Thommy Price, drummer for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for nearly 30 years, has died at the age of 68.
The news was confirmed by his wife on Facebook.
“A devoted husband and proud father and powerhouse drummer and songwriter, Thommy’s extraordinary career spanned decades, performing and recording with some of rock’s most iconic artists,” the post read. “His energy, kindness, humor, and unmatched rhythm left an indelible mark on everyone who knew him and every stage he graced.”
Price first started drumming for the Blackhearts in 1986, just in time for the band’s fifth studio album, Good Music. He stayed with the group for a total of eight albums, departing in 2016.
“We lost a member of the Blackheart family – the one of a kind Thommy Price,” the band said in their own social media post. “He was a drummer’s drummer and admired by so many. Our hearts are heavy. Sending love to his beautiful family. We love you Thommy.”
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Before that, Price also worked with Billy Idol, playing on his debut album in 1983. In another post, Idol described Price as “a fantastic musician & drummer who put his definitive stamp on my album Rebel Yell & helped us 2 bring it 2 a conclusion!”
Price also contributed to music by countless other rock ‘n’ roll legends, including Debbie Harry, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie Wood, Blue Oyster Cult, Steve Lukather and many more. He also had his own band based in New York City.
In Memoriam: 2025 Deaths
A look at those we’ve lost.
Gallery Credit: Ultimate Classic Rock Staff
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Wayne Osmond
Wayne Osmond, vocalist and guitarist for the Osmonds, died on Jan. 1 at the age of 73. “Wayne brought so much light, laughter and love to everyone who knew him, especially me,” his brother Donny, who was also a member of the family singing group, said on social media. “He was the ultimate optimist and was loved by everyone. I’m sure I speak on behalf of every one of us siblings when I state that we were fortunate to have Wayne as a brother.”
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Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood, the singer best known for three Top 40 hits that all came out in 1967, “The Oogum Boogum Song,” “Gimme Little Sign” and “Baby You Got It,” passed away on Jan. 3 at the age of 83.
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Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow of the early ’60s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, passed away at the age of 86 after a four-year battle with cancer. The group was one of the first to have a hit with a song by Bob Dylan; their 1963 cover of “Blowin’ in the Wind” reached No. 2 and won a pair of Grammys for Pop Vocal Group and Folk Record.
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Sam Moore
Soul singer Sam Moore, one half of the famous Sam & Dave duo, died in January at 89. Sam & Dave formed in 1961, and were responsible for hits like “Hold On! I’m Comin'” (1966), “You Got Me Hummin’ (1966), “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby” (1967), “Soul Man” (1967) and “I Thank You” (1968).
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Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker, best known for being the radio play-by-play announcer on Milwaukee Brewers baseball games since 1971, passed away at the age of 90. Uecker also lent his talent to various films and TV shows over the years, including the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere and the Major League film trilogy.
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David Lynch
Acclaimed film director David Lynch died on Jan. 15 at 78 years of age. Among his accomplishments were classics such as Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and many more. Lynch, a longtime smoker, had revealed a diagnosis of emphysema in 2024.
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P. Fluid
Peter Forrest, aka P. Fluid, lead singer and frontman for the Black rock band 24/7 Spyz, was beaten to death in his hometown of New York City in January. He was 64 years old. Though Forrest left and returned to the band multiple times, his contributions to their earlier albums in the late ’80s and early ’90s were crucial to the development of their sound. “He brought a sense of reckless abandon, but in a fun way,” 24/7 Spyz guitarist Jimi Hazel told Rolling Stone following the news of Forrest’s death.
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John Sykes
John Sykes, who played guitar in both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, died at the age of 65. A statement confirmed that Sykes had been diagnosed with cancer. During his career, Sykes also released five solo albums, formed Blue Murder with bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice and recorded with multiple other bands. “In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years,” the statement read. “While the impact of his loss is profound and the mood somber, we hope the light of his memory will extinguish the shadow of his absence.”
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Garth Hudson
Garth Hudson, the last living member of the Band, died on January 21 at 87 years of age. A prodigy and multi-instrumentalist, Hudson was also the Band’s archivist, curating recordings with Bob Dylan that became ‘The Basement Tapes.’ He spent his final years at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York, where the Band were well loved members of the community.
