December 3, 2014 – Ian McLagan died of a stroke at age 69
McLagan became interested in rock & roll when he heard “Rock Around the Clock” at the age of 10. Initially
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Rock Music
December 2, 2006 – Dutch singer Mariska Veres from Shocking Blue died of cancer at the age of 59.
Veres’ father was the Hungarian Romani violinist Lajos Veres; her mother was born in Germany of French and Russian parents.
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November 30, 2000 – Bassist Scott Smith a member of Loverboy, died at age 45.
He was sailing his boat, the 11-meter (36-foot) Sea Major, with two friends off the coast of San Francisco near
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December 4, 1988 – Roy Orbison played his final gig
The concert was professionally recorded (“It’s Over” appears on the Roy Orbison box set “The Soul of Rock and Roll”)
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December 4, 1976 Tummy Bolin died from a heroin overdose
Bolin began his musical career on drums when he was thirteen and played them for two years, then switched to
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December 2, 1997 Michael Hedges died in a car crash
Hedges was born the son of Dr. Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen. His life in music began
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December4, 1993 Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer
On December 6th, his family publicly announced that “Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6:00 pm
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December 1, 2012 – The three remaining members of Led Zeppelin received a prestigious Kennedy Center award from Barack Obama
DECEMBER 1, 2012 – The three remaining members of Led Zeppelin received a prestigious Kennedy Center award from Barack Obama for
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