315 Throwback: Chris Cornell, Dead at 52
Editor’s Note: The following was originally published on May 19, 2017 at NYS Music. Chris Cornell died on May 18, 2017. Within an hour of completing a performance at Detroit’s Fox Theatre, Soundgarden lead vocalist Chris Cornell was found unresponsive in his room at the MGM Grand Hotel after a concerned call to a friend […]
An Irish Goodbye: Saying Farewell to Our Celtic Friend
I believe we can all agree that 2020 has not been the year we anticipated. In fact, it’s been pretty bad so far, and the punches keep coming. The Central New York Celtic music community received a heartfelt loss when we lost a dear friend, Steve Phillips, a member of Celtic rock band The Elders. […]
Southern Rock and Country Music Legend Charlie Daniels Dies
Southern rock icon Charlie Daniels passed away July 6, 2020, in Hermitage, TN, as the result of a stroke. Daniels was 83. He was born October 28, 1936, in Wilmington, NC, and was exposed to music through Pentecostal gospel, regional bluegrass bands, and the R&B and country music booming from Nashville’s 50,000-watt AM radio stations […]
Into the Night – A Farewell to My Friend Benny Mardones
I first met Benny Mardones at a show in Rome at the Capitol Theatre in 2010. I was star struck to say the very least. I grew up singing his music and watching him on American Bandstand. Never in a million years would I ever have told my 16 year old self that I would […]
Kenny Rogers, Country Music Icon, Passes Away at 81
Today, amidst all the chaos and uncertainty in the world, country music fans awoke to the heartbreaking news of the passing of country music icon, Kenny Rogers. Kenny Rogers is best known as a multiple award-winning country music star and actor. With more than 21 number one hits, multiple Grammys, CMA’s and ACM’s, as well […]
Ric Ocasek, Cars frontman, Dies at 75
Ric Ocasek, the singer-songwriter for the prolific New Wave band The Cars was found dead in his Manhattan townhouse Sunday. The cause of death was listed as heart disease according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. In an Instagram post from his wife, Paulina Porizkova, the 75-year-old musician was home recovering from surgery […]
Eddie Money Dead at 70
Eddie Money (née Edward Joseph Mahoney), the Brooklyn-born, Long Island-raised rocker famous for the hits “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Think I’m In Love,” and “Shakin’” died peacefully early Friday morning according to a statement released by his family. Late last month, the singer revealed he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, which is […]