Obituaries

Songwriter and guitarist Gary Rossington, the last founding member of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 71.  Rossington co-wrote the band's most successful single, "Sweet Home Alabama."... Read More...

Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has passed away, aged 56, after several months in hospital. Steve Mackey, best known as the bassist of the Sheffield indie band Pulp, has died at age 56, his family confirmed on Ins... Read More...

Canadian drummer Robbie Bachman, a founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died. He was 69. His brother and bandmate Randy Bachman took to Twitter to make the announcement. "Another sad departure. T... Read More...

The only child of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, has died at age 54. Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter and the only child of rock and roll pioneer Elvis Presley, has died after suffering cardiac arre... Read More...

Jeff Beck, legendary guitar innovator whose career spanned decades, has died at age 78. One of the most influential and admired guitarists in rock history, Jeff Beck, has died at age 78 in a hospital near hi... Read More...

Memphis rapper and Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo dead at 43. Lola Mitchell, better known as Gangsta Boo, died at the age of 43 after she was found unresponsive while visiting a friend's home in Memphis. S... Read More...

Anita Pointer, a founding member of The Pointer Sisters, dies at 74, surrounded by her family. Anita Pointer, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and a founding member of the original Pointer Sisters, died ... Read More...