{"id":24080,"date":"2023-10-27T14:14:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=24080"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:13:10","slug":"rest-in-peace-steve-riley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/rest-in-peace-steve-riley\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest In Peace Steve Riley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24080\" class=\"elementor elementor-24080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fc329a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4fc329a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d694309\" data-id=\"d694309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600d1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"600d1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I found out today that Steve Riley passed away at 67.<\/p><p>He was the long time drummer of L.A. Guns, Riley&#8217;s L.A. Guns, and was the drummer of W.A.S.P. and Keel, and Roadmaster, The Lawyers, and The B&#8217;zz.<\/p><p>According to a statement from his family, Steve passed away Tuesday, October 24, from a severe case of pneumonia, which he had suffered from for several weeks.<\/p><p>This is very sad.<\/p><p>I was lucky enough to meet him this year, and believe me it was luck (see my story <a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/06\/rock-me-great-white-rileys-la-guns-lost-hearts-concert-review\/\">here<\/a>) but I&#8217;m grateful I got to meet him and see him play.\u00a0<\/p><p>He was unbelievably kind to me and I&#8217;ll never forget that.<\/p><p>He was a great player all the way to the end.<\/p><p>This especially hits home for me because I had a very bad case of pneumonia earlier this year too and have had it quite a few times in the past few years.<\/p><p>I eventually got the pneumonia vaccine awhile back because I was so concerned about getting pneumonia again.<\/p><p>All the greats keep going away and I hate it.\u00a0 But unfortunately, it&#8217;s how life goes.<\/p><p>And this is another reason why I&#8217;ve gone to sooooo many shows in the last decade.\u00a0 Yes the shows are always fun and I want that fun, but also any day could be it for anyone and I don&#8217;t want to not see them do what they do best.<\/p><p>I wish all the best to his family, friends, bandmates in Riley&#8217;s L.A. Guns and everyone else he has played with, and his fans.<\/p><p>And selfishly as a fan, I hope that the second Riley&#8217;s L.A. Guns album will be released.\u00a0 They released 3 great singles this year and was playing another one live (again see my story link above), but if not, I understand.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ll be cranking his music in his memory.<\/p><p>Thanks Steve for the music and for the kindness you showed me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e84f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e84f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo Gallery (click on thumbnail to view larger image)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdea33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bdea33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-5122e43154cb897b5b57f0e756e85433-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"304\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"304\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"R.I.P. 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He was the long time drummer of L.A. Guns, Riley&#8217;s L.A. Guns, and was the drummer of W.A.S.P. and Keel, and Roadmaster, The Lawyers, and The B&#8217;zz. According to a statement from his family, Steve passed away Tuesday, October 24, from a severe case of pneumonia, which he had suffered from for several weeks. This is very sad. I was lucky enough to meet him this year, and believe me it was luck (see my story here) but I&#8217;m grateful I got to meet him and see him play.\u00a0 He was unbelievably kind to me and I&#8217;ll never forget that. He was a great player all the way to the end. This especially hits home for me because I had a very bad case of pneumonia earlier this year too and have had it quite a few times in the past few years. I eventually got the pneumonia vaccine awhile back because I was so concerned about getting pneumonia again. All the greats keep going away and I hate it.\u00a0 But unfortunately, it&#8217;s how life goes. And this is another reason why I&#8217;ve gone to sooooo many shows in the last decade.\u00a0 Yes the shows are always fun and I want that fun, but also any day could be it for anyone and I don&#8217;t want to not see them do what they do best. I wish all the best to his family, friends, bandmates in Riley&#8217;s L.A. Guns and everyone else he has played with, and his fans. And selfishly as a fan, I hope that the second Riley&#8217;s L.A. Guns album will be released.\u00a0 They released 3 great singles this year and was playing another one live (again see my story link above), but if not, I understand. I&#8217;ll be cranking his music in his memory. Thanks Steve for the music and for the kindness you showed me. 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