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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 16, 2018 14:39:32 GMT
Aretha Franklin
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Post by bunkerfan on Aug 16, 2018 19:17:26 GMT
Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul'.RIP
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 1, 2019 23:50:25 GMT
Thomas McAleese known as Dean Ford, the lead singer of the band Marmalade sadly passed away today.
Rest in Peace.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Jan 4, 2019 0:18:58 GMT
Thomas McAleese known as Dean Ford, the lead singer of the band Marmalade sadly passed away today. Rest in Peace. Should have replied sooner to this, what a lovely video non-rabbit, I have seen the old vid (shown in the background) before and it is beautiful too. I loved those guys and some of the great songs they had, very sad to see these kind of people leave...... Nice post
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 20, 2019 0:00:10 GMT
rest in peace Ted McKennai66.images obliterated by tinypic/5exqqc.jpg[/IMG] A great drummer and a helluva nice bloke too. He lived and breathed music. i65.images obliterated by tinypic/2j7cb6.jpg[/IMG] "Drummer Ted McKenna, who played with a range of artists including Rory Gallagher, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Ian Gillan and Michael Schenker, has died at the age of 68. The news was confirmed on Facebook by a close friend, who wrote, "For everyone who loved him, Ted died this morning from a haemorrhage during elective surgery. Freak occurrence and a huge surgical team fought for 10 hours to save him. "Unfortunately there was no solution to stop the bleeding and he faded away without ever knowing. I'm going to miss him so much." www.loudersound.com/news/ted-mckenna-drummer-with-rory-gallagher-sahb-michael-schenker-dead-at-68
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 20, 2019 8:15:38 GMT
rest in peace Ted McKennaA great drummer and a helluva nice bloke too. He lived and breathed music. "Drummer Ted McKenna, who played with a range of artists including Rory Gallagher, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Ian Gillan and Michael Schenker, has died at the age of 68. The news was confirmed on Facebook by a close friend, who wrote, "For everyone who loved him, Ted died this morning from a haemorrhage during elective surgery. Freak occurrence and a huge surgical team fought for 10 hours to save him. "Unfortunately there was no solution to stop the bleeding and he faded away without ever knowing. I'm going to miss him so much." www.loudersound.com/news/ted-mckenna-drummer-with-rory-gallagher-sahb-michael-schenker-dead-at-68 Very sad news and a great drummer. Here he is with Rory Gallagher. RIP
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 20, 2019 23:34:49 GMT
Very sad news and a great drummer. Here he is with Rory Gallagher. RIPThat's a brilliant video talk about energy - makes me tired just watching it
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 21, 2019 19:48:59 GMT
Peter Tork: Monkees musician dies at 77"There are no words right now... heartbroken over the loss of my Monkee brother Peter Tork," bandmate Micky Dolenz tweeted.
Tork, who played keyboard and bass for the group, was diagnosed with a rare form of tongue cancer in 2009.Very sad news Rest in peace Peter
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 9:05:01 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Feb 22, 2019 12:32:33 GMT
ROCK in PEACE Peter You were my favorite too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 21:36:18 GMT
Even into his 70s, Peter Tork still knew how to win over an audience.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Feb 27, 2019 22:52:05 GMT
Mark Hollis, who fronted the band Talk Talk has died, I loved their music, their 1986 album The Colour of Spring was a lovely work in my opinion.
Thanks for all the music Mark.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 28, 2019 7:44:32 GMT
Mark Hollis, who fronted the band Talk Talk has died, I loved their music, their 1986 album The Colour of Spring was a lovely work in my opinion.
Thanks for all the music Mark. Rest In Peace Mark
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 7:56:17 GMT
DICK DALE- "King of the Surf Guitar"- Dead at Age 81
LOS ANGELES – Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 83.
His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dick Dale passed away Saturday night. No other details were available.
Dale liked to say it was he and not the Beach Boys who invented surf music — and some critics have said he was right.
An avid surfer, Dale started building a devoted Los Angeles fan base in the late 1950s with repeated appearances at Newport Beach's old Rendezvous Ballroom. He played "Miserlou," ''The Wedge," ''Night Rider" and other compositions at wall-rattling volume on a custom-made Fender Stratocaster guitar.
