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Thank you and good night. John Drake
January 1, 1947 – August 29, 2021
Reacting to the news that his former band-mate in the Amboy Dukes, also that group’s forerunner the Lourds, lead singer John Brake (also known as Drake), had succumbed to cancer at the age of 74, Ted Nugent wrote on Facebook: “John had the Motown mojo! God rest his soul!” The Amboy Dukes released seven albums before Nugent went solo in 1975.
Ron Cornelius
February 14, 1945 – August 18, 2021
The veteran session guitarist Ron Cornelius was born in Richmond, California. He toured with or played on albums by Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Charlie Daniels, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and more. Cornelius, who also worked as a…