Thank you and good night.

Al Collins

July 24, 1960 – July 6, 2021

Al Collins, bassist with Jason & The Scorchers, has died following a heart attack at the age of 60. Nashville-based Collins, devoted husband of the performer Stacie, joined the US alt. country band in 2008. Scorchers vocalist Jason Ringenberg said his bandmate was “cheerful and ready to help, whether it was four a.m. getting in the van or eight p.m. going on stage.”

Vic Briggs

February 14, 1945 – June 30, 2021

Twickenham-born Vic Briggs is best remembered as the lead guitarist with Eric Burdon And The Animals between 1966 and ’68. He also played with Rod Stewart, Steampacket and Brian Auger’s Trinity, among many others, before converting to Sikhism and switching to classical Indian and Hawaiian music. Briggs was 68 when he lost his battle with cancer.

John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson

January 2, 1944 – July 24, 2021

An important yet little-known part of David Bowie’s musical history, Scarborough-born John Hutchinson played with Bowie between 1966 and 1973, first as part of David Bowie And The Buzz, then in an acoustic group called Feathers, before augmenting the Spiders From Mars playing 12-string guitar on tours of the USA, Japan and the UK. The 77-year-old had endured a long illness.

Gary Corbett

July 15, 1968 – July 15, 2021

Kiss were “shocked and saddened” to learn of the passing of their keyboard player for the Crazy Nights, Hot In The Shade and Revenge tours in the 80s and 90s. Corbett also worked with Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson, Lou Gramm and Cinderella, whose Tom Keifer described him as “a talented musician and good-hearted friend”. He also wrote She Bop for Cyndi Lauper. Corbett, 58, died of lung cancer.

Martin Kahan

April 17, 1947 – July 18, 2021

The celebrated music video director who worked with Kiss, Bon Jovi, Rush, Mötley Crüe, Loverboy and many more has passed away following a battle with cancer. Due to a series of health implications rendering him no longer able to work, his final creation was in August 2000 for country star Kenny Chesney’s song I Lost It. Kahan was 74 years old.