Music Deaths Of 2012 Alphabetized And Graded

Adam Yauch – the original Beastie Boy – A-

Andy Williams – Low impact American crooner – B

Bill Dees – wrote “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “It’s Over: – C

Bob Welch – Pre-Cal Fleetwood mac – B-

Clive Dunn – aka Granddad – C

Davy Jones – the Greatest Monkee of them all – A+

Donna Summer – Queen of disco – A-

Earl Scruggs – Bluegrass giant – A

Etta James – one of the great and soulful singers – A+

Johnny Otis – “Willie And The Handjive” guy – B-

Jon Lord – Deep Purple guy – B-

Kitty Wells – The original Honky Tonk Angel – C+

Levon Helm – The Band drummer – B+

Mike Kelley – Of “Destroy All Monsters – C+

Ravi Shankar – The real one, George’s friend – A-

Robin Gibb – The best singer of the brothers – A

Sylvia Kristel – aka soft-core Princess “Emmanuelle” and part time singer – C-

Winston Riley – Jamaican singer, producer – B

Whitney Houston – the greatest singer of her generation – B+