Michael Baker – obituary
Michael Baker, Bruce Hornsby’s touring drummer from 1998 to 1999, passed away on July 9 2023. Michael was drummer during Bruce’s famous Yoshi’s run in...
Tag : in memory
We’ve sadly lost a number of important members of the Bruce Hornsby scene, and these articles were written in memory of them.
They might be people who worked with Bruce, or a big part of the Bruuuce.com community.
Those people include:
- Rich Diakun
- David Day
- Peter Banta
- Leon Russell
- Gregg Allman
- Ornette Coleman
- Marian McPartland and
- Levon Helm
Bruce Hornsby and Gregg Allman
Obituary: Bruce Hornsby and Gregg Allman is an easy link to make when you look back at Bruce’s history. May 27 2017 saw the sad...
Peter Banta, Bruce Hornsby’s tour manager: obituary
You all knew Peter Banta’s work. You may not have known him personally, but you all benefited from him....
Rich Diakun
Rich Diakun obituary If I were to draw up a list of the most instrumental people in our community, it would begin with Melissa Reagan, David...
Leon Russell 1942 – 2016
The Guardian is reporting that Leon Russell passed away today at the age of 74....
Podcast #31 .. David Day – Bruce Hornsby superfan
I’m very sad to report the passing this weekend of our friend David Day. It is no exaggeration to say that David did as much...
Jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman (1930 – 2015)
Obituary:Pioneering saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman passed today (June 11) at the age of 85....
Marian McPartland obituary: 1918-2013
Bruce Hornsby was interviewed by the lovely Marian McPartland in 2005, when she was aged 87. She’d been at the piano every day for 84...
Obituary: The Band’s Levon Helm 1940 – 2012
Levon Helm, drummer, singer and co-founder of The Band, passed away on Thursday April 19 at the age of 71. The three-time Grammy Award winner...