the age of 76. His death was confirmed by his son Jay Johnson, who did not reveal a cause of death. “He is gone,” his son wrote on Face- book. “Playing music with the angels now.” Growing up in the South in the 1950s, John- son was drawn to the blooming sounds of rock, R&B and the electric blues. Johnson began to study the guitar-playing of artists like Berry, Jimmy Reed and Bo Did- dley. After gigging in the Northwest Alabama area as a teenager, Johnson began working at Rick Hall’s FAME studios in Muscle Shoals in the early Sixties, where he eventually began playing on sessions by R&B greats like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Clarence Carter.
Eddie Money, the prolific singer and song- writer whose songs “Baby Hold On,” “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Shakin'” and “Take Me Home Tonight” dominated popular music in the 1980s, died Friday (Sept. 13). He was 70. A statement provided by his family
reads: “The Money Family regrets to an- nounce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.” Money recently revealed that he had been di- agnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. A reality television series about Money and his family, “Real Money,” had aired on AXS TV starting in April 2018. It chronicled his life at home, on the road and with his family, as well as his health struggles.
Ric Ocasek was found dead at his New York City townhouse by his estranged wife Paula Porizkova on September 15, 2019, where he had been recovering from surgery. The Chief Medical Examiner office reported that Ocasek died from natural causes. He suffered from both hypertensive heart and coronary artery disease. Ric’s band, the Cars were formed in
Ric Ocasek
1976 and the band went on to enjoy a string of major radio hits including “You Might Think,”“Drive” and “Shake it Up.” The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they revceived the first ever MTV Video of the Year back in 1984.
Yonrico Scott passed away on September 20th at the age of 63. A Grammy winner, Yonrico Scott was a drummer and percus- sionist. He was a longtime member of the Grammy winning The Derek Trucks Band, became a bandleader of his own ensemble, the Yonrico Scott Band, and later worked with the Royal Southern Brotherhood, with Cyril Neville.
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