Welcome to our annual traditional shows where we take a look back as just some of the musicians we lost in 2022
As always, this episode wouldn’t be possible without the website We Heart Music who list 100’s and 100’s of musicians that died this year
Just a quick note about the list below…the people in italics didn’t get their own song on this show but I thought they deserved a mention anyway.
Happy New Year…and see you in January.

January

• [06 Jan 2022] Sidney Poitier (Bahamian-American actor, director, and recording artist), 94
• [12 Jan 2022] Ronnie Spector (American Hall of Fame singer for The Ronettes), 78, cancer
• [20 Jan 2022] Meat Loaf (American singer), 74

February

• [09 Feb 2022] Betty Davis (American funk and soul singer), 77, cancer
• [19 Feb 2022] Gary Brooker (English singer-songwriter and pianist for Procol Harum), 76, cancer

March

• [10 Mar 2022] Bobbie Nelson (aka Sister Bobbie) (American pianist and singer), 91
• [25 Mar 2022] Taylor Hawkins (American musician for Foo Fighters), 50

April

• [01 Apr 2022] C. W. McCall (American country singer), 93, lung cancer
• [05 Apr 2022] Bobby Rydell (American singer and actor), 79, pneumonia

May

• [01 May 2022] Ric Parnell (English drummer for Spinal Tap, provided the drums for Toni Basil’s hit “Mickey,”), 70
• [26 May 2022] Andy Fletcher (English Hall of Fame keyboardist for Depeche Mode), 60

June

• [05 Jun 2022] Alec John Such (American bassist for Bon Jovi), 70
• [19 Jun 2022] Brett Tuggle (American songwriter and keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac), 70, cancer

July

• [11 Jul 2022] Monty Norman (English composer, wrote the theme for the James Bond films), 94
• [14 Jul 2022] William Hart (American songwriter and singer for The Delfonics), 77
• [15 Jul 2022] Paul Ryder (English bassist for Happy Mondays), 58
• [30 Jul 2022] Nichelle Nichols (American actress on Star Trek and singer), 89

August

• [08 Aug 2022] Darryl Hunt (English musician for The Pogues), 72
• [08 Aug 2022] Olivia Newton-John (British-Australian singer), 73, breast cancer
• [11 Aug 2022] Darius Campbell Danesh (Scottish singer-songwriter), 41

September

• [02 Sep 2022] Drummie Zeb (English reggae record producer and musician for Aswad), 62
• [08 Sep 2022] Sonny West (American songwriter and musician), 85, songwriter of “Oh Boy” and “Rave On”
• [22 Sep 2022] John Hartman (American drummer for The Doobie Brothers), 72

October

• [15 Oct 2022] Joyce Sims (R&B singer-songwriter), 63
• [24 Oct 2022] Gregg Philbin (American rock bassist for REO Speedwagon), 75
• [28 Oct 2022] Jerry Lee Lewis (Hall of Fame singer and pianist), 87, pneumonia

November

• [11 Nov 2022] Rab Noakes (Scottish musician for Stealers Wheel), 75
• [25 Nov 2022] Irene Cara (singer and actress), 63
• [30 Nov 2022] Christine McVie (English Hall of Fame musician for Fleetwood Mac), 79

December

• [04 Dec 2022] Bob McGrath (American actor and singer for Sesame Street), 90
• [19 Dec 2022] Terry Hall (English singer for The Specials), 63
• [23 Dec 2022] Maxi Jazz (English musician for Faithless), 65

The Ronettes – | Can Hear Music
Meat Loaf – Dead Ringer For Love
Betty Davis – Git In There
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Willie Nelson & Sister Bobbie – Mona Lisa
Foo Fighters – Band On The Run
C. W. Mccall – Convoy
Bobby Rydell – Telstar
Toni Basil – Mickey
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Bon Jovi – This Ain’t A Love Song
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
Leroy Holmes – James Bond Theme
The Delfonics – Didn’t I
Happy Mondays – Step On
The Pogues – Dirty Old Town
Olivia Newton-John – Banks Of The Ohio
Darius – Colourblind
Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
The Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music
Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life
REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire
Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You
Irene Cara – What a Feeling
Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
Faithless – Insomnia