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Associates, The, Billy Mackenzie: Billy Mackenzie: Pop's Great Outsider

Obituary by Paul Morley, The Guardian, 27 January 1997

AN ANARCHIC Bassey, a sinister Pavarotti, a monstrous madcap Bowie, even when he was at his most obscure, his most difficult and extreme, there was ...

David Bowie, Rolling Stones, The: Guy Peellaert, 1934-2008

Obituary by Ken Hunt, The Guardian, 29 January 2009

Belgian artist most famous for his rock dreamscapes ...

Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett: Syd Barrett: Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Obituary by Nick Kent, The Guardian, 12 July 2006

Syd Barrett, the most famous recluse in rock, is dead. It would be easy to mourn the founder of Pink Floyd as a casualty of ...

Robert Palmer, 1949-2003

Obituary by Richard Williams, The Guardian, 27 September 2003

BORN IN BATLEY, Yorkshire, and raised in Malta (his father was a naval officer), Palmer had a voice that could be suave and gritty by ...

Stooges, The, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, Destroy All Monsters: Scott Asheton, 1949-2014

Obituary by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 17 March 2014

All-action drummer who was a mainstay of the Stooges both in their early years and during later reunions   ...

Buddy Miles 1947-2008

Obituary by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 29 February 2008

Rock drummer who graced the stage with Hendrix in his heyday ...

Peter Sarstedt, 1941-2017

Obituary by Dave Laing, The Guardian, 9 January 2017

Singer-songwriter who topped the charts in 1969 with 'Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)' ...

Syd Barrett, 1946-2006

Obituary by Alan Clayson, The Guardian, 11 July 2006

Former lead singer of Pink Floyd whose drug-induced breakdown and reclusive retirement created a musical legend ...

Roy Hollingworth, 1949-2002

Obituary by Richard Williams, The Guardian, 22 March 2002

Colourful critic who embarked on a mission to become a rock star. ...

Penny Valentine 1943 - 2003

Obituary by Richard Williams, The Guardian, 13 January 2003

Richard Williams mourns "probably the first woman to write about pop music as though it really mattered". Below, some examples of what made Valentine such ...

Monkees, The, Archies, The: Don Kirshner

Obituary by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 20 January 2011

IT IRKED Don Kirshner, who has died of heart failure aged 76, that he was never inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...