Four rock drummers have died so far this month. Okay, this is really getting creepy!
Vinnie Paul, legendary drummer for Pantera, Damageplan and Hellyeah, dead at 54
https://www.billboard.com/articles/n...eplan-hellyeah
George Cameron, drummer and founding member of the Left Banke, a New York quintet known for Walk Away Renee in 1966 and Pretty Ballerina in 1967, has left this earth. He died today of cancer at age 70.
Left Banke drummer George Cameron, 1947-2018
http://www.mchoulfuneralhome.com/boo...e/obituary.php
Ingram's 50-year career included 21 years at WABC and 12 years at WCBS-FM.
New York radio legend Dan Ingram dead at 83
https://wcbs880.radio.com/articles/n...ingram-dead-83
In 1989, Harrison and his son opened Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Boulevard. Since 2009, the business, which is open 24 hours a day, has been featured on Pawn Stars, the History Channel's highest-rated program.
Richard 'Old Man' Harrison, regular on Pawn Stars, dead at 77
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard...is-dead-at-77/
Among her many tv and film roles, she appeared in two Elvis Presley movies, Spinout and Paradise Hawaiian Style. She was so embarrassed by her role as a lesbian stripper in the 1967 detective film Tony Rome, she asked for her name to be removed from the credits and from all advertising. The movie posters included her picture, though.
Land Of The Giants star Deanna Lund dies at 81
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/de...aaWt?ocid=AMZN
In 1951-52, Jackson played guitar in an r&b group called the Falcons. Another member, Pookie Hudson, went on to found the Spaniels. Jackson was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame in 2014.
Joe Jackson, manager and patriarch of the musical Jackson family, dead at 89
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/enter...bit/index.html
The band formed in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia. Among their hits: Trashy Women, Elvis & Andy, Jesus & Mama, Queen Of Memphis and Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind.
Wayne Secrest, Confederate Railroad bassist, dead at 68
http://www.wideopencountry.com/wayne...rate-railroad/
Montreal-born actor Daniel Pilon co-starred on Dallas, Ryan's Hope, Guiding Light, Days Of Our Lives and Vampire High.
Canadian actor Daniel Pilon dies at 77
http://www.timescolonist.com/enterta...ays-1.23350797
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pilon
Ed Simons, a violinst and music teacher and the oldest active conductor in America, died June 26 at age 101. He formed a symphony orchestra in 1952 and led it for more than 60 years. He conducted eight Broadway musicals including Camelot and My Fair Lady. On September 11, 2017, at age 100, he conducted a performance of Samuel Barber's Adagio in Nyack, New York. In 2016, his daughter Jo wrote and published his biography, My Father Wakes Up Laughing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Simons_(conductor)
Soto played in several punk-rock bands: the Adolescents, Agent Orange, Legal Weapon, Joyride, 22 Jacks, Manic Hispanic and Twisted Hearts.
Steve Soto, Adolescents co-founder and guitarist, dead at 54
http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/stev...ents-has-died/
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