Singer-songwriter Terry Kirkman, a founding member of the
1960s folk-rock band the Association, has died at 83.

In the years following his departure from the Association,
Kirkman retired from the music industry, and worked in
California as an addictions counselor.

Kirkman lived in Montclair, California with his wife Heidi.

   
Jack Sonni (December 9, 1954 – August 30, 2023)

Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni reportedly died,
August 30. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Sonni, who was widely known as the band’s “other guitarist”
during the groups Brothers in Arms era, had been suffering  
unspecified health issues earlier this week.       

The Marvelettes in a 1963 promotional photo. Clockwise
from top left: Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson,
Georgeanna Tillman, and Wanda Young.

Katherine Anderson-Schaffner, a founding member of
The Marvelettes, has died at age 79. A cause of death
is unknown.

The news was confirmed by her daughter, Keisha
Schaffner, on Wednesday (Sept. 20) via Facebook.

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Debut album in 1961

Roger Whittaker, one of the UK’s most celebrated folk music
singers, has died.   

A family statement, reported by German media outlet Bild,
confirmed he died on September 13 in a hospital in southern
France.

Whittaker was best known for hits including Durham Town,
New World In The Morning and a version of Wind Beneath
My Wings – and being an expert whistler.

Teens listening to singles at the record store, 1957 with help
from the store clerk, shown on the left.