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#21 Post by Angry Canine » Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:19 pm

Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane (74) today.

You think this might be because everyone's getting old?

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#22 Post by Bandit72 » Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:35 am

Angry Canine wrote:Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane (74) today.

You think this might be because everyone's getting old?
Or everyone drank, smoked and took shit loads of drugs when they were younger?

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#23 Post by Artemis » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:39 pm

Just heard on the news that Maurice White(Earth, Wind&Fire) died this morning, Age: 74

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#24 Post by drifter » Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:46 pm

dan hicks, of the hot licks and original member of the charlatans passed this morning. he wrote the song I scare myself who porno for pyro borrowed the music for 'a little sadness'

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#25 Post by drifter » Sat Feb 06, 2016 10:30 pm

drifter wrote:dan hicks, of the hot licks and original member of the charlatans passed this morning. he wrote the song I scare myself who porno for pyro borrowed the music for 'a little sadness'

I want to mention Dan Hicks group 'the charlatans' effect on being the originator of the psychedelic posters back in 1965 in san francisco hippy era, toured with the dead , Jefferson airplane, hot tuna, Janis Joplin, canned heat, almond brothers where major
saw him here Christmas 2012 in the historic 5th street elementary school area of old town vegas . I recorded it too! at the send of the show dan the licks where in the lobby doing sighing, I didn't have paper and knew about set lists so ran back to the stage to get dans. when in line to get him to sign, i said to him my name I ran to get this show list. he signed it this true to his wit he asked my name and signed it saying
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Angry Canine wrote:Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane (74) today.

You think this might be because everyone's getting old?
unnoted Signe Anderson, Original Jefferson Airplane Singer passed this same day

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... 4-20160131

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#26 Post by Artemis » Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:54 am

This is very sad news. Such young guys too.

I will confess, I'm not famialar with this band, but it is very tragic.
Four members of British rock band Viola Beach and their manager have been killed after their car plunged more than 80ft from a bridge into a canal in Sweden.

The Warrington-based band had travelled to Sweden to perform at Where’s the Music? festival in Norrköping.

Viola Beach played at Reading and Leeds Festival last year and have been championed by BBC Introducing.

The band were due to play a gig in Guildford in Surrey this Saturday.

Tributes to the band members, Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin, and their manager have poured in on social media.

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The band, made up of four friends from their hometown of Warrington, Cheshire, were guitarist and vocalist Kris Leonard, 20; guitarist River Reeves, 19; bass player Tomas Lowe, 27, and drummer Jack Dakin, 19. Manager Craig Tarry, 32, was the fifth person in the hire car.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... weden.html

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#27 Post by Artemis » Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:01 pm

R.I.P. Vanity, frontwoman of Vanity 6 and Prince protégé, dead at 57

"Nasty Girl" singer passed away due to kidney failure and an abdominal illness

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Denise Katrina Matthews, the singer known professionally as Vanity, has died at the age of 57. According TMZ, Matthews died from kidney failure and an abdominal illness.

Matthews was discovered by Prince in 1980. At his urging, she took on the moniker Vanity and fronted the band Vanity 6. Under Prince’s guidance, Vanity 6 released their self-titled debut in 1982, containing the chart-topping single “Nasty Girl”. The band also accompanied Prince on his 1999 Tour.

Matthews was also romantically linked to Prince in the early 80s, and they appeared together on the cover of Rolling Stone in 19

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#28 Post by Pandemonium » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:33 am

Artemis wrote:R.I.P. Vanity, frontwoman of Vanity 6 and Prince protégé, dead at 57
I understand she really trashed her body doing bad drugs like crack in the 80's and even though she got off the drugs after nearly OD'ing in the mid 90's and subsequently finding religion, she dealt with major health problems the following couple decades since then. Also, didn't Dave briefly date her?

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#29 Post by Artemis » Tue Feb 16, 2016 2:28 pm

Pandemonium wrote:
Artemis wrote:R.I.P. Vanity, frontwoman of Vanity 6 and Prince protégé, dead at 57
I understand she really trashed her body doing bad drugs like crack in the 80's and even though she got off the drugs after nearly OD'ing in the mid 90's and subsequently finding religion, she dealt with major health problems the following couple decades since then. Also, didn't Dave briefly date her?
I don't know about Dave but I did read that she dated Billy Idol and NIkki Sixx.

