According to Spokane's KHQ-TV, the singer, guitarist and bassist had been attending a family reunion at a house on Lake Sacheen and was trying to secure a dock during a storm when a tree fell on him. He died later at a local hospital.

Joe Shikany played guitar with several local bands and toured with singer Paul Rodgers.

Shikany, a Spokane native, had an impressive resume. He played in a number of bands, among them Magic Bus, Sex and Violins, PowerCell, N'Sane, the Davanos and Spike and the Impalers. Shikany also toured with rocker Paul Rodgers, the singer for Bad Company, Free and a reunited Queen.

In 1992, Shikany, Steve Hannah and Lynn Sorensen founded Magic Bus, a classic-rock cover band playing songs of the '60s, '70s and '80s -- by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, the Rolling Stones and other iconic bands. Magic Bus played at clubs, casinos, festivals and biker rallies. In the late '70s, Shikany became a member of Bighorn, one of Seattle's most popular rock bands of the era. The powerful, guitar-heavy band opened for Van Halen, Boston, Journey and the J. Geils Band, but never took off nationally. Bighorn later evolved into Seattle new-wave band The Allies.

Shikany will be sorely missed by members of Seattle's classic-rock community.