Comments on: GO! Snoop the flowers, Dr Dre ! http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317 One journey, many discoveries Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: aussiecynic http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317#comment-60973 aussiecynic Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:38:55 +0000 http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/?p=3317#comment-60973 Oh there you go again Pagan resorting to thorns, to scorn and abuse rather than offer a substantial response... you should know me better than to resort to insults however just to put you right on a few facts... I am by no means interested in the conservative right anything... the point was to show the corrilation between the activities you have said have nothing to do with genre, and the actual facts that there is a connection. Whether racism is an issue in the US is neither here nor there as far I am concerned that is a seperate issue all together and one which I would than happy to discuss with you at some length.. you might even be in for a few surprises... The fact that so many drug dealers get away with the crimes is more to do with the legal system than anything else... If as you say so many rappers are not involved in criminal activities (and I will admit some are not such as Salt - n - Pepa) then why do they see the need to fabricate a criminal record: Akon Fabricated Criminal Record, Jail Time? ...Akon's ad nauseum claims about his criminal career and resulting prison time have been, to an overwhelming extent, exaggerated, embellished, or wholly fabricated, an investigation by The Smoking Gun has revealed. Police, court, and corrections records reveal that the entertainer has created a fictionalized backstory that serves as the narrative anchor for his recorded tales of isolation, violence, woe, and regret. Akon has overdubbed his biography with the kind of grit and menace that he apparently believes music consumers desire from their hip-hop stars. While the performer's rap sheet does include a half-dozen arrests, Akon has only been convicted of one felony, for gun possession. That 1998 New Jersey case ended with a guilty plea, for which the singer was sentenced to three years probation. Another 1998 bust, this one in suburban Atlanta, has been seized upon by Akon and transformed into the big case that purportedly sent him to prison (thanks to his snitching cohorts) for three fight-filled years. In reality, Akon was arrested for possession of a single stolen BMW and held in the DeKalb County jail for several months before prosecutors dropped all charges against him. So there was no conviction. There was no prison term between 1999 and 2002. And he was never "facing 75 years," as the singer claimed in one videotaped interview. Akon's invented tales appear to be part of a cynical marketing plan, but one that has met with remarkable success... Posted by jsmooth995 at April 16, 2008 6:02 PM Queen Latifah can perhaps owe her relatively crime free life to the fact of her mother being a school teacher and her father being a police officer, perhaps her parents werent apart of the culture so many of these people are.. In college, she adopted the name Queen Latifah and hooked up with Afrika Bambaataa's Native Tongues collective, which sought to bring a more positive, Afrocentric consciousness to hip-hop. Her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah -- an Arabic word meaning "delicate" or "sensitive" -- when she was eight. Salt n Pepa whom I dont mind for the record, also chose to avoid the lifestyle and one I think it is Pepa is actually living with her husband and children in a very christian town in American.... As far as my opinion being racist that is really a low blow even for you Pagan... and those who actually know me would slap you so hard for even thinking it... what I think of Aboriginees in any way shape or form do not have to be discussed here on this forum nor deffended in anyway.. however I am more than happy at a later date.. you will once again be surprised.. so if you have an arguement relevant please continue but if you can only resort to mud slinging and name calling then I am not buying into it... I actually thought you where better than that... Oh there you go again Pagan resorting to thorns, to scorn and abuse rather than offer a substantial response…
you should know me better than to resort to insults however just to put you right on a few facts…
I am by no means interested in the conservative right anything… the point was to show the corrilation between the activities you have said have nothing to do with genre, and the actual facts that there is a connection.
Whether racism is an issue in the US is neither here nor there as far I am concerned that is a seperate issue all together and one which I would than happy to discuss with you at some length.. you might even be in for a few surprises…
The fact that so many drug dealers get away with the crimes is more to do with the legal system than anything else…
If as you say so many rappers are not involved in criminal activities (and I will admit some are not such as Salt - n - Pepa) then why do they see the need to fabricate a criminal record:
Akon Fabricated Criminal Record, Jail Time?
…Akon’s ad nauseum claims about his criminal career and resulting prison time have been, to an overwhelming extent, exaggerated, embellished, or wholly fabricated, an investigation by The Smoking Gun has revealed. Police, court, and corrections records reveal that the entertainer has created a fictionalized backstory that serves as the narrative anchor for his recorded tales of isolation, violence, woe, and regret. Akon has overdubbed his biography with the kind of grit and menace that he apparently believes music consumers desire from their hip-hop stars.
While the performer’s rap sheet does include a half-dozen arrests, Akon has only been convicted of one felony, for gun possession. That 1998 New Jersey case ended with a guilty plea, for which the singer was sentenced to three years probation. Another 1998 bust, this one in suburban Atlanta, has been seized upon by Akon and transformed into the big case that purportedly sent him to prison (thanks to his snitching cohorts) for three fight-filled years. In reality, Akon was arrested for possession of a single stolen BMW and held in the DeKalb County jail for several months before prosecutors dropped all charges against him.
So there was no conviction. There was no prison term between 1999 and 2002. And he was never “facing 75 years,” as the singer claimed in one videotaped interview.
Akon’s invented tales appear to be part of a cynical marketing plan, but one that has met with remarkable success…
Posted by jsmooth995 at April 16, 2008 6:02 PM

Queen Latifah can perhaps owe her relatively crime free life to the fact of her mother being a school teacher and her father being a police officer, perhaps her parents werent apart of the culture so many of these people are..
In college, she adopted the name Queen Latifah and hooked up with Afrika Bambaataa’s Native Tongues collective, which sought to bring a more positive, Afrocentric consciousness to hip-hop. Her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah — an Arabic word meaning “delicate” or “sensitive” — when she was eight.
Salt n Pepa whom I dont mind for the record, also chose to avoid the lifestyle and one I think it is Pepa is actually living with her husband and children in a very christian town in American….
As far as my opinion being racist that is really a low blow even for you Pagan… and those who actually know me would slap you so hard for even thinking it…
what I think of Aboriginees in any way shape or form do not have to be discussed here on this forum nor deffended in anyway.. however I am more than happy at a later date.. you will once again be surprised..
so if you have an arguement relevant please continue but if you can only resort to mud slinging and name calling then I am not buying into it… I actually thought you where better than that…

]]> By: Urban Pagan http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317#comment-60955 Urban Pagan Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:01:17 +0000 http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/?p=3317#comment-60955 breathtaking ignorance and scaremongering so de la soul are gangsters? salt and pepa? queen latifah? you are clearly reading and believing whatever the conservative far right in the us tells you shame really a question- why aren't all these drug dealing rappers locked up- you know so much about their activities yet they appear to get away with it this destructive type of LAZY journalism is just another eg of the racism in US SOCIETY- as the phrase goes- in the US a white man imports the guns and sells them no crime. a rapper says the word guns and gets taken to court are you equally prejudiced against aborigines? breathtaking ignorance and scaremongering

so de la soul are gangsters?
salt and pepa?
queen latifah?

you are clearly reading and believing whatever the conservative far right in the us tells you

shame really

a question- why aren’t all these drug dealing rappers locked up- you know so much about their activities yet they appear to get away with it

this destructive type of LAZY journalism is just another eg of the racism in US SOCIETY- as the phrase goes- in the US a white man imports the guns and sells them no crime. a rapper says the word guns and gets taken to court

are you equally prejudiced against aborigines?

]]> By: aussiecynic http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317#comment-60953 aussiecynic Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:57 +0000 http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/?p=3317#comment-60953 Has anyone seen Elton around.. :) Has anyone seen Elton around.. :)

