
Sly Stone
Anthony Jackson
Jack DeJohnette
Al Foster (drummer with Miles Davis/Sonny Rollins/Herbie Hancock etc.)
Chris Hill (DJ and member of the so-called ‘Funk Mafia’)
David ‘Syd’ Lawrence (cricketer)
Wayne Larkins (cricketer)
Bertrand Blier (film director/writer)
Dave Bargeron (trombonist with Jaco Pastorius Big Band, Carla Bley, George Russell, Steely Dan etc.)
Jamie Muir (King Crimson percussionist)
Alf Clausen (‘Moonlighting’/’Fame’/’Ferris Bueller’/’Naked Gun’ soundtrack composer)
Michal Urbaniak (violinist with Miles Davis/Lenny White/Jaco Pastorius etc.)
Antony Price (designer for Bryan Ferry, Robert Palmer, David Bowie etc.)
Luis Jardim (Seal/Annie Lennox/FGTH/Grace Jones/George Michael percussionist and, according to Steve Lipson, he also played bass on ‘Slave To The Rhythm’…)
Hermeto Pascoal
Damien Thomas (‘Twins Of Evil’/’Tenko’/’Shogun’/’Pirates’ actor and movingtheriver’s uncle)
Jellybean Johnson (drummer and guitarist with The Time/The Family/Janet Jackson etc.)
Nicky Katt (‘Dazed And Confused’/’Insomnia’ actor)
Roy Ayers
Tony Roberts (‘Annie Hall’/’Play It Again Sam’/’Hannah And Her Sisters’/’Serpico’ actor)
Andy Bey
Tony Slattery
Rob Reiner
Richard Darbyshire (Living In A Box co-founder/vocalist/songwriter)
Clem Burke
Chris Rea
Diane Keaton
Martin Parr (photographer)
Patricia Routledge
Sheila Jordan
Peter Jason (‘They Live’/’Prince Of Darkness’/’In The Mouth Of Madness’ actor)
Brigitte Bardot
Dave Ball (Soft Cell keyboardist/co-founder)
James Prime (keyboardist with Deacon Blue/John Martyn)
Robin Smith (cricketer)
Joan Plowright
Lalo Schifrin
Sly Stone
Rick Buckler (Jam drummer)
David Thomas (Pere Ubu frontman)
Sam Moore (Sam & Dave)
Mike Ratledge (Soft Machine co-founder)
Diane Ladd
Pauline Collins
Eddie Palmieri
D’Angelo
Biddy Baxter (‘Blue Peter’ editor)
Chuck Mangione
Steve Cropper
George Wendt (Norm in ‘Cheers’)
David Lynch
Gene Hackman
Brian Wilson
Andy Peebles (radio presenter and writer, the last Brit to interview John Lennon)
Terence Stamp
Chris Jasper (Isley-Jasper-Isley keyboardist/songwriter and solo artist)
Phil Upchurch
Alex Wheatle (writer, activist and London legend)
Roberta Flack
Prunella Scales
Claudia Cardinale
Marilyn Mazur (percussionst/vocalist with Miles Davis/Jan Garbarek/Wayne Shorter etc.)
Flaco Jimenez (accordionist with Ry Cooder/Bob Dylan)
Drew Zingg (guitarist with Donald Fagen/Boz Scaggs/David Sanborn/Marcus Miller)
Barry McIlheney (Smash Hits/Q/Empire writer)
Simon House (Bowie/Thomas Dolby/Japan/Hawkwind violinist)
Rick Derringer
Dill Katz (bassist with Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia/District Six/Ian Carr’s Nucleus)
Henry Jaglom (film director)
John Robertson (footballer)
Ed Williams (‘Ted Olson’ in ‘Police Squad’ and the ‘Naked Gun’ movies)
Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird (cricket umpire)
Roy Estrada (Little Feat/Mothers Of Invention bassist)
Wishing all movingtheriver.com readers a happy and healthy 2026, with loads of cash.
As someone who is getting up there in years ,I found this to be a sobering list .
And as we all know , 2025 has been a pretty rough year for all kinds of reasons .
Thanks for all the effort you put into this work .
So much of it is really interesting and fun ,and I’ve learned a lot over time .
Happy New Year and best wishes.
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Yes there are always some sad losses which somehow passed me by during the year. I really appreciate your words Richard, wishing you as good a 2026 as possible for you and yours.
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Goodness, what a long list. A few departures there that I had not even logged. (Farewell Simon House!)
Wishing you a healthy and productive 2026, Matt.
-Bruce
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Yes it is sad how many great and somewhat unsung players have left us again this year. Wishing you and yours a good 2026 Bruce and thanks for the support.
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Film-maker Alan Yentob (Cracked Actor).
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Yes, for sure. His on-screen style may have divided opinion but he sure had some great contacts.
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