Each passing year brings with it a list of artists who have passed…

The following are some of the artists who are no longer with us: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Stealers Wheel[/lastfm] frontman [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Gerry Rafferty[/lastfm]; Jerry Leiber; Nick Ashford; [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Grass Roots[/lastfm] singer [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rob Grill[/lastfm]; Sylvia Robinson; Dobie Gray; blues greats[lastfm link_type="artist_info"] Hubert Sumlin[/lastfm]; Pinetop Perkins; and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]David “Honeyboy” Edwards[/lastfm]; [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Gil-Scott Heron[/lastfm]; [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Andrew Gold[/lastfm]; [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Coasters[/lastfm] co-founder [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Carl Gardner[/lastfm]; longtime[lastfm link_type="artist_info"] E Street Band[/lastfm] member [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Clarence Clemons[/lastfm]; and blues rock guitarist [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Gary Moore[/lastfm].

Quite a lineup for Rock & Roll Heaven!  Speaking of that, here are the[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Righteous Brothers[/lastfm]: ~JZ.