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Barry Goldberg
Blues musician Barry Goldberg, who played live with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band when they backed Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, died in January at 82 years old. The keyboardist had battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma for a decade. Over the years, Goldberg contributed to albums by Leonard Cohen, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and many more.
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Toby Myers
Toby Myers, a longtime bassist for John Mellencamp, passed away at the age of 75 on Jan. 16. He joined Mellencamp’s band in 1982, playing and recording with them until 1999 when he decided to stop touring in order to be a stay-at-home dad. He continued playing music, however, performing with the groups No Net, Daisy Chain and, occasionally, the Mellencamp tribute band Mellencougar.
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Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull, the English singer and actress who made a hit single out of “As Tears Go By” and was one of the British Invasion’s most popular female artists, died in late January. She was 78. “I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull,” Mick Jagger wrote on social media. “She was so much part of my life for so long. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. She will always be remembered.”
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Gene Barge
Saxophonist Gene Barge, aka Daddy G, a founding member of the Church Street Five who recorded with the likes of Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Chuck Willis, Jackie Wilson and more, died on Feb. 2 at the age of 98.
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David Edward Byrd
David Edward Bryd, who created artwork for the likes of Kiss, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and more, died in February at the age of 83.
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Jamie Muir
Jamie Muir, drummer and percussionist who played on King Crimson’s Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, died in February at age 82. He left the band shortly after to become a Buddhist monk. “He had a volcanic effect on me,” former King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford said following the news, “professionally and personally, in the brief time we were together many years ago – an effect which I still remember half a century later.”
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Rick Buckler
Rick Buckler, drummer for the Jam, died at the age of 69 in February. “I’m thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking,” Jam frontman Paul Weller said on social media following the news. “To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey! We went far beyond our dreams and what we made stands the test of time.”
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Karl Cochran
Karl Cochran, a guitarist and songwriter who worked with Kiss and former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner, died in February, the result of a car accident. “He was loved by our fans worldwide,” Paul Stanley said of him on social media.
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler, former frontman of the Impressions, who also enjoyed a long solo career, died on Feb. 20 at the age of 85. In addition to working in music, Butler also served as a Commissioner for Cook County, Illinois from 1985 to 2018.
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Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist who enjoyed multiple No. 1 hits in the ’70s, died in February at the age of 88. She was best known for songs like “Killing Me Softly,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Where Is the Love.”
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Chris Jasper
Chris Jasper, singer, songwriter and keyboardist in the Isley Brothers, died on Feb. 23 at 73 years of age. He had been diagnosed with cancer the previous December. Following the end of the Isley Brothers in 1984, Jasper and two of his bandmates, Marvin and Ernie Isley, continued under the moniker Isley-Jasper-Isley.
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Robert John
Robert John, best known for his No. 1 hit 1979 song “Sad Eyes,” died in February. He was 79 years old. That song also earned John a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
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David Johansen
David Johansen, best known as the lead singer of pioneering punk band New York Dolls, died in February at the age of 75. Shortly before his death, Johansen had gone public with his Stage 4 cancer diagnosis, which was discovered five years ago. With Johansen at the helm, the New York Dolls’ first two albums became cult classics and early cornerstones of punk rock.
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Joey Molland
Joey Molland, the last remaining core member of Badfinger, died at the age of 77 after several months of health issues. Molland played guitar on seven Badfinger albums, plus contributed to George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass and The Concert For Bangladesh, and John Lennon’s Imagine.
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Peter Engel
Peter Engel, the TV producer best known for the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, died at the age of 88. Other credits include California Dreams, Hang Time, and City Guys.
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Brian James
Brian James, co-founding guitarist of the Damned, died at the age of 70 in early March. He was the lead songwriter for the band during their early years, and later went on to collaborate with the likes of Iggy Pop, Stewart Copeland of the Police and more.
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Herb Greene
Herb Greene, the photographer who took the cover photo of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘Surrealistic Pillow’ LP in his living room, died in March at 82 years of age. Greene also photographed the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and many more. Much of his work was published in Rolling Stone and other music publications.
