I only found out on Thursday about the death of Paul Ashford last weekend.
If someone has already posted about it, my apologies.
For those that don't know him, here's a couple of the songs he recorded as a solo artist and with Stepaside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjcsS6KPp4s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl1yJKC2PYI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADY0vUwZzE