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Surviving rock and roll heroes

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:30 pm

Jerry Lee's passing has made me think (again) about the dwindling list of original rock and roll heroes that are still with us. There's more names than most would suspect.

I have excluded teen idols and pop singers who recorded during the rock and roll era, but were not rock and roll artists. You know who they are.

So here's the list, in no particular order. I'm sure there are many more, and I'm thinking of obscure singers and musicians in doowop or rockabilly groups.

Please feel free to add more names to the list.


**Sonny Curtis (85)

**Wanda Jackson (85)

**Duane Eddy (84)

**Dion DiMucci (83)

**Hayden Thompson (84)

**Huey Smith (88)

**Arlene Smith (81)

**Mike Stoller (89)

**Brenda Lee (77)

**Jimmy Merchant (82)

**Herman Santiago (81)

**Johnny Powers (84)

**Jimmy Van Eaton (84)

**Hank Davis (81)


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Re: Surviving rock and roll heroes

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:08 pm

I think Connie "Guybo" Smith, Eddie Cochran's main bass player, is still with us too. If so, he must be 83.

Can anybody confirm this ?


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Re: Surviving rock and roll heroes

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:02 pm

Original Belmonts member Angelo D'Aleo is still around too (82).


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Re: Surviving rock and roll heroes

Postby Mister Moon » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:36 pm

James Burton (83).


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Re: Surviving rock and roll heroes

Postby Yin Yang » Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:49 am

Cliff Richard (82) and he has a new album out or will release a new album one of these days.


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Re: Surviving rock and roll heroes

Postby HillbillyCat » Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:09 pm

Yin Yang wrote:Cliff Richard (82) and he has a new album out or will release a new album one of these days.

Other European surviving rock and roll heroes: Adriano Celentano (84) and Peter Kraus (83)


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