Classic rock stars that just fuckin’ died

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Denny Laine, Wings founding member, dies at 79

Denny Laine, best known for being the guitarist in Wings with Paul McCartney has died aged 79. News of his passing has been confirmed by his wife.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

Go now.

 

[Valeyard]

Ew Wings.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Someone just lost my POTY vote.

 

[Valeyard]

Wings are not good and it's suspicious that so many McCartney band members seem to die just saying

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,’ Dies at 76

Melanie, the singer who performed at Woodstock and had pop hits with 'Brand New Key' and 'Lay Down,' has died at age 76.

variety.com

Has to be one of if not the first pop singer to incorporate a gospel choir into a secular song. Not convinced that Dutch interviewer isn’t a time traveling late era Dan Aykroyd.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

MC5’s Wayne Kramer Dies at 75

Kramer co-founded the iconic Detroit proto-punk outfit in 1963

pitchfork.com

Classic rock stars I kind of forgot were still alive.

I’m surprised that the MC5 aren’t in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. I guess the New York Dolls aren’t either. Hmm.

 

[Valeyard]

That one sucks. I didn't know how many people I know knew who he even was until he died, so there's some decent music bonding going on.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

He's gonna tell St. Peter to brace himself and KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHERFUCKER

RIP

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

R.I.P. Eric Carmen, "All By Myself" singer and Raspberries frontman

R.I.P. Eric Carmen, "All By Myself" singer and Raspberries frontman

www.avclub.com

Huge influence on my guys Paul Stanley, Rick Springfield, and a lot of the hair metal guys. Raspberries seem like they should have been huge stars rather than just having one huge bit and 2-3 medium hits. He was actually a bigger star with his supermarket music solo career. “Make Me Lose Control” might have been a great song if it wasn’t 1988.


I guess he became a huge MAGA guy in recent years so I guess my friends don’t have to be subjected to his Facebook posts anymore.

 

[Youth N Asia]

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts’ manager of 20 years, told The Associated Press by phone.

apnews.com

Dickey Betts, 80

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://www.chron.com/culture/music/article/austin-punk-gary-floyd-death-19441636.php

 

[Gary]

IRON BUTTERFLY's DOUG INGLE Dead At 78

IRON BUTTERFLY founding member, organist, primary composer and lead vocalist Doug Ingle has died at the age of 78. The news of his passing was shared by his son, Doug Ingle Jr., who wrote on social media: "It's with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle. D...

blabbermouth.net

 

[Youth N Asia]

Kris Kristofferson, 88.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Kris Kristofferson, 88.

Getting more appropriate as they go to the great beyond.

 

[BUTT]

Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes dies at 65

A statement said Sykes, who co-wrote some of the rock band's chart hits, had been ill with cancer.

www.bbc.com

I thought Trump's inauguration would be the worst news of the day but nope.

Not linking to the video because he's not in it. But he wrote it.

The only hair metal song that starts out as a southern rock stomper and ends as a power ballad?

 

[Gary]

He also played on Thin Lizzy's last album "Thunder and Lightning", which is a damn good one.