



Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He
was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music
scales and experimenting with reverb.


“Soul Brother #1,”The Godfather of Soul,” “Mr. Dynamite,”
“Sex Machine,” “The Minister of the New New Super Heavy
Funk.” These are some of the names by which the world
would eventually know James Joseph Brown, Jr., the
revolutionary musical figure who was born on May 3, 1933.
The story Brown himself would often tell is that he appeared
stillborn when he first came into the world, but that an aunt
attending his birth managed to breathe life into him.
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006)
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.
(November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023)
Lightfoot died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto
at the age of 84. His declining health had caused him to cancel
his tour three weeks earlier.
In 2022, Gordon Lightfoot received the Golden Plate Award of
the American Academy of Achievement.

Tim Bachman (left) founded Bachman-Turner Overdrive
with his brothers and Fred Turner.
Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023)
Tim Bachman, a founding guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
has died at the age of 71 after battling cancer.
Tim’s death was confirmed by his brother Randy Bachman and
his son via social media.

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