]]> By: aussiecynic http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317#comment-60952 aussiecynic Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:39:56 +0000 http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/?p=3317#comment-60952 the funny thing is Pagan Mate is how many of these guys you mentioned where under 40 years old, involved in the Rap Industry, members of Gangs, and or involved with hard drugs... not pot.. I seriously doubt that Bill Ludwig (William Frederick Ludwig II) (aka The Chief) - Died 3-22-2008 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Born 9-13-1916 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Patriarch of The Ludwig Drum Company and developer of many percussion products. Was a member of a Cocaine dealing gang or a member along side these Rappers... † Gang Watchers - Decided this page about "Gangsta Rappers" who are gang members or are affiliated with gangs should be posted. Gang Watchers believes that the consequenses of their music, along with their constant negative contact with the law, influences the future culture of our children. Please take the time to connect the dots. Your child won't do this for you ... because the Gangsta Rappers already have ! This list is a partial list and will be up-dated weekly. If any info is incorrect or someone else needs to be added, please {e-mail} us ASAP. † { Gangsta Rapper Page Last Updated on : 04/18/2008 14:12:54 } † † 2nd ll None--(Elm Street Pirus) † 40 Cal--(TSG Thurston Street) † 50 Cent--Felon * Selling Drugs † Above the Law--(Crips) † Afriks Bambaataa--(Black Spades) † Afroman--(Palmdale Crips) † All Frum Tha I--(Inglewood Family Bloods) † Bad Azz--(Insane Crips) † Battlecat--(Insane Crips) † Big Syke--(Inglewood Imperial Village Crips) † B G KnoccOut--(Nutty Blocc Compton Crips) † B-Real--(89th Street Family Blood) † Bloods & Crips--(Blood & Crips) † Boo-Ya Tribe--(West Side Pirus) (Carson Samoan Warriors) † Brand Nubian--(Members of 5 % Nation) † Brotha Lynch Hung--(Garden Blocc 24th St Crip in Sacramento) (possibly ... 24th St Gardens) † Brownside--(South Los Angeles - Sureños) † C-BO--(Garden Blocc 19th St Crip in Sacramento) (possibly ... 29th St Gardens) † Capone--(Norteno - San Fer) † CJ Mac--(Rollin' 20's Crips) † C-Miller--Felon * Murder † Coolio--(Corner Pocket Crips) † Damu Ridaz--(Denver Lane Bloods) † Daz Dillinger--(21st Street Crips) † Dirty Red-- (Rollin' 20's Crips) † DJ Quik--(Compton Tree Top Piru Bloods) † Easy-E (deceased) --(Kelly Park Crips) † Fabolous -- (Crips) (Black Mafia Family) † Gangsta Dresta--(Nutty Blocc Compton Crips) † Goldie Loc--(Rollin 20 Crips) † Glasses Malone--(Watts Crip) † Grand Puba--(formerly of Brand Nubian)--(5 % Nation) & (Compton Piru Bloods) † Hi-C--(Compton Tree Top Piru Bloods) † Ice-T--(Hoover Crips) † Ice Cube--(N-Hood Crip Rollin 60s) † Jayo Felony--(N-Hood Crips - San Diego) † J.D. of Da Lench Mob--(Crips) † KAM--(Crips) † Kausion--(Crips) † Kid Frost--acknowledged gang affiliation, but no specific set or Clique † Kokane -- (357 Pomona Crips ... possibly kellogg traccs) † Kurupt -- (Rollin 60s Crips) † Lil' C Style--(19th St Rollin' 20's Crips) † Lil' 1/2 Dead--Long Beach Crip † Lil' Easy-E--(Kelly Park Crips) † Lil' Nation of CPO--(Kelly Park Crips) † Lil' Scrappy--I've got Gangsta Affiliation † Mack 10--(Inglewood Family Bloods - Queen St.) † Mac Dre--(Romper Room Gang) † Mausberg--(Campenella Park Pirus) † MC Eiht--Tragniew Park Crips † MC Ren--(Kelly Park Crips) † M.O.P.--(Brownsville Mash Out Posse) † Mr. Capone E--Sureño : San Gabriel Valley gang (Varrio Cyclones) † Mr. Criminal--Sureño : Silverlake Trece (SL 13) Gang, (Tiny Winos Click) † Mr. Shadow--Woptown Krazies (Amici Park) † Nate Dogg--Rollin 20 Crips † New Breed of Hustlas--PJ Riverside (Crips) † Nortorious B.I.G.--(Drug Dealer)-(Crip) † N.O.R.E.--Conglomerate group of Crips (East Coast set, Harlem 30's set, Lynwood Gangsters) † OFTB--Bounty Hunter (Bloods) † Poor Righteous Teachers--(Members of 5 % Nation) † Ras Kass--(Bloods) † Richie Rich--(Atlantic Drive Crips) † Ruthless Records--(A Crip owned record company label) † Scarface--(Oakland Crips) † Sen-Dog-- (Blood) † Sinister--89th Street Family (Blood) † Sir Dyno--Norteño : Darkroom Familia Label † Slip Capone--(Long Beach Crips) † Snoop Doggy--(Rollin 20's Crips † South Central Cartel--(Hoover Crips) † South Park Mexican--Drug Dealer : In Prison for Rape † So Sentrelle--(Long Beach Crips) † Saigon--(East Coast Bloods) † Spider LOC -- (97th Street East Coast Crips) † Suge Knight : CEO of Death Row Records--(Compton Mob Pirus Bloods) † Swoop G--Insane Crips † Tha Dogg Pound--Crip affiliation : (Rollin 20's) † Tha Realist--(Compton Piru Bloods) † Tha Relativez--(Ingelwood Family Bloods) † Tha Road Dawgs--(Ingelwood Family Bloods) † The Dove Shack--Rollin' 20's † The Game-- Cedar Block Piru - 9 Tre Gangsters (Blood) † Tone-Loc--Southside Compton Crips † Top Dogg--(Compton Piru Bloods) † Tweedy Bird Loc--Kelly Park Crips † Tray Deee--(Insane Crips) † Tupac Shakur-- (Blood) Affiliate : (Thug Life) † Twinz-- (Rollin' 20's) † Twista-- (Vice Lords) † X-Raided--(Garden Blocc 24th St Crip in Sacramento) † Young Jeezy-- (WSGC 124 Crips) (Black Mafia Family) † W.C.--(111 Neighborhood Crips) † Warren G--Rollin' 20's Crip † Watts Gangsters--(Crips) but then again he may have been a member with one of these List of East Coast hip hop artists This list includes East Coast hip hop artists and groups who either have been instrumental to the subgenre, have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such), or have gained significant critical acclaim. The rappers are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"). Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 * 3rd Bass * 40 Cal * 50 Cent * 7L & Esoteric A * Aesop Rock * Afrika Bambaataa * Afu-Ra * Akinyele * Akrobatik * Antoinette * Apathy (rapper) * Armageddon * Artifacts * Audio Two * AZ B * Bahamadia * Beanie Sigel * Beastie Boys * Benzino * The Beatnuts * Big Daddy Kane * Big L (deceased) * Big Noyd * Big Shug * Big Pun (deceased) * Big Willy * Billy Bathgate * Biz Markie * Black Child * Black Eyed Peas * Black Moon * Black Rob * Black Sheep * Black Star * Black Thought * Boogie Down Productions * Boot Camp Clik * Bossman * Busta Rhymes * Brand Nubian * Bush Babies * Bravehearts * Blaq audio * Blaq Poet C * Cadillac Tah * Cage * Cam'ron * Camp Lo * Canibus * Cannibal Ox * Cappadonna * Capone * Capone-N-Noreaga * Cassidy * Charli Baltimore * Chill Rob G * Chino XL * Chubb Rock * Clipse * Cold Crush Brothers * Comp * Company Flow * Consequence * Cool C * Cormega * Craig G * Craig Mack * Cuban Link D * D-Block * Das EFX * Da Bulldogs * Da youngsta's * De La Soul * DeCoY * Demigodz * P. Diddy * Diamond D * Digable Planets * Dis Masters * The Diplomats * D.I.T.C. * DJ Clue * DJ Hollywood * DMX * D.One * Dr. Octagon * Drag-On * Dre robinson * D-Rock * Donald D * Daniel Dumile * D'Train * DZK E * Ed Rock * EPMD * Eric B. & Rakim * Eve F * Fabolous * Fat A * Fat Boys * Fat Joe * The Fugees * Foxy Brown * Frankie Wainwright * Freaky Tah (deceased) * Fredro Starr * Freeway * Funkmaster Flex * Firestar Elite All-Stars G * Gang Starr * Gat Murdah * G-Dep * Ghostface Killah * Goretex * Grand Puba * G-Unit * Guru * GZA * The Goats H * Havoc * Hashim * Heavy D * Hell Rell * Heltah Skeltah * High and Mighty * Hurricane G * Heathen * HypeVercab * Hypnotiq Truth I * I.N.I. * Ice Tea * Ill Bill * Immortal Technique * Infamous Mobb * Inspectah Deck J * J-Live * J-Zone * J. R. Writer * Jadakiss * Jae Hood * Jae Millz * Ja Rule * Jay-D and the PunkMonkeys * Jay-Z * Jazzy Jay * Jean Grae * Jedi Mind Tricks * Jeru the Damaja * Jim Jones * Joe Budden * Joe Scudda * Joell Ortiz * John Cena * Juelz Santana * Juggaknots * Juice Crew * JMazaloom * J.V.C. Force K * Katastrofik * Kid Capri * Kirk * KMD * Kool G Rap * Kool Keith * Kool Moe Dee * KRS-One * Kurious * Kurtis Blow L * Lace Payne * Large Professor * LB, see Little Brother * Leaders of the New School * Lil Kim * Lil Mama * Little Brother * Little Ice * LL Cool J * Loon * Lloyd Banks * Lost Boyz * Lord Finesse * Lords of the Underground M * M.O.P. * Mad Lion * Maino * Main Source * Marley Marl * Mase * Masta Ace * Masta Killa * MC Lyte * MC Serch * MC Shan * Memphis Bleek * Method Man * Mic Geronimo * Miilkbone * Mims * Mobb Deep * Mos Def * MO3 * Mr. Cheeks * Mr. Lif * Ms. Jade N * Nas * Naughty by Nature * Necro * Newcleus * Nice and Smooth * Nine (rapper) * Non Phixion * N.O.R.E * Notorious B.I.G. (deceased) O * O.C. * Ol' Dirty Bastard (deceased) * Onyx * Organized Konfusion * Outerspace P * Papoose * Paul Cain * P. Diddy * Peedi Peedi * Pete Rock * Pharrell * Philly's Most * Phonte * PK * Prodigy * Prospect * Public Enemy * Prime Minister Pete Nice Q * Queen Latifah * Q-tip R * R.A. The Rugged Man * Raekwon * Rah Digga * Rahzel * Rakim * Ranjahz * Rapper Big Pooh * Redman * Remy Martin * ROC DUKATI * Roxanne Shante * rotten rascals * The Roots * Run-D.M.C. * RZA * Rydah S * Sabac * Saigon * Salt-N-Pepa * Sean Price * Showbiz & A.G. * Sheek Louch * Skee Lo * Skyzoo * Slick Rick * Smif-N-Wessun * Smoke Bulga * Sonsee * Special Ed * Spliff Star * Stack Bundles (deceased) * State Property * Steady B * Stetsasonic * Sticky Fingaz * Styles P T * Talib Kweli * Termanology * Terror Squad * Tha Trademarc * Tim Dog * Tinow * Tony Touch * Tony Yayo * A Tribe Called Quest * Tragedy Khadafi * Treston Daniels * Triple Seis * Tru Life U * U-God * Ultramagnetic MC's * Uncle Murder V * Verse-A-Tyle * Verbal Wor W * Wu-Tang Clan X * X-ecutioners * X Clan Y * Young Neef aka Neef Buck * Young Chris * Young-Rebel * Yung Berg Yaggfu Front Maybe he was friends with these guys... * Birth Name: Carlos Coy * Alternative Name: SPM * Genre: Rap * Active: '90s, 2000s * Instrument: Producer, Vocals, Performer Originating in the Southern rap mecca Houston, South Park Mexican (SPM) slowly built up his own personally run record label, Dope House Records, for years before eventually signing a distribution deal with Universal Records. With the promising deal in place, SPM stood on the verge of extending his reach outside of the South and becoming one of the first Mexican-American rappers to attain national success. He unfortunately never fulfilled his promise. First, his releases for Universal failed to top the charts during the early 2000s, and then he went to prison in June 2002 after a Houston jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl. He is such a guy.. NOT.. or * Born: 11 July 1975 (?) * Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York * Best Known As: The controversial female rapper of "No Time" Name at birth: Kimberly Denise Jones One of the few female stars in hardcore rap, Lil' Kim is known just as much for her tangles with the law, censors, and fashion police. She got her start with the help of Notorious B.I.G. and rappers Junior M.A.F.I.A.. She went solo in 1996 with the album Hard Core, which included the rap hit "No Time," a duet with Sean "Puffy" Combs. She quickly grew notorious for her sexually explicit lyrics and revealing clothes, and the almost-breast-baring outfit she wore to the 1999 MTV Video Awards gave her new fame. In 2005 she was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shooting outside a Manhattan radio station. She was fined $50,000 and served 10 months in federal prison as inmate 56198-054 before being released in July of 2006. Mac, or also known as Da' Camouflage Assassin (born McKinley J. Phipps Jr. on July 30, 1977), is a rapper from New Orleans' Third Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P.'s No Limit Records, behind Mystikal, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group. On September 21, 2001 Mac was convicted of manslaughter charges for the death of 22-year-old Barron C. Victor Jr. Though Mac maintains his claim of innocence, he is currently serving a 30 year prison term. Mac recently released an album called Mac The Lost Tapes on his myspace website(Mac Uptown 3rd Ward New Orleans, Louisiana)in September of 2007. * Birth Name: Michael Tyler * Genre: Rap * Active: '90s, 2000s * Instrument: Vocals Biography Originally one of the leading rappers on Master P's No Limit record label, Mystikal quickly evolved beyond the label's clichéd thug trappings and found himself one of the Dirty South's most recognized rappers, alongside Juvenile. Like No Limit itself, Mystikal is a New Orleans native.On January 16, 2004, Mystikal was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to forcing his hairstylist to perform sex acts. He also admitted to extortion. The rapper and two bodyguards forced the woman to perform oral sex, after they accused her of stealing $80,000 in checks. Mystikal initially denied the assault, but confessed after a videotape of the crime was found at his home. Bodyguards Leland "Pokie" Ellis and Vercy "V" Carter also pled guilty to sexual battery.[2] In August 2005, while incarcerated on the state sexual battery and extortion charges, Mystikal was charged federally with two misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns for 1998 and 1999. On January 12, 2006, he was convicted in federal court of the tax offenses, but was allowed to serve the one year federal sentence concurrent with his six year state sentence.[3] Mystikal is currently incarcerated at Louisiana's Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, which is located in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. His assigned prison number is 00469659. On January 19, 2006, Mystikal was denied parole at a parole board hearing. [3] On January 11, 2007, Mystikal was released from custody on the federal misdemeanor tax convictions (as his one-year sentence had expired), but he remains in custody on the 6-year sentence for the Louisiana state felony convictions.[1] * Genre: Rap * Active: '90s * Major Members: Pras, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean Biography The Fugees translated an intriguing blend of jazz-rap, R&B, and reggae into huge success during the mid-'90s, when the trio's sophomore album The Score hit number one on the pop charts and sold over five million copies. The trio formed in the late '80s in the New Jersey area, where Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel Michel ("Pras") attended a local high school and began working together. Michel's cousin Wyclef Jean ("Clef") joined the group (then called the Tranzlator Crew), and the trio signed to Ruffhouse/Columbia in 1993. John Forté was an early member, rapping and drum programming on two of The Score's tracks; Forté however is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence for cocaine trafficking. Cool C Born: in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Birth Name: Christopher Roney * Genre: Rap * Active: '80s, '90s * Instrument: Vocals His life took a drastic downward slide when he was found guilty of murdering a Philadelphia police officer during a bank robbery attempt in 1996. Ten years later, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide * Born: 20 October 1971 * Birthplace: Long Beach, California * Best Known As: Languid West Coast rapper and celebr-izzle Name at birth: Cordozar Broadus Snoop Dogg is a hip-hop star who shot to fame after being a featured rapper on Dr. Dre's 1992 album The Chronic. A native of Long Beach, California, Broadus was a teenage gang member and drug dealer before being discovered by Dr. Dre and Death Row Records. Snoop Dogg was a member of the Crips gang in Long Beach, California... In 2006 he was arrested on drugs and weapons charges in September, in October and again in November. I have more if you like... but I seriously dont thing anyone on your list would have known these guys.... do you.. if you want argue on the facts mate you gotto come back with more than silliness... find me something which will change my mind... reform me... to believe that these poor conflicted souls after making mega bucks, still need to be a part of the lifestyle they continuing to tell us was responsible for their criminal records...perhaps they are simply recruiting their next generation of Gangster for their retirement plans... but then again most of theme dont live long enough to have any... the funny thing is Pagan Mate is how many of these guys you mentioned where under 40 years old, involved in the Rap Industry, members of Gangs, and or involved with hard drugs… not pot..
I seriously doubt that
Bill Ludwig (William Frederick Ludwig II) (aka The Chief) - Died 3-22-2008 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Born 9-13-1916 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Patriarch of The Ludwig Drum Company and developer of many percussion products.
Was a member of a Cocaine dealing gang or a member along side these Rappers…

† Gang Watchers - Decided this page about “Gangsta Rappers” who are gang members or are affiliated with gangs should be posted. Gang Watchers believes that the consequenses of their music, along with their constant negative contact with the law, influences the future culture of our children. Please take the time to connect the dots. Your child won’t do this for you … because the Gangsta Rappers already have ! This list is a partial list and will be up-dated weekly. If any info is incorrect or someone else needs to be added, please {e-mail} us ASAP.

† { Gangsta Rapper Page Last Updated on : 04/18/2008 14:12:54 } †
† 2nd ll None–(Elm Street Pirus)
† 40 Cal–(TSG Thurston Street)
† 50 Cent–Felon * Selling Drugs
† Above the Law–(Crips)
† Afriks Bambaataa–(Black Spades)
† Afroman–(Palmdale Crips)
† All Frum Tha I–(Inglewood Family Bloods)
† Bad Azz–(Insane Crips)
† Battlecat–(Insane Crips)
† Big Syke–(Inglewood Imperial Village Crips)
† B G KnoccOut–(Nutty Blocc Compton Crips)
† B-Real–(89th Street Family Blood)
† Bloods & Crips–(Blood & Crips)
† Boo-Ya Tribe–(West Side Pirus) (Carson Samoan Warriors)
† Brand Nubian–(Members of 5 % Nation)
† Brotha Lynch Hung–(Garden Blocc 24th St Crip in Sacramento) (possibly … 24th St Gardens)
† Brownside–(South Los Angeles - Sureños)
† C-BO–(Garden Blocc 19th St Crip in Sacramento) (possibly … 29th St Gardens)
† Capone–(Norteno - San Fer)
† CJ Mac–(Rollin’ 20’s Crips)
† C-Miller–Felon * Murder
† Coolio–(Corner Pocket Crips)
† Damu Ridaz–(Denver Lane Bloods)
† Daz Dillinger–(21st Street Crips)
† Dirty Red– (Rollin’ 20’s Crips)
† DJ Quik–(Compton Tree Top Piru Bloods)
† Easy-E (deceased) –(Kelly Park Crips)
† Fabolous — (Crips) (Black Mafia Family)
† Gangsta Dresta–(Nutty Blocc Compton Crips)
† Goldie Loc–(Rollin 20 Crips)
† Glasses Malone–(Watts Crip)
† Grand Puba–(formerly of Brand Nubian)–(5 % Nation) & (Compton Piru Bloods)
† Hi-C–(Compton Tree Top Piru Bloods)
† Ice-T–(Hoover Crips)
† Ice Cube–(N-Hood Crip Rollin 60s)
† Jayo Felony–(N-Hood Crips - San Diego)
† J.D. of Da Lench Mob–(Crips)
† KAM–(Crips)
† Kausion–(Crips)
† Kid Frost–acknowledged gang affiliation, but no specific set or Clique
† Kokane — (357 Pomona Crips … possibly kellogg traccs)
† Kurupt — (Rollin 60s Crips)
† Lil’ C Style–(19th St Rollin’ 20’s Crips)
† Lil’ 1/2 Dead–Long Beach Crip
† Lil’ Easy-E–(Kelly Park Crips)
† Lil’ Nation of CPO–(Kelly Park Crips)
† Lil’ Scrappy–I’ve got Gangsta Affiliation
† Mack 10–(Inglewood Family Bloods - Queen St.)
† Mac Dre–(Romper Room Gang)
† Mausberg–(Campenella Park Pirus)
† MC Eiht–Tragniew Park Crips
† MC Ren–(Kelly Park Crips)
† M.O.P.–(Brownsville Mash Out Posse)
† Mr. Capone E–Sureño : San Gabriel Valley gang (Varrio Cyclones)
† Mr. Criminal–Sureño : Silverlake Trece (SL 13) Gang, (Tiny Winos Click)
† Mr. Shadow–Woptown Krazies (Amici Park)
† Nate Dogg–Rollin 20 Crips
† New Breed of Hustlas–PJ Riverside (Crips)
† Nortorious B.I.G.–(Drug Dealer)-(Crip)
† N.O.R.E.–Conglomerate group of Crips (East Coast set, Harlem 30’s set, Lynwood Gangsters)
† OFTB–Bounty Hunter (Bloods)
† Poor Righteous Teachers–(Members of 5 % Nation)
† Ras Kass–(Bloods)
† Richie Rich–(Atlantic Drive Crips)
† Ruthless Records–(A Crip owned record company label)
† Scarface–(Oakland Crips)
† Sen-Dog– (Blood)
† Sinister–89th Street Family (Blood)
† Sir Dyno–Norteño : Darkroom Familia Label
† Slip Capone–(Long Beach Crips)
† Snoop Doggy–(Rollin 20’s Crips
† South Central Cartel–(Hoover Crips)
† South Park Mexican–Drug Dealer : In Prison for Rape
† So Sentrelle–(Long Beach Crips)
† Saigon–(East Coast Bloods)
† Spider LOC — (97th Street East Coast Crips)
† Suge Knight : CEO of Death Row Records–(Compton Mob Pirus Bloods)
† Swoop G–Insane Crips
† Tha Dogg Pound–Crip affiliation : (Rollin 20’s)
† Tha Realist–(Compton Piru Bloods)
† Tha Relativez–(Ingelwood Family Bloods)
† Tha Road Dawgs–(Ingelwood Family Bloods)
† The Dove Shack–Rollin’ 20’s
† The Game– Cedar Block Piru - 9 Tre Gangsters (Blood)
† Tone-Loc–Southside Compton Crips
† Top Dogg–(Compton Piru Bloods)
† Tweedy Bird Loc–Kelly Park Crips
† Tray Deee–(Insane Crips)
† Tupac Shakur– (Blood) Affiliate : (Thug Life)
† Twinz– (Rollin’ 20’s)
† Twista– (Vice Lords)
† X-Raided–(Garden Blocc 24th St Crip in Sacramento)
† Young Jeezy– (WSGC 124 Crips) (Black Mafia Family)
† W.C.–(111 Neighborhood Crips)
† Warren G–Rollin’ 20’s Crip
† Watts Gangsters–(Crips)

but then again he may have been a member with one of these

List of East Coast hip hop artists

This list includes East Coast hip hop artists and groups who either have been instrumental to the subgenre, have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such), or have gained significant critical acclaim. The rappers are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words “a”, “an”, or “the”).
Contents
0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

0-9

* 3rd Bass
* 40 Cal
* 50 Cent
* 7L & Esoteric

A

* Aesop Rock
* Afrika Bambaataa
* Afu-Ra
* Akinyele
* Akrobatik
* Antoinette
* Apathy (rapper)
* Armageddon
* Artifacts
* Audio Two
* AZ

B

* Bahamadia
* Beanie Sigel
* Beastie Boys
* Benzino
* The Beatnuts
* Big Daddy Kane
* Big L (deceased)
* Big Noyd
* Big Shug
* Big Pun (deceased)
* Big Willy
* Billy Bathgate
* Biz Markie
* Black Child
* Black Eyed Peas
* Black Moon
* Black Rob
* Black Sheep
* Black Star
* Black Thought
* Boogie Down Productions
* Boot Camp Clik
* Bossman
* Busta Rhymes
* Brand Nubian
* Bush Babies
* Bravehearts
* Blaq audio
* Blaq Poet

