Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2016

Andy "Thunderclap" Newman in the middle, flanked by Speedy Keen (left) and Jimmy McCulloch (right).

Andy Newman

Band: Thunderclap Newman
Position: pianist
Died: Mar. 30, 2016
Cause of death: undisclosed
Age: 73
Distinction: Took the piano solo on "Something in the Air" (No. 37) in 1969.

Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom

Publisher of CelebStoner.com, former editor of High Times and Freedom Leaf and co-author of Pot Culture and Reefer Movie Madness.