"Miserlou," which would become his signature song, had been adapted from a Middle Eastern folk tune Dale heard as a child and later transformed into a thundering surf-rock instrumental.
His fingering style was so frenetic that he shredded guitar picks during songs, a technique that forced him to stash spares on his guitar's body. "Better shred than dead," he liked to joke, an expression that eventually became the title of a 1997 anthology released by Rhino Records.
Dale said he developed his musical style when he sought to merge the sounds of the crashing ocean waves he heard while surfing with melodies inspired by the rockabilly music he loved.
He pounded rather than plucked the strings of his guitar in a style he said he borrowed from an early musical hero, the great jazz drummer Gene Krupa.
"Dale pioneered a musical genre that Beach Boy Brian Wilson and others would later bring to fruition," Rolling Stone magazine said in its "Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll" adding "Let's Go Trippin'" was released in 1961, two months ahead of the Beach Boys' first hit, "Surfin.'"
The magazine called Dale's song "the harbinger of the '60s surf music craze."
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Post by bunkerfan on Mar 25, 2019 9:52:07 GMT
Rock enigma Scott Walker dies aged 76The US star, whose songs included The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Joanna, influenced everyone from David Bowie to Jarvis Cocker.
He found fame as a teen idol in The Walker Brothers, but his dark baritone hinted at something deeper.
That was borne out in his experimental, psychedelic solo albums, which explored the complexities of love and death.
Walker's death was confirmed by his current record label, 4AD, who called him "one of the most revered innovators at the sharp end of creative music".My late brother loved the music of Scott Walker who had a most unique voice. The world has lost a remarkable man. RIP Scott.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 15:20:05 GMT
RANKING ROGER, lead vocalist for British ska punk band THE BEAT – known as THE ENGLISH BEAT in North America – and founding member of GENERAL PUBLIC died on Tuesday. He was 56. The news was confirmed in a statement on the Beat’s official Facebook page. The cause of death has not been disclosed. In January, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with brain tumors and lung cancer. “He fought & fought & fought, Roger was a fighter,” the statement reads. “Sadly Roger passed away a few hours ago peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Roger’s family would like to thank everyone for their constant support during this time. More to follow in the coming days. RIP Roger!” Born Roger Charlery in 1963 in Birmingham, England, Charlery joined ska punk band the Beat as a teenager following a stint as a drummer in another band and became one of the Beat’s lead vocalists and main toasters. He appeared on all three of the group’s studio albums (1980’s I Just Can’t Stop It, 1981’s Wha’ppen? and 1982’s Special Beat Service). Following the band’s breakup in 1983, he teamed with fellow lead vocalist/bandmate Dave Wakeling to form General Public, and they released two albums, 1984’s All the Rage and 1986’s Hand to Mouth before the band’s dissolution, although Wakeling and Charlery reunited in the Nineties to release Rub it Better and also recorded a cover of the Staple Singers’ “I’ll Take You There” for the Threesome soundtrack under the General Public moniker. Charlery released a number of solo projects as well as launched various incarnations of the Beat (most recently billed as the Beat featuring Ranking Roger; Wakeling formed his version as the English Beat starring Dave Wakeling). In 2016, Charlery released Bounce, the first new album by the Beat in 30 years. In January, the Beat released Bounce follow-up, Public Confidential. Charlery recently completed writing his autobiography, I Just Can’t Stop It, which is slated for publication later this year via Omnibus Press.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 4, 2019 6:43:05 GMT
www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-me-jim-rissmiller-dead-20190403-story.htmlJim Rissmiller, promoter who helped the Stones, Queen and Elton John go big in L.A., dies at 76By RANDY LEWIS APR 03, 2019 | 4:30 PM Veteran concert promoter Jim Rissmiller, photographed at UCLA in 1993 as he was preparing a weekend music festival, "Troubadours of Folk." (Steve Dykls / Los Angeles Times)For a generation of Southern California music fans, the phrase “Wolf & Rissmiller Presents” was synonymous with live performances by the cream of the crop of rock and pop music superstars, from the Rolling Stones to Elton John.As one of the region’s premier concert promoters, the team of Steve Wolf and Jim Rissmiller helped usher in the era of “arena rock” as pop music blossomed and moved of the clubs, theaters and concert halls into sports arenas and stadiums, establishing practices and traditions that continue to play out in the concert business decades later.Rissmiller died Wednesday in Cleveland of a stroke at the age of 76, said now-retired veteran promoter Larry Vallon, who worked as a junior partner at Wolf & Rissmiller before eventually launching his own companies.