Inevitablemente, van muriendo músicos del período histórico y de los géneros que entrarán en mi libro, y a unos cuantos ya no podremos entrevistarlos para el proyecto. Destaco a diversos fallecidos este año, recomendando discos de los artistas que nos dejaron (gozar de éstos es un acto de amor a sus autores):
- Claude Jeter (The Swan Silvertones) (1914-2009)
The Swan Silvertones / Saviour Pass Me Not / 1962 Vee-Jay
- Les Paul (1915-2009)
Les Paul And Mary Ford / The Hit Makers! / 1953 (grabado en 1950-1952) [10" LP] Capitol
- Hank Locklin (1918-2009)
Hank Locklin / Please Help Me, I'm Falling / 1960 (grabado en 1956-1960) RCA Victor
- Marie Knight (1920-2009)
Marie Knight And The Millionaires / Songs Of The Gospel / 1957 Mercury
Marie Knight / I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them b/w September Song / 1958 [SG] Baton
Marie Knight / Come Tomorrow b/w Nothing In The World / 1961 [SG] OKeh/Columbia
Marie Knight / That's No Way To Treat A Girl b/w Say It Again / 1964 [SG] Musicor
- Eugene Smith (The Roberta Martin Singers) (1921-2009)
The Roberta Martin Singers / Twelve Inspirational Songs / 1957 Savoy
- Koko Taylor (1928-2009)
Koko Taylor / Wang Dang Doodle b/w Blues Heaven / 1965 [SG] Checker/Chess
- Eddie Bo (1929-2009)
Eddie Bo / Check Mr. Popeye / 1988 (grabado en 1959-1962) Rounder
- Billy Lee Riley (1933-2009)
Billy Lee Riley / Classic Recordings 1956-1960 / 1990 (grabado en 1956-1960) Bear Family
- Mike Seeger (The New Lost City Ramblers) (1933-2009)
The New Lost City Ramblers / Songs From The Depression / 1959 Folkways
Mike Seeger / Tipple, Loom & Rail: Songs Of The Industrialization Of The South / 1965 Folkways
- Bob Bogle (The Ventures) (1934-2009)
The Ventures / Walk Don't Run / 1960 Dolton/Liberty
- Johnny Carter (The Flamingos, The Dells) (1934-2009)
The Flamingos / The Flamingos / 1959 (grabado en 1954-1956) Checker/Chess
The Dells / Stay In My Corner b/w It's Not Unusual / 1965 [SG] Vee-Jay
- Vern Gosdin (The Hillmen, The Gosdin Brothers) (1934-2009)
The Hillmen / The Hillmen / 2003 (grabado en 1963-1964) Rev-Ola/Cherry Red
The Gosdin Brothers / Love At First Sight b/w To Ramona / 1966 [SG] World Pacific/Liberty
- Liam Clancy (The Clancy Brothers) (1935-2009)
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem / The Rising Of The Moon: Irish Songs Of Rebellion / 1959 Tradition
Liam Clancy / Liam Clancy / 1965 Vanguard
- Mercedes Sosa (1935-2009)
Mercedes Sosa / Canciones Con Fundamento / 1965 El Grillo
- Mary Travers (Peter, Paul And Mary) (1936-2009)
Peter, Paul And Mary / See What Tomorrow Brings / 1965 Warner Brothers
- Snooks Eaglin (1937-2009)
Snooks Eaglin / New Orleans Street Singer / 1959 (grabado en 1958) Folkways
- Dewey Martin (Buffalo Springfield) (1940-2009)
Buffalo Springfield / Buffalo Springfield / 1966 Atco/Atlantic
- Ellie Greenwich (1940-2009)
The Raindrops / The Raindrops / 1963 Jubilee
Ellie Greenwich / You Don't Know b/w Baby / 1965 [SG] Red Bird
Various Artists / Do-Wah-Diddy: Words And Music By Ellie Greenwich And Jeff Barry / 2008 Ace
- Estelle Bennett (The Ronettes) (1941-2009)
The Ronettes / ...Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica / 1964 (grabado en 1963-1964) Philles
- Gordon Waller (Peter & Gordon) (1945-2009)
Peter & Gordon / True Love Ways / 1965 Capitol
Bon Any Nou!
