Folk Alliance member Ron Stockfleth, the founder and operator of southern California’s Acoustic Music Series, died Sunday, November 25, after a long struggle with kidney…
Ron Stockfleth, Founder of California’s Acoustic Music Series
Category: Obituaries
Jazz and Folk Music Broadcaster David Grierson Dies in Canada
Host of CBC’s “On the Island,” David Grierson died on Saturday, November 20. A journalist who cared deeply about music, literature, and the arts, Grierson…
Papa Ladji
The Elephant has come and taken back the spirit left 81 years ago. We say an elephant never forgets. The elephant waited for Papa Ladji…
Ildo Lobo, Cape Verde’s Greatest Male Singer, Passed Away
Cape Verde – Ildo Lobo died of a heart attack in the morning of October 20th, 2004, at his home in Praia, the capital of…
Jembe Legend Papa Ladji Camara, dead at age 81
Papa Ladji Camara, Lyrichord recording artist and world renowned drummer who many believe is responsible for introducing the Western world to the Jembe, has passed…
Celtic Singer Dan Dwyer Dies in Motorcycle Accident
Dan Dwyer, the lead singer for Southern California Celtic band The Tinker’s Own was killed in a motorcycle accident October 15. He was 58 years…
Rock \’n\’ roll Guitar String Pioneer Ernie Ball Dies at 74
Ernie Ball, a pioneer maker of rock ‘n’ roll guitar strings died on September 9. He was 74. He grew up in Santa Monica and…
Bluegrass Pioneer L. E. White Dies at 74
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – Fiddler and songwriter L.E. White died September 7, 2004 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, of a heart attack. White’s professional career began in…
Brazilian Producer Tom Capone Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Tom Capone, Brazilian music producer, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 2, hours after leaving the Latin Grammy Awards,…
Bluesman Raful Neal Dies at 68
Singer and harmonica player Raful Neal died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 1. He was 68. Born in Baton Rouge, Neal was raised in…