2017 really does shape up to be as bad as the previous year in this department -- so many passings in rock that I'm going to have to "cross-reference" some tributes, as I did last year (when I played Prince and Bowie songs covered by other artists who'd died).
Johnny Halliday
Tommy Keene
Malcolm Young
George Young (Easybeats)
Fred Cole (Dead Moon)
Chuck Mosley (Faith No More)
Mike Hudson (The Pagans)
Fats Domino
Iain Shedden (The Saints)
Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip)
Tom Petty
Grant Hart
Josh Schwartz (Beachwood Sparks)
Walter Becker
Holger Czukay AND Jaki Liebezeit
Simon Holmes (The Hummingbirds)
Chester Bennington
Peter Principle (Tuxedomoon)
John Blackwell (drums, NPG)
Dave Rosser (Afghan Whigs)
Gregg Allman
Chris Cornell
Kevin Stanton (Mi-Sex)
Keith Mitchell (drums, Opal/Mazzy Star)
Sib Hashian (drums, Boston)
Saxa
Kevin Garcia (bass, Grandaddy)
J. Geils
Allan Holdsworth
Evan Johns
Chuck Berry
John Lever (Chameleons)
Clyde Stubblefield
Junie Morrison (Ohio Players)
Mike Kellie (drums, The Only Ones)
Pete Overend Watts
Doug Evans (bass, The Didjits)
Gil Ray (drums, Game Theory)
Any notables I'm missing?