C

* Cadillac Tah
* Cage
* Cam’ron
* Camp Lo
* Canibus
* Cannibal Ox
* Cappadonna
* Capone
* Capone-N-Noreaga
* Cassidy
* Charli Baltimore
* Chill Rob G
* Chino XL
* Chubb Rock
* Clipse
* Cold Crush Brothers
* Comp
* Company Flow
* Consequence
* Cool C
* Cormega
* Craig G
* Craig Mack
* Cuban Link

D

* D-Block
* Das EFX
* Da Bulldogs
* Da youngsta’s
* De La Soul
* DeCoY
* Demigodz
* P. Diddy
* Diamond D
* Digable Planets
* Dis Masters
* The Diplomats
* D.I.T.C.
* DJ Clue
* DJ Hollywood
* DMX
* D.One
* Dr. Octagon
* Drag-On
* Dre robinson
* D-Rock
* Donald D
* Daniel Dumile
* D’Train
* DZK

E

* Ed Rock
* EPMD
* Eric B. & Rakim
* Eve

F

* Fabolous
* Fat A
* Fat Boys
* Fat Joe
* The Fugees
* Foxy Brown
* Frankie Wainwright
* Freaky Tah (deceased)
* Fredro Starr
* Freeway
* Funkmaster Flex
* Firestar Elite All-Stars

G

* Gang Starr
* Gat Murdah
* G-Dep
* Ghostface Killah
* Goretex
* Grand Puba
* G-Unit
* Guru
* GZA
* The Goats

H

* Havoc
* Hashim
* Heavy D
* Hell Rell
* Heltah Skeltah
* High and Mighty
* Hurricane G
* Heathen
* HypeVercab
* Hypnotiq Truth

I

* I.N.I.
* Ice Tea
* Ill Bill
* Immortal Technique
* Infamous Mobb
* Inspectah Deck

J

* J-Live
* J-Zone
* J. R. Writer
* Jadakiss
* Jae Hood
* Jae Millz
* Ja Rule
* Jay-D and the PunkMonkeys
* Jay-Z
* Jazzy Jay
* Jean Grae
* Jedi Mind Tricks
* Jeru the Damaja
* Jim Jones
* Joe Budden
* Joe Scudda
* Joell Ortiz
* John Cena
* Juelz Santana
* Juggaknots
* Juice Crew
* JMazaloom
* J.V.C. Force

K

* Katastrofik
* Kid Capri
* Kirk
* KMD
* Kool G Rap
* Kool Keith
* Kool Moe Dee
* KRS-One
* Kurious
* Kurtis Blow

L

* Lace Payne
* Large Professor
* LB, see Little Brother
* Leaders of the New School
* Lil Kim
* Lil Mama
* Little Brother
* Little Ice
* LL Cool J
* Loon
* Lloyd Banks
* Lost Boyz
* Lord Finesse
* Lords of the Underground

M

* M.O.P.
* Mad Lion
* Maino
* Main Source
* Marley Marl
* Mase
* Masta Ace
* Masta Killa
* MC Lyte
* MC Serch
* MC Shan
* Memphis Bleek
* Method Man
* Mic Geronimo
* Miilkbone
* Mims
* Mobb Deep
* Mos Def
* MO3
* Mr. Cheeks
* Mr. Lif
* Ms. Jade

N

* Nas
* Naughty by Nature
* Necro
* Newcleus
* Nice and Smooth
* Nine (rapper)
* Non Phixion
* N.O.R.E
* Notorious B.I.G. (deceased)

O

* O.C.
* Ol’ Dirty Bastard (deceased)
* Onyx
* Organized Konfusion
* Outerspace

P

* Papoose
* Paul Cain
* P. Diddy
* Peedi Peedi
* Pete Rock
* Pharrell
* Philly’s Most
* Phonte
* PK
* Prodigy
* Prospect
* Public Enemy
* Prime Minister Pete Nice

Q

* Queen Latifah
* Q-tip

R

* R.A. The Rugged Man
* Raekwon
* Rah Digga
* Rahzel
* Rakim
* Ranjahz
* Rapper Big Pooh
* Redman
* Remy Martin
* ROC DUKATI
* Roxanne Shante
* rotten rascals
* The Roots
* Run-D.M.C.
* RZA
* Rydah

S

* Sabac
* Saigon
* Salt-N-Pepa
* Sean Price
* Showbiz & A.G.
* Sheek Louch
* Skee Lo
* Skyzoo
* Slick Rick
* Smif-N-Wessun
* Smoke Bulga
* Sonsee
* Special Ed
* Spliff Star
* Stack Bundles (deceased)
* State Property
* Steady B
* Stetsasonic
* Sticky Fingaz
* Styles P

T

* Talib Kweli
* Termanology
* Terror Squad
* Tha Trademarc
* Tim Dog
* Tinow
* Tony Touch
* Tony Yayo
* A Tribe Called Quest
* Tragedy Khadafi
* Treston Daniels
* Triple Seis
* Tru Life

U

* U-God
* Ultramagnetic MC’s
* Uncle Murder

V

* Verse-A-Tyle
* Verbal Wor

W

* Wu-Tang Clan

X

* X-ecutioners
* X Clan

Y

* Young Neef aka Neef Buck
* Young Chris
* Young-Rebel
* Yung Berg

Yaggfu Front

Maybe he was friends with these guys…

* Birth Name: Carlos Coy
* Alternative Name: SPM
* Genre: Rap
* Active: ’90s, 2000s
* Instrument: Producer, Vocals, Performer

Originating in the Southern rap mecca Houston, South Park Mexican (SPM) slowly built up his own personally run record label, Dope House Records, for years before eventually signing a distribution deal with Universal Records. With the promising deal in place, SPM stood on the verge of extending his reach outside of the South and becoming one of the first Mexican-American rappers to attain national success. He unfortunately never fulfilled his promise. First, his releases for Universal failed to top the charts during the early 2000s, and then he went to prison in June 2002 after a Houston jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl.
He is such a guy.. NOT..
or
* Born: 11 July 1975 (?)
* Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
* Best Known As: The controversial female rapper of “No Time”

Name at birth: Kimberly Denise Jones

One of the few female stars in hardcore rap, Lil’ Kim is known just as much for her tangles with the law, censors, and fashion police. She got her start with the help of Notorious B.I.G. and rappers Junior M.A.F.I.A.. She went solo in 1996 with the album Hard Core, which included the rap hit “No Time,” a duet with Sean “Puffy” Combs. She quickly grew notorious for her sexually explicit lyrics and revealing clothes, and the almost-breast-baring outfit she wore to the 1999 MTV Video Awards gave her new fame. In 2005 she was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shooting outside a Manhattan radio station. She was fined $50,000 and served 10 months in federal prison as inmate 56198-054 before being released in July of 2006.

Mac, or also known as Da’ Camouflage Assassin (born McKinley J. Phipps Jr. on July 30, 1977), is a rapper from New Orleans’ Third Ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P.’s No Limit Records, behind Mystikal, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.
On September 21, 2001 Mac was convicted of manslaughter charges for the death of 22-year-old Barron C. Victor Jr. Though Mac maintains his claim of innocence, he is currently serving a 30 year prison term. Mac recently released an album called Mac The Lost Tapes on his myspace website(Mac Uptown 3rd Ward New Orleans, Louisiana)in September of 2007.

* Birth Name: Michael Tyler
* Genre: Rap
* Active: ’90s, 2000s
* Instrument: Vocals

Biography
Originally one of the leading rappers on Master P’s No Limit record label, Mystikal quickly evolved beyond the label’s clichéd thug trappings and found himself one of the Dirty South’s most recognized rappers, alongside Juvenile. Like No Limit itself, Mystikal is a New Orleans native.On January 16, 2004, Mystikal was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to forcing his hairstylist to perform sex acts. He also admitted to extortion. The rapper and two bodyguards forced the woman to perform oral sex, after they accused her of stealing $80,000 in checks. Mystikal initially denied the assault, but confessed after a videotape of the crime was found at his home. Bodyguards Leland “Pokie” Ellis and Vercy “V” Carter also pled guilty to sexual battery.[2]

In August 2005, while incarcerated on the state sexual battery and extortion charges, Mystikal was charged federally with two misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns for 1998 and 1999. On January 12, 2006, he was convicted in federal court of the tax offenses, but was allowed to serve the one year federal sentence concurrent with his six year state sentence.[3]

Mystikal is currently incarcerated at Louisiana’s Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, which is located in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. His assigned prison number is 00469659. On January 19, 2006, Mystikal was denied parole at a parole board hearing. [3]

On January 11, 2007, Mystikal was released from custody on the federal misdemeanor tax convictions (as his one-year sentence had expired), but he remains in custody on the 6-year sentence for the Louisiana state felony convictions.[1]

* Genre: Rap
* Active: ’90s
* Major Members: Pras, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean

Biography
The Fugees translated an intriguing blend of jazz-rap, R&B, and reggae into huge success during the mid-’90s, when the trio’s sophomore album The Score hit number one on the pop charts and sold over five million copies. The trio formed in the late ’80s in the New Jersey area, where Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel Michel (”Pras”) attended a local high school and began working together. Michel’s cousin Wyclef Jean (”Clef”) joined the group (then called the Tranzlator Crew), and the trio signed to Ruffhouse/Columbia in 1993.
John Forté was an early member, rapping and drum programming on two of The Score’s tracks; Forté however is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence for cocaine trafficking.

Cool C

Born:
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Birth Name: Christopher Roney
* Genre: Rap
* Active: ’80s, ’90s
* Instrument: Vocals
His life took a drastic downward slide when he was found guilty of murdering a Philadelphia police officer during a bank robbery attempt in 1996. Ten years later, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

* Born: 20 October 1971
* Birthplace: Long Beach, California
* Best Known As: Languid West Coast rapper and celebr-izzle

Name at birth: Cordozar Broadus

Snoop Dogg is a hip-hop star who shot to fame after being a featured rapper on Dr. Dre’s 1992 album The Chronic. A native of Long Beach, California, Broadus was a teenage gang member and drug dealer before being discovered by Dr. Dre and Death Row Records.
Snoop Dogg was a member of the Crips gang in Long Beach, California… In 2006 he was arrested on drugs and weapons charges in September, in October and again in November.

I have more if you like… but I seriously dont thing anyone on your list would have known these guys…. do you..
if you want argue on the facts mate you gotto come back with more than silliness… find me something which will change my mind… reform me… to believe that these poor conflicted souls after making mega bucks, still need to be a part of the lifestyle they continuing to tell us was responsible for their criminal records…perhaps they are simply recruiting their next generation of Gangster for their retirement plans… but then again most of theme dont live long enough to have any…

]]> By: Lib http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317#comment-60903 Lib Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:53:43 +0000 http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/?p=3317#comment-60903 Could you repeat that please Urban? Ta. Could you repeat that please Urban?

Ta.