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#30 Post by Artemis » Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:13 pm

Bill Wyman is circling the drain. I read today that he has prostate cancer. He's turning 80 later this year! :yikes:

Oh, and the dude from the Eagles is on suicide watch.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/randy-me ... sych-hold/
Randy Meisner has been place on a psych hold for three days following his wife’s death over the weekend.
According to TMZ, the Eagles co-founder is under a 72-hour watch after threatening to kill himself. His wife, Lana Rae Meisner, was fatally shot Sunday night in the couple’s California home after an argument.
Meisner was cleared in his wife’s death, which reportedly was the result of her moving a rifle bag inside a closet while searching for shoes. The trigger was accidentally fired, shooting her in the face. The TMZ report states that law enforcement agents noted that Meisner was “distraught and unstable,” and, given his history with substance abuse, was placed on a psych hold.
Earlier reports note that police had been to Meisner’s house Sunday evening after Lana called 911 to report a domestic-violence incident. At the time, she said that her husband was “acting erratically.” Approximately 90 minutes later, the former Eagles bassist, who wasn’t in the room with his 63-year-old wife, reported that he had heard a gunshot in another part of the house.
Last year the Meisners were in the news when Randy assured fans that his wife wasn’t trying to kill him, following reports that Lana kept him in a “state of near-constant inebriation” because “he is easier to control when he’s drunk.” A few months later, he was placed under court-ordered supervision for threatening to shoot hospital staff and saying he was going to kill himself.

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#31 Post by Artemis » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:35 pm

RIP Keith Emerson 71

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#32 Post by crater » Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:32 am

A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg Dead at 45

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#33 Post by thoreau » Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:29 am

crater wrote:A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg Dead at 45

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This has been a rough one to digest, personally.

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#34 Post by Bandit72 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:20 am

Prince.

Woah...

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#35 Post by kv » Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:10 pm

fuck this thread for prince

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#36 Post by Artemis » Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:18 pm

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#37 Post by Everybody's Friend » Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:52 am

Axl better not have his heart attack until AFTER my 8/15 show... :lol:

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#38 Post by Larry B. » Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:03 am

Artemis wrote:R.I.P. Vanity, frontwoman of Vanity 6 and Prince protégé, dead at 57

"Nasty Girl" singer passed away due to kidney failure and an abdominal illness

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Re-visiting this post was eerie...

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#40 Post by Bandit72 » Sun May 22, 2016 9:33 am

Fucking hell, Nick Menza now. At 51.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m ... os-angeles

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#41 Post by Pandemonium » Sun May 22, 2016 7:39 pm

Bandit72 wrote:Fucking hell, Nick Menza now. At 51.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m ... os-angeles

There was a clip on Youtube that I think has been since removed of the show right after he collapsed behind the kit. It's like a switch got flipped and he just turned off. I saw him once with Megadeth in 1990 along with Slayer and Anthrax and he was by far the best drummer I ever saw in Megadeth the 3 times I've seen that band.

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#42 Post by Bandit72 » Mon May 23, 2016 12:40 am

Pandemonium wrote:
Bandit72 wrote:Fucking hell, Nick Menza now. At 51.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/m ... os-angeles

There was a clip on Youtube that I think has been since removed of the show right after he collapsed behind the kit. It's like a switch got flipped and he just turned off. I saw him once with Megadeth in 1990 along with Slayer and Anthrax and he was by far the best drummer I ever saw in Megadeth the 3 times I've seen that band.
Agreed. The four piece they had for Holy Wars and Symphony of Destruction was the best line up Megadeth ever had.

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#43 Post by Tyler Durden » Tue May 24, 2016 8:08 am

For the vast majority of Canadians, this is almost too much to take. While The Tragically Hip are a mere blip on the radar outside of Canada, to us, lead singer Gord Downie is a national treasure and living legend. And I would argue that The Hip is more important to Canadians than any other Canadian band (including Rush). Just to give Americans (and others) some perspective, this would be like if someone like Eddie Vedder was terminally ill. The Hip are synonymous with being Canadian and growing up in the 90s. Devastating news...


