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Garth Hudson, whose intricate swirls of Lowrey organ helped elevate the Band from rollicking juke-joint refugees into one of the most resonant and influential rock groups of the 1960s and [...]

Byline: By, Mia O'Hare Punk rock icon Casey Chaos has died at the age of 59. Cleopatra Records founder Brian Perera confirmed the news of the lead singer of band [...]

Byline: Bill O Boyle Dec. 13--WILKES-BARRE -- Famed Wyoming Valley rock musician Bill Kelly died Friday, at his home in Nashville, Tenn., surrounded by his family, after a prolonged illness. [...]

Byline: By, Zara Woodcock American rock star Freddie Salem has died aged 70 from 'complications due to cancer', his former band confirmed. The Outlaws guitarist's death was announced on his [...]

A celebrated session musician who appeared on a host of classic rock albums, he made his most lasting mark with his contribution to Lou Reed's most famous song. Herbie Flowers, [...]

Byline: By, Neil Shaw 1980s rock star Jack Russell has died aged 63 after suffering Lewy Body dementia and multiple body atrophy. The writer of his biography K.L. Doty told [...]

Byline: By, Neil Shaw 1980s rock star Jack Russell has died aged 63 after suffering Lewy Body dementia and multiple body atrophy. The writer of his biography K.L. Doty told [...]

Greg Kihn, beloved Berkeley rock musician and the charismatic frontman for The Greg Kihn Band, died Aug. 13 at the age of 75 after struggling with Alzheimer's disease. Born in [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Greg Kihn, a rock and roll musician best known for his '80s hit songs “Jeopardy” and “The Breakup Song,” has died. He was 75. Kihn died [...]

Byline: Robin Denselow Heather Wood, who has died aged 79, was the last surviving member of the Young Tradition, heroes of the 1960s folk scene in the UK and North [...]

Byline: Matt Schudel John Mayall, a musician often called the godfather of British blues and whose 1960s band the Bluesbreakers helped launch the careers of rock star Eric Clapton and [...]

Byline: By, Frances Kindon & Nia Dalton Elvis Presley's young fiancée Ginger Alden was in the room next door when he suddenly died at home. The original rock and roll [...]

His anthology ''Technicians of the Sacred'' included a range of non-Western work and was beloved by, among others, rock stars like Jim Morrison and Nick Cave. Jerome Rothenberg, a poet, [...]

Byline: Emily Langer Duane Eddy, an electric guitarist who sold tens of millions of records with hits including 'Rebel Rouser' and 'Peter Gunn' and left an indelible mark on rock-and-roll [...]

Byline: Emily Langer Duane Eddy, an electric guitarist who sold tens of millions of records with hits including ǣRebel Rouserǥ and ǣPeter Gunnǥ and left an indelible mark on rock-and-roll [...]

A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god. Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop [...]

Dickey Betts-guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the Allman Brothers Band-died on Thursday at the age of 80. Betts died surrounded by family in his home in Osprey, Florida, according to [...]

Byline: DARRYL GREER; THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER -- Drummer Jon Card, who played stints with Canadian punk rockers D.O.A., SNFU, the Subhumans and Personality Crisis, has died at the age [...]

Mr. Harley was the frontman of the 1970s rock band Cockney Rebel, which landed several hits on the British charts. Steve Harley, the 1970s British rock star who topped Britain’s [...]

Byline: By, James Brinsford Rock star Steve Harley has died at his Suffolk home on Sunday morning after a short battle with cancer at the age of 73. The Cockney [...]

Raoul's, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and '80s. But he had never planned on a life in the restaurant business. Serge [...]

KARL WALLINGER, who has died aged 66, helped to shape the folk-rock sound of the Waterboys in the 1980s before fronting his own band, World Party. Although they were never […]

Bruce Springsteen has long said that his mother was among his greatest influences and credited her with encouraging his musical ambitions. Adele Springsteen, who nurtured the budding musical talent of [...]

He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for Native American and environmental causes. Klee Benally, a dynamic Navajo [...]

Byline: Robin Denselow When Steeleye Span ended their most recent tour with a sold-out show at Cadogan Hall in London, they began it with The Green Man, a song about [...]

He wrote ''Mull of Kintyre'' with Paul McCartney and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody Blues. Denny Laine, a singer, songwriter and guitarist [...]

Byline: By, Mia O'Hare Rock band Killing Joke's guitarist Geordie Walker has died aged 64. News of the rock star's death has been shared this evening on former Killing Joke [...]

A founder of the acclaimed Jazz Passengers, he was also a sought-after sideman who played trombone for both jazz and rock heavyweights. Curtis Fowlkes, a trombonist and vocalist who was [...]

Byline: Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY Tina Turner, the musical behemoth and pioneering soul-turned-rock star, has died at age 83. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon died Wednesday at [...]

Byline: Ellen Francis Andy Rourke, the bassist for British alt-rock legends the Smiths, has died at the age of 59, his representatives and former bandmates said Friday. 'It is with [...]

Byline: By, Daniel Bird Rita Lee has died aged 75, it has been announced by her heartbroken loved ones. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this breaking showbiz [...]

Byline: By, Niamh Spence & Jessica Gibb Wee Willie Harris has died at the age of 90. The rock and roll legend -real name Charles William Harris -died on Thursday, [...]

Byline: Adam Sweeting As Mark Sheehan, the guitarist with the Dublin group the Script, saw it, 'the untouchable rock star has gone out of fashion ... Now people want to [...]

Byline: Brian Murphy Jim Gordon, a drummer who played with dozens of rock stars and shared songwriting credits with Eric Clapton on the hit 'Layla,' but faced deepening mental health [...]