Richard Podolor was an American musician known for such songs as “The Quiet Surf” which is featured on The Rising Surf (1963).
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RIP Richard Pratt (? – 2022)
Richard Pratt was an American singer and co-founder of the American band Blue Magic.
Blue Magic was one of the more popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group was one of the earliest acts produced by Norman Harris. Backed by the MFSB house band, they are known for such recordings as “Welcome to the Club” (1974).
That song is featured on Grass Roots: Ashley Beedle (1999).
RIP Denroy Morgan (1946 – 2022)
Denroy Morgan was a Jamaican singer. He is known for such recordings as “I’ll Do Anything For You” (1981).
RIP Mark Lanegan (1964 – 2022)
Mark Lanegan was an American singer, songwriter, author, and musician known for such compositions as “The Gravedigger’s Song” (2011).
Then there is “Crystalised”, a cover of a The xx song, which is featured on a rather interesting mix tape.
RIP Gary Brooker (1945 – 2022)
Gary Brooker was an English singer-songwriter known for co-writing “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (1967).
RIP Sandy Nelson (1938 – 2022)
Sandy Nelson was an American drummer known for such compositions as “Let There Be Drums” (1961).
Incredible Bongo Band‘s oft sampled rendition of this instrumental was released in 1973.
RIP Howard Grimes (1941 – 2022)
Howard Grimes was an American drummer, known for playing on such recordings as Ann Peebles’s “I Can’t Stand the Rain” (1973).
RIP Ian McDonald (1946 – 2022)
Ian McDonald was an English composer and musician, best-known as a founding member of King Crimson with whom he co-composed “21st Century Schizoid Man” (1969).
Syl Johnson (1936 – 2022)
Syl Johnson was an American singer known for compositions such as “Is It Because I’m Black” (1969), a musical composition performed and co-written by Johnson.
RIP George Crumb (1929 – 2022)
George Crumb was an American composer known for such compositions as Black Angels (1971). Black Angels is featured in “Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie” (2003), a list of records by David Bowie published in Vanity Fair.