Mashed Potato Time: 2025 In Memoriam

Today's show celebrates the great artists we lost in 2025:

Jerry Butler - "Just for You" (1965) — R.I.P. Jerry Butler, soul singer-songwriter and musician

Billy Nichols - "Shake A Leg" (1969) — R.I.P. Billy Nichols, guitarist, songwriter and producer

Tommy Hunt - "Words Can Never Tell It" (1967) — R.I.P. Tommy Hunt, soul singer

Rad Bryan and the Barons - "Darling Please Return" (1970) — R.I.P. Radcliffe “Dougie” Bryan, Jamaican guitarist

Ken Parker - "When You're Gone" (1970) — R.I.P. Ken Parker, Jamaican reggae musician

BED: The Mar-Keys - "Bo-Time" (1963) — R.I.P. Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, producer

The Beach Boys - "I'm Waiting for the Day" (1966) — R.I.P. Brian Wilson, singer, songwriter and co-founder

The Band - "We Can Talk" (1968) — R.I.P. Garth Hudson, Canadian multi-instrumentalist

Hayden Thompson - "Love My Baby" (1957) — R.I.P. Hayden Thompson, rockabilly singer

The Pretty Things - "Rosalyn" (1964) — R.I.P. Viv Prince, English drummer

BED: Barry Goldberg - "Sittin' in Circles" (1969) — R.I.P. Barry Goldberg, keyboardist

The Isley Brothers - "Work to Do" (1972) — R.I.P. Chris Jasper, singer, keyboardist, songwriter

Brenton Wood - "Baby You Got It" (1967) — R.I.P. Brenton Wood, singer

Max Romeo - "A No Fe Me Piccn'y" (1969) — R.I.P. Max Romeo, Jamaican reggae musician

Bob Kuban & the In-Men - "Get Out" (1966) — R.I.P. Bob Kuban, drummer and bandleader

Sly & the Family Stone - "If You Want Me to Stay" (1973) — R.I.P. Sly Stone, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer

BED: The Champs - "Twenty Thousand Leagues" (1959) — R.I.P. Dave Burgess, guitarist and frontman

The McCoys - "Fever" (1965) — R.I.P. Rick Derringer, guitarist and lead singer

Bill Fay - "Screams in the Ears" (1967) — R.I.P. Bill Fay, English singer-songwriter

Golden Earrings - "That Day" (1966) — R.I.P. George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist, songwriter, founding member

Connie Francis - "Fallin'" (1958) — R.I.P. Connie Francis, pop singer

BED: Blue Mitchell - "Chick's Tune" (1965) — R.I.P. Al Foster, jazz drummer

The Pebbles - "You Better Believe It" (1967) — R.I.P. Fred "Bekky" Beekmans, Belgian singer and guitarist

Sam & Dave - "You Got Me Hummin'" (1966) — R.I.P. Sam Moore, singer-songwriter

Don Bryant - "Doing The Mustang" (1967) — R.I.P. Don Bryant, R&B singer and songwriter

The Moments - "Not On The Outside" (1968) — R.I.P. Mark Greene, lead singer

BED: Roy Ayers Ubiquity - "Ain’t No Sunshine" (1973) — R.I.P. Roy Ayers, vibraphonist, composer, producer

The Turtles - "Almost There" (1966) — R.I.P. Mark Volman, singer, guitarist, founding member

Booker T. & The MG's - "Mo' Onions" (1963) — R.I.P. Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, producer

Frankie Jordan avec Eddie Vartan et son orchestre - "Elle est passée" (1961) — R.I.P. Frankie Jordan, French rock & roll singer

U.S. Bonds - "Quarter To Three" (1961) — R.I.P. Gene Barge, saxophonist, composer and actor

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - "You Didn't Try To Call Me" (1966) — R.I.P. Elliot Ingber, guitarist

BED: The Fame Gang - "Grits and Gravy" (1969) — R.I.P. Junior Lowe, Muscle Shoals session guitarist and bassist

Brother Joe May with the Sallie Martin Singers - "Working On the Building" (1953) — R.I.P. Sara Jordan Powell, gospel singer

Patti Drew - "Tell Him" (1967) — R.I.P. Patti Drew, R&B singer

Nino Tempo & April Stevens - "Ooh La La" (1964) — R.I.P. Nino Tempo, singer and saxophonist

Philip Upchurch Combo - "You Can't Sit Down Part 1" (1961) — R.I.P. Phil Upchurch, guitarist and composer

The Versatiles - "Just Can’t Win" (1968) — R.I.P. Junior Byles, Jamaican reggae & rocksteady singer

BED: Jack DeJohnette - "Equipoise" (1969) — R.I.P. Jack DeJohnette, jazz drummer, pianist and composer

Cuby & The Blizzards - "Things I Remember" (1966) — R.I.P. Herman Deinum, Dutch bassist

The Standells - "Big Boss Man" (1965) — R.I.P. Larry Tamblyn, singer and keyboardist

Gwen McCrae - "Lead Me On" (1970) — R.I.P. Gwen McCrae, soul and disco singer

The Easybeats - "Made My Bed (Gonna Lie In It)" (1966) — R.I.P. Snowy Fleet, drummer and co-founder

Sunny & The Sun-Glows - "When I Think Of You" (1960) — R.I.P. Manny Guerra, Tejano musician and producer

BED: The Beach Boys - "Let's Go Away for Awhile" (1966) — R.I.P. Brian Wilson, singer, songwriter and co-founder

Roberta Flack - "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" (1969) — R.I.P. Roberta Flack, singer and pianist

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