Tragically Hip Singer Gord Downie Diagnosed With Terminal Brain Cancer
"This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us," band says of planned upcoming tour


BY DANIEL KREPS May 24, 2016

Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip announced Tuesday that lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Despite the condition, the Hip, with Downie in tow, have revealed plans to embark on another tour in the near future.

"Since [his diagnosis], obviously, he’s endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we've been standing by him," the band wrote on their website. "So after 30-some years together as the Tragically Hip, thousands of shows, and hundreds of tours … We've decided to do another one. This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us.

"What we in the Hip receive, each time we play together, is a connection; with each other; with music and its magic; and during the shows, a special connection with all of you, our incredible fans," the band added. "So, we're going to dig deep, and try to make this our best tour yet."

The Tragically Hip will unveil their tour dates later in the week. The 14-time Juno Award-winning group – the most ever for a band and the fourth-most ever for an artist at the annual Canadian music awards – remain a beloved marquee act in their native country, with their new album Man Machine Poem due out June 17th. Over the course of their 30-year career together, the band has released 13 studio LPs, eight of which topped the Canadian Albums Chart.

According to the band, Downie learned about his conditions "months ago"; the Toronto Star reports that the singer received his diagnosis in December. On Tuesday morning at 11 am ET, Dr. James Perry, the neuro-oncologist treating Downie, will hold a press conference in Toronto to discuss the singer's condition and treatment going forward.

"Following today’s announcements, there will be no interviews granted pertaining to matters of health," the band said in a statement. "No further statements clarifying status, condition or progress will be issued to underscore what is already evident: the music will stand to answer all."

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Wayne Jackson, Memphis Horns Legend, Dead at 74

#44 Post by drifter » Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:09 pm

heres a bio on the horn legend, you've defiantly heard his sounds!
http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_waynejackson.html

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#45 Post by Artemis » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:51 pm

Artemis wrote:
Bandit72 wrote:Anyone fancy doing a musicians dead pool for 2016? :lol: :neutral:
A little twisted, but okay, I'll play. :lol: :neutral:

I don't think Bernie Worrell( P-Funk,Talking Heads, Les Claypool) will live through 2016. I recently read that he's in stage 4 cancer. He's 71.
From the Bernie Worrell FB page:
AT 11:54, June 24, 2016, Bernie transitioned Home to The Great Spirit. Rest in peace, my love -- you definitely made the world a better place. Till we meet again, vaya con Dios.
check BernieWorrell.com for further input, anything you want to post. PLEASE do NOT call/text me. Only family etc. right now

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/r ... ied-at-72/

R.I.P. Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads, has died at 72

Beloved musician lost his battle with stage four lung cancer


Bernie Worrell, cherished keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic and unofficial member of Talking Heads, has died. The musician lost his battle with stage four lung cancer at the age of 72.

Known as The Wizard of Woo, Worrell was a New Jersey native who moved to Detroit in the 1970s with George Clinton, The Parliaments, and The Funkadelics. There, they became known together as Parliament-Funkadelic, the pioneering funk and soul group. Worrell was the second musician ever to receive the original Moog synthesizer and the Minimoog, allowing him to give P-Funk its revolutionary sound, which changed the course of R&B music.

Worrell began working with Talking Heads in the early 1980s when P-Funk went on a touring hiatus. Although never officially a member of the band, he worked with David Byrne’s group throughout the ’80s until their disbandment in 1991. He’s featured on Speaking in Tongues as well as the Stop Making Sense live album and concert film. He reunited with the band when they performed during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

While he continued to perform with P-Funk throughout the ’90s and ’00s, he also became well known for his contributions to various genres and supergroups. He performed with Gov’t Mule; was part of Black Jack Johnson with Mos Def, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish, and Dr. Know; and formed Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains with Les Claypool, Buckethead, and Bryan Mantia. He also played on Fela Kuti’s 1985 album Army Arrangement, and appeared in the 2015 film Ricki and The Flash as the keyboardist in Meryl Streep’s band. In between all that, he managed to release 12 solo records between 1978 and 2016’s Retrospectives.

Worrell was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer in January of this year. His wife, Judie, had been updating his Facebook page as his health deteriorated. On Thursday, June 16th, she wrote, “I was just told that Bernie is now headed ‘Home’. If you are in the WA area and want to visit him to say your goodbyes, PM me. PLEASE do not call me. Bernie can no longer talk on phone nor can he text.”




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