Feels like there's one every week, so thought it might be an idea to have the one thread 🤔
This week it's David Crosby. Eight miles high now.
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Feels like there's one every week, so thought it might be an idea to have the one thread 🤔
This week it's David Crosby. Eight miles high now.
Ach.
Remember seeing him and Graham Nash in a Fringe thing at the Playhouse back in the 70s. Full of hippies obviously. I fell asleep halfway through.
Did well to get to his 80s!
Was listening to an obituary piece by John Robb this morning, who said that Crosby was posting on Instagram only two days ago.
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Today it's Tom Verlaine.
Oh no. Geez, another hero gone. It’s crap getting old.Quote:
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Just saw this dreadful news.Quote:
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Marquee Moon is one of my favourite tracks of all time and contains my favourite guitar solo of all time. Others will put into words better than me how good it is.
The original Wednesday Addams has gone.
Barrett Strong
US actress Annie Wersching aged 45
Lisa Loring, her dying means that Gomez is the only one left alive from the original series, John Astin is 92 now and is far and away the most successful acting career of all the cast of the original show.Quote:
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Cindy Williams who played Shirley Feeney in US sitcom Laverne & Shirley , which was a spin off of Happy Days , has died aged 75 , her co star Penny Marshall ( Laverne DeFazio ) passed away in December 2018 .
Burt Bacharach.
That is all.....
Just saw this on sky news, been following his song writing exploits for yearsQuote:
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One of the most talented song writers ever…
His list of songs for him and others is remarkable
I was watching a programme last week about Aretha, centred on three of her many great songs, "I Say A Little Prayer" was the middle one.Quote:
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While Bacharach and David will be indelibly associated with Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield, I think there is another measure of their incredible talent.
This was in their capacity to write songs that were able to be reinterpreted to thei performer's style while still retaining that B&D magic to make them automatic classics for their cover artist - I'm thinking Isaac Hayes and the Manic Street Preachers for two.
An amazing songwriter, good old age to get to.RIP.Quote:
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Raquel Welch has passed away aged 82
Ron.
Rest in Peace.
I missed that Richard Belzer, comedian and actor who played John Munch on Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Homicide Life on the Street and 30 Rock, was in X Files and too many other shows to mention, died on Sunday 19th.
John Motson.
Betty Boothroyd
As Stairway stated, ex parliament speaker Betty Boothroyd has died ages 93.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64786680
I share her birthday.
Steve Mackey today. Played bass for Pulp in the 90s when they enjoyed most of their commercial success.
My favourite britpop era band. Proper sense of humour and intelligence as well as the great songs.Quote:
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‘Underwear’ and ‘like a friend’ shot them right up there for me too. Then led to Babies, razzmatazz etc… great band.Quote:
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Remember The First Time, Lipgloss…still gets me.Quote:
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RIP.
Wayne Shorter, jazz sax player extraordinaire.
Best known, to me, for Weather Report and Steely Dan. That solo on Aja.....:not worth
Tom Sizemore: Saving Private Ryan actor dies at 61 after brain aneurysm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64721187
David Lindley, session musician who appeared with many top stars. Probably best known for his work with Jackson Browne, he also contributed to albums by Dylan, Springsteen, Warren Zevon, Graham Nash, Iain Matthews, Ry Cooder and a host of others.
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Sore one. He's all over my music collection. I saw him once, with Jackson Browne at Glastonbury.Quote:
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"Not so much a multi-instrumentalist as a maxi-instrumentalist" is how he was once described. He had no idea how many instruments he could play. And, of course, those amazing falsetto vocals on "Stay" by Jackson Browne.....
For me it was his work with the Jazz Messengers, but even more so for his work with Miles. “In A Silent Way” is one of my favourite albums, let alone jazz albums. “Miles In The Sky” was another great piece of work. A very talented man.Quote:
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Relentless.
Today, it's Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Last of the originals.
Topol of Fiddler on the Roof fame died yesterday.
And there goes Mystic Meg,,,,, wonder if she seen that coming 🙄
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brilliant in Flash Gordon, and decent in an average bond movie too
This might sound a bit crass given she’s died but I have absolutely no time for her ilk. Playing on people’s emotions.Quote:
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I'm not too bothered about astrologers, they're pretty harmless but the 'psychics' and 'ghost channellers' are the real vampires, making people think they can communicate with dead loved ones and extracting money out of them to enable them to do it. Real **** of the earth to do that.Quote:
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Bill Tidy
Saw that. Stalwart of panel shows in the 70s and always very funny.Quote:
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Dick Fosbury now.
Very few people can genuinely say they changed their sport for ever. He was one such athlete.
I remember a guy at school attempting it for the 1st time at sports practice despite everyone being ordered not to. Smashed the back of his head on the bar, blood everywhere. Teacher made sure he gave him a bollocking first before running to his aid 😁Quote:
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Great cartoonist with an eye for the bizarre.Quote:
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"...If you try that Fosbury Flop in my class you'll be for the high jump!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Haha, that takes me back as I recall someone posting on an old Friends Reunited school group that he actually said that....unfortunately he didn't though :greengrinQuote:
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Simon Emmerson, founder of the Afro Celt Sound System.
One of my favourite bands of this century.
Shame.Quote:
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I only know them via MAW's house music remixes, great stuff.
https://youtu.be/yl7q5P9fbWQ
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Hadn't heard that particular remix, ta. Sinead :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kato
Their music lent itself to so many remixes.
Jim Gordon. Mainly a session man including the Wrecking Crew. Also murdered his mother and spent the rest of his life in institutions. List of sessions very impressive List of murder, less so.
