Here is a Spotify Playlist with some songs by members of some punk and new wave bands who passed away in 2022. RIP great musicians. Maybe we will have a radio show with a few of these later this month.
Here is a list of the musicians that died in 2022 that I was familiar with their band or works.
2022-12-20 Iain Templeton drummer for The La's
2022-12-19 Terry Hall singer for The Specials
2022-12-16 Rick Anderson bassist for The Tubes
2022-12-06 Jet Black drummer for The Stranglers
2022-11-30 Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac
2022-11-25 Irene Cara of Fame/Flashdance
2022-11-21 Wilko Johnson guitarist for Dr. Feelgood
2022-11-11 Keith Levene guitarist for The Clash and PIL
2022-11-10 Nik Turner member of Hawkwind
2022-11-08 Garry Roberts guitarist for Boomtown Rats
2022-11-08 Dan McCafferty singer for Nazareth
2022-10-28 D.H. Peligro drummer for Dead Kennedys
2022-10-28 Jerry Lee Lewis
2022-10-18 Robert Gordon rockabilly singer
2022-10-15 Marty Sammon blues pianist for Buddy Guy
2022-10-13 Steve Roberts drummer of the UK Subs
2022-10-04 Loretta Lynn
2022-09-28 Coolio
2022-09-24 Pharoah Sanders jazz saxophonist
2022-09-22 John Hartman drummer for the Doobie Brothers
2022-09-21 Anton Fier drummer for The Feelies, Lounge Lizards, and Golden Palominos
2022-09-12 Ramsey Lewis jazz pianist
2022-09-08 Sonny West rockabilly musician
2022-08-22 Jerry Allison drummer for The Crickets
2022-08-08 Olivia Newton-John
2022-08-08 Darry Hunt bassist for The Pogues
2022-08-07 Gord Lewis guitarist for Teenage Head
2022-07-24 Bob Heathcote bassist for Suicidal Tendencies
2022-07-20 Jody Abbott drummer for Fuel
2022-07-15 Paul Ryder bassist for Happy Mondays
2022-07-07 Mark Astronaut singer for The Astronauts
2022-07-05 Manny Charlton guitarist for Nazareth
2022-06-19 Brett Tuggle keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac
2022-06-19 Jim Schwall of blues band Siegel-Schwall Band
2022-06-06 Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts
2022-06-05 Alec John Such bassist for Bon Jovi
2022-05-29 Ronnie Hawkins rockabilly musician
2022-05-26 Andy Fletcher keyboardist for Depeche Mode
2022-05-26 Alan White drummer for Yes
2022-05-07 Mickey Gilley
2022-05-04 Howie Pyro bassist for D Generation
2022-05-01 Ric Parnell drummer for Spinal Tap
2022-04-30 Naomi Judd
2022-04-25 Andrew Woolfolk saxophonist for Earth Wind & Fire
2022-04-20 Guitar Shorty
2022-04-16 James Johnson guitarist for Slim Harpo
2022-04-09 Chris Bailey singer for The Saints
2022-04-05 Bobby Rydell
2022-04-04 Joe Messina guitarist for the Funk Brothers
2022-04-01 C.W. McCall
2022-03-30 Natty Wailer of Bob Marley and the Wailers
2022-03-25 Taylor Hawkins drummer for the Foo Fighters
2022-03-06 Mike Cross guitarist for Sponge
2022-03-05 Jeff Howell bassist for Foghat
2022-02-25 Nicky Tesco singer for The Members
2022-02-24 Don Craine singer/guitarist for Downliners Sect
2022-02-22 Mark Lanegan singer for Screaming Trees
2022-02-13 King Louie Bankston of The Exploding Hearts
2022-02-09 Ian McDonald founder of King Crimson and Foreigner
2022-02-09 Betty Davis
2022-02-06 Syl Johnson blues singer
2022-02-02 Willie Leacox drummer for America
2022-01-31 Jimmy Johnson blues guitarist
2022-01-22 Don Wilson guitarist for The Ventures
2022-01-20 Meat Loaf
2022-01-15 Rachel Nagy singer for the Detroit Cobras
2022-01-12 Ronnie Spector singer for the Ronettes
