Dave Mason, Alan Osmond, Nedra Talley Ross, and Tony Wilson Die

These guys were an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, founder of Traffic and solo artist; a singer, musician, leader of the Osmonds; a singer and member of the girl group The Ronettes; and a Trinidadian vocalist, bass guitarist, songwriter, and member of Hot Chocolate.

Dave Mason was born May 10, 1946, in Worcester, England, and grew up immersed in the flourishing postwar British music culture, developing his guitar skills and songwriting instincts outside of formal higher education as he moved through local bands before co-founding Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood,

where he contributed key songs such as “Hole in My Shoe” and “Feelin’ Alright,” though his tenure was marked by repeated departures and returns due to creative tensions; he also became a respected session player, working with Jimi Hendrix on “All Along the Watchtower,” and went on to establish a durable solo career.

His solo work, with albums like Alone Together and the hit “We Just Disagree,” balancing commercial success with a reputation for musical independence, while his personal life included several marriages, children, and periods of both personal hardship and reinvention in the United States.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 as a member of Traffic and remained active into his later years before retiring due to health concerns, and he died on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the age of 79, survived by his wife and children.

Alan Osmond was born June 22, 1949, in Ogden, Utah, the eldest of the Osmond siblings, and was raised in a disciplined, faith-centered household within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where music was cultivated through family performance rather than formal

academic study, leading him to guide The Osmonds from their early barbershop roots into international pop success in the late 1960s and 1970s with hits like “One Bad Apple,” while also serving as a producer and organizer behind the scene.

His career was later shaped by his diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, which curtailed his performing but not his involvement in music, advocacy, and faith-based work, and in his personal life he married Suzanne Pinegar and raised a large family, remaining deeply committed to both family and church.

Widely respected for his leadership and perseverance, he died on Monday, April 20, 2026, at the age of 76, survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and his brothers.

Nedra Talley Ross was born January 27, 1946, in New York City and grew up in a culturally rich environment that blended African American and Puerto Rican heritage, developing her voice through church and neighborhood singing before rising to fame as a founding member of The Ronettes alongside Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett, helping define the early 1960s pop sound through

collaborations with producer Phil Spector on classics like “Be My Baby,” after which she maintained a quieter but lasting presence connected to the group’s legacy through reunions and public appearances; she later

married Scott Ross and focused on family life while remaining engaged with fans and music history, sharing in the group’s 2007 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and she died on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the age of 80, survived by her husband and family.

Tony Wilson was born in Jamaica in 1947 and later relocated to the United Kingdom, where he became part of the multicultural music scene that fused Caribbean and British influences, developing his career outside formal academic pathways and emerging as a founding member

of Hot Chocolate, contributing to the group’s early recordings and identity before departing prior to their peak commercial success in the mid-1970s, after which he continued working in music while maintaining a relatively private personal life.

His role in shaping the band’s formative sound earned him recognition among historians of British soul and pop, and he died on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the age of 79, survived by his family and remembered for his foundational contribution to Hot Chocolate’s legacy.