]]> By: Urban Pagan http://gosmelltheflowers.com/archives/3317#comment-60846 Urban Pagan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:20:10 +0000 http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/?p=3317#comment-60846 all that proves is rappers are likely to be VICTIMS of crime. and given they are from high crime areas on the whole this is a statistical formality also- people dying of hear attacks or in car accidents are hardly evidence of gang activity- thats more a list of deaths over the last several years lets compare instead with rock stars who have died thi syear June Scopes - Died 1-?-2008 - Liver disease ( Country - Rock ) She was 70 years old - Singer - Was a member of Wild Honey. Rick Wright - Died 1-?-2008 ( Rock ) Guitarist - Was a member of Brutus And The Bullies. Dennis Clifton (Dennis Allen Clifton) - Died 1-1-2008 in Florence, AL, U.S. - Cancer ( Jazz - Bluegrass ) Born 1-28-1953 - Singer, songwriter, guitarist and studio engineer - Was a member of Surprise Package and FCC (Funky Communications Commission) (They did, "Baby I Want You") and Cornbread Red - Produced Iron Horse. Robert L'Herbier (Robert Joseph Samson) - Died 1-1-2008 - Illness ( Pop ) Born 2-5-1921 in Levis - Singer and songwriter - Canadian Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Inductee. El Charico (Victor Quero Blaya) - Died 1-1-2008 in a coma after an accident ( Flamenco ) Born 1979 in Albayzin, Granada - Singer - Worked with Grupo Maya, Emilio Maya and Jaime El Parron. Danny Bonk - Died 1-1-2008 ( Musicals - Rock ) He was 57 years old - Born in Windsor - Was a member of The Lost Morals, Hard Top And The Convertibles, Lucky and Justine. Steve Docherty (Stephen Docherty) - Died 1-1-2008 - Snowmobiling accident - He was 43 years old - Singer - Was a member of Power Ten. Ben Marlin (aka Benny) - Died 1-2-2008 - Cancer ( Metal ) Born 3-18-1976 - Bassist - Was a member of Strangulation and Disgorge. Jimmy Ray (Ray A. Staszak) - Died 1-2-2008 - Colon cancer - Born 7-3-1910 in Bridgeport - Played clarinet and saxophone - Led The Jimmy Ray Orchestra. O.G. Style (Eric Woods) (aka Prince Ezzy-E)- Died 1-3-2008 - Brain hemorrhage ( Rap ) He was 37 years old - (He did, "Catch 'Em Slippin' (I Know How To Play 'Em)" and "Steppin' on Toes") - Worked with K-Rino and Bun B. Margie Gray (Margie Hoffman Toscano) - Died 1-3-2008 - Heart attack - She was 83 years old - Singer - Worked with Boyd Raeburn, Randy Brooks, Gray Adams and Bobby Sherwood. Stanley Gaines Sr. - Died 1-3-2008 - Congestive heart failure - Born in Atlantic City - He was 80 years old - Guitarist - Led Stanley Gaines And The Hurricanes. Henri Chopin - Died 1-3-2008 ( Avant-garde ) Born 6-18-1922 in Paris, France - Sound poet and musician. Winchester Davis - Died 1-4-2008 - He was 99 years old - Played saxophone - Led Little Wynn And The Deluxe Aces. Mort Garson - Died 1-4-2008 in San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Renal failure ( Electronic ) Born 7-20-1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada - Composer, arranger and accompaniest - Played the Moog synthesizer - (He co-wrote Ruby And The Romantics', "Our Day Will Come") - Worked with Mel Torme, The Lettermen, The Sandpipers, The Sugar Shoppe, The Hollyrdige Strings, The Sunset Strings, Doris Day, Glenn Yarborough and Glen Campbell. Doc Soul Stirrer (Harry Young, Jr.) - Died 1-4-2008 in Bessemer, Alabama. U.S. - Heart attack ( Rock - Blues ) Born 5-8-1940 in Baltimore, MD, U.S. - Singer and columnist. Earl May (Earl Charles Barrington May) - Died 1-4-2008 in South Orange, NJ, U.S. - Heart attack - Born 9-17-1927 in Harlem, NY, U.S. - Bassist - Led The Earl May Quartet - Worked with Carmen McRae, Coleman Hawkins, Cab Calloway, Doc Cheatham, Ruth Brown, Jon Hendricks, Frank Foster, Dizzy Gillespie, Gloria Lynne, Moms Mabley, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Mercer Ellington, The Buddy Rich Big Band, John Coltrane, Herbie Mann and Lester Young. Tony Ben (Anthony Joseph Ben) - Died 1-4-2008 ( Jazz - Disco ) Born 8-2-1942 - Drummer - Worked with The Sylvers, Ronnie Laws And Pressure and A Taste Of Honey ("Boogie Oogie Oogie") - CCHS Music Hall Of Fame Inductee. Arcani Crosswords (Michael Francis) - Died 1-4-2008 - Accidental self inflicted gun shot ( Rap ) He was 32 years old - Co-owner of Fam Tide Records. Irene Reid (Irene Frances Redfield) - Died 1-4-2008 in Bronx, NY - Cardiac arrest ( Jazz ) Born 9-23-1930 in Savannah, GA, U.S. - Singer - Led Irene Reid And Company - Worked with Charles Earland, The Dick Vance band and Count Basie's band - Appeared in Broadway's, "The Wiz". Vernon Derrick - Died 1-4-2008 ( Country ) Born 1933 in Grant, AL, U.S. - Played fiddle and mandolin - Worked with Hank Williams Jr., Flatt And Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers and Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys. Keith Baxter - Died 1-4-2008 - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 1971 in Lancaster, U.K - Drummer - Was a member of Skyclad, 3 Colours Red, Elevation and Baby Judas. Keith Smith (Keith John Smith) - Died 1-4-2008 in London, England ( Jazz ) Born 3-19-1940 in Isleworth, Middlesex - Trumpeter and bandleader - Worked with The San Jacinto Jazz Band, The New Teao Brass Band, Mickey Ashman, Mac Duncan, Bobby Mickleburgh's Confederates, The Climax Jazz Band, George Lewis, Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band, Hefty Jazz, The Louis Armstrong All Stars and The Fron-Zi-Me Jazz Band. Leigh Tomlinson - Died 1-5-2008 - Breast cancer ( Jazz ) Born 1961 in Fort Worth, TX, U.S. - Singer and actress - Led her own quartet and sang with The Sammons Jazz Program. Drew Glackin (Andrew Glackin) - Died 1-5-2008 - Heart damage ( Country ) Born 1963 - Bassist - Was a member of The Silos (They did, "Come On Like The Fast Lane" and "Sunset Morning"). Ken Nelson (Kenneth F. Nelson)- Died 1-6-2008 in Somis, CA, U.S. - Born 1-19-1911 in Caledonia, Minn, U.S.- Was the head of country A&R for Capitol Records - Produced Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson, Ferlin Husky, Wynn Stewart, Tommy Collins, The Louvin Brothers a and Jean Shepard - Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee. Cy Leslie (Seymour Marvin Leslie) - Died 1-6-2008 in Roslyn, NY, U.S. - Born 12-16-1922 in Brooklyn NY, U.S. - Founder of Pickwick Records - Was a Vice Chairman of The Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Dan Falley - Died 1-6-2008 - Car accident - He was 55 years old - Guitarist - Worked with The Chevelles and Fyrestorm - Was the owner of Dan's Guitar Shop. Samir Hussein - Died 1-6-2008 - Fell from a sixth floor apartment ( Rap ) He was 34 years old. Wally Willette (Wallace D. Willette) - Died 1-6-2008 ( Rockabilly ) Born 7-2-1929 in Bangor, Maine, U.S. - (He did, "Pink Elephants" and "Eenie Meenie") - Rockabilly Hall Of Fame Inductee. Bill Belew - Died 1-7-2008 in Palm Springs, CA, U.S. - Born in Crocet, Vir., U.S. - He was 77 years old - Fashion designer - Created jumpsuits for Elvis Presley and costumes for Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald and Gloria Estefan. Valdo Delgado - Died 1-7-2008 in Uruguay- Car accident ( Charango ) He was 41 years old - Musician - Born in Chile - Worked with Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto - Died 1-7-2008 in Uruguay- Car accident ( Charango - Folk - Rock - Reggae - Jazz ) He was 28 years old - Played piano, guitar, percussions and was a singer and producer - Worked with Valdo Delgado. Roberto del Fierro Lugo - Died 1-8-2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico - Shot - He was 47 years old - Was a marketing manager for Mexican musician, Jesus "El Flaco". Clyde Otis (Clyde Lovern Otis Jr.) - Died 1-8-2008 in Englewood, NJ, U.S. - Born 9-11-1924 in Prentice, MS, U.S. - Songwriter and producer - Worked with Brook Benton ("It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly") - Produced Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Rich, Sonny James, Timi Yuro and The Diamonds. Sondra Isaminger - Died 1-8-2008 - Cancer ( R&B - Funk - Soul ) She was 51 years old - Singer - Was a member of Under The Influence. Daniel Hetu - Died 1-8-2008 - Cirrhosis of the liver - Born 12-1-1950 in Montreal, Canada - Pianist and songwriter - (He did, "Je t'attendais") - Was a musical director for Rene Simard. Doc Hunter (William Hunter III) - Died 1-8-2008 in San Diego, CA, U.S. - Natural causes ( Jazz ) Born 7-11-1937 in San Bernardino, CA, U.S. - Pianist - Worked with The South Market Street Jazz Band, The Chicago 6 andBill Allred's Classic Jazz Band - He was the husband of dancer, singer and actress, Nanci Hunter. Charlie Hahn (aka Banjeau Chucque ) (Charles Daniel Hahn II) - Died 1-9-2008 - Lung cancer ( Folk - Bluegrass - Gospel - Jazz - Irish ) Born 10-10-1945 in Auburn, Nebraska, U.S. - Played banjo, tin whistle and bodhran - (He did, "Pigs In A Polka") - Worked with Rarely Heard, The Poultrygeist Band and The Greatful Stones. Lew Spence - Died 1-9-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Born 6-29-1920 in Cedarhurst, Long Island, NY, U.S. - Composer - (He co-wrote, "So Long My Love" and "Nice 'n Easy") - His songs have been done by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bobby Short, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby, Billy Eckstine and Dinah Shore. Dr. Kenneth R. Henderson - Died 1-9-2008 - Born 1-19-1935 in Wheatland, Wyo., U.S. - Played trumpet - Was a member of The Golden Eagle Concert Band. Dr. Roi Kwabena (Roi Ankhkara Kwabena) - Died 1-9-2008 - Born 1956 in Trinidad - Poet, musician, historian and publisher - Worked with Hugh Masekela, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Opai Adisa Palmer. Rod Allen (Rodney Bainbridge) - Died 1-10-2008 in Coventry - Liver cancer ( Rock ) Born 3-31-1944 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England - Singer and bassist - Was a member of The Cliftones who became The Fortunes (They did, "You've Got Your Troubles" and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling"). Vampira (aka Maila Nurmi) (Born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi) - Died 1-10-2008 - Born 12-21-1921 in Petsamo, Finland now Pechenga, Russia - Actress and TV horror host - (She can be heard on Satan's Cheerleaders' songs, "I'm Damned" and "Tribute To Elvis") - Appeared in Ed Wood's movie, "Plan 9 From Outer Space". Dave Day (Dave Havlicek) - Died 1-10-2008 in Renton, Washington,U.S. - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 1941 - Sang and played banjo and guitar - Was a member of The Torquays (They did, "Boys Are Boys" and "There She Walks")who becameThe Monks (They did, "Shut Up" and "Complication"). Freddy Nieuland - Died 1-10-2008 ( Rock ) He was 63 years old - Singer and drummer - Was a member of The Wallace Collection (They did, "Daydream"). Stelio Valle (Stelio Romero do Valle) - Died 1-10-2008 - Stroke - Born 5-25-1950 - Singer and guitarist. Pete Candoli (Walter Joseph Candoli) - Died 1-11-2008 in Studio City, CA, U.S. ( Jazz ) Born 6-28-1923 in Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. - Trumpeter - Worked with Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, and Frank Sinatra. Bob Enos (Robert Manuel Enos)- Died 1-11-2008 in Douglas, GA, U.S. - Possible heart failure ( R&B - Jazz ) Born 7-4-1947 in Boston, MA, U.S. - Trumpet player - Worked with Jack Radcliffe And The New Viper Revue, Channel One and Roomful Of Blues. Angel Gonzalez - Died 1-12-2008 in Madrid, Spain - Lung illness - Born 9-3-1925 in Oviedo, Spain - Poet - Recorded with singer Pedro Guerra. Ahmad Ashurpur - Died 1-12-2008 in Tehran, Iran - Lung infection ( Folk ) Born 1917 in Bandar Anzali, Iran - Singer - (He did, "O Leily" and "Bandar Anzali's Moonlight") - Worked with Ruhollah Khaleqi, Morteza Mahjubi and Hossein Khaleqi. George Denham - Died 1-12-2008 - Cancer - He was 65 years old - DJ - Co-hosted radio's, "Yesterday's Memories". Jon Stoll - Died 1-12-2008 - Illness - Born 11-6-1953 in Mamaroneck, NY, U.S. - Founder of concert promotion and booking company, Fantasma Productions and was a president for The National Association Of Concert Promoters - Worked with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Frank Sinatra. Duke Zitnik (Dusan Zitnik) - Died 1-12-2008 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Born 5-14-1934 in Slovenia - Played accordion, trumpet and drums - Was a member of The Duke Marsic Band. Gabriel Mannelli - Died 1-12-2008 in Buenos Aires - Hodgkin lymphoma ( Rock ) He was 37 years old - Was a member of Los Brujos and Babasonicos - Worked with Juana La Loca and Los Macarra. Jim Faraday - Died 1-12-2008 - Illness ( Symphony - Jazz ) Percussionist. Neker Jacques (aka N Jay) - Died 1-12-2008 - Shot ( Reggae ) Musician. Ruby Corrine Morgan Mercer - Died 1-12-2008 in Longview, Wash., U.S. - Born 6-11-1924 in Texas, U.S. - Singer - She was one of The Morgan Family - Sister of actress and singer, Jaye P. Morgan. Ron Murphy (aka Motown Murphy) (Ronald C. Murphy) - Died 1-12-2008 in Detroit, MI, U.S. - Born 3-3-1947 - Mastering engineer and record producer - Worked with Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson and Jeff Mills - Worked for Sound Enterprises. Matt Hogan - Died 1-13-2008 - Natural causes ( Rockabilly ) He was 54 years old - Born in Red Bluff - Guitarist - Was a member of The Incredible Diamonds - Worked with Brutilicus Maximus. Jeremy Jenniges (Jeremy Cletus Jenniges) - Died 1-13-2008 in Tacoma - Motorcycle accident ( Rock ) Born 9-28-1971 in Bremerton, Washington, U.S. - Singer, songwriter and pianist - Was a member of Street Heart which became Jaded Mary. (They did, "By Your Side" and Harder"). Harry Whitney (Harry O. Whitney) - Died 1-13-2008 ( Gospel ) Liver cancer - He was 66 years old - Pianist - Was a member of The Way We Used To Sing Choir - Worked with The Sunshine District Choir and The General Baptist State Convention Choir. Richard Noble - Died 1-13-2008 - Prostate cancer - He was 75 years old - Songwriter - Wrote songs for Doreen Gravesande ("Lovely"), Monica 'Lady Guymine' Chopperfield, Billy Wade ("Deep Down Inside Of Me" and "If You Tell Me") and Lord Canary. Kevin O'Brien - Died 1-?