Favorite Songs From Artists No Longer Alive

[Cuango]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Fogive me if someone has already claimed her: Janis Joplin Me & Bobby McGee. Her song that stuck in my head for the longest time involved porsches and a Mercedes

 

[Kaizen]

Robert Johnson - Me And The Devil Blues​

A very unique song, Saying him and the devil walking side by side gave me chills.

 

[Kaizen]

"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album Leon Russell, which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions. Russell sang, played piano, and played tenor horn on the recording. It has been performed and recorded by over 200 artists, spanning many musical genres.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Kaizen]

"I Want You" is a song written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and recorded and released as a single by singer Marvin Gaye. Released as a single in 1976 on the Tamla label, the song introduced a change in musical styles for Gaye, who before then had been recording songs with a funk edge.

 

[Kaizen]

Now the great MJ,

 

[Scud49]

Both Toy and Tommy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band:

 

[TerpWomenFan]

RIP Sly Stone.

I'll add a song tomorrow.

 

[Kaizen]

RIP Sly Stone.

I'll add a song tomorrow.

 

[Wasn’t me]

 

[Bigboote]

Rick Derringer also died a few days ago. It wasn't till I saw his obit this morning that I found out he was in the McCoys.

 

[bantamlaker]

Another from Sly Stone who died today at 82

 

[Wasn’t me]

With summer here we’re sure to see hot fun

 

[Scud49]

This singer - Bobby Vee (died 2016) had quite the string of hits back in the early 60's:

 

[RockyMTblue2]

This singer - Bobby Vee (died 2016) had quite the string of hits back in the early 60's:

Wanna say this one was the most played:

 

[meyers7]

Rick Derringer also died a few days ago. It wasn't till I saw his obit this morning that I found out he was in the McCoys.

@Bigboote you forgot to label that video NSFW.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

With summer here we’re sure to see hot fun

This was the song I was going to post. Appropriate for June.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Always loved this song. The vocal arrangements on this song were brilliant. Loved Larry Graham vocals.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Sly live at Woodstock. Higher and Higher was a show stopper.

 

[Bigboote]

Clem Burke, Blondie's drummer, passed away a couple of months ago. Here's a fave of mine from the first album.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Both Duane and Greg are no longer with us:

Jaimoe is the only original member still alive. Berry Oakley died a year after Duane, in an accident close to where Duane died. In 2017, Butch Trucks blew his brains out in his living room, with his wife sitting nearby. Dickey Betts died of illness in 2024.

But the group was so good, their legacy continued. Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes and Oteil Burbridge continued with the band for a while. And Dead & Company and Tedeschi Trucks continue the tradition today.

 

[Jackcatscal]

How about Jerry Garcia? He died a very old, very burnt out man aged 53 in 1995. He's obviously known for the Grateful Dead, but here he is with the Jerry Garcia Band (singing a great Dylan tune).

 

[MSGRET]

Rick Derringer also died a few days ago. It wasn't till I saw his obit this morning that I found out he was in the McCoys.

I was stationed at Fort Bragg at the time this was released. Lets just say it was one of the most liked videos by the guys in the MMC.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

We were in a different world in the 1950s. This got a ton of playing time for Johnny Horton, who got noticed for Honky Tonk Man but maybe 3 years later along came Battle of New Orleans