Los Angeles lounge music icon Marty Roberts, the drummer in the “Marty & Elayne” act that entertained at the Dresden Lounge in Los Feliz for 35 years, has died.His death was confirmed by his daughter, Hali, who wrote “We are heartbroken, the greatest man alive has gone on to Heaven.
Marty passed peacefully on Thursday the 13th, 2022. My mom and I are devastated by his loss and there is nobody that could ever take his place.
He had a joke and a smile (smiling is free, he would say!) for everyone he met and was the kindest, most self sacrificing man in the world.
We will miss him more than words can express.”Born in New York City, Marty met Elayne in L.A. in the ’70s. Their gig at the Dresden started in 1981, and quickly grew into a thing for the area’s hipsters, who enjoyed the drums and piano vibe and often joined in for a song or two.
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