David Surkamp passed away← Previous revisionRevision as of 20:47, 14 October 2026 Line 48: Line 48: ''The Pekin Tapes'', a collection of demos recorded in [[Pekin, Illinois]], in 1973, was assembled from master tapes and released in 2014, also by Rockville Records. It was intended to be the band's official debut album until ABC made them record ''Pampered Menial''. The tapes were lost when the studio burned down, but surviving copies were discovered in a private inheritance.{{cite web|title=Pavlov's Dog - The Pekin Tapes (recorded 1973)|url=http://rockville-music.com/product/the-pekin-tapes/|website=Rockville Music|accessdate=October 24, 2018}} ''The Pekin Tapes'', a collection of demos recorded in [[Pekin, Illinois]], in 1973, was assembled from master tapes and released in 2014, also by Rockville Records. It was intended to be the band's official debut album until ABC made them record ''Pampered Menial''. The tapes were lost when the studio burned down, but surviving copies were discovered in a private inheritance.{{cite web|title=Pavlov's Dog - The Pekin Tapes (recorded 1973)|url=http://rockville-music.com/product/the-pekin-tapes/|website=Rockville Music|accessdate=October 24, 2018}} Siegfried Carver died on May 30, 2009; he was 60 years old.{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/richard-nadler-was-pavlov-s-dog-violinist-became-conservative-activist/article_81d35b3b-03f3-5922-80aa-2c99153623a4.html|title=Richard Nadler Was Pavlov's dog violinist, became conservative activist|author=MICHAEL D. SORKIN|website=Stltoday.com|date=5 June 2009 |accessdate=20 January 2018}} Doug Rayburn died on September 21, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/469245619765504|title=Post from Pavlov's Dog on Douglas Rayburn's passing|date=October 2, 2012|website=Facebook|access-date=}} Stockton died on February 17, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=richard-b-stockton-rick&pid=174217085|title=Richard B. (Rick) Stockton's Obituary on St. Louis Post-Dispatch|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=17 March 2017}} Nathan Jatcko, the latter day keyboardist with the band, committed suicide on January 17, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2018/01/18/nathan-jatcko-mourned-by-friends-and-fellow-st-louis-musicians|title=Nathan Jatcko Mourned by Friends and Fellow St. Louis Musicians|first=Daniel|last=Hill|website=Riverfronttimes.com|accessdate=20 January 2018|archive-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121000019/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2018/01/18/nathan-jatcko-mourned-by-friends-and-fellow-st-louis-musicians|url-status=dead}} On January 31, 2021, the band announced the death of their former drummer and manager Manfred Ploetz.{{cite web |title=Pavlov's Dog |url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/3953616387995059 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/246094012080667/3953616387995059 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|publisher=[[Facebook]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=31 January 2021}}{{cbignore}} On October 3, 2022, the death of lead guitarist David Malachowski was announced.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/pfbid02YhhEvRj46K4ZuKyrm5GUwqF97QytY614UTWg1ZBgkATrKwzvvJA5VYdVxX3tXRBql|title=Post from Pavlov's Dog on David Malachowski's passing|date=October 3, 2022|website=Facebook|access-date=}} Subsequently, the "Hair of the Dog" 2022 fall tour which was to start in the same month in Europe, was postponed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/2Fpfbid02NEbVuo9uHekgHwU3jvC16VAEUhRQTRSouztodE2vFQCyK5GmVV5jJQJ6mC5ygX2gl|title=Hair of the Dog 2022 tour postponed|date=October 13, 2022|website=Facebook|access-date=}} David Hamilton died on June 20, 2025, at the age of 74,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/david-l-hamilton-dead-pavlovs-dog-keyboardist-composer-1236454609/|title=David L. Hamilton Dies: Emmy-Nominated Composer & Founding Keyboardist For Pavlov’s Dog Was 74|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=July 10, 2025|access-date=July 10, 2025}} and Sara Surkamp died on November 25, 2025, at the age of 72.https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/sara-surkamp-obituary?id=60166930 Siegfried Carver died on May 30, 2009; he was 60 years old.{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/richard-nadler-was-pavlov-s-dog-violinist-became-conservative-activist/article_81d35b3b-03f3-5922-80aa-2c99153623a4.html|title=Richard Nadler Was Pavlov's dog violinist, became conservative activist|author=MICHAEL D. SORKIN|website=Stltoday.com|date=5 June 2009 |accessdate=20 January 2018}} Doug Rayburn died on September 21, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/469245619765504|title=Post from Pavlov's Dog on Douglas Rayburn's passing|date=October 2, 2012|website=Facebook|access-date=}} Stockton died on February 17, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=richard-b-stockton-rick&pid=174217085|title=Richard B. (Rick) Stockton's Obituary on St. Louis Post-Dispatch|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=17 March 2017}} Nathan Jatcko, the latter day keyboardist with the band, committed suicide on January 17, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2018/01/18/nathan-jatcko-mourned-by-friends-and-fellow-st-louis-musicians|title=Nathan Jatcko Mourned by Friends and Fellow St. Louis Musicians|first=Daniel|last=Hill|website=Riverfronttimes.com|accessdate=20 January 2018|archive-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121000019/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2018/01/18/nathan-jatcko-mourned-by-friends-and-fellow-st-louis-musicians|url-status=dead}} On January 31, 2021, the band announced the death of their former drummer and manager Manfred Ploetz.{{cite web |title=Pavlov's Dog |url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/3953616387995059 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/246094012080667/3953616387995059 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|publisher=[[Facebook]] |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=31 January 2021}}{{cbignore}} On October 3, 2022, the death of lead guitarist David Malachowski was announced.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/pfbid02YhhEvRj46K4ZuKyrm5GUwqF97QytY614UTWg1ZBgkATrKwzvvJA5VYdVxX3tXRBql|title=Post from Pavlov's Dog on David Malachowski's passing|date=October 3, 2022|website=Facebook|access-date=}} Subsequently, the "Hair of the Dog" 2022 fall tour which was to start in the same month in Europe, was postponed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pavlovsdogband/posts/2Fpfbid02NEbVuo9uHekgHwU3jvC16VAEUhRQTRSouztodE2vFQCyK5GmVV5jJQJ6mC5ygX2gl|title=Hair of the Dog 2022 tour postponed|date=October 13, 2022|website=Facebook|access-date=}} David Hamilton died on June 20, 2025, at the age of 74,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/david-l-hamilton-dead-pavlovs-dog-keyboardist-composer-1236454609/|title=David L. Hamilton Dies: Emmy-Nominated Composer & Founding Keyboardist For Pavlov’s Dog Was 74|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=July 10, 2025|access-date=July 10, 2025}} and Sara Surkamp died on November 25, 2025, at the age of 72.https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/sara-surkamp-obituary?id=60166930 David Surkamp died on October 13, 2026, at the age of 73.{{Cite web |last=since 1972 |first=Jerry EwingDavid Surkamp had fronted the US melodic progressive rock band Pavlov's Dog |date=2026-10-14 |title=Pavlov's Dog frontman David Surkamp dead at 73 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/pavlovs-dog-frontman-david-surkamp-dead-at-73 |access-date=2026-10-14 |website=Louder |language=en}} ==Band members== ==Band members==