“He was really one of the founding fathers of live music presentation in the Los Angeles area,” Vallon said.Rissmiller partnered with Wolf in 1967 and Los Angeles radio personality Bob Eubanks to begin promoting concerts in and around Los Angeles under the name Concert Associates.Within their first year, they pulled off the first sold-out concert at the Inglewood Forum — an Aug. 16, 1968, show with Diana Ross & the Supremes. Wolf and Rissmiller were 26 at the time. The Forum and Madison Square Garden in New York quickly became the west-east cornerstones of the nascent arena-rock concert business.They sold Concert Associates to Filmways Corp. in 1969, when Eubanks wanted out to focus on his burgeoning career in television, but continued promoting under the Concert Associates banner, until their contract with Filmways expired in 1975. During that time, they booked the Who into Anaheim Stadium in 1971, the first of many blowout rock concerts at that venue.That’s when they created Wolf & Rissmiller, putting on many historic and some of the most lucrative concerts of the era, including record-setting extended runs at the Forum in Inglewood with Jethro Tull and Elton John, as well as milestone shows with the Who, Pink Floyd, Queen and numerous others. While their primary focus was Southern California, Wolf and Rissmiller also put on shows occasionally across the southwest including Oakland, Tucson, Phoenix and Albuquerque. But at home in L.A., Wolf & Rissmiller was considered virtually “the only game in town” for most of the 1970s, concert promoter Brian Murphy, who subsequently formed Avalon Attractions, told The Times in 1984.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2019 13:35:39 GMT
JOHNNY CLEGG died on July 16th. If you are not familiar with his music, I recommend that you check it out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Clegg(CNN)Johnny Clegg, the South African singer known for Zulu rhythms and sounds with Western styles, has died, his manager Roddy Quin said in a statement. The 66-year-old died on Tuesday at his family home in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but continued to tour around the world. Clegg's music has been described as groundbreaking during the apartheid era. He co-founded two interracial bands, including Juluka with Sipho Mchunu and Savuka with Dudu Zulu. "He showed us what it was to assimilate to and embrace other cultures without losing your identity," Quin said. "An anthropologist that used his music to speak to every person. With his unique style of music he traversed cultural barriers like few others. In many of us he awakened awareness." The South African government also shared its condolences to Clegg's family and friends."He has left deep footprints in our hearts," according to its Twitter account. "He showed us what it was to assimilate to and embrace other cultures without losing your identity." 'One of South Africa's most celebrated sons' Clegg's music influenced people around the world. Clegg combined his love for music with his interest in anthropology. He presented papers, such as "The Music of Zulu Immigrant Workers in Johannesburg" in 1981. He also received a number of Honorary doctorates from the Universities of the Witwatersrand, KwaZulu-Natal, Dartmouth College and the City University of New York. Clegg's work led him to earn several awards, including the Order of Ikhamanga from the South African government in 2012. "He was a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist whose infectious crossover music exploded onto the international scene and contributed towards social cohesion," the South African government said, calling him "one of South Africa's most celebrated sons." Clegg also authored and published the book "UkuBuyisa Isidumbu," which analyzed the ideology of vengeance in two rural South African locations. Clegg's family will hold a private funeral service. There will also be a service for the public to pay their respects.
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 16, 2019 2:38:15 GMT
Ric Ocasek, lead singer for The Cars, found dead in New York City LINK Ric Ocasek, the lead singer of the new-wave rock band “The Cars,” has died. Ocasek was found dead in his apartment in New York City on Sunday afternoon. He was 75 years old... His estranged wife, model Paulina Porizkova, reportedly found the singer unresponsive. He apparently died of natural causes.
