Lew Soloff
- Billy Ray Hearn (producer) (Death: 15/April/2015 - Birth: 26/April/1929) Appears in albums along with: Kenny Buttrey
- Percy Sledge (vocals) (Death: 14/April/2015 - Birth: 25/November/1940) Played in: Percy Sledge Band
- Tut Taylor (mandolin) (Death: 09/April/2015 - Birth: 20/November/1923) Played in: Tut Taylor Band
- Anne Tkach (vocals / bass) (Death: 09/April/2015)
- Al Bunetta (producer) (Death: 05/April/2015) Appears in albums along with: Jim Rothermel, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Andrew Love, Duane Jarvis
- Robert Burns (drums) (Death: 03/April/2015 - Birth: 24/November/1950) Played in: Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Doug Sax (engineer) (Death: 02/April/2015 - Birth: 26/April/1936) Appears in albums along with: Carlos Vega, Phil Ramone, Kenny Edwards, Bobby Keys, Marcus Belgrave, Joe Cocker, Jeff Golub, Levon Helm, Frank Marocco, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Larry Bunker, Leroy Cooper, Hank Crawford, John Guerin, Nat Peck, Tim Renwick, Robbie Blunt, Bob Brookmeyer, Lesley Duncan, Eric Lowen, Hugh McCracken, Ian McLagan, Bob Metzger, Ollie Mitchell, Bud Shank, Derek Watkins, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Madeline Bell, Andy Bown, Monty Budwig, Kenny Buttrey, Laurence Cottle, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Buddy Emmons, Tommy Eyre, Frank Foster, Herb Geller, Phil Grande, Jim Hall, Jake Hanna, Freddie Hubbard, Duane Jarvis, Graham Jarvis, Pete Jolly, Hank Jones, Phil Kenzie, Joe Lala, Micky Moody, Lew Soloff, Jerry Steinholtz, Ricky Wellman, Tom T-Bone Wolk
- Dave Ball (guitar) (Death: 01/April/2015 - Birth: 30/March/1950)
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Patachou, Batyrkhan Shukenov, Sid Tepper, E M Subramaniam, Pete Phillips, Wally Lester, Eric Doney, Gary Ignacio, Margo Reed, Larry Deane, Daiton Somanje, Heiko Schrepe, Jarvis L Smith, Julie Wilson, Emilio Nevarez, Nedward Kaapana, Kayahan.
Appears in albums along with: George Marino, Bob Babbitt, Madeline Bell, Milt Bernhart, Mark Brzezicki, Joe Cocker, Herb Ellis, Ollie Mitchell, Phil Ramone, Lew Soloff, Carlos Vega
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Buddy Catlett
Appears in albums along with: Buddy Catlett, Hank Jones, Milt Bernhart, Herb Ellis, Jake Hanna, Sonny Igoe, Pete Jolly, Nat Peck, Howard Rumsey, Bud Shank
Appears in albums along with: Robin Gibb
Appears in albums along with: J J Cale
Appears in albums along with: Bobby Keys, Buddy Emmons
- Ralph Sharon (keyboards) (Death: 31/March/2015 - Birth: 17/September/1923) Played in: Cab Kaye Group / Ralph Sharon Group / Tony Bennett Group
- Preston Ritter (drums) (Death: 30/March/2015 - Birth: 24/April/1949) Played in: The Electric Prunes
- Josie Jones (vocals) (Death: 28/March/2015) Played in: The Mighty Wah!
