Bands with no more surviving members

Submitted by rmarkmatthews t3_126rz7o in Music

Ever since Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away earlier this month, I've been wondering if there are any other bands from that era (late 60's/early 70's) to present day whose founding members have all passed away. Or is Skynyrd actually the first?

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elevenghosts t1_jeamb9w wrote

All of the original Ramones have been dead since 2014.

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TheDudeOfYou t1_jeav7vh wrote

I think the commenter was asking about bands that are still touring active.

Oddly enough, the Ramones got a lot of flack for their “never ending” retirement/final shows from July 1995 to August 1996 (13 months). While there now have been bands on multiple retirement/final tours over 5+ years.

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rmarkmatthews OP t1_jebfh6k wrote

I wasn’t limiting it to touring. I forgot we had lost all the Ramones.

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TheDudeOfYou t1_jebhy1a wrote

I stand corrected—though OG members only. Marky, Richie, and CJ (and Clem) remain.

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ford7885 t1_jeauv11 wrote

Just like the fake Skynyrd, there's also a band calling itself Molly Hatchet touring with zero original members, all of whom have died. Even some of their replacement scabs have died.

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andropogon09 t1_jeb1bch wrote

Micky Dolenz is that last surviving Monkee. Dickey Betts and Jaimoe Johanson are the last 2 of the 6 original Allman Bros.

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Bo-Jacks-Son t1_jebphhl wrote

Bee Gees are down to one guy.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer as well.

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hilgi t1_jeawg6b wrote

This was common with swing bands. I used to go see a lot of them in the 80s and 90s at Disneyland. While occasionally you would see a Lionel Hampton alive, more often it would be "Benny Goodman Band" with a sax player who used to play with him.

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JackBox4 t1_jebq959 wrote

Jimi Hendrix Experience, all departed

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RideWithMeSNV t1_jean4xm wrote

Canned Heat. Adolfo is the only member from the 60s, but he wasn't the original.

If you expand it to original members being alive, but having nothing to do with the band, the list gets a bit longer.

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BigQfan t1_jeax9tn wrote

Pretty sure the Marshall Tucker band is the same

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MadeThis4MaccaOnly t1_jeckaog wrote

The Jimi Hendrix Experience is all dead (Jimi himself, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell.)

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HeywoodPeace t1_jefi19r wrote

I think the title actually means "bands who are still active with no surviving original members"

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HeywoodPeace t1_jefi4cx wrote

I recently saw the Glenn Miller Orchestra. I strongly feel the original members are all dead

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