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Lance Reddick who played Cedric Daniels in The Wire. Was also in the John Wick films.
Paul O'Grady has passed away suddenly aged 67.
Geez. My mum seen him a couple of nights ago at the playhouse, he's in the middle of an Annie the musical tour.Quote:
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Seemed a decent guy on TV
It's really sad, always thought he came across as genuine and unaffected by fame. He had two heart attacks, the first was when he was in his 40's. RIP.Quote:
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Yeh, he didn't keep the best of health. Like you I always thought he seemed a really decent guy, quite humble behind a sometimes quite spiky personality.Quote:
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Aye he came across as one of the good guys. Dogs seemed to like him and I'd trust them as a judge of character over most humans.Quote:
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Seemingly a history of heart problems in the family and as you said he had problems health wise a few years ago, a ticking time bomb. Very sad as he seemed a genuinely lovely man. RIP.
Read both his parents had a heart attack on the same day, only one survived. I can't begin to imagine that sort of circumstance and the effect that shock would have on me.Quote:
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Just read Ken Buchanan has passed
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
This is one of my favourite ever songs, sounds as good now as it did back in the dayQuote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
https://open.spotify.com/track/5mvOF...arch%3AFirbidd
Decent read here: https://pitchfork.com/features/after...ss-brilliance/Quote:
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Seymour Stein. Someone not so much ahead of his time but definitely within it.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...uJM70xwpxXquX4
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Nigel Lawson, as of this evening.
While I disagreed with his politics it will be interesting to see and hear the accounts of those who worked with him and in opposition to him. It was a period of significant economic change.
For the Tories I imagine he ranks highly in their ‘best chancellors’ hierarchy.
The Beach Boys put through a meat grinder was how he described the Ramones, or something like that.Quote:
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I don't believe he's dead, like he didn't believe in climate change.Quote:
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But has he ever seen Dundee?Quote:
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Nice green cover that one.Quote:
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Paul Cattermole from S Club 7
46 is too young regardless the cause, but I hope it's nothing to do with the toxic bile that came his way after the band recently announced a reunion.Quote:
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A couple of years younger than me, understandably his physique, like mines, doesn't resemble a young 20 year old that was once promoting music through tours & PA's with high energy routines.
Yeah, the guy has gained a few stone but bloody hell, the taunts on social media were shocking!
Jeez I missed this. That’s really sad to hear. I have quite a few Yellow Magic Orchestra albums and some of the soundtracks he created were masterpieces. Hugely talented guy. RIP.Quote:
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Ian Bairnson, once of Pilot, Alan Parsons Project, and session man for many others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bairnson
Saw him playing in the Fringe about 6 years ago. Maybe close to his last live performances. At that time the rumour was he had Alzheimers.Sadly true. His family (reluctantly)recently sold the guitar amp combo used in Wuthering Heights. The proviso was it went to players, not a museum. RIP.Quote:
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That's not magic, RIP.
Mary Quant.
A woman to whom all straight men in the 60's owe so much. :greengrin
Mark Sheehan the Script guitarist has died after a short illness aged 46
Mark Stewart, of the Pop Group and solo performer.
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Mark Stewart is an artist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter from Bristol. As a founding member of The Pop Group and as a soloist, Stewart has remained an anarchic and pioneering figure since the punk era, a constant source of discordance amongst the frontiers of post-punk, dub, industrial and electronic music.
Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna.
I used to like his Barry McKenzie cartoons about ex-pat Aussies in Earl's Court. Baz was always on a fruitless quest to exercise his "one-eyed trouser snake"!Quote:
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Len Goodman.
Actress/novelist/journalist Kate Saunders, only 62 though she did have health problems, some will remember her as the Policewoman that had a date with Rodney ‘Only Fools and Horses’ actress Kate Saunders dead aged 62 (msn.com)
Harry Belafonte. Not only a singer and actor, but also a very active civil rights campaigner, close friend and supporter of Martin Luther King. Quite a guy, it has to be said. RIP.
Shame must have been some age. Songs to make you dance ha. As you say a great civil rights activist and a thorn in the Republics sideQuote:
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Jerry Springer, passed peacefully at 79.
According to Wikipedia he was born in London. Didn't know that🤔
Till next time take care of yourselves, and each other.Quote:
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Shame that, his show was tremendous car crash TV when it first started.Quote:
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During the blitz.Quote:
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Gordon Lightfoot RIP
Jock Zonfrillo dying is a bit of a shocker. Only 46 FFS.
Until they started paying actors and little known pro wrestlers to convey made up storylines.Quote:
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Indeed, I really enjoyed Big Brother back at the beginning until folk realised that it could become a route to a bit of fame/wealth.Quote:
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Andy Rourke
Just heard on the radio, devastated. RIP Andy [emoji253]Quote:
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R.I.P Andy Rourke
Martin Amis now, 73, which coincidentally was the same age as his father when he passed.
A very powerful writer, I read Money and London Fields, which were in his heyday and very much of their time - mid to late eighties. I can't genuinely say I was a big fan but sort of glad that I made the effort. You certainly knew you had read his work once you had finished it. He will be equally remembered for his commens about Islam though, which created a real furore.
Actor Ray Stevenson, 58
appeared in several TV shows like Dexter, Vikings, Peak Practise, Murphy's Law and Band of Gold
and the Film Thor
Rolf Harris, oh well! I happened to be watching a documentary about him on stv player when the story appeared on my phone which is a bit freaky! 😯
Good riddanceQuote:
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