- B J Crosby (vocals) (Death: 27/March/2015 - Birth: 23/November/1952) Played in: B J Crosby Group / Spectrum
- John Renbourn (guitar) (Death: 26/March/2015 - Birth: 08/August/1944) Played in: Pentangle / John Renbourn Band / Bert Jansch Band / Dorris Henderson Band
- Jackie Trent (vocals) (Death: 21/March/2015 - Birth: 06/September/1940) Appears in albums along with: Dana Gillespie, Ray Russell
- A J Pero (drums) (Death: 20/March/2015 - Birth: 14/October/1959) Played in: Twisted Sister / No More Tears / Circle Of Thorns / Adrenaline Mob / Cities / Dee Snider Band
- Paul Jeffrey (sax) (Death: 20/March/2015 - Birth: 08/April/1933) Played in: B B King Band / Illinois Jacquet Group / Elmo Hope Group / Big Maybelle Band / Wynonie Harris Band / Howard McGhee Group / Clark Terry Group / Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra / Count Basie Orchestra / Thelonious Monk Group / Charlie Mingus Band
- Michael Brown (keyboards) (Death: 19/March/2015 - Birth: 25/April/1949) Played in: Stories / The Left Banke / The Beckies
- Samuel Charters (producer) (Death: 18/March/2015 - Birth: 01/August/1929) Appears in albums along with: Big Jim Sullivan, Gary Boyle, Bernie Holland, Bobby Keys, Andrew Love, Ian McLagan
- Andy Fraser (bass) (Death: 16/March/2015 - Birth: 03/July/1952)
- Bruce Crump (drums) (Death: 16/March/2015 - Birth: 17/July/1957) Played in: Molly Hatchet / Streetheart / Gator Country / White Rhino / China Sky
- Mike Porcaro (bass) (Death: 15/March/2015) Played in: Toto / Larry Carlton Band / Porcaro Brothers / Boz Scaggs Band / Mike Porcaro Band / Michael Franks Band / Seals & Croft
- Bob Parlocha (sax / producer) (Death: 15/March/2015 - Birth: 18/April/1938) Played in: Soundwave
- Daevid Allen (vocals / guitar) (Death: 13/March/2015 - Birth: 13/January/1938) Played in: Soft Machine / Gong / Daevid Allen Band / University Of Errors / Brainville 3
- Billy Block (drums) (Death: 11/March/2015) Played in: Frank Black Band / Billy Joe Shaver Band
- Carlo Rossi (producer) (Death: 11/March/2015 - Birth: 17/August/1958) Appears in albums along with: Lew Soloff
- Billy Davis (vocals) (Death: 11/March/2015 - Birth: 26/March/1955) Played in: Roger Earl´s Foghat / Badfinger / The Outlaws
- Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards) (Death: 11/March/2015 - Birth: 07/February/1948) Played in: Linda Ronstadt Band / Three Dog Night / The New Dimensions / Shaun Cassidy Band / Superband
- Jerry Brightman (steel guitar) (Death: 09/March/2015 - Birth: 1953) Played in: Buck Owens Band / The Buckaroos
- Lew Soloff (trumpet) (Death: 08/March/2015 - Birth: 20/February/1944)
- Jim McCann (vocals / guitar) (Death: 05/March/2015 - Birth: 26/October/1944) Played in: The Dubliners / Jim McCann Band / Ludlow Trio
- Ted Reinhardt (drums) (Death: 04/March/2015 - Birth: 1952) Played in: Gamalon
- Orrin Keepnews (producer) (Death: 01/March/2015 - Birth: 02/March/1923) Appears in albums along with: Cedar Walton, Buddy Montgomery, Hank Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Snooky Young, Nat Adderley, James Moody, Joe Wilder, Frank Foster, Ed Shaughnessy, Rudy Van Gelder, Jim Hall, David ´Fathead´ Newman, John Guerin, Paul Motian, Albert Aarons, Joe Ascione, Bob Babbitt, Donald Bailey, Marcus Belgrave, Bob Brookmeyer, Dwayne Burno, Buddy Catlett, Cornell Dupree, Jim Rothermel, Howard Rumsey, Horace Silver
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Aniceto Molina, Jeremy Brown, Olga Syahputra, Gabo Maumus, Scott Clendenin, Lil´ Chris, Moncho Alpuente, Jorgen Ingmann, Shahir Krishnarao Sable, Nazmi Yukselen, Krishna Kalle, Erol Buyukburc, Wayne Kemp, Flabba, Inezita Barroso, Gene Lynn, Vlada Divljan, Frank Orsini, Ryan Stanek, Brian Carman, Scott Gildersleeve.
