IN MEMORIAM, 2024

Remembering the people we lost in 2024.


Steve Albini, born 1962

Dave Allison (Anvil), 1956

Ian “Tich” Amey (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich), 1944

Alfa Anderson, 1946

Dick Asher, 1932

Aston “Family Man” Barrett, 1946

Jim Beard, 1960

Dickey Betts, 1943

Frankie Beverly, 1946

BO$$ (Lichelle Laws), 1969

Mike Brewer, 1944

Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance), 1979

Mike Campbell, 1951

Eric Carmen, 1947

Jimmy Carter, 1924

Tommy Cash, 1940

Joe Chambers (The Chambers Brothers), 1943

James Chance, 1953

Kevin Chisholm, 1953

W.C. Clark, 1939

Chris Cross (Ultravox), 1952

Sandra Crouch, 1942

Sugar Pie DeSanto, 1935

Dick Diamonde (The Easybeats), 1947

Paul DiAnno, 1958

Lou Donaldson, 1926

Slim Dunlap,, 1951

Duane Eddy, 1938

Joe Egan, 1946

Frank Farian, 1941

Vic Flick (James Bond), 1937

Julio Foolio, 1998

Jerry Fuller, 1938

Lee Gabler, 1940

Bennie Golson, 1929

Julie Gordon, 1959

Nick Gravenites, 1938

Francoise Hardy, 1944

Steve Harley, 1951

Will Cullen Hart, 1971

Roy Haynes, 1925

Clarence “Frogman” Henry, 1937

Cissy Houston, 1933

Zakir Hussain, 1951

Tito Jackson, 1953

Ella Jenkins, 1924

Jack Jones, 1938

Quincy Jones, 1933

Ka (Kaseem Ryan), 1972

Randy Kabrich, 1956

Toby Keith, 1961

DJ Clark Kent, 1966

Greg Kihn, 1949

Martin Kirkup, 1948

“Spider” John Koerner, 1938

James Kottak, 1962

Wayne Kramer (The MC5), 1948

Kris Kristofferson, 1936

Linda LaFlamme, 1939

Steve Lawrence, 1935

Keith LeBlanc, 1954

Phil Lesh, 1940

Dave Loggins, 1947

John Lowe (The Quarrymen), 1942

OG Maco (Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr.), 1992

Russell Malone, 1963

John Mayall, 1933

Willie Mays, 1931

Melanie Safka, 1947

Les McCann, 1935

Angela McCluskey, 1960

Sérgio Mendes, 1941

Jerry Miller, 1943

Mister Cee, 1966

Zoot Money, 1942

Martin Mull, 1943

Tyka Nelson, 1960

Mojo Nixon, 1957

Ken Page, 1954

Andy Paley, 1952

Richard Parsons, 1946

Liam Payne, 1993

Richard Perry, 1942

Martin Phillipps, 1963

Mike Pinera, 1948

Jack Ponti, 1958

Rich Homie Quan, 1990

Paul Roper, 1979

Eddie Rosenblatt, 1934

Jack Russell,1960

Freddie Salem, 1954

David Sanborn, 1945

Marvin Schlachter, 1934

Carl Scott, 1938

Shifty Shellshock, 1974

Pete Sinfield, 1943

Nell Smith, 2007

Maxie Solters, 1987

Jo-El Sonnier, 1947

JD Souther, 1945

Gale Sparrow, 1950

Rob Stone, 1968

Ralan Styles, 2002

Damo Suzuki (can), 1950

Shel Talmy, 1927

Dennis Thompson (The MC5), 1948

Libby Titus, 1947

Brit Turner (Blackberry Smoke), 1966

Larry Vallon, 1947

Rico Wade, 1972

Karl Wallinger, 1957

Dick Waterman, 1935

Mary Weiss, 1948

Billy Edd Wheeler, 1932

Maurice Williams, 1938

Erv Woolsey, 1944

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Gauchos got what they'd long deserved, 20 years too late. (12/30a)
TRUMP ASKS SCOTUS TO PAUSE TIKTOK BAN
A highly unlikely prospective hero (12/28a)
TOP 50: A LITTLE SZA, A WHOLE LOTTA CHRISTMAS
We won't have to hear "The Little Drummer Boy" again for 10 months. (12/27a)
PHOTO GALLERY: PICS OF THE WEEK OF THE YEAR (PART TWO)
More weasel photo ops (12/30a)
TOP 50: A LITTLE SZA, A WHOLE LOTTA CHRISTMAS
The final album chart of the year (12/27a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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