Die Welt: Dan Haggerty, der Mann in den Bergen ist tot
American actor Dan Haggerty who played Grizzly Adams has passed away on 15 Jan 2016 in Burbank, CA, after a battle with cancer. He was 74. Haggerty also played a small part in the Elvis movie "Girl Happy".
Mott the Hoople drummer Dale Griffin dies, aged 67
Mott the Hoople drummer Dale Griffin has died, aged 67, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. He died in his sleep on Sunday night (17 Jan) according to Mott’s manager.
Links:
Uncut.Co UK: Dale Griffin, Mott The Hoople Drummer, Dies
The Guardian: Mott the Hoope Drummer ...
RIP Glenn Frey, Eagles Founder
Another sad loss: Eagles founder and guitarist Glenn Frey, passed away in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016. Glenn Frey was a Member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Link: Eagles.com
Jimmy Bain, Bassist der Bands Dio und Rainbow, verstorben.
Wie heute bekannt wurde, ist der Rockmusiker Jimmy Bain am 24. Januar 2016 im Alter von 68 Jahren verstorben. Ritchie Blackmore hatte ihn seinerzeit in die Band Rainbow geholt, wo er bei deren Alben "Rising" und "On Stage" mitwirkte.
1983 schloss er sich DIO an und war dort während deren erfolgreichster Phase tätig. Zuletzt war Jimmy Mitglied in der Band "Last In Line".
Über die Todesursache gibt es derzeit keine näheren Angaben.
Singer Colin Vearncombe, also known as "Black" dead: 'Wonderful Life' singer died aged 53 in a car crash. A statement on his FB site reads "Colin Vearncombe, 26/5/1962 - 26/1/2016, You'll never walk alone. A full statement will follow shortly.”
And it doesn't stop .....
RIP Paul Kantner, Co-founder of Jefferson Airplane, who passed away in San Francisco on 28 Jan 2016 at the age of 74.

RIP Sir Terry Wogan.Last day in January, and more shocking news: Sir Terry Wogan passed away after struggling briefly with cancer. His famous BBC show "Weekend Wogan" was well-known in Britain and Europe, he featured class acts e.g. Elio Pace, Albert Lee and many others. A brilliant broadcaster, also doing charity work for "Children in need". He will be sadly missed.




