Lest We Forget 2022 is a music special whose sole purpose is to celebrate and honor some of the many important musicians and music industry icons who passed away in 2022.
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Christine McVie
Christine Anne McVie was an English musician and singer. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the band Fleetwood Mac. She initially began working with…
Olivia Newton-John
Born in England and raised in Australia before taking American Country music by storm in the early 70s, Olivia Newton-John was nothing if not versatile. With her wholesome appeal and…
Dan McCafferty
Dan McCafferty was a Scottish vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from…
Lamont Dozier
In the sandwich known as “Holland/Dozier/Holland,” Lamont Dozier was the meat in the middle. He started writing songs down on grocery bags at the kitchen table as a child and…
David Muse
If there is such a thing as a hardcore soft rock superstar, David Muse would be the prototype. Over the span of five decades, multi-instrumentalist Muse would leave his mark…
Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman is one of the world’s most distinguished lyricists, and contributed to the Great American Songbook for more than five decades. Her songs have been nominated for sixteen Academy…
Charnett Moffett
What do Ellis, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Jordan, Arturo Sandoval, David Sanborn, Dianne Reeves, Harry Connick, Jr., Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland,…
James Mtume
James Mtume was born into jazz royalty and grew up at the intersection of Rhythm and Blues. Philadelphia producer and percussionist James Mtume was the son of saxophonist Jimmy Heath…
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums. Before joining the band in 1997,…
Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd was an American singer and actress. In 1980, she and her daughter Wynonna formed the duo known as The Judds, which became a very successful country music act,…
Alan White
Alan White was an English drummer, best known for his tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford.…
Gary Brooker
If they gave out an award for the least famous person responsible for the most famous song, Gary Brooker would have another claim to fame. As the writer and singer…