Appears in albums along with: Snooky Young, Frank Foster, Ed Shaughnessy, Sonny Igoe, Nat Adderley, Joel DiBartolo, Chico Hamilton, Phil Ramone
Appears in albums along with: Noel Norris
Appears in albums along with: George Marino, Ian McLagan
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Davy Graham, Bert Jansch, Luce Langridge, Mike Piggott
Appears in albums along with: Bert Jansch, Ray Warleigh, Davy Graham, Gary Boyle, Madeline Bell, Martin Jenner, Jo Partridge, Mike Piggott
Appears in albums along with: George Marino
Appears in albums along with: Dave Tedstone
Appears in albums along with: Hugh McCracken
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Carlos Vega
Appears in albums along with: Carlos Vega, John Guerin, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Kenny Edwards, Les Hurdle, Ray Russell, Bob Babbitt, Joe Lala, George Marino, Caleb Quaye, Lew Soloff, Albert Aarons, Jimmy Bain, Madeline Bell, Larry Bunker, Irene Chanter, Cornell Dupree, Buddy Emmons, Mick Grabham, John Gustafson, Keef Hartley, Phil Kenzie, Bobby Keys, Felix Krish, Andrew Love, Sal Maida, Hugh McCracken, Ollie Mitchell, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Morris Pert, Jim Rothermel, Linda Taylor, Geoff Whitehorn, Joanne Williams
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Brian Godding, Mac Poole, Rob Tait
Appears in albums along with: Trevor Bolder, Mac Poole, Rob Tait, Victor Unitt
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Duane Jarvis
Appears in albums along with: Duane Jarvis
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Kenny Buttrey, Kenny Edwards, Buddy Emmons, John Guerin, Carlos Vega
Appears in albums along with: Delaney Bramlett, Laurence Cottle, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Eddie Hoh, Roy Markowitz, Lew Soloff, Carlos Vega
- James Wilson (guitar) (Death: 26/February/2015 - Birth: 09/June/1935) Appears in albums along with: Buddy Emmons
- Chris Rainbow (vocals) (Death: 25/February/2015 - Birth: 18/November/1946) Played in: Camel / Chris Rainbow Band / Jon Anderson Band / Rock Meets Classic
- Marlene Barrow (backing vocals) (Death: 23/February/2015)
- Bobby Emmons (keyboards) (Death: 23/February/2015 - Birth: 19/February/1943) Played in: Bill Black Band / The Highwaymen / Bobby Emmons Band
- Clark Terry (trumpet) (Death: 21/February/2015 - Birth: 14/December/1920) Played in: Clark Terry Group / Benny Carter Orchestra / Rhythm Combination & Brass / Roy Eldridge Group / Quincy Jones Orchestra / Milt Jackson Group / Duke Ellington Orchestra / Count Basie Orchestra / Billy Strayhorn Orchestra / Jazz At The Philharmonic / The Tonight Show Band / Monterey Jazz Festival All-Star Band / Gerry Mulligan Group / Gary McFarland Orchestra / Bill Evans Trio / J J Johnson Group / Woody Herman Orchestra / Charlie Mingus Band / Joe Williams Group / All Stars Big Band / George Gruntz Band / Babs Gonzales Group / Charlie Barnet Orchestra / Newport Jazz All Stars / George Hudson Group / Charlie Ventura Group / Eddie Vinson Group / Lionel Hampton Group / Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
- Mats Olausson (keyboards) (Death: 18/February/2015 - Birth: 1961) Played in: Yngwie Malmsteen Band / Ark
- Melvan Whittington (guitar) (Death: 16/February/2015) Played in: Love
- Lesley Gore (vocals) (Death: 16/February/2015 - Birth: 02/May/1946) Played in: Lesley Gore Band
- Sergio Blanco (vocals) (Death: 15/February/2015 - Birth: 17/November/1948) Played in: El Consorcio / Mocedades / Sergio Y Estibaliz
- Steve Strange (vocals) (Death: 12/February/2015 - Birth: 28/May/1959) Played in: Visage / The Moors Murderers / The Photons / Strange Cruise
- Sam Andrew (guitar) (Death: 12/February/2015 - Birth: 18/December/1941) Played in: Big Brother & The Holding Company / Janis Joplin Band / Cool Notes / Sam Andrew Band
- Richie Pratt (drums) (Death: 12/February/2015 - Birth: 11/March/1943) Played in: Billy Taylor Group / New York Jazz Quartet / Richie Pratt Group
- Joe B Mauldin (producer / bass) (Death: 07/February/2015 - Birth: 08/July/1940) Played in: The Four Teens / The Crickets
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Charmayne Maxwell, Leonard Nimoy, Tod Dockstader, Sadiq Fakeer, Saba Mbixane, Ariel Camacho, Gerardo Reyes, Giacomo Rondinella, Robert Belfour, Stephanie Dotson, Zayn Adams, Comfort Annor, Richard Finnell, Meredydd Evans, Paco Carreno, Gerard Calvi, Jack Robbins, Bob Hewitt, Dave Cloud, Willie C Jackson, Kenneth Kelley, Ammouri M´barek, Hulon E Crayton, Paul Jackson, Jimmy Stefanson, Mosie Lister, Peck Rowell, Calvin Jackson, Tommy Hedden, Martin O´Connor, Marisa Del Frate, Celina Gonzalez, William Thomas McKinley, Mary Healy, Richie Davis, The Jacka, Zane Musa, Andriy Kuzmenko, Anita Darian.