-2008 - He'd been attacked and robbed ( Metal ) Bassist - Was a member of Garden Of Remembrance and Spandex Caravan. Jorge Antonio Sepulveda - Found dead 1-15-2008 near Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico - Shot ( Folk ) Singer. Fr. Eddie Hontiveros (Fr.Eduardo Hontiveros) (aka Fr. Honti) - Died 1-15-2008 ( Hymns ) Born 12-20-1923 in Molo, Iloilo City in the Philippines - Composer and musician - (He wrote, "Papuri sa Diyos" and "Magnificat"). Brad Renfro (Brad Barron Renfro) - Died 1-15-2008 ( Rock ) Born 7-25- 1982 in Knoxville, TN, U.S. - Actor and musician - Acted in the films, The Client and Sleepers - Was a member of Frodad. Paul Kuulei Kekoa - Died 1-15-2008 in Wisconsin, U.S. - Renal failure - Ukulele player - Worked with The Royal Hawaiian Girls Glee Club and The Kodak Hula Show. Steve Gould - Died 1-16-2008 - Complications from diabetes ( Jazz ) He was 47 years old - Played saxophone, flute, clarinet and piano - Worked with The Instigators, Tito Puente, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, The Temptations, Liberace and Gregg Allman. Robert Rogers - Died 1-16-2008 - Pancreatic cancer - He was 71 years ld - Pianist - Worked with The Vancouver Symphony, The CBC Orchestra, The Purcell String Quartet and Piano Power. Marcin Malecki - Died 1-16-2008 - Cancer ( Jazz ) Born 12-3-1964 - Pianist and composer - Led The MM Trio. Stonard Lungu - Died 1-17-2008 in Blantyre - Skin cancer - Born 1949 in Messina, South Africa - Musician - (He did, "Anachita Chobaya" and "Nkhutukumve") - Worked with San B ("Zapadziko"). Stompie Mavi - Died 1-17-2008 in Port Elizabeth - Pneumonia and low blood pressure ( Jazz ) He was 57 years old - Born in Queenstown -Singer - (He did, "Mother Africa" and "Umbongo") - Worked with Victor Ntoni. Kyle Parnell (Kyle D. Parnell) (aka K-Nell) - Died 1-17-2008 in Joliet - Shot in the recording studio, I Eat U Eat Sound Lab ( Rap ) He was 19 years old - Sang and played drums. Carlos (Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto) - Died 1-17-2008 - Cancer - He was 64 years old - Singer - (He did, "La vie est belle"). Cooper Hawthorne Jr. - Died 1-17-2008 - Complications from cancer ( Rock ) Born 7-28-1946 in Austin, TX, U.S. - Guitarist - Was a member of The Clique (They did, "Sugar On Sunday" and "Superman"). Frank Lewin - Died 1-18-2008 - Congestive heart failure - Born 3-27-1925 in Breslau, Germany - Composer - Wrote music for TV's, The Nurses and The Defenders. Eric Ferris - Died 1-18-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Cancer - He was 41 years old - Born in Tampa, FL, U.S. - Music executive - Worked on the release of albums by Breaking Benjamin, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Aly & AJ and The Polyphonic Spree and guided The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Spice Girls and Lenny Kravitz - Worked for Hollywood Records and Virgin Records. Allen J. Bloom (Allen Jay Bloom) - Died 1-18-2008 in Bethesda, Maryland. - Lymphoma - Born 8-28-1935 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Worked for Irvin and Israel Feld of Feld Entertainment managing road tours for Buddy Holly, The Coasters, Frankie Lyman, Richie Valens, The Drifters, Paul Anka, Bill Haley And The Comets, The Big Bopper, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Freddie Cavalli (Freddie van Kampen) - Died 1-18-2008 - Lung cancer ( Rock ) Born 9-23-1955 - Bassist - Was a member of Herman Brood & His Wild Romance (They did, "Saturday Night" and "Never Be Clever") - Worked with The Meteors, Vitesse and Jan Akkerman. John Stewart (John Coburn Stewart)- Died 1-19-2008 in San Diego, CA, U.S. ( Folk ) Born 9-5-1939 in San Diego, CA, U.S. - Played guitar and banjo and was a singer and songwriter - (He wrote The Monkees', "Daydream Believer") -Led Johnny Stewart And The Furies (They did, "Rockin' Anna") - Worked with The Woodsmen, The Cumberland Three and The Kingston Trio - He was married to singer Buffy Ford. Andy Palacio - Died 1-19-2008 in Belize - Stroke and heart attack - He was 47 years old - Musician and singer - (He did, "Gaganbadiba" and "Show Your Motion"). Suzanne Pleshette - Died 1-19-2008 in Los Angeles, CA., U.S. - Respiratory failure - Born 1-31-1937 in New York, NY, U.S. - Actress - (She sang, "The Girls Of San Francisco" and "Happiness") - Best known as Emily Hartley on TV's, The Bob Newhart Show. Trevor Taylor - Died 1-19-2008 in Cologne, Germany - Heart attack ( Pop ) Born 1-11-1958 in Montego Bay, Jamaica - Singer - Was a member of Bad Boys Blue (They did, "You're A Woman" and " Pretty Young Girl") - Worked with Street Noise, Osazuwas, Supa T and Umoya. Haj Qorban Soleimani - Died 1-20-2008 in Aliabad, Iran - Pneumonia - Born 1920 in Aliabad, Iran - Singer and dotar player - Worked with Gholamhossein Bakhshi Jafarabadi, Mohammad Qeitani and Avaz Bakhshi - Son of musician, Karbalaii Ramezan. Tommy McQuater (Thomas Mossie McQuater) - Died 1-20-2008 in London, England ( Jazz ) Born 9-4-1914 in Maybole, Ayrshire - Played trumpet - Worked with The Maybole Brass Band, Louis Freeman, Jack Payne, Lew Stone, Benny Carter, The Swing Rhythm Boys, Danny Polo And His Swing Stars, The Ambrose Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Vera Lynn, Nat "King" Cole, Benny Goodman, Cliff Richard and The Squadronaires. Jimmy Dougherty Sr. - Died 1-20-2008 - He was 56 years old ( Rock ) Singer and songwriter - Was a member of The Allen Collins Band (They did, "Ready To Move" and "One Known Soldier") and Alias. Zoe Collins (Zoe Collumbine) - Died 1-?-2008 ( Jazz ) She was 75 years old - Singer - (She did, "Seven Eleven"). Francis Clay (Francis Potter Clay) - Died 1-21-2008 San Francisco, CA, U.S. ( Jazz - Blues ) Born 11-16-1923 in Rock Island, IL, U.S. - Drummer - Led Francis Clay And His Syncopated Rhythm - Worked with Jay McShann's band, George "Harmonica" Smith, Jack McDuff, Shakey Jake Harris, Sunnyland Slim, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Bobby Fields, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Victoria Spivey and Muddy Waters. Ljubow Zaharczenko - Died 1-21-2008 - Born 4-4-1961 - Singer and songwriter - Russian bard. Benson Krause - Died 1-22-2008 - Suicide ( Pop ) He was 29 years old - Singer - Was a member of Fertility and Ophur. Jack D. Johnson - Died 1-24-2008 in Nashville, TN, U.S. - Congestive heart failure - He was 79 years old - Born in Knoxville, TN, U.S. - Managed Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap and T.G. Sheppard. Lady Barbirolli (Evelyn Rothwell) - Died 1-25-2008 - Born 1-24-1911 in Wallingford-on-Thames, Berkshire - Played oboe and piano - Worked with Reginald King's salon orchestra, Lew Stone's band and The London Symphony Orchestra. Adrian Clarke - Died 1-25-2008 ( Jazz ) He was 70 years old - Pianist - Worked with Andre Woodvine, Rosemary Phillips and Errol Bradshaw. Jeff Salen - Died 1-26-2008 - Heart attack ( Rock ) Guitarist, singer and songwriter - Was a member of The Tuff Darts (They did, "Who's Been Sleeping Here?" and "All For The Love of Rock and Roll") - Led Tuff Jeff Salen & The Silencers - Worked with Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding and Ian Hunter. Islam Rzayev - Died 1-26-2008 - Born 1934 in Fuzuli region - Singer. Don Watkins (Donald H. Watkins) - Died 1-26-2008 in Dobson, NC, U.S. - Heart attack ( Bluegrass - Gospel ) Guitarist and singer - Led The Watkins Family (They did, "Power Of The Holy Ghost"). Adam Parker Block - Died 1-27-2008 in San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Pulmonary illness - Born 2-7-1951 - Rock journalist - Wrote the column, "Block On Rock" for The Advocate and also wrote for Mother Jones, The New Musical Express and Creem. Jane Bowman Nigon (Jane A. Bowman Nigon) - Died 1-28-2008 near Rochester - Car accident - Musician - Born 6-13-1961 in Rochester - Worked with The Back Porch Band, The Shamrock Strings and The Bitter Creek Band. Ben McMillan - Died 1-28-2008 - Complications from diabetes ( Rock ) He was 46 years old - Singer - Was a member of Gruntruck and Skin Yard. Louise Bennett Smith - Died 1-28-2008 in Dallas, TX, U.S. - Natural causes - She was 91 years old - Born in Dallas, TX, U.S. - Singer - Worked with Phil Harris, Ligon Smith and The Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Uncle Jessie White - Died 1-29-2008 in Southfield, MI, U.S. - Complications after a heart attack - ( Blues ) Singer and pianist - Born 9-24-1920 in Terry, MS, U.S. - Recorded for Blues Factory Records. Len Nickelson (Leonard C. Nickelson ) - Died 1-29-2008 in Rogers, Minn., U.S. - Born 5-13-1914 in Duluth - Musician - Was a member of The Four Playboys - Owner of Nickelson's Music. Bill Saragih (Bill Amirsjah-Rondahaim Saragih) - Died 1-29-2008 in South Jakarta - Stroke ( Jazz ) Born 1-1-1933 in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra - Played flute, piano and saxophone - (He wrote, "Anna My Love" and "Billy's Groove") - Was a member of The Jack And Indra Lesmana Quintet. Elaine O'Donnell (Elaine Muriel O'Donnell) (Elaine Muriel Slawter) - Died 1-29-2008 - Pancreatic cancer ( Standards ) She was 80 years old - Singer and pianist - Worked with her husband, Harry Reese O'Donnell and with Fran Kosienski. Lindy Polk - Died 1-29-2008 - Heart attack - ( Blues ) He was 49 years old - Sang and played harmonica - Led Lindy And The Night Howlers. Kim Chang-ik - Died 1-?-2008 in Vancouver, Canada ( Rock ) He was 50 years old - Drummer - Was a member of Sanulrim. Don Pavel (Donald Stanley Pavel) - Died 1-30-2008 - Heart attack ( Rock - Bluegrass - Blues ) Born 1947 in St. Paul - Guitarist - Led The Big Top Chautauqua - Was a member of Nothin' To It, The Lost Nation String Band and The Blue Canvas Orchestra - Was the band director of the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. Miles Kington - Died 1-30-2008 in Limpley Stoke - Near Bath, England - Pancreatic cancer - ( Jazz - Cabaret ) Born 1941 in Northern Ireland - Writer, humourist and bassist - Worked with Instant Sunshine. Rosli Khamis (aka Loloq) - Died 1-30-2008 in Petaling Jaya - After brain surgery - He was 50 years old - Born in Singapore - Songwriter - Collaborated with singer, songwriter and composer M. Nasir ("Andalusia, Bonda" and "Nafas Cinta"). Ted Arighi - Died 1-30-2008 - Lung cancer ( Rock ) He was 58 years old - Guitarist - Worked with The Misfits, The Faragher Brothers, The Precious Few, The Blue Flames, The Tiks and Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. Gary Weber - Died 1-30-2008 ( Polka ) He was 55 years old - Played concertina and accordion - Was a member of The Polka Preps, The Electra Tones and The Treltones. Sean Finnegan (Sean P. Finnegan) - Died 1-30-2008 in Maryland, U.S. - Heart attack ( Punk ) He was 43 years old - Drummer - Was a member of Void (They did, "Think" and "Get Out of My Way"). Carlos Nieto - Died 1-31-2008 in Buenos Aires - Cancer ( Folk ) He was 63 years old - Singer and composer - (He did, "Captive Moon" and "On The Pampa Of The Guanacos"). Big Joe Turner - Died 1-31-2008 in Pascagoula ( Blues ) Born 7-4-1944 in Jackson, Tenn., U.S. - Bassist and trombonist - Worked with B.B. King, Albert King, Little Milton, Isaac Hayes, Earl Lee Hooker and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Michal Bukovic - Died 1-31-2008 in Prague, Czech Republic - Throat cancer ( Pop Rock - Country ) Born 9-17-1943 in Prague - Songwriter - He wrote songs for Karel Gott, Vera Martinova, Michal Tucny ("Prodavac") and Karel Zich ("Parada"). Sister A. Maryam Muhammad (Carolyn Marie White) - Died 1-31-2008 - Cancer - She was 63 years old - Singer and musician - Was a member of The Royal Heritage Ensemble with her husband guitarist, Jose Roberto Bonilla. Clive Jarrett - Died 1-31-2008 in Kingston, Jamaica - Shot ( Reggae ) He was 51 years old - Founder of The Dynamite label - Worked with Sly And Robbie, Lone Ranger, Carlton Livingston and Al Campbell. Clark Robinson - Died 2-?-2008 - Illness - He was 57 years old - Drummer - Worked with Rancho Rebop And The Full Moon Howlers, Southpaw, Redwing, The Wichita Showband, The Cavaliers, Lateshift, Box o' Bananas and Wang Dang Delta Blues. Tigist Shibabaw - Died 2-?-2008 in Bahar Dar, Ethiopia ( World ) Born in Chagni - Singer - She can be heard on The Bole 2 Harlem CD and Radioaxiom - A Dub Transmission. Shell Kepler - Died 2-1-2008 - Kidney failure - She was 49 years old - Born in Painsville, Ohio, U.S. - Actress - ( She did, "Popular Girl") - Best know as Amy Vining on TV's, General Hospital. Robert Luly (Robert A. Luly) - Died 2-1-2008 - He was 65 years old - Born in San Bernardino, CA, U.S. - - He invented rock and roll's earliest amplifiers - He built amplifiers for Chicago, ZZ Top, Three Dog Night, Bread and The Beach Boys - Worked as a guitarist for Frank Zappa. Iwan Miscienko - Died 2-2-2008 in Russia - Car accident ( Rock ) He was 22 years old - Musician. Jackie Orszaczky - Died 2-3-2008 - Cancer ( Jazz - Rock - Pop ) Born 1948 in Budapest, Hungary - Bassist, singer and producer - He did, "Taken To The Cleaners" and "What Is Hip") - Worked with Syrius ("Psychomania" and "Crooked Man"), Bakery, Marcia Hines, Tony Buck, Chris Abrahams and Tina Harrod. Fred Leadston - Died 2-3-2008 - Cancer ( Jazz ) Born 2-3-1935 - Played trombone, bass and euphonium - Worked with The Regimental Band, The Artillery Band, The Central Band, The Vimy Band, The Music Vets and The New Orleans Express. Tata Guines (Federico Aristides Soto) - Rey de los tambores (King of the drums) - Died 2-4-2008 in Havana, Cuba - Kidney infection ( Jazz ) Born 6-30-1930 in Guines, Cuba - Percussionist and bassist - Worked with The Estrellas Nacientes Orchestra, Josephine Baker, Arsenio Rodriguez, Dionisio Martínez, Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Miles Davis, Bebo Valdes, Israel "Cachao" Lopez and Frank Sinatra. Chris Anderson - Died 2-4-2008 - Complications from a stroke ( Jazz ) Born 2-26-1926 in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Pianist - Worked with Dinah Washington, Johnny Griffin, Gene Ammons, Charlie Parker, Roland Kirk, Leo Blevins, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Howard McGhee and Max Roach. Alan Jay Axelrod - Died 2-4-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Complications from diabetes - He was 61 years old - Born in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S. - Keyboardist - Worked with Barry Manilow - Was a musical director for The Groundlings. Deryck Bernard - Died 2-5-2008 - Heart attack - Born 4-12-1950 - Politician, preacher, author, musician, singer, composer and arranger - Was a member of The Woodside Choir, The Gospel Heralds, Unshackled, Korokwa and a conductor for The Joint Methodist Choir. Schoolboy Cleve (Cleveland White) - Died 2-5-2008 in Daly City, CA, U.S. ( Blues ) He was 82 years old - Played harmonica and guitar - Worked with Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Ron Thompson. Winston Walls - Died 2-5-2008 in Fort Myers, FL, U.S. - Congestive heart failure and diabetes ( Jazz ) He was 65 years old - Played the organ and drums - Worked with Bill Doggett, Dionne Warwick, Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith and Groove Holmes - Son of pianist, Harry Van Walls. Sepp Stark - Died 2-5-2008 in Munich, Germany - Heart failure ( Punk ) Drummer - Was a member of ZSD. Kevin Hass (Kevin Joseph Hass) - Died 2-5-2008 in Hawarden, IA, U.S. - Colon cancer ( Rock - Punk ) Born 3-12-1970 in Hawarden, IA, U.S. - Bass guitarist, guitarist and songwriter - Was a member of The Flak Jakets, White Hot And Blue, Headshot, The Chew Toys, The Velour Prunes, From Within, Search For George and Three Man - Worked with Guns For Hyre and Razor Kane. Bud Cairns (Arthur S. Cairns) - Died 2-6-2008 in Myrtle Beach ( Jazz ) Born 7-27-1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Played trombone - Was a member of The Swing Time Band and The Ambassadors Of Dixie. Phil Bullard - Died 2-6-2008 - Colon cancer ( Metal ) He was 59 years old - Drummer - Was a member of Black Death - Worked witn Mandrake. Yu Zhou - Died 2-6-2008 in Qinghe, China after being detained by the police for 10 days ( Folk ) Sang and played guitar, drums and harmonica - Was a member of Xiaojuan & Co-Residents In The Valley (They did, "Sunset Glow" and "My Home"). Chano O'Ferral (Rufino O'Ferral) - Died 2-6-2008 in New York, U.S. - Cancer - Born 1944 in Puerto Rico - Percussionist - (He wrote, "Love Is Love" and "Life Is Just A Moment" (Part 1 and 2)) - Worked with Roy Ayers' Ubiquity. Benny Neyman - Died 2-7-2008 - Cancer - Born 6-9-1951 - Singer and songwriter - (He did, "Waarom fluister ik je naam nog?" and "Vrijgezel"). Slawomir Kulpowicz - Died 2-7-2008 in Warsaw ( Jazz ) He was 56 years old - Pianist - Led In Formation - Worked with Zbigniew Namyslowski, Shujaat Khan, Burhan Ocal and Tomasz Szukalski. John Wright - Died 2-7-2008 ( Folk ) He was 60 years old - Born in Bournemouth - Singer, songwriter and guitarist - (He did, "Peace On The Border" and "The Foray") - Led The John Wright Band. H.K. Narayan - Died 2-8-2008 - Illness - He was 72 years old - Composer and singer - (He wrote, Nissar Ahmed's, "Nadavirada Baduke" and Da. Ra. Bendre's, "Shubha Nudiye Shakunada Hakki"). Sami McKinney (Samuel McKinney) - Died 2-8-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Born 9-23-1957 - Producer and songwriter - Worked with Patti LaBelle, Nancy Wilson, Anita Baker, Santana, George Duke, Lalah Hathaway, Martha Wash, Grover Washington, Chaka Khan and Phyllis Hyman. Jane Lumb (Jane Katherine Lumb) - Died 2-8-2008 - Breast cancer - Born 11-23-1942 in West Riding of Yorkshire, England - Model and actress - She worked in public relations for Showaddywaddy and The Bay City Rollers - She appeared in The Beatles' film, A Hard Day's Night and The Rolling Stones' promotional film for the song, Ruby Tuesday - She had been married to music manager, Tony Gourvish. Scot Halpin (Thomas Scot Halpin) - Died 2-9-2008 ( Rock - Jug Band ) Born 2-3-1954 - Drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter - Worked with SnakeDoctor, Plank Road, The Sponges, Funhouse and Folklore - Performed with The Who filling in for an ailing Keith Moon who had left the stage. Chris Townson - Died 2-10-2008 in London, England ( Rock ) Born 7-24-1947 in Battersea, London, England - Drummer - Worked with John's Children, The Who, Jook, Radio Stars, Martin Gordon and Jet. Ross McGarry - Died 2-10-2008 - Pancreatic cancer ( Rock ) He was 34 years old - Guitarist, singer and keyboardist - Was a member of Wish who became Stars and then The Sci Fi Lullabies. Harold B. Andrews (aka Professor) - Died 2-10-2008 ( Jazz ) Born 1916 in Pensacola - Played bass and was a singer - Was a member of The Tuskegee Collegiates - Worked with Joe Occhipinti and Dizzy Gillespie. Sergey Bashkirov (aka Funeral) - Died 2-10-2008 - Lung illness ( Metal ) He was 37 years old - Guitarist and singer - Was a member of Saints Everlasting Rest. Freddie Bell (Ferdinando Dominico Bello) - Died 2-11-2008 - Lung cancer ( Rock ) Born 9-29-1931 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. - Trombonist, bassist, drummer and singer - Led Freddie Bell And The Bellboys (They did, "Giddy Up A Ding Dong" and a version of, "Hound Dog") - Appeared in the movies, "Rock Around The Clock" and "Get Yourself A College Girl" - Worked with Ernie Ventura and his successive spouses, Roberta Linn and Patti York. S C R Bhat - Died 2-?