Bluegrass star Martin dies
Bluegrass singer Jimmy Martin has died in Nashville aged 77, after being diagnosed with bladder cancer over a year earlier.…
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Fans gather in Belfast for Thin Lizzy tribute
Fans paid tribute to Thin Lizzy at a Belfast concert organised by Ivan Preston, with Phil Lynott's mother a guest of honour.…
Head Charge to continue despite guitarist's death
American Head Charge will continue after guitarist Bryan Ottoson was found dead on their tour bus, and they will rejoin Mudvayne on tour to honour his memory.…
Reggae star Junior Delgado dies aged 46
Reggae artist Junior Delgado, real name Oscar Hibbert, has died in London aged 46 of apparently natural causes, shortly after releasing his album Invisible Music.…
Johnnie Johnson, pianist on Chuck Berry's Johnny B Goode, dies aged 80
Johnnie Johnson, the 'Johnny' of Chuck Berry's classic 'Johnny B Goode' and a long-term collaborator, has died aged 80 after a bout of pneumonia.…
Aberdeen, Washington, to honour Kurt Cobain with sign
Kurt Cobain's home town of Aberdeen, Washington, is to add a sign reading Come As You Are beneath its welcome notice, following a memorial committee's campaign.…
Bono praises the late Pope John Paul II
Bono has paid tribute to the late Pope John Paul II, calling him the best frontman the Roman Catholic Church ever had, citing their joint work on the Drop the Debt campaign.…
Former Crowded House drummer Paul Hester found dead
Paul Hester, former Crowded House drummer, was found hanged in a Melbourne park at the weekend; police say the death is not suspicious, and Neil Finn has paid tribute.…
Johnny Cash's former manager Saul Holiff dies aged 79
Saul Israel Holiff, Johnny Cash's manager between 1960 and 1973, has died aged 79; he also managed Tommy Hunter and The Statler Brothers.…
Funeral of DJ Tommy Vance today
The funeral of rock radio DJ Tommy Vance, who died earlier this month, takes place at Golders Green crematorium, with friends hoping it will be a celebration of his life.…
George Scott of The Blind Boys of Alabama dies
George Scott, a founder member of gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, has died in his sleep after complications with diabetes and a heart condition.…
Tommy Vance dies aged 63
Former Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance has died aged 63, three days after suffering a stroke, and tributes have come from his agent Jon Roseman, Dave Cash and Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt.…