Browsing: RIP – Rock In Perpetuity

He joined the band in 1987 and played and sang on every one of their recordings ever since. He was just 62 and had been battling cancer

The keyboardist and singer wrote much of the hard rock band’s material including “Easy Livin’,” “Lady in Black,” “Stealin’,” and “Look at Yourself”

He was Rolling Stone’s first chief photographer. “There was an excitement to concerts. You try to see something in the face, the body language, the lighting.”

The veteran musician has described his brief tenure with his school friend Robert Fripp as “the worst nine months of my career”

“To say that Francis Rocco Prestia was a huge part of the Tower of Power sound is a gross understatement,” said ToP co-founder Emilio Castillo.

Stone joined brothers Alex and Eddie Van Halen in 1972 in a band whose name evolved to Mammoth. He had been ill with cancer

He was best known for the 1965 hit, “Treat Her Right,” which he co-wrote and recorded with his band, the Traits. The song was blocked from #1 by the Beatles

The family singing group began as a gospel group and ultimately scored a #1 pop and R&B (and Grammy-winning) hit in 1977 with “Best of My Love”

Mick Box heeped praise on his former bandmate, calling him “one of the kindest men on earth.” The drummer had been omitted from the credits on an Ozzy LP

The younger sister of Darlene Love earned a #1 single on the pop and R&B charts. “I’m heartbroken by the sudden loss of my beautiful baby sister”