Died On This Date (June 9, 2008) Nick Sanderson / The Gun Club, Earl Brutus
themusicsover Nick Sanderson
1961 – June 9, 2008
Nick Sanderson, was the one-time drummer for seminal rock band, the Gun Club as well as the singer in the highly influential Earl Brutus, but his carer started in the Manchester industrial band, Clock DVA in 1983. About a year later, Sanderson was backing then-former Gun Club singer, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, who would later invite him to join a re-formed Gun Club. Following Pierce’s death in 1997, Sanderson joined Earl Brutus as singer. In recent years, he was playing in a band called Freeheat alongside Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain. Nick Sanderson died of lung cancer in 2008.
Walt Woodward III was a respected rock drummer who is perhaps best remembered for his work with the Scream, who were one of the more popular bands along L.A.’s storied Sunset Strip during the late ’80s and early ’90s. In 1991, the band released its debut album, Let It Scream on Disney’s Hollywood Records. The video for their “Man In The Moon” received moderate play on MTV. Woodward played in several other bands throughout his career. Walt Woodward III was 51 when he passed away on June 8, 2010. Cause of death was not immediately released.
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Adalah Bennett Shaw was a longtime music industry leader who followed in the footsteps of her father, Alvin Bennett, a former president of Liberty Records. Shaw moved from farming into the music business in the early ’90s when she purchased the Hi Records masters, which included those of Al Green, Ace Cannon and Ann Peebles. Shaw is credited with revitalizing the label through license deals with EMI Music in the US and Demon Music Group in Europe. Adalah Bennett Shaw passed away at the age of 55. Cause of death was not immediately released.
Kenny Rankin was one of America’s most popular soft rock singer-songwriters during the 1970s. Frequently appearing on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Rankin released his debut album in 1967. That album, Mind Dusters, included the hit, “Peaceful” which not only became his signature song, but was also hits for Helen Reddy and Georgie Fame. His “On And On” would later become a huge hit for Stephen Bishop. Rankin had such fans in Paul McCartney and 