Music-Drop Magazine

The drummer of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Dallas Taylor died Yesterday (January 18th) of unknown causes. His death was announced by his widow via Facebook  yesterday. The drummer started his career in cult psychedelic band Clear Light , but his found fame and success as the drummer on the 1969 record Crosby, Stills and Nash. Taylor also performed on the 1970 record Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and was given front sleeve credit alongside the band and bassist Greg Reeves. Taylor also played with Stephen Stills (1970) and his Manassas band (1972-1973), as well as Van Morrison and Paul Butterfield.

"You know you don't please everybody" - Ronnie Montrose  Ronnie Montrose; the leader ofAmerican rock band: Montrose & Gamma passed away on the 3rd March 2012. If he had lived he would have been 67 today, 29th November 2014. Ronnie's first foray into the music world was in band Sawbuck with Bill Church, but in the middle of recording Sawbuck's debut, producer David Rubinson gave Ronnie a audition to play on Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey . Ronnie got the job. Ronnie then played with Boz Scaggs, before joint the Edgar Winter Group, where he played on such hits as Free Ride & Frankenstein.  With Sammy Hagar in 1973, he formed Rock band Montrose. The band released two albums Montrose (1973) and Paper Money (1974). The second edition of Montrose with Bob James instead of Hagar released two albums Warner Bros Present…. Montrose (1975) & Jump On It (1976) before breaking up. Ronnie's first solo release was the all-instrumental Open Fire (1...