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Jesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young, leader of the ’60s band the Youngbloods, died in March at 83 years old. Young sang lead on the counterculture favorite “Get Together” and wrote “Darkness, Darkness,” which gave Robert Plant a Grammy nomination.
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Marty Callner
Marty Callner, who directed music videos for Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again,” Aerosmith’s “(Dude) Looks Like a Lady” and more, died at age 78 in March. “Heartbreaking news,” David Coverdale said on social media. “What an amazing guy [and a] super talent.”
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Larry Tamblyn
Larry Tamblyn, who started his career as a solo artist in the ’50s and then co-founded the Standells in 1962, died in March at age 82. The Standells were best known for their 1966 No. 11 hit “Dirty Water.”
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Terry Manning
Terry Manning, a a producer and engineer that worked with the likes of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Joe Walsh and many others, died in March at the age of 77. “The people and places I’ve bumped into have been amazing,” Manning once said in a 2008 interview. “To have been in Stax, in Ardent, Abbey Road, Compass Point. I can’t believe it sometimes. I’m just lucky, very lucky, to have done all that.”
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Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer, who starred in movies like Top Gun, The Doors and Tombstone, died of pneumonia at age 65. He had previously survived a battle with throat cancer in 2014.
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Michael Hurley
Michael Hurley, a folk singer-songwriter who was a regular presence in the Greenwich Village music scene in the ’60s and ’70s, died on April 1 at the age of 83. His music was often described as “outsider folk,” but he continued making albums up until 2021, as well as performing live.
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Dave Allen
Dave Allen, who played bass in the English bands Gang of Four and Shriekback, died in April at the age of 69. He appeared on Gang of Four’s first two albums, 1979’s Entertainment! and 1981’s Solid Gold, before leaving to form Shriekback and record multiple albums with them.
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Clem Burke
Clem Burke, best known as the drummer in Blondie, died in April following a private battle with cancer. In addition to his work with the famous New Wave band, he also collaborated with Bob Dylan, the Ramones, Pete Townshend, Iggy Pop and many others. He was 70 years old.
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Jed the Fish
Los Angeles radio legend Edwin Gould III, better known by his on-air name “Jed the Fish,” died in April from lung cancer. He was 69 years old. Gould helped bring attention to artists like Depeche Mode, the Smiths, Duran Duran and the Pretenders on his KROQ show.
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Roger McLachlan
Roger McLachlan, a co-founder of the Little River Band and their original bassist, passed away in April at the age of 71. He had been battling pancreatic cancer. Additionally, he was a member of the band Late for Breakfast, and he also performed with the Melbourne group Stars, the fusion band Pyramid and others.
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Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker, who produced Queen’s A Night at the Opera, the Cars’ 1978 self-titled debut and Journey’s first two albums, among many others, died on April 12. He was 78 years old. He also served as engineer on albums by Dr. John, Yes, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Dusty Springfield and more.
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David Thomas
David Thomas, singer and cofounder of Pere Ubu, died in April at the age of 71. Pere Ubu formed in Cleveland in 1975, with Thomas remaining the sole constant member of the group. Their most recent album was released in 2023, but it was noted at the time of Thomas’ death that he had been recording a new album with the band.
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Mike Peters
Mike Peters, lead singer for the Alarm, died at the end of April aged 66. He had been battling cancer for 30 years. He was also an accomplished solo artist and cofounded a charity for cancer research.
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Michael B Tretow
Sound engineer Michael B Tretow, who worked on all but one of ABBA’s albums, passed away in May at the age of 90. He was also a co-owner of ABBA’s record label, Polar Music. “You meant more to us four in ABBA than anyone else,” Benny Andersson told the Swedish publication Aftonbladet following the news. “Our music lives on, it seems, and you are the one who made it timeless. You were a fantastic inspirer and joy-maker, and the finest sound engineer the world has ever seen.”
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George Wendt
George Wendt, best known for playing Norm Peterson on the sitcom Cheers, died in May at the age of 76. Wendt also made appearances on shows like Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Family Guy, plus multiple Saturday Night Live episodes.
