RIP

T in the Park promoter Geoff Ellis posted this on FaceBook: "RIP Stevie Broadfoot. Very sad to hear of his passing. We worked together back in his doorman days at The Marquee and then at King Tut's where he was head doorman, then rep and a whole lot more too. Most people knew him from his Tour Manager and driving days and for generally being one of the good guys."

Many Roth, who owned and promoted at Cafe What? in Greenwich Village in the sixties has died aged 94. The club was a launch pad for many careers including Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan,  who immortalised the club in  his song 'Talkin' New York'.  

And another contemporay of Dylan, the Scottish folk singer Jean Repath, has died. she moved to New York in the early 1961when she was 23 and was a successful singer in the folk clubs and bars sharing bills with Dylan.

Peter Grosslight

The celebrated Italian born soprano Licia Albanese, prima donna at the Met, has died aged 105. 

Ronny Rocka had died. Ronny was one of The Godfathers' guitarists for a period during the '90's and Godfathers' frontman peter Coyne said "a sweetheart of a man, one of the music biz's real good guys & an excellent guitar player".

Peter Grosslight, who was the president of William Morris Music Word Wide, has died. Peter had pancreatic cancer. Grosslight's roster during his long career included Charlotte Church, the Eagles, Roy Orbison, Whitney Houston, Journey, Tom Petty, Brian Setzer and Carly Simon. “Peter was a true gentleman, whose generosity and unique sense of humor will be deeply missed. He was a pioneer in our industry and represented some of the greatest performers of our time,” said WME co-CEOs Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell. “In addition to being a tremendous agent, he served as a valuable mentor to many of us. It was a privilege to work with him.” He will be remembered as the consumate agent.

And Peter Pritchard OBE who with his partner Laurie Mansfirld formed International Artists has died aged 81. He organised the Beatle's first US appearance on TV on the Ed Sullivan Show , in his 12 years with the Grade Organisation, Prichard helped promote British concert appearances by Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye, Bob Hope, Bill Haley and the Comets, and represented  light entertainment artistes including Ray Alan,  Bob Monkhouse, Max Wall and Jimmy Tarbuck. He was a judge on ITV's New Faces and a trustee of the the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Fund.

Lincoln Anderson, bassist with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel has died. The band said "t is with a heavy heart that we must report that Lincoln Anderson passed away today at 5.30pm, after a long illness. Steve and all the band and crew send their deepest sympathy to Lincoln's wife, Shereen, and his family and close friends". 

Simone Battle, a former 'X-Factor' contender in the US and one fifth of rising pop group GRL, has died. her death was cnfirmed as suicide. The tragedy came ahead of the group's debut single 'Ugly Heart' charting in the UK,