On January 17, 2023, Van Conner died aged 55. He was musician (bass, guitar), member of bands Explosive Generation, Solomon Grundy, member of the live lineup of Dinosaur Jr., founding member of Gardener and VALIS, but was best known as bass player of Screaming Trees.
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Jet Black
On December 6, 2022, Brian John Duffy aka Jet Black died aged 84. He was musician (drums), best known as the founding member and drummer of The Stranglers.
Mimi Parker
On November 5, 2022, Mimi Parker died aged 55. She was musician (drums) and singer, founding member, drummer and vocalist of the band Low.
Alan Lancaster
On September 26, 2021, Alan Charles Lancaster died aged 72. He was musician (bass guitar, guitar, drums) and singer, member of bands The Scorpions, The Spectres, The Party Band and The Bombers, but was best known as founding member, bass player and vocalist of Status Quo.
Nicky Moore
On August 2, 2022, Nicholas Charles ‘Nicky’ Moore died aged 75. He singer, founding member of the band Hackensack, member of the bands Tiger and Mammoth, participated in the project From Behind, founding member and leader of the band Nicky Moore and the Blues Corporation, but was best known as member and singer of Samson.
Nathan “Joey” Jordison
On July 26, 2021, Nathan Jonas “Joey” Jordison died aged 46. He was musician (drums, guitar), performed with Rob Zombie, Metallica, Korn, Ministry, Otep, Satyricon, Murderdolls, Scar the Martyr and Sinsaenum but was best known as founding member and drummer of Slipknot. In 2010, the readers of the magazine “Rhythm”, voted him “The Best drummer of the previous 25 years”.
Ronald Hawkins
On May 29, 2022, Ronald Hawkins died aged 87. He was singer, song-writer, talent scout and musician’s mentor, known as “Rompin’ Ronnie”, “Mr. Dynamo” or “The Hawk”. He was founding member and leader of the band The Hawks. As leader he released 21 albums.
Andy Fletcher
On May 26, 2022, Andrew John Leonard Fletcher died aged 60. He was musician (keyboards, synthesizers, bass, samplers), DJ and manager, member of the band No Romance, but was best known as founding member of Depeche Mode. In 2020, Fletcher was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of Depeche Mode.
Marko Brecelj
On February 4, 2022, Marko Brecelj died aged 70. He was musician (guitar), singer and song writer, member of Trije črnci, Duo Zlatni zubi, Marjanov čudni zajec, Javna Dvaja, worked with SRP, Strelnikoff, but was best known as founding member, singer and main lyricist of the band Buldožer. As leader Brecelj released four albums.
Peter Frederick Way
On August 14, 2020. Peter Frederick Way died aged 69. He was musician (bass guitar) and songwriter, founding member of Fastway, and Waysted, member of The Plot, and Michael Schenker Group, performed with Ozzy Osbourne, but was best known as member and bass player of UFO. As leader, he released three albums.
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