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Brian Chatton, Laurence Cottle, Les Davidson, Barry De Souza, Jo Partridge, Morris Pert, Geoff Whitehorn
Appears in albums along with: Martin Jenner, Laurence Cottle, Lesley Duncan, Morris Pert, Linda Taylor, Graham Jarvis, Francis Monkman, Les Davidson, Barry De Souza, Jo Partridge
Appears in albums along with: Kenny Buttrey, J J Cale, Andrew Love, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Buddy Emmons, Hugh McCracken, Cornell Dupree, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Jim Rothermel, Tom T-Bone Wolk, Snooky Young, Marcus Belgrave, Hank Crawford, John Guerin, Jim Hall, Levon Helm, Freddie Hubbard, Bob Johnston, Pete Jolly, Joe Lala, Frank Marocco, Paul Motian, Ed Shaughnessy, Horace Silver, Lew Soloff
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Albert Aarons, Nat Adderley, Donald Bailey, Harry Beckett, Marcus Belgrave, Dick Berk, Bob Brookmeyer, Monty Budwig, Larry Bunker, Buddy Catlett, Joyce Collins, Joel DiBartolo, Herb Ellis, Med Flory, Frank Foster, Herb Geller, George Gruntz, Jim Hall, Chico Hamilton, Jake Hanna, Al Harewood, Peter Herbolzheimer, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Igoe, Hank Jones, Hal McKusick, Ollie Mitchell, James Moody, Paul Motian, Gerry Niewood, Al Porcino, Bud Shank, Ed Shaughnessy, Lew Soloff, Cedar Walton, Derek Watkins, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Mike Zwerin
Appears in albums along with: Snooky Young, Joe Wilder, Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Ed Shaughnessy, Buddy Catlett, James Moody, Frank Foster, Rudy Van Gelder, Marcus Belgrave, Ed Thigpen, Nat Adderley, Al Porcino, Lew Soloff, Herb Geller, Nat Peck, Cedar Walton, Hank Crawford, Herb Ellis, Hal McKusick, David ´Fathead´ Newman, Bud Shank, Larry Bunker, Phil Ramone, Leroy Cooper, Cornell Dupree, Peter Herbolzheimer, Joe Morello, Horace Silver, Med Flory, George Gruntz, Jake Hanna, Sonny Igoe, Hugo Rasmussen, Albert Aarons, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Chico Hamilton, Andrew Love, Hugh McCracken, Butch Warren, Derek Watkins, Joe Ascione, Milt Bernhart, Monty Budwig, Joel DiBartolo, Buddy Emmons, John Guerin, Bernie Holland, Pete Jolly, Paul Motian, Gerry Niewood, Barry Reynolds, Mac Tontoh, Ray Warleigh, Jimmy Wyble
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Cozy Powell
Appears in albums along with: George Marino, Cozy Powell
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Robert Rozelle
Appears in albums along with: Robert Rozelle
Appears in albums along with: Albert Aarons, Nat Adderley, Larry Bunker, Buddy Catlett, Cornell Dupree, Frank Foster, George Gruntz, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Frank Marocco, Hal McKusick, James Moody, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Bud Shank, Lew Soloff, Rudy Van Gelder, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Dave Ball, Mark Brzezicki, Ian McLagan, Kevin Powell, Derek Watkins
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Roy Markowitz
Appears in albums along with: Roy Markowitz, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Andrew Love
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Ed Thigpen
Appears in albums along with: Bob Babbitt, Cornell Dupree, Frank Foster, Jerry Steinholtz
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Ric Grech
Appears in albums along with: Bobby Keys, Ric Grech, Levon Helm
- Don Covay (vocals) (Death: 31/January/2015 - Birth: 24/March/1936) Played in: Rainbows / Don Covay Band
- Danny McCulloch (bass) (Death: 29/January/2015 - Birth: 18/July/1945) Played in: Screaming Lord Sutch Band / Eric Burdon & The Animals / Renaissance / The Animals / The Raving Savages / Frankie Reid Band / The Plebs / Danny McCulloch Band
- Rod McKuen (vocals) (Death: 29/January/2015 - Birth: 29/April/1933) Played in: Rod McKuen Band
- Maurizio Arcieri (vocals / keyboards) (Death: 29/January/2015 - Birth: 30/April/1942) Played in: Krisma
- Neil Levang (guitar) (Death: 27/January/2015 - Birth: 03/January/1932) Played in: Lawrence Welk Orchestra
- Margot Moir (vocals) (Death: 27/January/2015 - Birth: 1959) Played in: The Moir Sisters
- Demis Roussos (vocals) (Death: 25/January/2015 - Birth: 15/June/1946) Played in: Aphrodite´s Child / Demis Roussos Band
- Edgar Froese (keyboards) (Death: 20/January/2015 - Birth: 06/June/1944) Played in: Tangerine Dream / The Ones / Edgar Froese Band
- Ward Swingle (vocals) (Death: 19/January/2015 - Birth: 21/September/1927) Played in: Les Double Six / The Swingle Singers
- John Bilezikjian (mandolin) (Death: 19/January/2015 - Birth: 01/February/1941) Played in: Leonard Cohen Band
- Dallas Taylor (drums) (Death: 18/January/2015 - Birth: 07/April/1948) Played in: Brain Train / Clear Light / Crosby Stills & Nash / Stephen Stills Band / The Taylor-Neely Band / Crosby Stills Nash & Young / Van Morrison Band / Buddy Guy Band / Paul Butterfield Band / The Touch
- Kim Fowley (vocals / producer) (Death: 15/January/2015 - Birth: 21/July/1939) Played in: Ron Scuderi / Kim Fowley Band
- Paul Serrano (trumpet / engineer) (Death: 15/January/2015) Appears in albums along with: James Moody, Marcus Belgrave, Frank Foster, Chico Hamilton, Cedar Walton, Snooky Young
- Trevor Davies (bass) (Death: 13/January/2015 - Birth: 27/November/1944) Played in: The Beatnicks / Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich / Dave Dee And The Bostons / Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich / Mason
- Clifford Adams (trombone) (Death: 12/January/2015) Played in: Charles Earland Group / Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra / Spirit Of Life Ensemble / Clifford Adams Group
- Ged Peck (guitar) (Death: 10/January/2015 - Birth: 19/October/1947)
- Tim Drummond (bass) (Death: 10/January/2015 - Birth: 20/April/1940) Played in: John Mayall Band / Neil Young & The International Harvesters / Neil_ Young & The International Harvesters / Neil Young & The Stray Gators / Neil & The Shocking Pinks Young / Bob Dylan Band / Neil Young Band / Crosby Stills Nash & Young / Crosby & Nash / Mother Earth / Crosby Stills & Nash / J J Cale Band / Jimmy Buffett Band
- Popsy Dixon (drums) (Death: 09/January/2015) Played in: The Holmes Brothers
- Andrae Crouch (backing vocals) (Death: 08/January/2015 - Birth: 01/July/1942) Played in: Andrae Crouch Band / Church Of God In Christ / The Disciples
- Curtis Lee (vocals) (Death: 08/January/2015 - Birth: 28/October/1939) Appears in albums along with: Milt Bernhart, Herb Ellis, Ollie Mitchell, Phil Ramone
- Pino Daniele (bass / vocals) (Death: 05/January/2015 - Birth: 19/March/1955) Played in: Pino Daniele Band / Napoli Centrale / Night Of The Guitar
- Joe Guercio (arranger) (Death: 04/January/2015) Played in: Elvis Presley Band
- Ted O´Connell (guitar) (Death: 03/January/2015)
- Jeff Golub (guitar) (Death: 01/January/2015 - Birth: 15/April/1955)
- Donna Douglas (vocals) (Death: 01/January/2015 - Birth: 26/September/1933) Appears in albums along with: Dana Gillespie
- Other musicians that passed away this month, but I probably won´t cover them here: Spencer Golvach, Hector Carrion, Eddie Rendini, Stephen R Johnson, Demetrio Gonzalez, Silvia Glauder, Joan Hinde, Kemal Monteno, Carlos Molnar, Canserbero, ASAP Yams, Cynthia Layne, Origa, Gobinda Halder, Ian Allen, C J Buscaglia, Yao Beina, Michael Gehrke, Ervin Drake, Jochen Hulder, Ronnie Ronalde, A J Masters, Lance Percival, King Sporty, Ray Gipson, Lance Diamond, Little Jimmy Dickens, Matthew Cogley, Rose Marie McCoy.
