Sean Bonniwell Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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LOS ANGELES — Sean Bonniwell, lead singer and songwriter of the Music Machine, a 1960s Los Angeles band regarded as one of the most original of the garage-punk era, has died. He was 71. Bonniwell died Dec. 20 of lung cancer at a medical center in Visalia, Calif., said a spokesman for the Tulare...

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Mr. Bonniwell was a major inspiration for me as a young rock musician.
I paid tribute to him in my song, Notes From Underground by Thewildstarfires.com.
I was signed to George Goldner and Roulette Records when I was 13.
One day a piece of sheet music arrived from a publisher at Mr. Goldners office. It was the words and music to Come On In by Sean Bonniwell.
My band was a regular act for the WMCA Goodguy hops in NYC.
For some weird reason we had to cancel a gig...

Billy Tortora

May 29, 2020

A true innovator in rock music!

March 28, 2020

God Bless You Sean. You made such a great contribution to music. We honor your memory on WHFC on the shows "Retro Radio" and "The Block Party". Will meet you on the other side.

Joyce Conroy

April 27, 2019 | Aberdeen, MD

Valenda Newell

June 05, 2017 | Indianapolis, IN

My introduction to punk was Talk Talk at the age of 10. Always will be a fan of the Music Machine. Thank you very much, Sean!

Keith Podhradsky

May 20, 2016 | Westmont, IL

I dug The Music Machine. Sean was kind enough to exchange email thoughts with me. Watch over us, Sean.

Kaptin Ignatz

December 14, 2013 | Cleveland, OH

Just found out the other day, so glad we met. Thank you for helping Carrie and me through a troubling time. Peace be with you.

Lynne Lyon

November 19, 2012 | Madera, CA

Sean, sorry we will never play any tunes together now. I hoped to get to Porterville and hang out and record. You are truly missed, Todd

Todd Hidden

November 06, 2012 | El Cajon,CA, CA

Terry Lewis

April 16, 2012

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