In MemoriamHenry Fambrough, the last surviving original member of The Spinners, dies at 85 The Associated Press • Feb 8, 2024Fambrough was the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group, whose hits included "It's a Shame," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "The Rubberband Man."
In MemoriamRemembering Silent Servant, a DJ who changed dance music in Minneapolis and beyondMichaelangelo Matos • Jan 30, 2024On Friday, Jan. 19, techno DJ and producer John (Juan) Mendez was found dead in a downtown loft in Los Angeles.
In MemoriamMary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, has diedEmma Bowman • Jan 22, 2024With the 1960s pop girl group, Weiss found fame as a 15-year-old. She died on Friday, according to her husband.
In MemoriamSinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, coroner says Elizabeth Blair • Jan 9, 2024The Irish singer died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. A tribute concert for O'Connor and Irish artist Shane MacGowan is planned for March in New York.
In MemoriamDavid Soul, of TV's 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80 The Associated Press • Jan 5, 2024Soul was a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo "Starsky & Hutch" and topped the music charts with the ballad "Don't Give Up on Us."
In MemoriamLes McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88Nate Chinen • Jan 2, 2024An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
In Memoriam2023 Remembered from The CurrentJill Riley, Derrick Stevens, Reed Fischer, Luke Taylor, Lindsay Kimball and David Safar • Dec 29, 2023Join The Current in honoring the life, music, and legacy of artists we lost this year with 2023 Remembered from The Current. This two-hour musical tribute is a celebration of all sounds — from indie to influential — and a way to unite in paying homage to the artists who have shaped music history.
Home StoriesLaura Lynch, founding member of The Chicks, dies at 65 in Texas car crashChloe Veltman • Dec 23, 2023The musician, who played bass and sang with the influential all-women country music band from 1989 to 93, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
In MemoriamDenny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79The Associated Press • Dec 6, 2023Laine joined Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder to form the Moody Blues and sang lead on the group's first hit, "Go Now." His death comes 50 years after the release of McCartney's Band on the Run album.
In MemoriamShane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65Neda Ulaby • Nov 30, 2023Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues.