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The Song Remains: Joe Ely (1947 – 2025)

December 17, 2025 Martin Johnson 4

A Great Texas Artist Who Nearly Conquered The World Joe Ely, an icon of Texas music and country rock, has died at home in Taos, New Mexico, on December 15th from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s, […]

Raul Malo at Belly Up Tavern, SAan Diego, CA February 2010

The Song Remains: Raul Malo (1965 – 2025)

December 11, 2025 FredArnold 3

Farewell to the greatest voice in modern popular music Raul Malo has died, at the ridiculously young age of 60. The son of Cuban emigrants who could sing virtually anything with ease and conviction will no […]

The Song Remains: Steve Cropper (1941 -2025)

December 8, 2025 Martin Johnson 2

Prime creator of the Stax sound in the 1960s and keeper of its flame. The world lost one of its most influential guitarists on December 3rd 2025, when Steve Cropper passed away in Nashville, marking the […]

The Song Remains: Todd Snider (1966-2025)

November 18, 2025 Martin Johnson 2

Songwriter who climbed the same peaks as his heroes. Todd Snider, self-proclaimed “Nashville Antihero”, died on November 14th, 2025, from pneumonia, according to his publicist. This followed a difficult few weeks for Snider, where he had […]

The Song Remains: Terry Reid (1949 – 2025)

August 7, 2025 Rick Bayles 3

One of the great “should’ve beens” of British music, Terry Reid lost a lengthy battle with cancer on August 4th and we lost a huge musical talent. Famously the first choice to front the New Yardbirds, […]