riley rock index
music’s metaportal: critical clicks
Obituaries 2023
David Lindley 1944-2023
Wayne Shorter 1933-2023
“Mr. Shorter had a sly, confiding style on the tenor saxophone, instantly identifiable by his low-gloss tone and elliptical sense of phrase. His sound was brighter on soprano, an instrument on which he left an incalculable influence; he could be inquisitive, teasing or elusive, but always with a pinpoint intonation and clarity of attack…” Nate Chinen, New York Times
Chuck Jackson 1937-2023
Burt Bacharach 1928-2023
Jeff Beck 1944-2023
Obituaries 2022
Ian Tyson 1933-2022
Loretta Lynn 1932-2022 (see riley rock report)
see Hanif Abdurraqib in The New York Times: “…Songs about never wanting to love again pressed up against songs about falling in love…”
Coolio 1963-2022
Ramsey Lewis 1935-2022
Jerry Allison, Crickets 1939-2022
Mo Ostin, 1927-2022
Ronnie Hawkins 1935-2022
Alan White 1949-2022
Naomi Judd 1946-2022
Ian McDonald, King Crimson 1946-2022
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters 1972-2022
Bobby Rydell 1940-2022