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”.

Hillel Slovak Hillel Slovak was a brilliant guitar player who played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Peppers burst upon the music scene with a force reminisent of Jimi

Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein was a brilliant songwriter who wrote many hit songs for various artists. He also was a writer of childrens’ books and at one time a cartoon

Bobby Sheehan Bobby Sheehan was bass player for “Blues Traveler” best known for the beastly beltings of big boy harmonica player “John Popper”. After the band acheived success Sheehan moved