In 1978, “The Cars” shot to fame with their self-titled hit album. It included the hits My Best Friend’s Girl and Just What I Needed. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year.
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 6, 2019 11:10:44 GMT
Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 6, 2019 15:33:51 GMT
Ginger Baker: Legendary Cream drummer dies aged 80 Quite a remarkable and inventive drummer although I've read he had his "problems" with Jack Bruce. I had the honour to see Cream 4 or 5 times, a couple of times throwing a "sicky" to see Cream play. Rest in peace Ginger, your legacy amongst rock fans is assured. CREDIT: National Jazz Archive/Heritage Images/Getty Images
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 6, 2019 15:51:42 GMT
Best rock drummer ever...no contest. Anyone who has not seen the documentary, 'Beware of Mr. Baker', is in for a treat. Required watching.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 13, 2019 6:27:56 GMT
www.chaffeecountytimes.com/obituaries/james-carey/article_7c36ce60-ebab-11e9-898d-77559d092265.htmlJames CareyOct 10, 2019 James Carey of Buena Vista passed away Oct. 5, 2019 at Pine Ridge Hospice in Cañon City.
He was born March 30, 1935 in Denver. He married Nina Carey in 1960. They were married for 59 years.
He is survived by his wife Nina, and daughter Angela Carey of Buena Vista.
He joined the Shrine Circus to become a chauffeur for the owner of the circus.
Later he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany. After his stint in the army he returned to Denver and went to work at the Auditorium. He joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local 7.
Some of the shows that he trooped with were Man of La Mancha where he was a master electrician; Disney on Parade as a prop man and went on the road with Jethro Tull, a rock band, where he was head carpenter on the show. He also worked in Elitch Theatre as head electrician.
For a short time he served as business agent for the union; also as president of the union. He was a stage hand for 50 years and received a gold watch and a plaque for his service from the union.
He loved animals and took care of feral cats near his house. He fed them every day.
He was well liked by his friends and he always had a good story to tell about his time on the road.
The thing he was most proud of was that his daughter followed in his footsteps.
Jim is survived by two nieces who live in Denver and his sister Gail Carey of Buena Vista.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 21:30:19 GMT
Neil Peart, the drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush, has died at age 67. The influential musician and lyricist died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after having been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by family spokesperson Elliot Mintz. His death was confirmed by Meg Symsyk, a media spokesperson for the progressive rock trio comprising Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Along with penning impressive lyrics, Peart was renowned for his proficiency on drums and expertly weaving together techniques from different musical genres, blending jazz and big band with hard rock. Rush, which formed in Toronto in the 1970s, attracted a loyal, worldwide fanbase, sold millions of records and influenced a multitude of rock musicians with its complex, literary music. The trio was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994, joining the U.S. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Peart's survivors include his wife Carrie and daughter Olivia. Funeral plans are pending.
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Post by futureshock on Jan 10, 2020 21:56:27 GMT
Rest in Peace, Neil Peart. Sad news, gone far too soon. That news is going to rattle the Canadian musicians world hard today; we've followed RUSH since their earliest stages, getting updates on the progress of RUSH was Canadian culture. A musician of extreme creative and performing talent. When thinking of the best drummers, there are levels of greatness; some may be the talented, the excellent, the professional, the amazing and then those few who redefine things like creativity, performance, musical possibilities, the music world changers. Neil Peart climbed to the top of the mountain and then built it up a few dozen feet higher than that, with a few more ideas. I can think of other names who got there too, but can count them all on one hand and have a finger or two left over.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 11, 2020 2:49:36 GMT
ROCK IN PEACE Neil Peart...Every life has an end which we feel the loss every moment thereafter... This HURTS I saw him in 1975 and 1979 with a lifelong respect for all he did with the talent which can never be replaced ...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 4:37:59 GMT
I read somewhere that Neil Peart grew up in my hometown, but I didn't realize until today that he went to the same high school as my brother did, just a couple of years ahead of him...