-2008 in Central Mumbai - Cardiac failure - He was 90 years old - Singer and teacher. Mark Stenberg (aka Blu Crush and Dozzieloc) - Died 2-12-2008 in Houston, TX, U.S. - Shot ( Rap ) Born 1-2-1979 in Han Yan, Korea - (He did, "Earthquake Shake" and "Jailhouse Dreams"). John Brunious Jr. - Died 2-12-2008 in Orlando, FL, U.S. - Heart attack ( Jazz ) Born 10-12-1940 - Trumpeter - Was a member of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Son of trumpeter, John Brunious Sr. Wilson Hermosa Gonzalez - Died 2-12-2008 in Cochabamba - Stroke ( Pop ) Born 1944 - Played the charango and was a composer - Was a member of Los Kjarkas (They did, "Llorando se Fue"). Rick Selvin - Died 2-12-2008 - Multiple organ failure - He was 64 years old - Guitarist - Son of big band leader, Ben Selvin. Monica Morell (Monica Wirz-Romer) - Died 2-12-2008 in Zurich - Cancer ( Pop ) Born 8-6-1953 in Menziken - Singer - (She did, "Spater, wann ist das?" and "Danny, mein Freund"). Henri Salvador - Did 2-13-2008 in Paris, France - Aneurysm ( Jazz - Rock ) Born 7-18-1917 in Cayenne, French Guiana - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Zorro est arrive" and "Mais Non Mais Non") - Worked with Django Reinhardt and Quincy Jones. Smokey Dawson (Herbert Henry Dawson) - Died 2-13-2008 - Illness ( Country ) Born 3-19-1913 in Warrnambool, Victoria - Singer and guitarist - Hosted radio's, The Adventures of Smokey Dawson - Australian Record Industry Association Hall Of Fame Inductee. Jerome Petitgirard (aka The Horns Guy) - Died 2-13-2008 in the Laurentians, Quebec, Canada - Car accident ( Jazz - Classical ) Born 10-22-1968 in Paris, France - Played flute, trumpet and saxophone. Gregory Barker - Died 2-13-2008 in the Laurentians, Quebec, Canada - Car accident ( Jazz - Classical ) Born 12-11-1978 in Ottawa - Pianist. Glen Annicchiarico (Michele Glen Annicchiarico) - Died 2-13-2008 ( Rock ) He was 49 years old - Born in Milan, Italy - Played guitar, bass, keyboards and sang - Was a member of Zizzetope. Maysel Davis (Maysel G. Davis) - Died 2-13-2008 - Born 5-25-1922 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada - Played piano - Was a member of The Country Cousins. Jesus Rey David Alfaro (aka El Gallito) - Died 2-?-2008 in Tijuana, Mexico - Shot ( Grupera ) He was 26 years old - Singer. Jose Topete Guadeloupe - Died 2-?-2008 in Tijuana, Mexico - Shot - Assistant to Jesus Rey David Alfaro. Israel Torres - Died 2-?-2008 in Tijuana, Mexico - Shot - Manager for Jesus Rey David Alfaro. Philip C. Costa - Died 2-14-2008 ( Big Band ) He was 91 years old - Born in Italy - Played saxophone, clarinet and flute - Worked with Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Joe Payne and Les Elgart. Jerry Graff - Died 2-14-2008 in Encino, CA, U.S. - Born 11-17-1920 in New York, NY, U.S. - Musician, conductor, singer and arranger - Was a member of The Beachcombers - Worked with The Pied Pipers. William Clemmer - Died 2-14-2008 - Cancer ( Jazz ) He was 80 years old - Born in Waltham, MA, U.S. - Pianist - Worked with The Worcester Music Association and The Winiker Orchestra. Joaquim Costa - Died 2-15-2008 ( Rock ) Born 1936 - Singer and guitarist. Willie P. Bennett (William Patrick Bennett) - Died 2-15-2008 in Peterborough, Ontario - Heart attack ( Folk ) Born 10-26-1951 in Toronto, Ontario - Played mandolin and harmonica and was a singer and songwriter - Worked with Fred Eaglesmith. Maria Dolors Laffitte - Died 2-15-2008 in Girona, Spain ( Folk ) Born 8-?-1949 in Roda de Ter, Spain - Singer and songwriter - She formed La Corranda, L'Arc en el Cel, Els Trobadors, Ensemble Llull and Joi de Trobar. Bobby Lord - Died 2-16-2008 - Illness ( Country ) He was 74 years old - Singer - (He did, "Without Your Love" and "Life Can Have Meaning") - Hosted TV's, "The Bobby Lord Show". Charlie Ryan (Charles Ryan) - Died 2-16-2008 in Spokane, Washington, U.S. - Heart disease ( Country - Rockabilly ) Born 12-19-1915 in Graceville, MN, U.S. - Musician and songwriter - (He co-wrote, "Hot Rod Lincoln") - Led Charlie Ryan And The Livingston Brothers and Charlie Ryan And The Timberline Riders - Minnesota Rock & Country Hall Of Fame Inductee and The Rockabilly Hall Of Fame Inductee. Jose Aguila (aka Joe Joe) - Died 2-16-2008 - Acute myelogenous leukemia - He was 56 years old - Born in Havana, Cuba - Drummer and TV videographer - Worked with Rudy Sarzo. Tebogo Ndlovu (aka Zombo) - Died 2-17-2008 - Aids - Producer, songwriter and singer - (He wrote Herald "Speedy" Matlhaku's, "Amasiko") - Was a member of Abashante. Jackie Street (Jackie Lane Street) - Died 2-17-2008 - Complications from diabetes ( Christian - Country, R&B - Rock ) Born 6-17-1959 - Bassist - Worked with The Love Slaves, The Dynamites, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Little Big Town and Jars Of Clay. Aysel Gurel - Died 2-17-2008 - Chronic bronchitis - Born 2-?-1929 - Lyricist and actress. Andrey Girnyk - Died 2-17-2008 - Heart attack ( Metal ) Born 3-7-1961 - Bassist - Was a member of Krasnyi Rassvet and Tjazoly Dien. Jim Jones (James E. Jones) - Died 2-18-2008 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 3-12-1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Guitarist - Was a member of Easter Monkeys, Lazarus and Foreign Bodies - Worked with Pere Ubu, Mirrors, The Electric Eels, Home & Garden, David Thomas And The Pedestrians, The Wooden Birds and The Styrenes. Patti Lane - Died 2-18-2008 ( Jazz ) Singer - Worked with her husband Patrick Palomo in his band The Kasuals. Egor Letov - Yegor Letov (Igor Fyodorovich Letov) - Died 2-19-2008 in Omsk - Heart attack ( Punk ) Born 9-10-1964 in Omsk, USSR - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Posev and Grazdanskaya Oborona - Worked with Communism and Yanka Dyagileva - He was married to bassist, Natalya Chumakova. Arakem Peixoto - Died 2-19-2008 in Rio de Janeiro - Heart attack ( Jazz ) He was 77 years old - Musician - Brother of pianist, Moacir Peixoto and singer, Cauby Peixoto. Janina Misciukaite - Died 2-19-2008 - Ilness ( Pop ) She was 59 years old - Singer. Esther Craw - Accordion with Legs - Died 2-19-2008 in Orlando, FL, U.S.- Heart failure - She was 87 years old - Played accordion - Was a member of Very Big Band - Columbus Senior Musicians Hall Of Fame Inductee. Teo Macero (Attilio Joseph Macero) - Died 2-19-2008 in Riverhead, NY, U.S. - Illness ( Jazz - Classical ) Born 10-30-1935 in Glens Falls, NY, U.S. - Producer, composer and saxophonist - Worked with Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Robert Palmer, The Lounge Lizards, Vernon Reid, D.J. Logic, The Sandole Brothers, Third Stream and Miles Davis and worked at Columbia Records with Dave Brubeck, J. J. Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Mathis and Thelonious Monk. Jack Bradley - Died 2-19-2008 ( Rock ) Guitarist - Was a member of A Boy And His Dog. Allen Strange - Died 2-20-2008 in Bainbridge, Washington, U.S. ( Electro-music ) Born 6-26-1943 in Calexico, CA, U.S. - He wrote, "Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls" - Co-founder of the performance groups, Biome and The Electronic Weasel Ensemble - Worked with his wife, composer and musician, Patricia. Bobby Lee Trammell - Died 2-20-2008 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. ( Rockabilly ) Born 1-30-1933 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Arkansas Twist" and "You Mostest Girl") - He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. Calvin Owens - The Maestro - Died 2-21-2008 - Kidney failure ( Jazz - Blues ) Born 4-23-1929 - Trumpeter, composer and bandleader - Led Blues Orchestra and True Blue - Worked with B.B. King, Pete Mayes, T-Bone Walker, Amos Milburn, David "Fathead" Newman, Arnett Cobb, Gloria Edwards, Junior Parker, Otis Turner, Willie Nelson and Johnny Bush - Was a session player for Peacock Recording Co. Mel Zelnick - Died 2-21-2008 in Mayer - Heart attack ( Jazz ) Born 9-28-1924 in Harlem, NY, U.S. - Drummer - Worked with Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, Ray Charles and Nat King Cole. Robert L. Moore Jr. (aka Robin Moore) - Died 2-21-2008 in Hopkinsville - Illness - Born 10-31-1925 in Massachusetts, U.S. - Author - (Co-wrote Barry Sadler's, "The Ballad Of The Green Berets") - He wrote The French Connection and The Green Berets. Neil Chotem - Died 2-21-2008 ( Classical - Jazz ) Born 9-9-1920 in Saskatoon, Sask. - Pianist and musical arranger - Wrote music for TV's, Empire. Joe Gibbs - Died 2-21-2008 in Kingston, Jamaica - Heart attack ( Reggae ) He was 65 years old - Producer and recording engineer - Worked with Beres Hammond, The Diamonds, J C Lodge ("Someone Loves You Honey") and Dennis Brown. Dangerman - King of the ghetto - Died 2-21-2008 - Shot ( Rap ) Nunzio Gallo - Died 2-22-2008 in Telese Terme, Benevento, Italy ( Pop - Neapolitan folk - Opera ) Born 3-25-1928 in Naples, Italy - Singer and actor - (He did "Mamma" and "Corde della mia chitarra") - Worked with Claudio Villa and Aurelio Fierro. Phil Gernhard - Died 2-22-2008 - VP of A&R for Curb Records - Produced Dion's, "Abraham Martin And John", Lobo's, "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo", Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs's, "Stay", Jim Stafford's, "Spiders And Snakes", The Bellamy Brothers', "Let Your Love Flow" and The Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron". Tim Walters - Died 2-23-2008 - Heart attack ( Country ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rawhide. Paul Milne - Died 2-23-2008 - Car accident ( Rock ) Drummer - Was a memeber of Lock N Load. Larry Norman (Larry David Norman) - The father of Christian rock - Died 2-24-2008 in Salem, Oregon, U.S. - Heart failure ( Rock - Christian ) Born 4-8-1947 in Corpus Christi, TX, U.S. - Singer, musician and songwriter - Was a member of People! (They did, "I Love You") - Gospel Music Association Hall Of Fame Inductee and The San Jose Rock Hall Of Fame Inductee. Phil Bodner - Died 2-24-2008 - Conductor, composer and arranger and also a woodwind and saxophone player - Led The Brass Ring (They did, "The Dis-Advantages Of You") - Worked with Dick Hyman, Frank Sinatra, Doc Severinson, Mel Torme and Urbie Green. Brian Scott "Bert" Phillips (aka BB Slags) - Died 2-24-2008 ( Punk ) Born 6-13-1959 in Racine - Singer - Led Beautiful Bert And The Slags, Beautiful Bert And The Crotch Krickets and Beautiful Bert And The Lucious Ones. Alan Dargin - Died 2-24-2008 in Sydney - Cerebral hemorrhage - Born 7-13-1967 in Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia - Didgeridoo player and actor - Worked with Jimmy Page, Yothu Yindi, Robert Plant, Tommy Emmanuel, Don Burrows and Jimmy Barnes. Clive Millward - Died 2-?-2008 - Illness ( Jazz ) He was 69 years old - Drummer - Worked with The Fortunes, The Arthur Brown Jazz Band and The Heart Of England Jazz Band. Dee Robb (David Donaldson) - Died 2-?-2008 Throat cancer ( Pop - Rock ) Was a member of The Robbs (They did, "Race With The Wind" and "Rapid Transit") who changed their name to Cherokee (They did, "Girl, I've Got News For You") - Appeared on TV's, "Where The Action Is" - Worked with Del Shannon and Chris Hillman. Ian Hodgson - Died 2-?-2008 in Hull - He was 49 years old - Played percussion instruments and piano - Worked with Cilla Black, Matt Monro and The Ken Mackintosh Orchestra. Aunty Genoa (Genoa Leilani Adolpho Keawe-Aiko) - Died 2-25-2008 in Papakolea, Hawaii, U.S. ( Hawaiian ) Born 10-31-1918 in Honolulu, Hawaii - Singer - Led Aunty Genoa's Hawaiians - Cousin of singer and guitarist, Ray Kane - Hawaiian Music Hall Of Fame Inductee. Static (Stephen Garrett) - Died 2-25-2008 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. - Possible brain aneurysm ( R&B ) Born 1976 in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. - Singer, songwriter and producer - (Co-wrote Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody") - He also wrote songs for Nicole Wray, Brandy and Destiny's Child - Was a member of Playa. Charlie Adams (Charlie Adams) - Died 2-25-2008 in Montreal, Canada - Internal abdominal bleeding ( Country - Folk - Rock ) Born 12-24-1953 in an igloo near Inukjuak - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Quviasupunga" and "Aulaajingnatit") - Was a member of Sikumiut. Johnny Vadnal - Cleveland's Polka King - Died 2-25-2008 in Willoughby, Ohio, U.S. ( Polka ) Born 3-14-1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Accordionist and bandleader - (He did, "Yes, Dear Waltz" and "No Beer On Sunday") - The International Polka Association's Hall Of Fame Inductee, The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall Of Fame Inductee and The National Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Inductee. Norman Andrews - Died 2-25-2008 - Born 4-11-1934 - He was 73 years old - He sang and played harmonica and bass - Led Norman Andrews And The Concrete Bubble. Speedy Haworth (Herschel Haworth Jr.) - Died 2-26-2008 ( Country ) He was 85 years old - Guitarist and singer - Worked with Red Foley and Porter Wagoner - Appeared on TV's, Ozark Jubilee. Oscar Pyle - Died 2-26-2008 - Illness - He was 86 years old - Founded The Casablanca Steelband and co-founded The Steelband Association. Buddy Miles (George Allen Miles Jr.) - Died 2-26-2008 in Austin, Texas, U.S. ( Rock - R&B ) Born 9-5-1947 in North Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. - Drummer and singer - Led The Buddy Miles Express - Was a member of Electric Flag and Band Of Gypsys - Worked with Jimi Hendrix, The Bebops, Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters, Barry White, The Delfonics, The Ink Spots, Wilson Pickett, David Bowie, Ruby & The Romantics, George Clinton, Carlos Santana and Bootsy Collins. Giles Clark (aka Uncle Giles) - Died 2-26-2008 - He was 79 years old ( Country - Gospel - Folk ) Sang and played accordion, harmonica, banjo and guitar. Mabuti Johannes Nkuna (aka Umanji) - Died 2-26-2008 in South Africa - Aids related Illness - Musician, singer and songwriter - (He did, "Moruti Samba"). Gaspar de Utrera (Gaspar Fernandez Fernandez Utrera) - Died 2-26-2008 Utrera, Sevilla province - Illness ( Flamenco ) Born 1932 - Singer. Ray Kane (Raymond Kaleoalohapoina'oleohelemanu Kane) - Hawaii's slack key ambassador - Died 2-27-2008 ( Hawaiian ) Born 1925 in Koloa, Kaua'i - Slack key guitarist and singer - (He did, "Popoki Slack Key" and "I Ka Po Me Ke Au") - Worked with his wife, Elodia Kane (They did, "KeKali Nei Au") - Cousin of singer, Aunty Genoa Keawe. Ray Kane (Raymond Kaleoalohapoina'oleohelemanu Kane) - Hawaii's slack key ambassador - Died 2-27-2008 in Waianae, HI, U.S. ( Hawaiian ) Born 2-10-1925 in Koloa, Kaua'i, HI - Slack key guitarist and singer - (He did, "Popoki Slack Key" and "I Ka Po Me Ke Au") - Worked with his wife, Elodia Kane (They did, "KeKali Nei Au") - Cousin of singer, Aunty Genoa Keawe. Mandi Lampi - Died 2-27-2008 - Born 10-25-1988 - Actress and singer - (She did, "Miks kaikki kiusaa") - Daughter of actor Jussi Lampi. Ivan Rebroff (Hans-Rolf Rippert) - Died 2-27-2008 in Frankfurt, Germany - Illness ( Folk - Opera - Light Classics ) Born 7-31-1931 in Berlin, Germany - Singer. Lorene Forsyth - Died 2-27-2008 in Redlands - Cancer - Born 8-20-1928 in Loma Linda - Pianist - Worked with The San Francisco String Quartet, The Syracuse Symphony, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Liza Minnelli, Ethel Merman and The Metropolitan Opera - Once gave lessons to singer, Joan Baez. Igor Kruzalin (aka Gosza arbatski) - Died 2-27-2008 - Illness ( Shanson ) Singer and saxophonist - Worked with Juri Loza, Alexander Iwanow and Igor Talkow. Mike Smith (Michael George Smith) - Died 2-28-2008 in Edmonton, North London, England - Pneumonia ( Rock ) Born 12-6-1943 in Edmonton, England - Singer, keyboardist, songwriter and producer - Led Mike Smith's Rock Engine - Was a member of The Dave Clark Five (They did, "Glad All Over" and "Catch Us If You Can") - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee. Bangun Sugito (aka Gito Rollies) - Died 2-28-2008 in Jakarta - Lymphatic cancer ( Rock ) He was 60 years old - Singer - (He did, "Cinta Yang Tulus") - Was a member of The Rollies. Mike Conley (Michael Conley) - Died 2-28-2008 in in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Head injury ( Punk ) Born 1959 - Singer - Was a member of The Swell and M.I.A. (They did, "Boredom Is The Reason" and "Haven't You Heard"). Jimmy Faulkner - Died 3-?