Johnny Rivers (John Henry Ramistella) is a musician, singer,
songwriter, and record producer, best known for a string of
hit singles between 1964 and 1968, among them "Memphis"
(a Chuck Berry cover), "The Seventh Son", "Secret Agent Man",
"Poor Side of Town" (a US No. 1), and "Baby I Need Your Lovin’"
(a 1967 cover of the Four Tops single from 1964).
Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022)
Jerry Lee Lewis, the flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll founding father,
swaggering country shouter and 2005 Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award honoree, died Friday.
Lewis died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County,
Mississippi, south of Memphis.
On February 28, 2019, Lewis had a minor stroke in Memphis.
He fully recovered after several canceled appearances.
On October 26, 2022, news outlets falsely reported that Lewis
died.
Robert Gordon (March 29, 1947 – October 18, 2022)
Gordon died on October 18 after years of acute myeloid leukemia.
Robert Gordon with Link Wray on guitar, on his debut
album for Private Stock Records in 1977.
NEW YORK (AP) — Joanna Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano,
Emmy-winning TV correspondent and one of the three singing
Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, has died.
Simon, the eldest of four, died Wednesday, just a day before her
sister Lucy died, according to Lucy’s daughter, Julie Simon.
Their brother Peter, a photographer, died in 2018 at 71. All three
had cancer.
Carly Simon (center) and sisters Lucy Simon and Joanna
Simon.
JOHN BELMONT
John Winston Lennon
(9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)
Lennon was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace
activist who achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-
songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the
Beatles. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney
remains the most successful in history,