So what was it like to grow up in St. Catharines in those days? Well, as some of these stories will attest, it was a wonderful place to be a boy. I have since written that mood into songs like The Analog Kid and Lakeside Park. For a teenager, however, especially a rebellious and self-consciously different teenager, St. Catharines in those days was not so nice. I have written about that mood in songs like Subdivisions. The Lakeport years were tough. No, I couldn't say it was hell - I had a few friends, and even a few teachers who could make English or history interesting enough to distract me from thinking about drums, drawing pictures of drums, and playing drums on my desk. One science teacher and self-important martinet (he used to roam the hallways in a quest to eliminate the evil of untucked shirt-tails), was once disturbed by my tapping in class (as more than a few people were, including fellow students - a girl named Donna once threw a book at me). When I told him that I really couldn't help it, that it just "happened," he told me I must be "some kind of retard" and sentenced me to a detention in which I had to drum on the desk for an hour. Some punishment. I had fun; he had to leave the room. In those high school hallways of the mid-sixties, the conformity was stifling. Everyone dressed the same, in a uniform-of-choice - Sta-Prest slacks, penny loafers, and V-neck vests over Oxford shirts - and at Lakeport High, the jocks and frat boys were king.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 11, 2020 7:29:34 GMT
I'd read Neil was ill, something to do with exhaustion, but this is so terribly sad.
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MEMORIAL is planned to honour NEIL PEART
Neil Peart's family is enthusiastically supporting plans for a memorial at Lakeside Park to honouring the famous drummer who grew up in St. Catharines. As thousands of Rush fans from all over the world continue to add their names to a petition calling for a statue or plaque to be built at the park the band made famous in song, Peart's nephew Jason Howe said the family has discussed the idea and are "fully on board" with such plans. "They think it's a great honour," said Howe, a St. Catharines resident. As of Sunday afternoon, more than 22,100 people had added their name to a petition calling on the city to honour Peart with a plaque or statue at the Port Dalhousie park. Mayor Walter Sendzik plans to put forth a motion at an upcoming city council meeting to name the pavilion at Lakeside Park in Peart's memory. The celebrated percussionist and lyricist died of brain cancer on Jan. 7 at the age of 67. Howe said he's heard several ideas for memorials including a statue, plaque and naming the pavilion, nearby piers and city streets after Peart. He said he'd be supportive of any of those initiatives. "I don't think there's a wrong way you can go wrong," he said. "Just being recognized, I don't think you can go wrong." Howe, however, has an idea of the type of memorial he'd like to see added to the park. He said a bronze statue of his uncle sitting behind his drum set "would be fantastic, to be honest." "That'd be the way to go." Although Howe described his uncle as "very humble, that's for sure," he said a memorial being considered for him "is only fitting." Howe said fellow Rush band members Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee have been honoured by the City of Toronto, where Lee-Lifeson Art Park was named after them in 2016. The park is at 223 Gladys Allison Pl., in North York, in the neighbourhood where both musicians grew up. St. Catharines regional Coun. Kelly Edgar, who has been working on a memorial project with Tony McLaughlin — the St. Catharines resident who started the online petition — said he contacted Neil's brother, Danny Peart, regarding a tribute. "They're fully behind it," Edgar said. Although Howe said Peart's career kept him very busy, he said he saw his uncle several times a year at family gatherings. "In between tours, he's been down here. He's been to all our places before. But usually, it's more of meeting up at the cottage," he said. "He was my uncle first, but it was neat to go see the rock star uncle afterwards … I'm the oldest nephew, so I had a lot of fun growing up with him. We got to spend a lot of time with him." And because Peart enjoyed such a long career, Howe said he was able to bring his own children to see Rush perform at their 40th anniversary concert in 2015. "We actually have a picture somewhere of four generations of us at a Rush concert — my grandmother (Betty Peart), my mom (Judy Howe), me and my kids," he said. "It was neat." In addition to the online petition for a memorial, an online campaign has also been started to help pay for it. The campaign has brought in $300 so far, in addition to funding pledges made through the petition.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 22, 2020 14:18:09 GMT
Another comedy VIP gone to meet his maker . . . RIP Terry Jones.As Stephen Fry has so eloquently written
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