-2008 - Guitarist - Led Jimmy Faulkner And The Houseshakers - Worked with Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Mary Coughlan, Paul Brady, Freddie White, The Red Peters Blues Band, Kieran Halpin and Luka Bloom. Alun Davies - Died 2-28-2008 - Suicide due to health problems ( Jazz - Rock - Prog ) Born 1964 - Bassist, producer, composer and engineer - Worked with Antizario ("Chicken Bionic Woman" and "Nail'er"), Amy Brandon ("Blue In Green"), Maestro Fresh Wes, Glenn Lewis, 2Rude and Rob McFadden ("The Gucci Effect"). Robert Goldsborough - Died 3-?-2008 ( Irish Folk ) He was 59 years old Singer, songwriter and political activist - (He did, "Mr. Spazzman") - Worked with David Ritchie. Tom Collins - Died 3-?-2008 in Layer-de-la Haye - Natural causes ( Jazz ) He was 75 years old - Born in the Colchester area - Played trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn - Led The Colchester Jazz Club band. Wally Bussey (Walter Bussey) - Died 3-?-2008 ( Jazz ) Born 1931 in London, England - Played saxophone, clarinet and flute - Worked with The Colin Fraser Quintet. Jeff Healey (Norman Jeffrey Healey) - Died 3-2-2008 in Toronto, Canada - Cancer ( Rock - Jazz - Blues ) Born 3-25-1966 in Toronto, Canada - Played guitar, trumpet and clarinet and was a singer - Led The Jeff Healey Band (They did, "Angel Eyes" and "Confidence Man") and Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards - Worked with B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Harrison, Mark Knopfler, Chris Barber and Jimmy Rogers. Roy Ramos (aka Pia) - Died 3-2-2008 - Illness - He was 62 years old - Bassist - Was a member of Texas Revolution. Harry Buddy Vaughan - Died 3-2-2008 - Born 11-9-1919 in Waterbury, Conn., U.S. - Played trumpet - Worked with Arthur Fieldler, Alvino Ray, Johnny Mandrell, Skitch Henderson and LeRoy Anderson. Norman Smith (aka Hurricane Smith) - Died 3-3-2008 - Born 2-22-1923 in London, England - Musician and producer - (He did, "Don't Let It Die" and "Oh Babe What Would You Say?") - Was an engineer for all of The Beatles recordings until 1965 - Produced Pink Floyd and The Pretty Things. Suzi (Martina Carina Peereboom) - Died 3-3-2008 in Nordmaling, Sweden ( Pop ) Born 8-21-1946 in Tilburg, Holland - Singer - (She did, "Johnny Loves Me" and "Max and Moritz"). Ronnie I (Ronald A. Italiano) - Died 3-4-2008 in Clifton, NJ, U.S. - Cancer - Born 2-1-1941 in Passaic, NJ, U.S. - DJ and record store owner - Was the president and founder of The United In Group Harmony Association (U.G.H.A.) which is dedicated to the preservation and exposure of Doo-Wop music and the remembrance of Doo-Wop artists. Leonard Rosenman - Died 3-4-2008 in Woodland Hills, California, U.S. - Heart attack - Born 9-7-1924 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Composer - He wrote music for films including, Rebel Without A Cause, Fantastic Voyage and Beneath The Planet Of The Apes and for TV's, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Combat!. Tim Miller (Timothy Miller) - Died 3-5-2008 in Dubuque, IA, U.S. - Fell down a flight of stairs ( Rock ) Born 7-8-1972 in Dubuque, IA, U.S. - Played guitar and drums and sang - Was a member of Ng Kindheit (They did, "Hell To Get Along With" and "Deaf Like Me"). Mel Durham - Died 3-5-2008 ( Big Band - Rockabilly - Bluegrass - Folk ) - He was 93 years old - Played fiddle, banjo and guitar - Was a member of The Ray Middleton Trio, Frankie Gould's Big Band and The Wayne County Apple Knockers - Was a president for The Southern California Old Time Fiddlers Association. Gloria Shayne Regney Baker - Died 3-6-2008 in Stamford, CT, U.S. - Lyricist and pianist - (She co-wrote, "Do You Hear What I Hear" and "Goodbye Cruel World") - She had been married to composer, Noel Regney. Lili Boniche - Died 3-6-2008 in Paris, France (Francarabe ) Born 1921 in the Kasbah of Algiers - Played the ud and guitar and was a composer - He mixed the music of rumba, pasodoble, tango, mambo and Arab-Andalusian. Dave Wheeler - Died 3-7-2008 - Lung cancer ( Jazz ) He was 77 years old - Born in Coshocton - Clarinetist, saxophonist and pianist - Worked with Vic Damone, Stan Kenton and The Columbus Jazz Orchestra - The Columbus Senior Musicians Hall Of Fame Inductee. Cliff Thomas (Clifton A. Thomas)- Died 3-7-2008 in Gulfport, MS, U.S. - Cancer - Born 6-18-1941 in Jackson, MS, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - Led The Cliff Thomas Trio - (He co-wrote, "Lovers Holiday" and "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries") - He recorded on Sun Records and Ace Records. Chet Matthew Lane (aka Mr. Music) - Died 3-7-2008 - Illness - He was 79 years old - Played accordion - Worked with his wife, Helene Lane and with Johnny Kaaihue's band, The Four Tophatters and The Mary Kaye Trio - Appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Dorothy Stone (Dorothy Ann Stone) - Found dead 3-7-2008 in Green Valley, CA, U.S. - Born 6-7-1958 in Kingston - Played flute and was a composer - (She did, "Wizard Ball") - Co-founder of The E.A.R. Unit. Jeff Lindsey (aka The Fat Boy) - Died 3-8-2008 - Heart attack ( Gospel ) He was 50 years old - Singer, guitarist and keyboardist. Samy Al-Maghribi (Salomon Amzallag) - Died 3-9-2008 in Canada - Born 1922 in Morocco - Played the Oud and was a singer and composer. Warren Harry (aka Warren Bacall) - Died 3-9-2008 - Pulmonary embolism - He was 54 years old - Songwriter - (He wrote or co-wrote Bucks Fizz's, "When We Were Young" and Yoko Oginome's, "This Is Pop"). Sai Htee Saing - Died 3-10-2008 - Born 1950 in Lin Khae in southern Shan State - Singer and songwriter - Co-founder of The Wild Ones. Dennis Irwin - Died 3-10-2008 in Manhattan, NY, U.S. - Liver failure due to cancer ( Jazz ) Born 11-18-1951 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. - Bassist - Worked with The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin, Matt Wilson, John Scofield, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Ted Curson and Betty Carter- Played on over 500 albums - He was the partner of singer, Aria Hendricks. Chuck Day - The soul of the Fairfax music scene - Died 3-10-2008 - Illness ( Rock - Jazz ) Born 8-6-1942 in Chicago, Ill, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Pony Tail Partner" and "Mama's Place") - Led The Burning Sensations - Worked with Johnny Rivers ("Secret Agent Man"), Shel Siverstein and The Mamas And The Papas ("Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin") - Father of Mama Cass Elliott's daughter. Byrd Burton (Barry Burton) - Died 3-10-2008 in Hendersonville - Myelodysplastic syndrome ( Rock - Country ) He was 61 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces (They did, "Third Rate Romance" and "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)") and The Loved Ones. Brian Connolly - Died 3-10-2008 in San Rafael - Heart attack - Born 1956 in Montclair, NJ, U.S. - Sound engineer and singer - As a Sound engineer he worked for Mel Torme, Christine Ebersole and B.B. King. Carl B. Kramer - Died 3-11-2008 - Born 10-311922 - Played guitar, steel guitar, banjo and fiddle - Appeared on The Country Boy Eddie Show. J. Vance Boughner - Died 3-12-2008 in Longwood at Oakmont - He was 93 years old - Born in York, York County - Played piano and organ - (He wrote, "One For Oliver") - Worked with The Fran Eichler Orchestra, Buddy Lee's Orchestra and Barry Blue. Ed Megrant - Died 3-12-2008 - Liver cancer - He was 75 years old - Played piano and guitar - Worked with The Everly Brothers and Larry Robinson and played at his Magnolia Cafe. Bob Wayne (Born Robert Weiss) - Died 3-12-2008 - Complications from heart disease - He was 93 years old - Singer - Led The Rollicaires - Worked with Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians. Martin Fierro (aka The Meester) - Died 3-13-2008 - Cancer ( Jazz - Rock ) Born 1-18-1942 in Mexico - Played saxophone and flute - Was a member of Shades Of Joy, Legion Of Mary, Zero and Al Rapone And The Zydeco Express - Worked with Jerry Garcia, Chuck Berry, James Cotton, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Loudon Wainwright III, The Allman Brothers, The Maxnava Jazz Four, Mother Earth, The Sir Douglas Quintet, String Cheese Incident, Queen Ida, Yonder Mountain String Band, Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Dark Star Orchestra, New Monsoon and The Grateful Dead. Singkham Bandith - Died 3-13-2008 in Bridgeport, CN, U.S. - He was 35 years old - Born in Laos - Musician, composer and actor - Appeared in and wrote music for the film, Blood Money (2006). Wilfred Middlebrooks (aka Walkin' Willie) - Died 3-13-2008 in Pasadena, CA, U.S. - Heart failure - Born 7-17-1933 in Chattanooga, TN, U.S. - Double bassist - Worked with Ella Fitzgerald, The Chattanooga Symphony and The Paul Smith Trio. Bill Bolick (William A. Bolick) - Died 3-14-2008 in Hickory, NC, U.S. - ( Country ) Born 10-28-1917 - Played mandolin and sang - Was a member of The Blue Sky Boys and The Crazy Hickory Nuts. Rev. Bruce Hilton - Died 3-14-2008 - Kidney failure ( Jazz ) Born 1930 in Plymouth, Wis., U.S. - Played tuba - Was a member of The Joyful Noise Jazz Band - He was a social justice and civil rights activist. William H. Ruddy Jr. - Died 3-14-2008 ( Jazz ) He was 86 years old - Guitarist - Worked with Tommy Sheridan, Frank Sinatra Jr., The Milwaukee Clipper Band and George Pritchett. Mikey Dread (Michael Campbell) - Died 3-15-2008 in Connecticut - Brain tumor ( Reggae ) Born 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica - Singer, producer and broadcaster - (He did, "Break Down The Walls" and "Vegetable Mater") - Worked with King Tubby, The Clash and Carlton Patterson. Vytautas Kernagis - Died 3-15-2008 - Gastric cancer ( Pop ) Born 5-19-1951 in Vilnius, Lithuania - Singer, songwriter, actor and TV announcer - Was a member of Aisciai and Rupus Miltai - Appeared in the rock opera, Velnio Nuotaka. King Alex Littlejohn - Died 3-15-2008 ( Blues ) Born 1934 in Arkansas, U.S. - Singer and bassist - (He did, "Hot As A Coffee Pot" and "Huchia Cuthia Lovin' Man") - Led King Alex And The Untouchables - Worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, B.B. King and Provine "Little" Hatch. Stu Nevitt (Stuart Nevitt) - Died 3-15-2008 in Rio Rancho, NM, U.S. - Complications from diabetes - He was 55 or 56 years old - Born in Elizabeth, NJ, U.S. - Percussionist and composer - Was a member of Shadowfax - Worked with Kim Angelis. Ola Brunkert - Found dead 3-16-2008 in Mallorca, Spain - Fell through a glass wall ( Pop - Jazz - Blues ) Born 9-15-1946 in Orebro, Sweden - Drummer - Was a member of Opus III, Science Poption and Slim's Blues Gang - Worked with ABBA ("People Need Love" and "Waterloo"). Daniel MacMaster - Died 3-16-2008 - Staph infection ( Rock ) He was 39 years old - Singer - (He did, "One Step Behind" and "Bleeding Hearts Collide") - Was a member of Bonham (They did, "Cross Me And See" and "Wait For You"). Patti Bown (Patricia Anne Bown) - Died 3-16-2008 in Media, PA, U.S. - Complications from diabetes and kidney failure ( Jazz ) Born 7-26-1931 in Seattle - Pianist - (She did, "G'won Train") - Worked with Quincy Jones, Billy Eckstine, Gene Ammons, Oscar Brown Jr., Jimmy Rushing, Dinah Washington and Leon Redbone. Pete Montan (Vegas Pete) - Died 3-17-2008 ( Rock - Blues ) Drummer. Steve Wages (Stephen Glenn Cook Wages) - Died 3-17-2008 ( Country - Blues - Rock ) Born in Forrest City - Guitarist - Member of The Steve Wages And The Bad Habit Band. Nicolas Villanueva - Died 3-18-2008 in Quechultenango, Guerrero, Mexico - Shot more than 20 times by gunmen as he and his band played on stage - He was 38 years old - Singer - He was a member of Brisas del Mar. Helen Abdallah (Helen J. Abdallah) - Died 3-18-2008 - Heart condition - Born 3-22-1915 - Sang and played mandolin, banjo, piano, organ and Hawaiian guitar - She was a member of The Irregulars. MaWillies (William Bongani Makhubela) - Died 3-18-2008 in Soweto, South Africa - Possible TB - Born 4-18-1969 in the Meadowlands - Singer - (He did, "Intwenjani" and "Hoezit") - Worked with Mahoota ("Qolo"), Mandla Spikiri, Jacarumba and Brown Dash - Son of musician, Abel Mkhachane Makhubela. Terry Carroll - Died 3-19-2008 - Lung cancer - He was 64 years old - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The Springfield Country Band. Devin Ossman - Found dead 3-19-2008 in Mount Rainier - Hypothermia ( Celtic Folk - Classical - Jazz ) He was 45 years old - Played flute, piccolo, saxophone and penny whistle - Was a member of Indigo - His father is David Ossman, a member of the comedy troupe, The Firesign Theatre. Mia Permanto - Died 3-19-2008 in Helsinki, Finland ( Pop ) Born 1988 - Singer - (She did, "Rising Sun" with Heikki Liimatainen"). Graham McKeel - Died 3-19-2008 in Tampa, FL, U.S. - Heart failure ( Rock ) Born 1945 - Drummer - Was a member of The Echoes - He was a blocking fullback for the Florida Gators. Sam Weiss - Died 3-19-2008 in Boca Raton, FL, U.S. - Born 9-19-1926 in the Bronx, NY, U.S. - Co-founder (with his brother, Hy Weiss) of Old Town Records which released recordings by Robert & Johnny, The Fiestas, The Earls and The Capris. Miles Bell - Died 3-19-2008 in Nashville, TN, U.S. - Kidney Failure - He was 61 years old - Born in Clarksburg, WV, U.S. - Manager - Worked with Sandy Hackett, 4 The Cause, The Blues Other Brothers, The Moffatts, Sandy Kastel and Cledus T. Judd. Bill Brown (William Joseph Brown) - Died 3-20-2008 - Complications of a brain tumor ( Jazz ) Born 9-2-1953 in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Played French horn and saxophone and was a band director - Was a member of Smooth & Saxy - Worked with The Tyrone Davis Group and Dominant Factor. Judy Frankel - Died 3-20-2008 - Illness ( Ladino ) She was 65 years old - Singer and guitarist - Worked with The San Francisco Symphony Chorus and The San Francisco Consort - Performed and help preserve music that originated with Spanish Jews over 500 years ago. John Fowler - Died 3-21-2008 - Brain aneurism ( Rock ) Born 11-21-1965 - Drummer - Worked with The Voodoo Jets ("Spaceman"), Steelheart ("I'll Never Let You Go"), Smoke and Hipnotic. Shusha Guppy (Shansi Assar) - Died 3-21-2008 in London, England ( Ballads - Chansons - Folk ) Born 12-24-1935 in Tehran, Iran - Singer and writer. Dillard Crume Jr. - Died 3-21-2008 in Reidsville, GA, U.S. ( Gospel ) Born 6-20-1935 in Portageville, MO, U.S. - Producer, guitarist and singer - Was a member of The Soul Stirrers and The Crume Brothers - Worked with The Blind Boys Of Mississippi and The Highway QC's. Klaus Dinger - Died 3-21-2008 - Heart failure ( Krautrock ) Born 3-24-1946 in Germany - Singer, guitarist, keyboardist, percussionist and songwriter - Was member of Kraftwerk, NEU! (They did, "Super 16") and La Dusseldorf (They did, "Silver Cloud"). Cachao(Israel Lopez) - Died 3-22-2008 in Coral Gables, FL, U.S. - Complications from kidney failure ( Mambo ) Born 9-14-1918 in Havana, Cuba - Bassist and songwriter - Worked with Gloria Estefan, Tito Puente, Machito, Chico O'Farrill, Eddie Palmieri and Tito Rodrigues - He is considered to be the creator of Mambo. Jason Rae - Died 3-22-2008 in Leeds - Born about 1976 - Played saxophone - Was a member of Haggis Horns who worked with Nightmares On Wax, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and also with Jason's wife, Corinne Bailey Rae. Bill Ludwig (William Frederick Ludwig II) (aka The Chief) - Died 3-22-2008 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Born 9-13-1916 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Patriarch of The Ludwig Drum Company and developer of many percussion products. Michael Kassel (Vampyre Mike) - Died 3-22-2008 San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Illness ( Blues Rock ) He was 54 years old - Guitarist, pianist, percussionist and poet - Was a member of The Hellhounds. Doug Hall - Died 3-23-2008 - Brain cancer ( Jazz ) He was 48 years old - Born in Dallas, TX, U.S. - Pianist - (He did, "JiHi" and "Once Around The Block") - Worked with Chet Baker, Bill Waltrous, Dave Liebman, James Moody, Joe Farrell, Lee Konitz, and Victor Wooten. Pepe Bayard (Pierre Bayard) - Died 3-23-2008 in Miami Beach, FL, U.S. - Cancer - Born 11-18-1945 in Ouanaminthe, Haiti - Led The All-Stars Caribbean Pirates. Roger Rich (Roger K. Rich) - Died 3-23-2008 ( Gospel ) He was 64 years old - Singer - Was a member of The Rhythmaires who became The Servants - Worked with Jerry Stone - Son of singer, Claude J. Rich. Walter Robert Slingerland Jr. - Died 3-23-2008 in N all that proves is rappers are likely to be VICTIMS of crime. and given they are from high crime areas on the whole this is a statistical formality

