Etta James … Joe Paterno … Don Cornelius … Whitney Houston … Davy Jones … Andrew Breitbart … and now another rocker, Ronnie Montrose. Enough already, please, 2012.
Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock’s heavy hitters, has died, his booking agent said Sunday.
Montrose died Saturday at his home in Millbrae, agent Jim Douglas said. He was 64.
Montrose had been in declining health for some time, battling prostate cancer and “personal demons,” Douglas said.
Besides forming his own band in 1973, Montrose performed with a number of rockers, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group.
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It is the way of all flesh again. Under appreciated guitarist. And another piece of the seventies is torn from us.
The first couple months of 2012 have been plenty tough. Maybe the Grim Reaper can take a vacation for awhile.
Thank you for making me feel young still as I get ready to punch a hole in 30.
“Etta James … Joe Paterno … Don Cornelius … Whitney Houston … Davy Jones … Andrew Breitbart”
I can honestly say that I can only list the accomplishments of 3 of those and have no idea who two of them are.