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Home • Interviews • Writing A Song • Obituaries International Songwriters Association The Obituaries Songwriter Obituaries For Names In Blue Denotes An ISA Hall Of Fame Member Andy Paley American-born songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist who produced albums for and occasionally contributed songs to Brian Wilson, Jonathan Richman, NRBQ, the Ramones, John Wesley Harding, the Greenberry Woods and Jerry Lee Lewis. Andy also worked in film and television, composing scores for "Dick Tracy", "A Walk On The Moon", "Wild Orchid", "A Rage In Harlem", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Ren & Stimpy", "Digimon" and others. At the age of 72, on the 20th November 2024, in Burlington, Vermont, USA, of cancer. © Jim Liddane Austin Roberts American-born singer-songwriter who scored a worldwide hit with "Rocky", but who started his career as a member of Arkade who charted twice in the early seventies with "The Morning of Our Lives" and "Sing Out the Love (In My Heart)". He also the voice singing “Scooby Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” for the TV series, and acted as a backup singer for the Partridge Family during their heyday. As a songwriter, he was nominated for four Grammy Awards, two of which he won ("IOU" by Lee Greenwood and "Chance Of A Lifetime" by Take 6), while he also penned hit songs for BJ Thomas, Gary Morris, Michele Wright, Lorrie Morgan, Reba McEntire and many more. At the age of 79, on the 1st November 2024, in Franklin, Tennessee, USA of heart failure. © Jim Liddane J. Saul Kane English-born musician, producer, DJ and record label owner (DC Recordings, Vinyl Solution), who recorded under the names Octagon Man, Mr Selfish and Depth Charge, and who was frequently credited with inventing "trip hop". At the age of 54, on the 17th November 2024, in London, England, of undisclosed causes. © Jim Liddane Vic Flick English-born guitarist and composer best-known for playing the famous guitar riff on the James Bond Theme, but whose work is also to be heard on such hits as The Walker Brothers "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)", Englebert Humperdinck "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", Burt Bacharach "Trains and Boats and Planes", Dusty Springfield "I Only Want to Be with You", B.J. Thomas "Hooked on a Feeling", "Cliff Richard "Theme For A Dream", Sandie Shaw "Puppet On A String", Cilla Black "You're My World" and The Bee Gees "Spicks & Specks". A member of the John Barry Seven, he also backed Shirley Bassey, Peter and Gordon, Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Tom Jones and Paul McCartney. At the age of 87, on the 14th November 2024, in London, UK of complications brought on by Alzheimer’s Disease. © Jim Liddane Charles Dumont French-born songwriter and latterly singer, who in the 1950s, wrote more than 30 songs for Edith Piaf. Born in 1929, in Cahors, his initial interest was in jazz, and he studied trumpet at the Toulouse Conservatory of Music, before switching to piano following a throat injury. He subsequently moved to Paris to eke out a living playing piano in bars, where he met lyricist Michel Vaucaire who steered him towards songwriting. Over the next ten years, the pair scored hits with Tino Rossi, Gloria Lasso and Luis Mariano amongst others. In 1959, they penned "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" intending it for Rosalie Dubois, but decided instead to offer it to Edith Piaf who had famously turned down several of their earlier songs. The subsequent release spent seven weeks at Number One in France, sold three million copies worldwide, and would later be covered by such stars as Shirley Bassey (under the title "No Regrets"), La Toya Jackson. Emmylou Harris, Elaine Paige and Vicki Leandros. It would also feature in more than twenty movies including "Bull Durham". "Nobody Loves Me", "Babe: Pig In The City" "The Dreamers" and "Intolerable Cruelty", as well as commercials for Foflora and Specsavers. In her last years, Piaf recorded 34 more songs by Charles Dumont. One of the songs penned for her, "Le Mur", a song about the Berlin Wall, was scheduled for recording one month after Piaf's death, but was later picked up by Barbra Streisand for her album "Je m'Appelle Barbra". Following the death of Michel Vaucaire in 1963, Dumont started a collaboration with Jacques Brel, and in 1974, embarked on a career as a vocalist charting with such releases as "Une Chanson" and "Les Amours Impossibles" and topping concert bills in France into his 90th year, even making a brief appearance at the Bataclan music hall in Paris in March 2024, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his solo career. At the age of 95, on the 17th November 2024, in Paris, France, of undisclosed causes. © Jim Liddane Jon Kenny Irish-born comedian, actor and singer-songwriter who at the age of 16, joined Limerick band Gimik, which went on to release a number of well-received singles and supported The Bay City Rollers on their 1976 Irish tour. Following the breakup of Gimik, Jon continued to write songs, including "Mirror, Mirror", "Have A Nice Day", and "Sit Down For The Raffle" but soon gravitated twards acting, co-founding (with John Shortt) the comedy duo d'Unbelievables, which achieved notable success throughout the 1990s. Following a long illness, he embarked on a solo career as a comedian, sang on stage with Sharon Shannon, took the lead roles in such classic theatrical productions as "The Field" and "The Matchmaker", while appearing in several episodes of the TV series "Father Ted" as well as the movies "Insatiable", "Les Misérables", "The Van", "Angela Mooney Dies Again", "Angela's Ashes", "Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie", "Song of the Sea" and "The Banshees of Inisherin". At the age of 66, on the 15th November 2024, in Galway, Ireland, following a cardiopulmonary arrest. © Jim Liddane Tommy Alverson American-born country singer-songwriter. who worked with people like Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Radney Foster, Dale Watson, and Jim Lauderdale, releasing ten well-received albums including "Pickin' On Willie" and "Country To The Bone". At the age of 74, on the 15th November 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, of liver cancer. © Jim Liddane James McMahon English-born journalist, songwriter and musician who was a member of both Jobbers and Sister Death, before joining NME as features editor. He later became editor of Kerrang! and also wrote for The Guardian, The Spectactor and Record Collector. At the age of 44, on the 14th November 2024, in London, England, of soft tissue sarcoma. © Jim Liddane Peter Sinfield English-born songwriter who co-founded, named and was an occasional performing member of King Crimson. Born Peter John Sinfield in Fulham, London. in 1943, he left school at sixteen to train as a travel agent, but soon after, quit to tour Europe and North Africa where he taught himself to play guitar. In 1967, he returned to London when he formed The Creation, one of whose members Ian McDonald introduced him to Robert Fripp, then a member of the pop trio Giles, Giles and Fripp. With Fripp, Peter co-founded (and named) King Crimson, and although he only occasionally performed with the band (usually on synthesizer), became their roadie, ran their light-show, wrote the lyrics, and gave advice on album artwork and design. Following a disagreement with Fripp over the band's musical direction, Peter left but almost immediately became involved with Crimson's label mates, Roxy Music, whose first album he produced, also penning their first single "Virginia Plain". He now discovered a new career as a songwriter, penning such hits as "Peace in Our Time" by Cliff Richard, "The Land of Make Believe" and "I Hear Talk" by Bucks Fizz, "Have You Ever Been in Love" by Leo Sayer, "Think Twice" by Celine Dion, "Silk & Steel" and "Rain or Shine" by Five Star, "Heart of Stone" by Cher, "Love in a World Gone Mad" by Agnetha Fältskog and the perennial "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake. At the age of 80, on the 14th November 2024, in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK of undisclosed causes. © Jim Liddane For earlier songwriter, composer, and music publisher obituaries, please click on the sections below. 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