Free- Andy Fraser top left
Free- Andy Fraser top left

It seems as if a lot of musicians died this month.

On March 11 keyboard player Jimmy Greenspoon, a member of Three Dog Night in the early days, died of cancer at the age of 67. Last October, he had let fans know he’d been diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, and asked for donations through GoFundMe to pay for expenses.

Long-time Toto bassist Mike Porcaro died March 15 after a long battle with ALS. He joined brothers Steve and Jeff in Toto in 1983, and left in 2007 because of his illness.

Bruce Crump, the original drummer for Molly Hatchet died on March 16 at 57.  No cause was given but he’d been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002.

Bass player Andy Fraser bassist also died on March 16 at 62.  He co- wrote the song “All Right Now” while a member of Free. His death is bring investigated, but he’d been battling both cancer and AIDS.

On March 19, Keyboard player Michael Brown died at 65. He was briefly in the group The Left Banke and helped write their two biggest hits “Walk Away Renee” and “Pretty Ballerina”.

On March 20, Twisted Sister drummer AJ Pero died in his sleep at the age of 55 after suffering a heart attack. He was an early member of T.S., and re-joined them in 1997. The day before he died, he performed with his other band Adrenaline Mob .

A heart attack killed Pentangle founder John Renbourn at the age of 70. His body was found on March 26 at his home in Harwick, Scotland, after he missed a concert in Glasgow the night before.

On March 30, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts guitarist Jeremy Brown passed away suddenly at 34, on the eve of the release of the band’s new album “Blaster”. Brown failed to show up to rehearse for an album release party, which was immediately cancelled. 

Also on March 30, Preston Ritter, who drummed on the Electric Prunes’ hits “I Had to Much to Dream (Last Night)” and “Get Me to the World on Time,” died at the age of 65.