Peter Wood and Jimmy Witherspon

Today we honor the passing of two great musicians.

It's the 15th anniversaryof the passing of keyboardist Peter Wood...

Peter Wood

4/9/50-9/18/94

You can really see Peter playing up close from the 7 minute mark on...

And the 12th anniversary of Jimmy Witherspoon's passing...

Jimmy Witherspoon

8/8/20-9/18/97

Here's some old school Spoon to get your Friday night on the right track...

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Peter Wood, Jimmy Witherspoon and the 46 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Jimmy Witherspoon and Tony Hicks

It's a double birthday celebration today...the Spoon's 89th and the Hicks's 61st.

Jimmy Witherspoon is one of the greatest blues singers to step foot on a stage. 'Nuf said.

Jimmy Witherspoon

8/8/20-9/18/97

What a voice...



Tony Hicks played drums with a jazz-rock trio out of Yorkshire called Back Door. They scored a record deal with Warner Bros. in the early seventies and soon found themselves touring with the likes of Deep Purple, the J. Geils Band and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Tony Hicks

8/8/48-8/12/06

Wow, drummer Tony Hicks plays the accordion...who knew...







You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Jimmy Witherspoon, Tony Hicks and the 46 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.