Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $20,235
24%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 24%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: 2013obituary

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Passings: Marshall Lytle (original bassist) of Bill Haley's Comets (1933 - 2013)

    05/27/2013 4:16:24 PM PDT · by a fool in paradise · 24 replies
    Vintage Vinyl News ^ | Saturday, May 25, 2013 | no byline
    Marshall Lytle, the bass player for Bill Haley and the Comets during their biggest era, died on Saturday morning at 3:30 AM in his home in Port Richie, FL after battling lung cancer. He was 79. Lytle was honored one year ago when he and the rest of the Comets were among the first backing group's to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the Comets, the honor came 25 years after Bill Haley was accorded the same honor. Marshall started out his musical career as a guitarist but switched to double bass when he joined...