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Jim Irsay
Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts NFL team and a large-scale collector of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia, passed away in May at the age of 65. His collection included guitars owned by Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, David Gilmour and many more.
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Simon House
Simon House, who played keyboards in Hawkwind’s Lemmy-era lineup before switching to violin with David Bowie in the late ’70s, died in May at 76. House also contributed to albums by Thomas Dolby, Mike Oldfield and more.
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Rick Derringer
Guitarist, songwriter and producer Rick Derringer passed away on May 26 following a medical episode that left him on life support. He was 77 years old. Over the course of his career, Derringer worked on albums by Steely Dan, Johnny and Edgar Winter, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Todd Rundgren and others, and he also enjoyed his own solo career, releasing numerous albums.
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Loretta Swit
Actress Loretta Swit, best known for her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV show M*A*S*H, died on May 30 at the age of 87. She won two Emmy Awards for that role, and also appeared on Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible, Mannix and many more.
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James Lowe
James Lowe, lead singer for the psychedelic rock band the Electric Prunes, died in May at the age of 82. Lowe was one of the group’s founding members. In 1966, they had a No. 11 hit with the song “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night).”
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Pepe Willie
Pepe Willie, a key figure in the early career of Prince, passed away at the age of 76 on May 31. Willie was instrumental in helping Prince arrange concerts and generally provided advice as the young musician’s career began in the Minneapolis music scene.
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Sly Stone
Sly Stone, the multifaceted frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died in June at the age of 82. He’d been battling COPD and other underlying health issues for some time.
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Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson, visionary of the Beach Boys, died in June at the age of 82. He had entered conservatorship in 2024 and suffered from dementia. “Brian Wilson, my friend, my classmate, my football teammate, my Beach Boy bandmate and my brother in spirit,” Al Jardine said in a statement, “I will always feel blessed that you were in our lives for as long as you were. … You were a humble giant who always made me laugh and we will celebrate your music forever.”
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Mick Ralphs
Mick Ralphs, a founding member of both Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, died in June at the age of 81. “He has left us with exceptional songs and memories,” the guitarist’s Bad Company bandmate Paul Rodgers said following the news. “He was my friend, my songwriting partner, an amazing and versatile guitarist who had the greatest sense of humor.”
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David Kaff
David Kaff, who was best known for portraying keyboardist Viv Savage in the 1984 movie This Is Spinal Tap, died in July 2025 at 79 years old. He was also a member. of several real-life bands, including the English prog rock group Rare Bird and Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom.
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Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness and joint pioneer of heavy metal as a member of Black Sabbath, died on July 22 at the age of 76. The legendary frontman had given his final solo performance and reunited with Black Sabbath at the Back to the Beginning concert less than three weeks before his death.
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George Kooymans
George Kooymans, the cofounding guitarist and colead singer of Golden Earring, passed away at the age of 77 — he had been diagnosed with ALS in 2021. Kooymans penned Golden Earring’s one and only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, “Twilight Zone.”
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Hulk Hogan
Professional WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan died at 71 years of age in July. He reportedly suffered cardiac arrest. The height of his fame, “Hulkmania,” took place in the ’80s.
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Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione, the legendary jazz musician, passed away at 84 years old. His career began as a member of Art Blakey’s band in the ’60s, and he later found success in the realm of jazz pop. His 1977 instrumental single, “Feels So Good,” went to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Paul Mario Day
Paul Mario Day, the original lead singer of Iron Maiden, passed away in late July at the age of 69. He was also the vocalist for the British heavy metal band More. The last time he sang with Maiden was in 2019 at a reunion concert in London.
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Michael Ochs
Michael Ochs, the famed photographic archivist, died on July 23 at 82 years old. Ochs’ collection included countless rock ‘n’ roll images from across decades. He was the younger brother of folk singer Phil Ochs.
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Flaco Jimenez
Singer-songwriter and accordionist Flaco Jimenez died at 86 years of age. Jimenez was well-known for his prominent role in Tex-Mex music, and he recorded with the likes of Dwight Yoakam, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.
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Loni Anderson
The actress Loni Anderson died in early August at age 79 after a long battle with an unspecified illness. She was best known for her role in WKPR in Cincinnati, but also appeared in The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980), Stroker Ace (1983), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and more.
