Johnny Mandel (composer) John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925 – June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O’Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn. He was nominated for 17 Grammy …
The Joe Hooker Band The Joe Hooker Band played “Sunstone” at Burnside Town Hall on 16th August 1975. The band included John Kenny (vocals), John Appleby (drums), John Lyons (bass), Alan Powell (guitar) & Andy Smethurst (keys).N.B. As pointed out by John Appleby “the bass player at Sunstone was indeed John Lyons, but this is …
Jessica F Young Meeting a lovely girl: July 20th 2013: ~ 20th March 2020: The above date was when I first wrote to Jessica Fail Young who was an American living in Jackson, Tennessee. It so happened I was looking on face book at some of the writings on friend Georgina Flood’s facebook page when …
Jerry Douglas On this day Gerald Calvin “Jerry” Douglas (born May 28, 1956 in Warren, Ohio) is an American resonator guitar and lap steel player and record producer.In addition to his thirteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he has recorded with artists as diverse as Ray Charles, …
The Jaguars South Australian formed group during the mid to lates sixties. Members included: Geoff Mayne with Paul, Avito and Crossie. This is a photo of the Jaguars Geoff Mayne with Paul, Avito and Crossie. Geoff has just produced a CD of great old country songs. Good stuff Mate! — with Geoff Mayne.
Jacques Pellen Jacques Pellen, (1957 in Brest – 21 April 2020) was a French jazz guitarist. He died of COVID-19 in April 2020. Pellen worked with many musicians over the years such as Peter Gritz, Kenny Wheeler, Bruno Nevez, Henri Texier, Riccardo Del Fra, and violinist Didier Lockwood. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derek Jones Derek Jones (June 5, 1984 – April 21, 2020) was an American guitarist, best know as the rhythm and lead guitarist and often co-lead vocalist for the American post-hardcore band Falling in Reverse. He was also previously the guitarist of the American band A Smile From the Trenches until his departure in 2010. …
James Drury James Child Drury Jr. (April 18, 1934 – April 6, 2020), was an Irish/American actor best known for his success in playing the title role in the 90-minute weekly Western television series The Virginian, broadcast on NBC from 1962–71. Drury was born in New York City, the son of James Child Drury and …
Johnny & The Hurricanes Johnny and the Hurricanes were an American instrumental rock and roll band from Toledo, Ohio, United States. They specialized in adapting popular traditional melodies into the rock idiom, using organ and saxophone as their featured instruments. Between 1959 and 1961, the group had a number of hits in both the US …
Julie Kember HometownPerth, W.A Australia AboutJulie Kember’s New Album ‘Million Lives” is out now featuring award winning tracks “Shoes ” & Go Baby Go” The beating heart of all her wild success is wonderful music that touches the soul.https://linktr.ee/julie.kember Described in the music press as ‘cool’, husky’ and ‘totally amazing’ her first album ‘Sugar and …