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Died On This Date (January 12, 2010) Brian “Damage” Keats / Drummer For The Misfits

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Brian Damage (Born Brian Keats)
February 11, 1963 – January 12, 2010

Brian Damage was a rock drummer who once played with Glenn Danzig in his band, the Misfits. Prior to that, Damage played with Genocide and Verbal Abuse. He joined the Misfits in 1983, but his first show ended up being the band’s farewell concert. And Damage didn’t even complete that show, as reports indicate, he was so drunk that the other band members physically removed him from the stage mid-show and continued on with another drummer. Following his brief tenure with the Misfits, Damage landed several studio and live gigs with many other artists. That list includes Raging Slab, Princess Pang, Sylvain Sylvain, Low Pop Suicide, Susannah Hoffs, Billy Idol, and the Fuzztones. Brian Damage died of cancer on January 12, 2010. He was 46 years old.

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Died On This Date (January 11, 2005) Spencer Dryden / Jefferson Airplane

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Spencer Dryden
April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005

Spencer Dryden is best remembered as a drummer for ’60s rock bands, Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. Born to a half-brother of Charlie Chaplin, Dryden grew up in Los Angeles where his father worked for the actor. Much of Dryden’s childhood was spent on movie sets and later, jazz clubs that his father frequented. In 1966, Dryden was hired by the Jefferson Airplane to replace Skip Spence who had left to form Moby Grape. Because of his background, Dryden brought some jazz improv into the band’s live sets. After Jefferson Airplane’s infamous altercation with the Hell’s Angels at the Altamont concert, Dryden decided to leave the group. From 1970 to 1977, Dryden played in New Riders of the Purple Sage, and soon thereafter, for psychedelic supergroup, the Dinosaurs. He retired in 1995. Spencer Dryden was reportedly living in poverty during the final years of his life and died of colon cancer on January 11, 2005.

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Died On This Date (January 11, 2010) Mick Green / ’60s British Guitar Slinger

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Michael “Mick” Green
February 22, 1944 – January 11, 2010

Mick Green was an English guitarist and songwriter who came to prominence as lead guitarist for Johnny Kidd & the Pirates during the ’60s. The band is considered one of the foundations of garage rock, with their “Shakin’ All Over” being a rock music staple which has been covered by the likes of the Guess Who and the Who. In 1964, Green left the group and resurfaced as a member of popular Mersey Beat/British Invasion band, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas. In later years, he played guitar for the likes of Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, and Bryan Ferry. Mick Green was 65 when he passed away on January 11, 2010.

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Died On This Date (January 11, 2010) Dennis Stock / Celebrated Music Photographer

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Dennis Stock
July 24, 1928 – January 11, 2010

Dennis Stock was a celebrated photographer who, over the course of some six decades took some of the most iconic pop culture photographs in history. He is perhaps most famous for his stark 1955 photo of James Dean walking through a rainy Times Square, but he also pointed his camera toward many of the jazz greats of the era. Some of his more familiar images were of Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington. Dennis Stock was 81 when he passed away on January 11, 2010.

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Died On This Date (January 10, 1976) Howlin’ Wolf / Blues Legend

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Howlin’ Wolf (Born Chester Burnett)
June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976

howlin-wolf With his loud booming voice and raw harmonica skills, Howlin’ Wolf became one of the mid-20th century’s most influential blues men. Wolf’s career began to build during the 1930s when he performed with the likes of Robert Johnson, Son House and Sonny Boy Williamson II. His electrifying versions of such blues standards as “Smokestack Lightning” and “Backdoor Man” were what became embraced by later generations of rock bands like the Rolling Stones and the Doors. Unlike most bluesmen before and since, Wolf did well financially. He got an education, albeit later in life, and learned business skills that benefited him and his career. Wolf suffered a few heart attacks toward the end of his life, and had his kidneys injured during a car accident. On January 10, 1976, 65-year-old Howlin’ Wolf died of complications from kidney disease.

Died On This Date (January 12, 2010) Brian “Damage” Keats / Drummer For The Misfits

Died On This Date (January 11, 2005) Spencer Dryden / Jefferson Airplane

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Died On This Date (January 11, 2010) Mick Green / ’60s British Guitar Slinger

Died On This Date (January 11, 2010) Dennis Stock / Celebrated Music Photographer

Died On This Date (January 10, 1976) Howlin’ Wolf / Blues Legend

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