Steely Dan keyboardist Jim Beard dead at 63
Jim Beard, a solo artist and touring keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died. He was 63. Beard’s rep told The Post in a statement that Beard died March 2 in a hospital in New York […]
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Vitalij Kuprij, Trans-Siberian Orchestra Keyboardist, Dead
Vitalij Kuprij, a touring keyboardist for progressive metal act Trans-Siberian Orchestra, has died at the age of 49. Kuprij was a classically trained and virtousic keyboardist who had been touring with Trans-Siberian Orchestra in recent […]
Yes Keyboardist Rick Wakeman Announces Final Solo Tour
YES keyboardist Rick Wakeman has announced that he will embark on a farewell US solo tour, revealing the first leg of dates for this spring. Billed as “The Final Solo Tour,” Wakeman’s last one-man dates […]
Amp Fiddler, Parliament-Funkadelic Keyboardist, Dead at 65
Amp Fiddler, a keyboardist for George Clinton’s pioneering funk collective Parliament-Funkadelic and mentor to late Detroit producer J Dilla, has died. He was 65 years old. The funk and soul musician had been recovering from a […]
Name of Slipknot’s Mystery Keyboardist Possibly Revealed
Since the departure of longtime Slipknot keyboardist Craig Jones last month, the band has kept the name of his replacement a mystery. Ironically, one-time mystery Slipknot member Michael “Tortilla Man” Pfaff may have inadvertently revealed […]
WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: New Single ‘Warmen Are Here For None’ Now Available
WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne “Warman” Wirman, will release a new album, “Here For None”, on August 18 via Reaper Entertainment. The LP’s first single, “Warmen Are Here For None”, […]
‘People call me the godfather of fusion’: the return of jazz-funk keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith | Jazz
Over the last 60 years, keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith has made an artform out of countering some of jazz music’s loudest heavyweights with a soft, sensuous sound. His is the gently radiating electric piano or […]
Tyrone Downie, Keyboardist For Bob Marley And The Wailers, Dies
Tyrone Downie, the Jamaica-born keyboardist for Bob Marley and the Wailers, died Saturday. He was 66. His partner, Bernadine Simpson, told Jamaican outlet The Gleaner that Downie “was feeling ill” on Saturday evening. He died […]
Creeper Announce Special Appearance With Keyboardist Hannah Greenwood On Lead Vocals – News
For the first time ever, Creeper will be fronted by Hannah Greenwood, and this is how you can be there. Creeper are set to play a set at Rise Fest in a couple of weeks, […]
How The Keyboardist Was Vital To Depeche Mode
Throughout his time with Depeche Mode, Andy “Fletch” Fletcher became accustomed to one question more than others. “What exactly is it that you do?” It was a fair query. Fletcher — who passed away Thursday […]
Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60 : NPR
Andy Fletcher of the band Depeche Mode performs in 2017 during their “Global Spirit Tour” at the Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C. Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Andy Fletcher of the […]
Part Ways with Guitarist, Keyboardist
Cradle of Filth are parting ways with a pair of band members: guitarist Richard Shaw and keyboardist Anabelle Iratni. Band mastermind Dani Filth commented on the lineup change in a statement also revealing the replacements […]