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Rob Tyner Fred “Sonic” Smith Rob Tyner and Fred “Sonic” Smith were members of the group “MC5” (Motor City Five). The “MC5” were radical rock-n-roll revolutionaries who took left-wing politics

Peter Tosh Peter Tosh was a reggae musician who once played with Bob Marley and the Wailers. In the mid-seventies he went solo and released “Legalize It”. The album cover

Steve Took Steve Took was Marc Bolan’s right hand man providing percussion for “T. Rex” who enjoyed brief superstardom in the early 70’s. Steve Took had just gotten a healthy

Johnny Thunders Billy Murcia Johnny Thunders and Billy Murcia were members of the early seventies “glitter rock” group “The New York Dolls”. The group dared to go were no band

Gary Thain David Byron David Byron was lead singer and Gary Thain bass player for “Uriah Heep” (named after a Charles Dickens character in “Tales of Two Cities”) , who

Joe Tex Joe Tex was a journeyman “soul singer” thru-out the sixties who hit in 1972 with the single “I Gotcha”. He eventually became a muslim and converted his last

Screaming Lord Sutch “Screaming Lord Sutch” was a rock and roll kook from England who had ties to the great musicians of the time and was known for his outrageous

Ian Stewart Ian Stewart was a founding member of the group “The Rolling Stones”. Andrew Loog Oldham kicked him out for “looking too normal”. He became the Stones road manager

Layne Staley Layne Staley was born August 22nd in Kirkland ,Washington, 1967. In 1987 while still in high school he formed “Alice In Chains”. Staley was an excellent vocalist with

Skip Spence Skip Spence was a multi-instrumentalist best known for the drums. He played with “Jefferson Airplane” on their debut album “Jefferson Airplane Takes Off” and the classic “Surrealistic Pillow”.