More Musicians Leave the Building...

3 belated music obituaries today-these all happened a week or so ago.

Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey, only 41, left us March 2. He had battled cancer (which left him blind) since age 1.

http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004219.htmlhttp://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004227.html

Vocalist Mike Clark died at age 64 in England. Mike was the singer behind a whole truckload of hits by the British Invasion band The Dave Clark 5 (he also played keyboards and is shown at far left in the pic). Mike had been in poor health, having been paralyzed in a fall in 2003. The DC5's first major hit, "Glad All Over", knocked "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles out of the #1 song slot in 1964. Mike was due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week along with his mates...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/29/db2904.xml

And finally, legendary drummer Buddy Miles, who played with Jimi Hendrix' Band of Gypsys and later teamed with Carlos Santana for an unforgettable live show inside a Hawaiian volcanic crater, died of congestive heart failure at age 60 after having been in poor health for many years. A few years back he toured with Junior Brown, and usually had to be assisted to the stage. Buddy also had another claim to fame many don't know about-he was one of the original California Raisins!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-me-miles28feb28,1,3956580.story