Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 19, 2022
Y&T have decided to cancel their 2022 European tour dates in order to give frontman Dave Meniketti the proper time to recover from radiation treatments in his battle with prostate cancer. The group announced the following via Facebook: “***IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT*** As many of you know, earlier this year Dave Meniketti was diagnosed with […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 13, 2017
Original Y&T guitarist Joey Alves has died at the age of 63, the band’s Dave Meniketti has revealed. Alves, who played rhythm guitar in the band, was in the band from 1976 to 1989, had been suffering from ulcerative colitis, among other complications. Here’s what Meniketti says about the loss of Alves, via Facebook yesterday: […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 7, 2011
Phil Kennemore, bassist of 80’s metal band Y&T, has lost his battle with metastatic cancer. He was 57 years old, and along with frontman Dave Meniketti was an original member of the band. The band had organized a New Year’s Eve benefit concert for him this past New Year’s Eve, with members of Testament, Dokken, […]
