Birthdays & Obituaries

Soulive and Van Hunt pay homage to Sly Stone, Brian Wilson and D’Angelo with their new ‘Flowers At Your Feet’ single.

Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to his childhood friend and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died at age 59.

Core surviving members of the Grateful Dead – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart – shared messages honoring their former bandmate, Donna Jean Godchaux, who died at age 78.

Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux has died at age 78.

My Morning Jacket highlighted their Halloween concert in Atlanta with multiple nods to Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne.

New Jersey’s Dogs In A Pile paid tribute to renowned Philadelphia rock radio host Pierre Robert, who sadly died on Wednesday.

Watch Questlove read the article he wrote for Rolling Stone honoring his late friend and collaborator D’Angelo.

Daniel Donato stacked his encore at The Capitol Theatre with Grateful Dead songs in honor of bassist Phil Lesh on the first anniversary of his death.

Jack DeJohnette, the influential drummer who performed with Miles Davis and many other top jazz musicians, died at age 83.

Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has died at age 74.

R&B and neo-soul legend D’Angelo has died at 51 due to pancreatic cancer.

My Morning Jacket covered John Prine’s “All The Best” on what would have been the renowned singer-songwriter’s 79th birthday.

Low Cut Connie dedicated their concert at First Avenue to longtime stage manager Conrad Sverkerson, who died this week at age 66.

A classic song by The Beatles was covered just twice by the Grateful Dead with Ron “Pigpen” McKernan.

System Of A Down paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by breaking out a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Snowblind” during their first of two concerts at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.