Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988)
Roy Orbison was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for
his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures,
and dark, emotional ballads.
Orbison’s music is mostly in the rock music genre and his
most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late
1980s.
Dave "Baby" Cortez (86) (David Cortez Clowney) is a pop and R&B
organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy
Organ.” He is the oldest living performer to have a solo #1 hit
on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cortez had another Top Ten hit in 1962 with "Rinky Dink" on Chess Records. This record became well known in the UK as the signature
tune of the Saturday afternoon program Professional Wrestling.
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In 2011, after a 38-year hiatus from recording, Cortez
returned with a album on Norton Records backed by
Lonnie Youngblood and His Bloodhounds, including underground luminary Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs
and the Gories.
Clem Burke (Bozewski) (November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025)
Clem Burke, famed drummer for Blondie, died on Sunday, April 6.
following a private battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.
Country music singer and songwriter Tammy Wynette is considered among the genre’s most influential and successful artists.
Wynette was plagued by health problems throughout her life. Her
health declined even more in the final years of her life and she
began to look frailer.
Tammy Wynette died from a blood clot in her lung. She was only
55.
Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist,
singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most
successful and influential guitarists in rock music.Clapton
ranked second in Rolling Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson‘s "Top 50
Guitarists of All Time." He was named number five in Time
magazine’s list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in
2009.