Appears in albums along with: Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Jeff Golub, Andrew Love
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Chris Belshaw, Craig Collinge, Clive Edwards, Dana Gillespie, Phil Kenzie, John Knightsbridge, Ged Peck, Mac Poole, Harry Reynolds
Appears in albums along with: Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Brian Godding, Andrew Love, Chris Mercer
Appears in albums along with: Pete Jolly, Big Jim Sullivan
Appears in albums along with: Larry Bunker, Buddy Emmons, John Guerin, Ollie Mitchell, Pete Jolly, Kay Garner, Les Hurdle, Bobby Keys, Joe Lala, Frank Marocco, Hugh McCracken, Gary Moore, Al Porcino, Caleb Quaye, Phil Ramone, Jerry Stevenson, Big Jim Sullivan, Carlos Vega, Ray Warleigh, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Tim Renwick, Laurence Cottle, Barry De Souza, Lesley Duncan, Kenny Edwards, Kay Garner, Francis Monkman, Morris Pert, Ray Russell, Linda Taylor, Geoff Whitehorn, Joanne Williams
Appears in albums along with: George Gruntz
Appears in albums along with: James Moody, Marcus Belgrave, Bob Brookmeyer, Larry Bunker, Herb Ellis, Frank Foster, Jim Hall, Jake Hanna, Al Porcino, Ed Thigpen, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Bob Johnston, Bob Metzger, Donna Washburn
Appears in albums along with: Frank Marocco, Bob Metzger, Carlos Vega, Larry Bunker, Lew Soloff, Johnny Winter
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Doreen Chanter, Martin Drover, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Bernie Holland, Joe Lala, Andrew Love, Big Jim Sullivan, Bob Welch
Appears in albums along with: Joe Lala, Conrad Isidore, Buddy Emmons, Bob Welch, Albert Aarons, Tom Brumley, Kenny Buttrey, J J Cale, Martin Drover, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Andy Johns, Bobby Keys, Andrew Love, Donna Washburn
Appears in albums along with: Sal Maida, Madeline Bell, Ric Grech, Kenny Buttrey, Buddy Emmons, John Guerin, Eddie Hoh
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Foster, Hank Jones, Al Porcino, Lew Soloff, Joe Lee Wilson, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Al Porcino
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Kenny Buttrey, J J Cale, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Andy Fraser, Davy Graham, Ric Grech, Keef Hartley, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Levon Helm, Joe Lala, Andrew Love, Ian McLagan, Chris Mercer
Appears in albums along with: J J Cale, Kenny Buttrey, Levon Helm, Joe Lala, Bob Johnston, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Buddy Emmons, Byrd Foster, Frank Marocco, Ollie Mitchell, Carlos Vega, Donna Washburn, Bob Babbitt, Graham Bell, Larry Bunker, Cornell Dupree, Kenny Edwards, John Guerin, Conrad Isidore, Andy Johns, Andrew Love, George Marino, Roy Markowitz, Hugh McCracken, Gary Moore, Al Porcino, Caleb Quaye, Phil Ramone, Bud Shank, Lew Soloff, Jerry Stevenson, Snooky Young
Appears in albums along with: Michael Burks
Appears in albums along with: George Marino, Carlos Vega, James Moody, Albert Aarons, Nat Adderley, Larry Bunker, Buddy Catlett, Cornell Dupree, Frank Foster, George Gruntz, John Guerin, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Hal McKusick, Gary Moberley, Wayne Pedzwater, Al Porcino, Phil Ramone, Ray Russell, Bud Shank, Lew Soloff, Rudy Van Gelder, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young
Other members of these same bands already covered here: Pete Haycock, Alvin Lee
Appears in albums along with: Phil Ramone
- John Acock (engineer) (Death: 2015) Appears in albums along with: Peter Banks, Harry Beckett, Chris Biscoe, Ronnie James Dio, Mark Griffiths, John Gustafson, Dick Hanson, Bob Metzger, Tim Renwick, Ray Warleigh, Pete York
- Other musicians that passed away this year (month unknown to me), but I probably won´t cover them here: Frank Boardman.
Please, note than you can check the indexes (musicians, bands, obituaries) at the top of this page.
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