In Memoriam: 2013
January
Patti Page, vocalist
Sammy Johns, singer-songwriter
Tandyn Almer, songwriter
Raymond Franklin “Frank” Page, broadcaster
John Wilkinson, guitarist (Elvis Presley’s TCB Band)
Jimmy O’Neill, DJ, owner of Pandora’s Box and host of Shindig!
Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, guitarist and vocalist (Ohio Players)
Patty Andrews, vocalist (The Andrews Sisters)
February
Donald Byrd, trumpeter
Reg Presley, vocalist and songwriter (The Troggs)
Darlene McCrea, vocalist (The Cookies, The Raelettes)
Shadow Morton, producer and songwriter
Tony Sheridan, vocalist and guitarist
Mindy McCready, vocalist
Kevin Ayers, vocalist, guitarist and bassist (The Soft Machine)
Magic Slim, vocalist and guitarist
Cleotha Staples, vocalist
Larry Marks, producer and vocalist
Van Cliburn, pianist
March
Jewel Akins, vocalist
Alvin Lee, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
Claude King, vocalist and guitarist
Peter Banks, guitarist (Yes)
Bobby Smith, vocalist (The Spinners)
Deke Richards, producer and songwriter
Gordon Stoker, vocalist (The Jordanaires)
Paul Williams, critic and author (Crawdaddy!)
Robert Zildjian, cymbal maker (Zildjian, Sabian)
Phil Ramone, producer and engineer
April
Andy Johns, producer and engineer
Annette Funicello, mouseketeer, vocalist and actress
Vincent Montana, Jr., bandleader (The Salsoul Orchestra)
Scott Miller, vocalist, songwriter and guitarist (Game Theory, The Loud Family)
Storm Thorgerson, graphic artist (Hipgnosis)
Chrissy Amphlett, vocalist and songwriter (The Divinyls)
Richie Havens, vocalist and guitarist
Bob Brozman, vocalist and guitarist
George Jones, vocalist
May
Alan O’Day, vocalist
Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and songwriter
Bob Thompson, composer, arranger and orchestra leader
Ed Shaughnessy, drummer
Marshall Lytle, bassist (Bill Haley & His Comets)
Marvin Junior, vocalist and songwriter (The Dells)
Clarence Burke, Jr., vocalist (The Five Stairsteps)
June
Joey Covington, drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
Arturo Vega, graphic designer (The Ramones)
Chet Flippo, music journalist
Slim Whitman, vocalist and yodeler
Bobby Blue Bland, vocalist
Alan Myers, drummer (Devo)
July
Jim Foglesong, record producer and label executive
Cory Monteith, actor and vocalist
Curly Lewis, fiddler
T-Model Ford, vocalist and guitarist
Faye Hunter, bassist and vocalist (Let’s Active)
JJ Cale, vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
Mike Shipley, producer and recording engineer
Mick Farren, vocalist and author
August
George Duke, keyboardist
Marilyn King, vocalist
Cowboy Jack Clement, producer and songwriter
Jody Payne, guitarist (Willie Nelson’s Family)
Karen Black, actress and vocalist
Eydie Gorme, vocalist
Tompall Glaser, vocalist and songwriter
Marian McPartland, pianist and songwriter
Sid Bernstein, concert promoter
September
Fred Katz, cellist
Ray Dolby, sound pioneer
Jackie Lomax, vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
Marvin Rainwater, vocalist and songwriter
Billy Mure, guitarist
October
Larry Verne, vocalist
Noel Harrison, actor and vocalist
Lou Reed, vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
November
Chico Hamilton, drummer
Dick Dodd, mouseketeer, vocalist and drummer (The Standells)
December
Junior Murvin, vocalist
Larry McKinley, label founder (Minit), DJ and producer
Jim Hall, guitarist
Ray Price, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader
Larry Lujack, DJ
Yusef Lateef, multi-instrumentalist
Ricky Lawson, drummer