Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Monday, January 12, 2026

RIP Bob Weir

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The legendary Grateful Dead member Bob Weir passed away over the weekend, he was 78 . 
Thursday, December 4, 2025

RIP Steve Cropper

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The legendary Steve Cropper has passed away , he was 84.  Cropper was an architect of the American classic soul sound being a songwriter a...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

RIP Todd Snider

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RtBE are sad to learn of the passing of Todd Snider , he was 59.
Friday, August 1, 2025

Remembering Jerry Garcia

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On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and  as we have done in the pas t we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the be...
Friday, November 29, 2024

Full Show Friday: Phil Lesh Quintet - Port Chester NY 3-6-24 @ Capitol Theater

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We search the murky back waters of youtube to find  full concerts  and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us c...
Friday, November 1, 2024

Full Show Friday: Phil Lesh Quintet - 7/28/01 Camden, NJ

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We search the murky back waters of youtube to find  full concerts  and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us c...
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Remembering Jerry Garcia

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On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and  as we have done in the pas t we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the be...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

RIP Kerry 'Fatman' Hunter

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Unfortunately Kerry 'Fatman' Hunter was killed by a drunk driver in New Orleans. Sad news: RtBE dug Fatman having seen him play wi...
Monday, January 22, 2024

RIP Mary Weiss

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Mary Weiss has died.   The lead singer of The Shangri-Las was reportedly 75. RtBE are big fans of Weiss and the band, having loved their tou...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

RIP Shane MacGowan

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Shane MacGowan has died, he was 65.  The front man of The Pogues ( amongst other musical endeavors) was a rebel poet, a world class addict ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Remembering Jerry Garcia

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On this day way back in 1942 Jerome Garcia was born and  as we have done in the pas t we wanted to take a second to remember Jerry in the be...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

RIP Harry Belafonte

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Activist, artist Harry Belafonte has passed away, he was 96 years old.  Usually for RIP's I make a brief comment, post a song, and dir...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

RIP Huey "Piano" Smith

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Huey "Piano" Smith passed away at his home in Baton Rouge, he was 89. Here is some info on his life from nola.com .  Smith was ins...
Friday, December 23, 2022

RIP Walter "Wolfman" Washington

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The New Orleans legend Walter "Wolfman" Washington passed away today, he was 79.  Here is more on the man who RtBE was lucky en...
Friday, October 28, 2022

RIP Jerry Lee Lewis

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Jerry Lee Lewis has passed away, he was 87 .  RtBE are huge fans of The Killer, and got the chance to see him live at Town Hall years ago...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

RIP Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn passed away today.  The legendary country music star was 90.  RtBE reviewed a few of her late career albums and always dug h...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

RIP Michael Henderson

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Michael Henderson passed away yesterday at the age of 71.  Henderson was an incredibly gifted and influential bassist who played jazz, soul...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

RIP Mark Lanegan

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Mark Lanegan has died, he was 57. The NY Times has more information RtBE is saddened by the news. Lanegan was one of the first artists we ...
Friday, January 21, 2022

RIP Meatloaf

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Marvin Lee Aday aka Meatloaf passed away today, he was 74 . While RtBE can't support his recent Covid stances and playing politics with ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

RIP Rachel Nagy

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Unfortunately Rachel Nagy, the lead singer of The Detroit Cobras has died, she was just thirty seven .  The Cobras are a favorite of RtBE  ...