And so we come to the end of another year, and it's time to reflect on all those musicians and singers who sadly left this earthly world to join the ever expanding jam session in the ether, it sure had some greats join the band this year.

 Jimmy Castor

  Fred Milano (Belmonts)

  Tom Ardolino (N.R.B.Q.)

   Dave Alexander (Bluesman)

  Johnny Otis 

 Walter Gaines (Originals)

  Etta James

  Whitney Houston 

 Mark Reale (Riot)   Dory Previn  Michael Davis (MC5) 

  Louisiana Red (Blues) 

  Davy Jones    Ronnie Montrose    Jimmy Ellis (Tramps)

  Big Walter Price (Blues)                      Michael Hossack (Doobie Bros)                              Ced Sharpley (Dramatis)

 Earl Scruggs 

 James Marshall who will crank it up

 Barney McKenna (Dubliners)

 Levon Helm

 Burt Weedon

 Gregg Hamm (Men at Work)

 Tommy Marth (The Killers)

  Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)

 Donald "Duck" Dunn (Booker T & MG's)

 Chuck Brown  Donna Summer

 Robin Gibb

 Peter Jones (Crowded House)

 Brian Hibbard (Flying Pickets)

 John Harriso (Hawkwind Bassist)

 Robert Nix (Atlanta Rhythm Section)

 Doc Watson  Herb Reed (Platters)

 Bob Welch

 Jon Lord

 Kitty Wells  Scott McKenzie

 Bob Babbit (Funk Brothers)

 Big Walter Smith (Bluesman)

 Jimmy Jones

  Stuart Swanlund (Marshall Tucker Band)

 Marvin Hamlisch

 Ranking Trevor  Max Bygraves

 Maggie Ross (Blues Singer)

 Joe South  Andy Williams

  Lillian Lopez ( Odyssey)

 Frank Wilson (Motown legend)

 Big Jim Sullivan (Super session man)

 Rick Chadock (White Sister)

 Jo Dunne (Fuzzbox)  Clive Dunn

 Michael Dunford (Nashville Teens)

 Ian Campbell (Folk legend)
 Dave Brubeck
 Huw Lloyd Langton (Hawkwind)
 Ravi Shankar
 Jimmy McCracklin (Bluesman)
 Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly)
 Mike Scaccia (Ministry & Rigor Mortis)
 Ray Collins (Mothers of Invention)
 Fontella Bass

R.I.P. everyone of them, what a gig that could be !!