Favorite Songs From Artists No Longer Alive

[Wasn’t me]

Frank Zappa died in 1993 at the age of 53. He released over 60 albums before he died. I am a huge fan and have a lot of favorites but this one has some unbelievable guitar work on it. Released posthumously on FUNKY NOTHINGLESS.

It’s a bit long but worth the listen.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

i never came down from my fences; now at 78, it's probably too late...

Who is going to tell him?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Personally, I think this thread should be limited to those who died before their time. I mean, do we really want to include Tony Bennett, or any of the Rat Pack?

You mean only the druggies?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

 

[SalinasV]

 

[SalinasV]

 

[SalinasV]

 

[Scud49]

Anyone remember Dan Hicks? This song in one of my favs from them due to a chick i was seeing once calling me 'moody richard'

Yes, I sure do- I remember it getting a decent amount of FM airplay, I think it was in 1972 or so.

 

[64Zcode]

Gary Moore played with Skid Row and was lead guitar for Thin Lizzy, he also had a solo career.
Over The Hills and Far Away.
The Chieftains help out on this one.

 

[Dogdude]

Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers did his own thing on the side.

 

[Scud49]

Wonderful stuff from Ronnie Jordan, gone way too early at age 51:

 

[JellyBean]

Teddy Pendergrass- Love TKO

 

[Scud49]

Jerry Jeff Walker - LA Freeway

"If I can just get off of that LA Freeway without getting killed or caught"

 

[JellyBean]

As a Prince fan, I got plenty of grooves to pick from. This is my all-time favorite.
She's Always In My Hair

 

[JellyBean]

Prince "Private Joy"

 

[JellyBean]

Prince Controversy-

 

[Scud49]

Bob Welch, key member of the early Fleetwood Mac, wrote this one for their 1971 album and sings the lead:

 

[luvgiraf]

Steve Goodman died in 1984 at age 36. Not sure if this my absolute favorite of his but it sure became a hit (though sadly not for him):

 

[Scud49]

Jeff Beck died recently, he certainly left us with some beautiful haunting melodies like Diamond Dust:

 

[64Zcode]

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald was probably his best known release, but Sundown was my favorite from
Gordon Lightfoot

 

[Hoops66]

 

[Hoops66]

 

[Hoops66]

 

[Scud49]

Lyle Mays, keyboardist of the Pat Metheny Group, died back in 2020.

He is so prominent on this beautiful PMG tune: