Died On This Date (March 23, 2010) Jim Marshall / Legendary Rock Photographer
themusicsover Jim Marshall
1936 – March 23, 2010
Jim Marshall was a rock photographer who took some of popular music’s most iconic photos. His work includes celebrated shots of Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival and Johnny Cash at San Quentin prison. He also photographed the likes of Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin during that period. In 1966, Marshall was the only photographer allowed backstage at the Beatles’ final concert at in San Francisco. He was also the head photographer of Woodstock. On March 23, 2010, Jim Marshall passed away in his New York City hotel room prior to a speaking engagement. He was 74.
Rod Price was one of rock music’s greatest slide guitarists. Best known as for his work as lead guitarist for Foghat, Price’s electrifying assault helped propel the band to the top of the pack in America during the 1970s. After leaving the band in 1980, Price pretty much vanished from the music scene until he re-joined the group in the mid-90s. They were never able to recapture the glory, so they again parted ways in 1999 when Foghat’s singer, 
An avid surfer, drummer Don Murray spent much of his youth surfing along the south bay area of Southern California. During high school he joined a Westchester band called the Nightriders, which included Al Nichols (guitar), Howard Kaplan (tenor sax), Chuck Portz (bass), and Glen Wilson (drums). According to Mark Volman, “The name would change again to The Crossfires with the addition of Dale Walton on Rhythm guitar and Mark Volman on sax. Dale would eventually be replaced by Tom Stanton. Jim Tucker would replace Stanton and that line-up of Nichol, Kaylan, Portz, Murray, Kaplan (Kaylan) & Volman would become the Turtles.” On January 1, 1996, Murray entered the surf for what would be his last time. Just two days later he was admitted into the hospital for a routine ulcer surgery. He died from post- operative complications two months later.
Jason Rae was saxophone player and the husband of Corinne Bailey Rae. He played in a funk band called the Haggis Horns who released their debut album Hot Damn! in September 2007, and who have played with Bailey and Amy Winehouse. Rae met Bailey while he was working at a Leeds club and she was a college student. On March 22, 2008, Rae was found dead of an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol. He was 31.