GGR HALL OF FAME
  • 2020s
  • 2010s
  • 2000s
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • 1970s
  • 1960s
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​Golden Grooves Radio remembers all the musicians who have passed away over the years. The list is extensive. Here we showcase some of those who have made a ​significant impact on popular music.

2023

JEFF BECK BORN - JUN 24 1944 DIED - JAN 10 2023 AGE - 78 (bacterial meningitis)
DAVIS CROSBY BORN - AUG 14 1941 DIED - JAN 19 2023 AGE - 81 (natural causes)

2022

RONNIE SPECTOR BORN - AUG 10 1943 DIED - JAN 12 2022 AGE - 78 (Cancer)
MEATLOAF BORN - SEP 27 1947 DIED - JAN 20 2022 AGE - 74 (Covid 19)
GARY BROOKER BORN - 29 MAY 1945 DIED - 19 FEB 2022 AGE - 76 (Cancer)
TAYLOR HAWKINS BORN - FEB 17 1972 DIED - MAR 25 2022 AGE - 50 (Unknown)
C W MCCALL BORN - 15 NOV 1928 DIED - 1 APR 2022 AGE - 93 (Cancer)
BOBBY RYDELL BORN - APR 26 1942 DIED - APR 5 2022 AGE - 79 (pneumonia)
ANDREW WOOLFOLK BORN - OCT 11 1950 DIED - APR 24 2022 AGE - 71 (Unknown illness)
NAOMI JUDD BORN - JAN 11 1946 DIED - APR 30 2022 AGE - 76 (mental illness)
VANGELIS BORN - 29 MAR 1943 DIED - 17 MAY 2022 AGE - 79 (Unknown)
ALAN WHITE BORN - JUN 14 1949 DIED - MAY 26 2022 AGE - 72 (Unknown)
ANDY FLETCHER BORN - JUL 8 1961 DIED - MAY 26 2022 AGE - 60 (Natural Causes)
ALEC JOHN SUCH BORN - NOV 14 1951 DIED - JUN 5 2022 AGE - 70 (Unknown)
JIM SEALS BORN - OCT 17 1941 DIED - JUN 6 2022 AGE - 80 (chronic ongoing illness)
JUDITH DURHAM BORN - JULY 3 1943 DIED - AUG 5 2022 AGE - 79 (lung disease)
OLIVIA-NEWTON-JOHN BORN - SEP 28 1948 DIED - AUG 8 2022 AGE - 73 (unknown)
LAMONT DOZIER BORN - JUN 16 1941 DIES - AUG 8 2022 AGE - 81 (unknown)
LORETTA LYNN BORN - APR 14 1932 DIED - OCT 4 2022 AGE - 90 (unknown)
JERRY LEE LEWIS BORN - SEP 29 1935 DIED - OCT 28 2022 AGE - 87 (Natural Causes)
IRENE CARA BORN - MAR 18 1959 DIED - NOV 25 2022 AGE - 63 (unknown)
CHRISTINE MCVIE BORN - JUL 12 1943 DIED - NOV 30 2022 AGE - 79 (unknown)

2021

SARAH DASH BORN - AUG 18 1945 DIED - SEP 20 2021 AGE - 76 (Unknown)
MARIA MENDIOLA BORN - APR 4 1952 DIED - SEP 11 2021 AGE - 69 (Unknown)
BRIAN TRAVERS BORN - FEB 7 1959 DIED - AUG 23 2021 AGE - 62 (Brain Cancer)
CHARLIE WATTS BORN - JUN 2 1941 DIED - AUG 24 2021 AGE - 80 (Throat Cancer)
LEE SCRATCH PERRY BORN - MAR 20 1936 DIED - AUG 29 2021 AGE 85 (Unknown Illness)
NANCI GRIFFITH BORN - JUL 6 1953 DIED - AUG 13 2021 AGE - 68 (Cancer)
DON EVERLY BORN - FEB 1 1937 DIED - AUG 20 2021 AGE - 84 (Unknown)
DUSTY HILL BORN - MAY 19 1949 DIED - JUL 28 2021 AGE - 72 (Natural Causes)
TOM T HALL BORN - MAY 25 1936 DIED - AUG 20 2021 AGE - 85 (Unknown)
PHIL SPECTOR BORN - DEC 26 1939 DIED - JAN 16 2021 (Covid 19)
GRAEME EDGE BORN - MAR 30 1931 DIED - NOV 11 2021 AGE - 80 (Unknown)
JOHN MILES BORN - APR 23 1949 DIED - DEC 5 2021 AGE - 72 (Unknown)
STEVE BRONSKI BORN - FEB 7 1960 DIED - DEC 9 2021 AGE - 61 (unknown)
MICHAEL NESMITH BORN - DEC 30 1942 DIED - DEC 10 2021 AGE - 78 (Natural Causes)

2020

KENNY ROGERS BORN - AUG 21 1938 DIED - MAR 20 2020 AGE - 82 (Natural Causes)
CHRS DARROW BORN - JUL 20 1944 DIED - JAN 15 2020 AGE - 76 (Stroke)
BARBARA MARTIN BORN - JUN 16 1943 DIED - MAR 4 2020 AGE - 77 (Unknown)
NEIL LANDON BORN - JUL 26 1941 DIED - MAR 26 2020 AGE - 79 (Cancer)
BILL WITHERS BORN - JUL 4 1938 DIED - MAR 30 2020 AGE - 82 (Heart Attack)
BOBBY LEWIS BORN - FEB 17 1933 DIED - APR 28 2020 AGE - 87 (Pneumonia)
LITTLE RICHARD BORN - DEC 5 1932 DIED - MAY 9 2020 AGE - 88 (Bone Cancer)
STEVE PRIEST BORN - FEB 23 1948 DIED - JUN 4 2020 AGE 72 (Unknown)
VERA LYNN BORN - MAR 20 1917 DIED - JUN 18 2020 AGE 103 (Old Age)
TAMI LYNN BORN - JAN 25 1939 DIED - JUN 26 2020 AGE 78 (Unknown)
CHARLIE DANIELS BORN - OCT 28 1936 DIED - JUL 6 2020 AGE - 83 (Stroke)
WAYNE FONTANA BORN - OCT 28 1945 DIED - AUG 5 2020 AGE - 74 (Cancer)
TRINI LOPEZ BORN - MAY 15 1937 DIED - AUG 11 2020 AGE - 83 (Covid19)
HELEN REDDY BORN - OCT 25 1941 DIED - 29 SEP 2020 AGE 65 (Throat Cancer)
VAN HALEN BORN - JAN 26 1955 DIED - OCT 6 2020 AGE - 65 (Throat Cancer)
JOHNNY NASH BORN - AUG 16 1940 DIED - OCT 6 2020 AGE - 80 (Natural Causes)
SPENCER DAVIS BORN - JUL 17 1939 DIED - OCT 19 2020 AGE - 81 (Heart Attack)
LEN BARRY BORN - JUN 12 1942 DIED - NOV 5 2020 AGE - 78 (Mmyelodysplasia)
CHARLEY PRIDE BORN - MAR 18 1934 DIED - DEC 12 2020 AGE - 86 (Covid 19)
2010s
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