2005 Remembrance

As 2005 comes to an end, and the media does their usual year-end recap of notable losses, several names have found their way onto the list, including........

Peter Jennings, James Doohan (Scotty), Richard Pryer, ect...

Here in music circles, there are those to be remembered as well, such as:

Jimmy Smith, THE Man on the Hammond B3.

Shirley Horn, Jazz pianist and vocalist.

Myron Floren, the accordion player on "The Lawrence Welk Show".

Skitch Henderson, the first bandleader on "The Tonight Show".

Frances Langford, singer who performed regularly with Bob Hope on USO tours during World War II and other conflicts.

Chris LeDoux, country music singer known especially for his song "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy", he was a former rodeo star.

Ray Peterson, known primarily for his hit 1960 song, "Tell Laura I Love Her".

Bobby Short, cabaret singer, a fixture at the Cafe Carlyle in New York for over 35 years. He also appeared in episodes of the TV series "In the Heat of the Night".

Luther Vandross, R&B singer.

Danny Sugerman - Manager of The Doors

Spenser Dryden - Drummer for Jefferson Airplane

Keith Knudsen - Longtime drummer for the Doobie Brothers

Danny Joe Brown - Lead singer for Molly Hatchet

Lee Mallory - Singer/songwriter for The Association

Rod Price - Guitarist for Foghat

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Blues musician

Renaldo "Obie" Benson - Four Tops

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Gone, but not forgotten. May they rest in peace.