Today Little Lighthouse turns into little mortuary. We say goodbye to several great rock musicians who all passed away recently. Guitarist of MC5, Wayne Kramer passed away of pancreatic cancer on February 2nd. Singer of Jeff Beck Group, The Gass and Hummingbird, Bobby Tench passed away on February 19th. Denny Laine who was a founding member of The Moody Blues and played with Paul McCartney in Wings passed away on December 5th last year. Dex Romweber of Flat Duo Jets passed away on Februay 16h. Mojo Nixon died on February 7th. Scott Kempner who was in Dictators, Del Lords and Brandos passed away on November 29th last year. The last one we pay tribute to this time is Melanie, who passed away on January 23rd.
MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
Wayne Kramer – Danground Madness
MC5 – Teenage Lust
MC5 – Miss X
The Jeff Beck Group – Highway
The Jeff Beck Group – Going Down
The Gass – Black Velvet
The Moody Blues – And My Baby’s Gone
Wings – Again and Again And Again
Paul McCartney and The Wings – No Words
The Flat Duo Jets – Wild Trip
The Flat Duo Jets – Rock House
The Flat Duo Jets – Stalkin
Mojo Nixon And Skid Roper – Burn Down The Malls
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – Amsterdam Dog Shit Blues
Mojo Nixon – Girlfriend in a Coma
The Del-Lords – True Love
The Del-Lords – Mercenary
The Del-Lords – Cheyenne
Melanie – Maybe Not For A Lifetime
Melanie – Don’t Wait By The Water
We begin the first weekly review of the new music and events in the rock world. Tim Lee and Susan Bauer are back, this time under a new band name Bark. Galileo 7 from the Medway area amd Pugwash from Ireland are back with their own brand of refined power pop. Part Time Lover from Cleveland have a new single, and we check out the B-side. We also introduce Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys from Sydney, Australia. We also pay tributes to Fast Eddie Clarke, the last remaining member of Motörhead classic line up. Ray Thomas of The Moody Blues also passed away this month. Oh, and by the way, it’s been 17 years since this little show started out.
