Roger Kynard 'Roky' Erickson

guitarist, singer, harmonica player, pianist

15.07.1947 - 31.05.2019

Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. In late 1965, at age 18, Erickson co-founded the 13th Floor Elevators. He and bandmate Tommy Hall were the main songwriters.

David Curtis Glover (Tony 'Little Sun' Glover)

harmonica player, singer

07.10.1939 - 29.05.2019

David Curtis Glover, better known as Tony "Little Sun" Glover, was an American blues musician and music critic. He was a harmonica player and singer who was most notably associated with "Spider" John Koerner and Dave "Snaker" Ray in the early 1960s folk revival. Together, the three released albums under the name Koerner, Ray & Glover. Glover was also the author of diverse "harp" (blues harmonica) songbooks and a co-author, along with Ward Gaines and Scott Dirks, of an award-winning biography of Little Walter, Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story.

Huelyn Wayne Duvall

guitarist, singer

18.08.1939 - 15.05.2019

Huelyn Wayne Duvall is an American rock and roll and rockabilly musician. Duvall is known for his 1950's recordings such as "Little Boy Blue", "Boom Boom Baby", "Three Months To Kill", "Pucker Paint", and "Double Talkin' Baby", among others. He has performed with Eddie Cochran, Johnny Horton, Bobby Darin, Dale Hawkins, The Champs, and others.

Michael Ray Wilhelm

guitarist, singer, songwriter

18.03.1942 - 14.05.2019

Michael Ray Wilhelm was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the influential Bay Area band the Charlatans, who have been widely credited as starting the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic scene during the 1960s.

After the Charlatans disbanded, Wilhelm formed a trio called Loose Gravel in the early 1970s. Loose Gravel only released one single during their existence, but there have been several subsequent issues of material.

After Loose Gravel broke up, Wilhelm spent six years as lead guitarist with the Flamin' Groovies and toured Europe and elsewhere with the band. He played on two of the Flamin' Groovies studio albums, Flamin' Groovies Now (1978) and Jumpin' in the Night (1979).

Wilhelm also released several solo albums, including Wilhelm, Wood & Wire, and Mean Ol' Frisco. The latter album featured musical contributions from original Charlatans member Richard Olsen, ex-members of Quicksilver Messenger Service John Cipollina and Greg Elmore, and songs by harmonica player and photographer Sandy Guy Schoenfeld. Wilhelm, Cipollina, Schoenfeld, and Eric Rhein from the Mean 'Ol Frisco album sessions can all be seen in the 1988 film '68 as musicians playing a 1960s-style free concert in the park.

Sol Yaged

clarinetist

08.12.1922 - 11.05.2019

Sol Yaged was an American jazz clarinetist who was strongly influenced by Benny Goodman. Yaged was born in Brooklyn, New York and began playing the clarinet at the age of 12. He studied under a clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic but turned down a classical career to play jazz in New York City nightclubs, such as Jimmy Ryan's and the Swing Club.

After serving in the Army for three years during World War II, Yaged played clarinet with professional groups continuously for over 70 years, with such musicians as Phil Napoleon, Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen, and Jack Teagarden. Beginning in the 1960s, he began working primarily as an ensemble leader in New York City. In the 1990s he worked in Felix Endico's swing band.

James Barney 'J. R.' Cobb Jr. (J. R. Cobb)

guitarist, songwriter

05.02.1944 - 04.05.2019

James Barney "J. R." Cobb Jr. was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing "Spooky" and "Stormy", among others, as a member of the Classics IV, plus "Champagne Jam" and "Do It Or Die", among others, as a founding member of the Atlanta Rhythm Section.