also- people dying of hear attacks or in car accidents are hardly evidence of gang activity- thats more a list of deaths over the last several years

lets compare instead with rock stars who have died thi syear

June Scopes - Died 1-?-2008 - Liver disease ( Country - Rock ) She was 70 years old - Singer - Was a member of Wild Honey.

Rick Wright - Died 1-?-2008 ( Rock ) Guitarist - Was a member of Brutus And The Bullies.

Dennis Clifton (Dennis Allen Clifton) - Died 1-1-2008 in Florence, AL, U.S. - Cancer ( Jazz - Bluegrass ) Born 1-28-1953 - Singer, songwriter, guitarist and studio engineer - Was a member of Surprise Package and FCC (Funky Communications Commission) (They did, “Baby I Want You”) and Cornbread Red - Produced Iron Horse.

Robert L’Herbier (Robert Joseph Samson) - Died 1-1-2008 - Illness ( Pop ) Born 2-5-1921 in Levis - Singer and songwriter - Canadian Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Inductee.

El Charico (Victor Quero Blaya) - Died 1-1-2008 in a coma after an accident ( Flamenco ) Born 1979 in Albayzin, Granada - Singer - Worked with Grupo Maya, Emilio Maya and Jaime El Parron.

Danny Bonk - Died 1-1-2008 ( Musicals - Rock ) He was 57 years old - Born in Windsor - Was a member of The Lost Morals, Hard Top And The Convertibles, Lucky and Justine.

Steve Docherty (Stephen Docherty) - Died 1-1-2008 - Snowmobiling accident - He was 43 years old - Singer - Was a member of Power Ten.

Ben Marlin (aka Benny) - Died 1-2-2008 - Cancer ( Metal ) Born 3-18-1976 - Bassist - Was a member of Strangulation and Disgorge.

Jimmy Ray (Ray A. Staszak) - Died 1-2-2008 - Colon cancer - Born 7-3-1910 in Bridgeport - Played clarinet and saxophone - Led The Jimmy Ray Orchestra.

O.G. Style (Eric Woods) (aka Prince Ezzy-E)- Died 1-3-2008 - Brain hemorrhage ( Rap ) He was 37 years old - (He did, “Catch ‘Em Slippin’ (I Know How To Play ‘Em)” and “Steppin’ on Toes”) - Worked with K-Rino and Bun B.

Margie Gray (Margie Hoffman Toscano) - Died 1-3-2008 - Heart attack - She was 83 years old - Singer - Worked with Boyd Raeburn, Randy Brooks, Gray Adams and Bobby Sherwood.

Stanley Gaines Sr. - Died 1-3-2008 - Congestive heart failure - Born in Atlantic City - He was 80 years old - Guitarist - Led Stanley Gaines And The Hurricanes.

Henri Chopin - Died 1-3-2008 ( Avant-garde ) Born 6-18-1922 in Paris, France - Sound poet and musician.

Winchester Davis - Died 1-4-2008 - He was 99 years old - Played saxophone - Led Little Wynn And The Deluxe Aces.

Mort Garson - Died 1-4-2008 in San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Renal failure ( Electronic ) Born 7-20-1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada - Composer, arranger and accompaniest - Played the Moog synthesizer - (He co-wrote Ruby And The Romantics’, “Our Day Will Come”) - Worked with Mel Torme, The Lettermen, The Sandpipers, The Sugar Shoppe, The Hollyrdige Strings, The Sunset Strings, Doris Day, Glenn Yarborough and Glen Campbell.

Doc Soul Stirrer (Harry Young, Jr.) - Died 1-4-2008 in Bessemer, Alabama. U.S. - Heart attack ( Rock - Blues ) Born 5-8-1940 in Baltimore, MD, U.S. - Singer and columnist.

Earl May (Earl Charles Barrington May) - Died 1-4-2008 in South Orange, NJ, U.S. - Heart attack - Born 9-17-1927 in Harlem, NY, U.S. - Bassist - Led The Earl May Quartet - Worked with Carmen McRae, Coleman Hawkins, Cab Calloway, Doc Cheatham, Ruth Brown, Jon Hendricks, Frank Foster, Dizzy Gillespie, Gloria Lynne, Moms Mabley, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Mercer Ellington, The Buddy Rich Big Band, John Coltrane, Herbie Mann and Lester Young.

Tony Ben (Anthony Joseph Ben) - Died 1-4-2008 ( Jazz - Disco ) Born 8-2-1942 - Drummer - Worked with The Sylvers, Ronnie Laws And Pressure and A Taste Of Honey (”Boogie Oogie Oogie”) - CCHS Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Arcani Crosswords (Michael Francis) - Died 1-4-2008 - Accidental self inflicted gun shot ( Rap ) He was 32 years old - Co-owner of Fam Tide Records.

Irene Reid (Irene Frances Redfield) - Died 1-4-2008 in Bronx, NY - Cardiac arrest ( Jazz ) Born 9-23-1930 in Savannah, GA, U.S. - Singer - Led Irene Reid And Company - Worked with Charles Earland, The Dick Vance band and Count Basie’s band - Appeared in Broadway’s, “The Wiz”.

Vernon Derrick - Died 1-4-2008 ( Country ) Born 1933 in Grant, AL, U.S. - Played fiddle and mandolin - Worked with Hank Williams Jr., Flatt And Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers and Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys.

Keith Baxter - Died 1-4-2008 - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 1971 in Lancaster, U.K - Drummer - Was a member of Skyclad, 3 Colours Red, Elevation and Baby Judas.

Keith Smith (Keith John Smith) - Died 1-4-2008 in London, England ( Jazz ) Born 3-19-1940 in Isleworth, Middlesex - Trumpeter and bandleader - Worked with The San Jacinto Jazz Band, The New Teao Brass Band, Mickey Ashman, Mac Duncan, Bobby Mickleburgh’s Confederates, The Climax Jazz Band, George Lewis, Papa Bue’s Viking Jazz Band, Hefty Jazz, The Louis Armstrong All Stars and The Fron-Zi-Me Jazz Band.

Leigh Tomlinson - Died 1-5-2008 - Breast cancer ( Jazz ) Born 1961 in Fort Worth, TX, U.S. - Singer and actress - Led her own quartet and sang with The Sammons Jazz Program.

Drew Glackin (Andrew Glackin) - Died 1-5-2008 - Heart damage ( Country ) Born 1963 - Bassist - Was a member of The Silos (They did, “Come On Like The Fast Lane” and “Sunset Morning”).

Ken Nelson (Kenneth F. Nelson)- Died 1-6-2008 in Somis, CA, U.S. - Born 1-19-1911 in Caledonia, Minn, U.S.- Was the head of country A&R for Capitol Records - Produced Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson, Ferlin Husky, Wynn Stewart, Tommy Collins, The Louvin Brothers a and Jean Shepard - Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Cy Leslie (Seymour Marvin Leslie) - Died 1-6-2008 in Roslyn, NY, U.S. - Born 12-16-1922 in Brooklyn NY, U.S. - Founder of Pickwick Records - Was a Vice Chairman of The Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

Dan Falley - Died 1-6-2008 - Car accident - He was 55 years old - Guitarist - Worked with The Chevelles and Fyrestorm - Was the owner of Dan’s Guitar Shop.

Samir Hussein - Died 1-6-2008 - Fell from a sixth floor apartment ( Rap ) He was 34 years old.

Wally Willette (Wallace D. Willette) - Died 1-6-2008 ( Rockabilly ) Born 7-2-1929 in Bangor, Maine, U.S. - (He did, “Pink Elephants” and “Eenie Meenie”) - Rockabilly Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Bill Belew - Died 1-7-2008 in Palm Springs, CA, U.S. - Born in Crocet, Vir., U.S. - He was 77 years old - Fashion designer - Created jumpsuits for Elvis Presley and costumes for Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald and Gloria Estefan.

Valdo Delgado - Died 1-7-2008 in Uruguay- Car accident ( Charango ) He was 41 years old - Musician - Born in Chile - Worked with Eduardo Pinto.

Eduardo Pinto - Died 1-7-2008 in Uruguay- Car accident ( Charango - Folk - Rock - Reggae - Jazz ) He was 28 years old - Played piano, guitar, percussions and was a singer and producer - Worked with Valdo Delgado.

Roberto del Fierro Lugo - Died 1-8-2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico - Shot - He was 47 years old - Was a marketing manager for Mexican musician, Jesus “El Flaco”.

Clyde Otis (Clyde Lovern Otis Jr.) - Died 1-8-2008 in Englewood, NJ, U.S. - Born 9-11-1924 in Prentice, MS, U.S. - Songwriter and producer - Worked with Brook Benton (”It’s Just A Matter Of Time” and “Endlessly”) - Produced Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Rich, Sonny James, Timi Yuro and The Diamonds.

Sondra Isaminger - Died 1-8-2008 - Cancer ( R&B - Funk - Soul ) She was 51 years old - Singer - Was a member of Under The Influence.

Daniel Hetu - Died 1-8-2008 - Cirrhosis of the liver - Born 12-1-1950 in Montreal, Canada - Pianist and songwriter - (He did, “Je t’attendais”) - Was a musical director for Rene Simard.

Doc Hunter (William Hunter III) - Died 1-8-2008 in San Diego, CA, U.S. - Natural causes ( Jazz ) Born 7-11-1937 in San Bernardino, CA, U.S. - Pianist - Worked with The South Market Street Jazz Band, The Chicago 6 andBill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band - He was the husband of dancer, singer and actress, Nanci Hunter.

Charlie Hahn (aka Banjeau Chucque ) (Charles Daniel Hahn II) - Died 1-9-2008 - Lung cancer ( Folk - Bluegrass - Gospel - Jazz - Irish ) Born 10-10-1945 in Auburn, Nebraska, U.S. - Played banjo, tin whistle and bodhran - (He did, “Pigs In A Polka”) - Worked with Rarely Heard, The Poultrygeist Band and The Greatful Stones.

Lew Spence - Died 1-9-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Born 6-29-1920 in Cedarhurst, Long Island, NY, U.S. - Composer - (He co-wrote, “So Long My Love” and “Nice ‘n Easy”) - His songs have been done by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bobby Short, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby, Billy Eckstine and Dinah Shore.

Dr. Kenneth R. Henderson - Died 1-9-2008 - Born 1-19-1935 in Wheatland, Wyo., U.S. - Played trumpet - Was a member of The Golden Eagle Concert Band.

Dr. Roi Kwabena (Roi Ankhkara Kwabena) - Died 1-9-2008 - Born 1956 in Trinidad - Poet, musician, historian and publisher - Worked with Hugh Masekela, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Opai Adisa Palmer.

Rod Allen (Rodney Bainbridge) - Died 1-10-2008 in Coventry - Liver cancer ( Rock ) Born 3-31-1944 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England - Singer and bassist - Was a member of The Cliftones who became The Fortunes (They did, “You’ve Got Your Troubles” and “Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling”).

Vampira (aka Maila Nurmi) (Born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi) - Died 1-10-2008 - Born 12-21-1921 in Petsamo, Finland now Pechenga, Russia - Actress and TV horror host - (She can be heard on Satan’s Cheerleaders’ songs, “I’m Damned” and “Tribute To Elvis”) - Appeared in Ed Wood’s movie,
“Plan 9 From Outer Space”.

Dave Day (Dave Havlicek) - Died 1-10-2008 in Renton, Washington,U.S. - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 1941 - Sang and played banjo and guitar - Was a member of The Torquays (They did, “Boys Are Boys” and “There She Walks”)who becameThe Monks (They did, “Shut Up” and “Complication”).

Freddy Nieuland - Died 1-10-2008 ( Rock ) He was 63 years old - Singer and drummer - Was a member of The Wallace Collection (They did, “Daydream”).

Stelio Valle (Stelio Romero do Valle) - Died 1-10-2008 - Stroke - Born 5-25-1950 - Singer and guitarist.

Pete Candoli (Walter Joseph Candoli) - Died 1-11-2008 in Studio City, CA, U.S. ( Jazz ) Born 6-28-1923 in Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. - Trumpeter - Worked with Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, and Frank Sinatra.

Bob Enos (Robert Manuel Enos)- Died 1-11-2008 in Douglas, GA, U.S. - Possible heart failure ( R&B - Jazz ) Born 7-4-1947 in Boston, MA, U.S. - Trumpet player - Worked with Jack