Motown legend and Funk Brother Uriel Jones died today after suffering complications from a heart attack. The 74-year-old drummer had created the beats behind just about every classic tune you ever wished you could have played on, including “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” and “Ain’t [...]
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Drummer Louie Bellson Has Died
Elder drumming statesman, double bass pioneer, and all-around great showman, Louie Bellson died two days ago at the age of 84. Click on over to the Telegraph for an excellent obituary on this excellent drummer. Condolences and cards, should you wish to send any, can be addressed as follows:
Mrs. Louie Bellson
c/o Remo, Inc.
28101 Industry Drive
Valencia, [...]
Modern Drummer Editor in Chief Is Dead
[Press Release]
It is with great sadness that we tell you of the passing of Modern Drummer editor in chief William F. Miller. Bill left us this past December 12, after a long and noble bout with cancer. Our hearts and thoughts are with Bill’s wife, Sarah, with their son, Clifford, and with the entire Miller [...]
Michael Lee Update
Michael Lee died last week of then-unknown causes, but Blabbermouth is now reporting that the 39-year-old drummer suffered a fatal seizure. A funeral service for Lee will be held on December 3 at 10:45 a.m. in Darlington, England. Cards and flowers can be sent to the following address:
John Meynell Funeral Service
150 North Road
Darlington
County Durham, DL1 [...]
Loudness Drummer Is Dead
Munetaka Higuchi, the drummer for ’80s metal band Loudness, died today at a hospital in Osaka, Japan. He had been battling liver cancer since April of this year. Sadly, Higuchi was only 49 years old.
Drummer Michael Lee Is Dead
He played drums for Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Thin Lizzy, Lenny Kravitz, and The Cult, but now Michael Lee is no more. He died Monday morning at the age of 39. Cause of demise is not yet known.
Mitch Mitchell Is Dead
Sad, sad day, fellow thumpers. Mitch Mitchell, the legendary skinsman behind Jimi Hendrix, is no more. He was found dead in a Portland hotel room earlier today. At this time, it appears the 61-year-old drummer died of natural causes, though an autopsy is planned. We’ll keep you updated as details become available.
Update [11/13/08]: The accolades [...]
Jimmy Carl Black Is Dead
Jimmy Carl Black, the original drummer in Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, died on Saturday at the age of 70. Cancer was the culprit. Along with stick wielding, Black also handled some vocals in Mothers. He continued to perform (and sometimes resort to “real” jobs) throughout his fairly long life.
Earl Palmer Is Dead
It’s been a tough few days for all drummerkind. We almost lost Travis Barker this weekend, and sadly we did lose drumming legend Earl Palmer. After a “lengthy illness,” he died last Friday at his home in Los Angeles. Palmer is the guy you’ve heard a thousand times on hits by Little Richard, Fats Domino, [...]
Replacements Drummer Is Dead
He manned the Replacements throne from 1990 to 1991, but now Steve Foley is no more. He died last weekend from a prescription drug overdose; he was only 49 years old. Doubly tragic, he’d also been working as a car salesman in Minneapolis before his death—no way for a brother thumper to spend his final [...]
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