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Terry Reid
Terry Reid, the British singer who turned down offers to sing with both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, died in August at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer. He also opened for the Rolling Stones, Cream, Fleetwood Mac and Jethro Tull.
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Bobby Whitlock
In August, Bobby Whitlock, who helped to found Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton, died at the age of 77. The organ and piano player was credited as a cowriter on half of the 14 songs on Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs alongside Clapton, and he also contributed various instrumentation to George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass.
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Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Ronnie Rondell Jr., the stuntman who appeared covered in flames on the front of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here album, passed away at the age of 88. Rondell Jr. was set ablaze 15 times — using a suit and wig soaked in flame retardant — before the iconic image was finally captured.
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Bret Hinds
Bret Hinds, former guitarist and vocalist for Mastodon, died as a result of a motorcycle accident that took place in Atlanta. He was 51 years old. “We are in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief,” Mastodon said in a statement posted to social media. “We are heartbroken, shocked, and still trying to process the loss of this creative force with whom we’ve shared so many triumphs, milestones, and the creation of music that has touched the hearts of so many.”
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Tom Shipley
Tom Shipley of Brewer & Shipley, the duo best known for their 1971 hit “One Toke Over the Line,” died in early September at 84 years old. (Shipley’s musical partner Mike Brewer died in 2024.)
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Rick Davies
Founding frontman of Supertramp Rick Davies died on Sept. 6 at the age of 81 after a 10 year battle with Multiple Myeloma. Davies was the lone constant member of the band since its formation in 1970, and he wrote and sang lead on several of the best known songs, including “Bloody Well Right,” “Crime of the Century” and “Goodbye Stranger.”
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Bobby Hart
Bobby Hart, who cowrote Monkees hits like “Last Train to Clarksville” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” passed away in September at 86 years old. Along with Tommy Boyce, Hart also helped pen the Monkees’ theme song, and as a duo, Boyce and Hart scored three Top 40 hits of their own.
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Viv Prince
English drummer Viv Prince died at 84 in September. He was famous for his raucous style of playing and general eccentricity that was said to influence Keith Moon. Prince drummed primarily with the Pretty Things, appearing on their first two albums, but also performed with the Who, Hawkwind and others.
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Sonny Curtis
Sonny Curtis, who worked with Buddy Holly in the Crickets and wrote the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died in late September at the age of 88. He also penned the ’60s hits “Walk Right Back” and “I Fought the Law.”
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Joe Stevens
Joe Stevens passed away in September at the age of 87. He was once a road manager for the Byrds and the Lovin’ Spoonful, before embarking on a career as a rock photographer. Over the course of many years, he photographed the likes of David Bowie, John Lennon, the Clash and many more. For most of the ’70s, he worked for NME in London, but also took photos of New York’s punk scene.
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Danny Thompson
Bassist Danny Thompson, who played with Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, John Martyn and more, died at the age of 86 in late September. He also was a founding member of the jazz-folk band Pentangle and released six solo albums of his own.
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Chris Dreja
Chris Dreja, one of the five original members of the Yardbirds, died in the beginning of October at the age of 79 “after years of health problems,” according to a statement from his sister-in-law. Following his time with the Yardbirds, Dreja pursued a career in photography as well as played in a band called Box of Frogs. He then returned to the Yardbirds when they reformed in 1992, playing with them until a series of strokes forced him to quit in 2013.
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John Lodge
John Lodge of the Moody Blues passed away “suddenly and unexpectedly” in October at the age of 82, though no immediate cause of death was given. Lodge joined the Moody Blues in 1966, two years after their formation, and served as bassist, co-lead singer and songwriter. He was best known for 1973’s “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band),” a Top 20 hit in the U.S.
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Thommy Price
Thommy Price, who drummed for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for nearly 30 years, died at 68 years old. “He was a drummer’s drummer and admired by so many,” the Blackhearts posted on their social media. Price also worked with Billy Idol on Rebel Yell, plus music by Debbie Harry, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie Wood, Blue Oyster Cult, Steve Lukather and many more.
