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Dave Bartholomew

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:32 pm
by drifter

Jerry Carrigan

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:45 pm
by drifter
Jerry Carrigan, session musician for Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, dead at 75
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum lists some of his credits as Bobby Bare's "Marie Laveau," Waylon Jennings's "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," Jerry Lee Lewis' "Middle Aged Crazy," Jerry Reed's "When You're Hot, You're Hot," Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," Ray Stevens' "Everything Is Beautiful," and Tony Joe White's "Polk Salad Annie
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/j ... mvjuRpyGRU

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:44 am
by MicrowavedGerbil
crater wrote:
Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:37 pm
I knew the name, but I never heard anything by him
Mac Miller Dead at 26

Prolific rapper who underwent artistic reinvention dies from apparent drug overdose at Los Angeles home

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Clarke Tolton for RollingStone.com

Mac Miller, the 26-year-old rapper known for his canny wordplay and artistic reinvention, died Friday at his Los Angeles home. The apparent cause of death was a drug overdose.

“Malcolm McCormick, known and adored by fans as Mac Miller, has tragically passed away at the age of 26,” his family said in a statement. “He was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans. Thank you for your prayers. Please respect our privacy. There are no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.”

While initially counted as a member of the frat-rap genre of the early 2010s, Miller’s career was defined by a refusal to fit in an artistic box. He transitioned from party rap to heady backpacker lyricism to jazz-inflected songwriting in his final two albums. To do so, he often turned away from guaranteed commercial success in favor of experimentation and craftsmanship in his work.


Not a tap fan but damn.. I was a fan. This one sucked.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:45 am
by MicrowavedGerbil
Rap* 😒

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:43 pm
by tvrec
Apparently Daniel Johnston died yesterday of heart attach :(

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/da ... ar-AAH9s2r

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:11 pm
by drifter
tvrec wrote:
Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:43 pm
Apparently Daniel Johnston died yesterday of heart attach :(

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/da ... ar-AAH9s2r
this one hurts

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:24 am
by SR
I'm kinda embarrassed I had never heard of him. Really impressed.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:48 am
by Artemis
Eddie Money, age 70, R.I.P.

I can't say that I'm a huge fan, but Eddie Money reminds me of when I was a kid in the 70s. I listened to a lot of radio back then and this song is for sure on the soundtrack of my A.M. radio days. :lol:


Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:13 pm
by chaos

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:58 pm
by SR
He was advanced and beyond such stuff...but I was doing blow on the tables at Trader Vic's drinking the whatever drink was their reservoir of sweet alc and he chuckled. Must have been late 80's early 90's...I don't remember. The rest of the night was great and not great. I loved seeing him.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:07 pm
by SR
Btw, watched The Devil and Daniel Johnstone last night...fairly excruciating. His good work reminds me of the stripped down work of Jane's at Wilton in personality.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:52 am
by crater
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Ginger Baker, who helped redefine the role of the drums in rock and became a superstar in the process, died on Sunday in a hospital in southeastern England. He was 80.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:50 am
by Pandemonium
crater wrote:
Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:52 am
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Ginger Baker, who helped redefine the role of the drums in rock and became a superstar in the process, died on Sunday in a hospital in southeastern England. He was 80.
There was word out that Baker was critically ill the past few weeks after retiring from drummer a few years ago due to heart issues so this wasn't really a shock. But he was a pretty incredible and extremely prolific drummer even long after his Clapton/Cream days. I think after maybe John Bonham and Keith Moon, he was the most influential classic rock drummer of all time. Aside from Cream and Blind Faith, he's the drummer on John Lyndon's late 80's Public Image Limited self titled album with Steve Vai and the 2nd highly recommended Masters Of Reality album. He played with Gary Moore and Jack Bruce on the excellent sorta-Cream album "BBM." That Cream reunion home video from about 15 years ago is also highly recommended and of course the documentary "Beware Of Ginger Baker."

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:06 pm
by kv
:nyrexall:

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:35 am
by Bandit72
Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50730052

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:57 am
by mockbee
:nyrexall:


I remember Roxette being the first group I found on my own as boy, along with the Beach Boys, that showed me that music could transform the way you felt, like was really important......


Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:10 pm
by Artemis
Neal Peart, 67 Died from brain cancer. R.I.P..

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... ry-936221/





Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:12 pm
by Pandemonium
Wasn't really a big Rush fan, in fact walked out midway through their show after seeing Gary Moore open for them in the mid-80's. But I saw them much later in 2002 and they blew me away, especially Peart, who is unquestionably one of the top 10 greatest rock drummers ever. His kit was big and elaborate enough for 3 drummers and he played all that shit, it was more than just for show.

Peart had a pretty tragic personal life, in the 90's his wife died and not long after, his daughter died as well and it took several years to get his head back together, mostly via long solitary motorcycle trips across the country. Rush retired about 4 1/2 years ago and it did appear that Peart was the one most done with touring due to the physical stress with playing. But it sounds like the initial brain cancer diagnosis was at least a year or two after they retired. If true, he got to enjoy maybe a couple years tops of retirement before spending his last couple dealing with the horrible effects and treatment for it.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:21 pm
by kv
Always loved him but found him frustrating due to him sounding roboticly fake because he was "too perfect" for my ears.....he's like Tom Brady...meh Rush but he's a goat for sure...and bozzio...fuck you and your 40 piece kits! I couldn't think of 15 different licks to play on ten of the drums


I do think Tom Sawyer alone had a fundamental impact on me that lead me to drums...and Neal a larger one once studied....akin to Micky Hart for me

RIP

David Olney

Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:10 pm
by drifter
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/ar ... 18ylr86NdA
Singer-songwriter David Olney, 71, died while performing on Saturday - apologizing, closing his eyes and not opening them again.
"David was playing a song when he paused, said 'I'm sorry' and put his chin to his chest," "He never dropped his guitar.

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:59 am
by Artemis
R.I.P. Reed Mullin, Corrosion of Conformity drummer dies at 53
The pioneering metal drummer founded C.O.C. in 1982
Tragic news to report, as Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin has passed away at the age of 53. No cause of death has been reported.

The influential metal band reported the news in a tweet on Monday night, writing, “It’s with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a friend, a brother and pioneer. Reed you are loved and always will be. Lets all take a moment…”

Mullin founded Corrosion of Conformity in 1982 alongside bassist Mike Dean and guitarists Pepper Keenan and Woody Weatherman. C.O.C., as they were also known, unleashed their debut album, Eye for an Eye, in 1984. Starting out with a more hardcore sound, C.O.C. became pioneers of sludge and stoner metal, and have released a total of 10 studio LPs during the course of their career.

Corrosion of Conformity underwent a number of lineup changes over the years, with Mullin leaving the group in 2001, before they eventually broke up in 2006. The trio of Mullin, Weatherman, and Dean later reunited in 2010, and were rejoined by Keenan in 2014. The band’s most recent album, 2018’s No Cross No Crown, was the first to feature the core lineup of Mullin, Weatherman, Keenan, and Dean since 2000’s America’s Volume Dealer.

In 2016, Mullin suffered an alcohol-related seizure during the band’s show in Edmonton, Canada, but returned to the lineup just a couple days later. He missed several more shows in recent years, leading Dean to declare that Mullin wouldn’t be welcomed back to the band until he was on a healthy path.

“He needs to take care of himself and get his shit together,” Dean told the Talk Toomey podcast. “And if that happens, the door’s open for him. And if it doesn’t, well, that’s how it is. People need to wanna help themselves. You can’t just push them to get help — they’ve gotta wanna help themselves.”

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:59 am
by Artemis
RIP Andy Gill, 64

I saw Gang of Four only once in 2005, I think. I discovered the band when I was in Grade 9(early 80s).

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/ ... Kbom041ehU
Andy Gill, influential guitarist with Gang of Four, dies aged 64
Gill’s guitar sound inspired Kurt Cobain, Michael Stipe and Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose debut album he produced


Andy Gill, the guitarist with Gang of Four, whose sound influenced generations of post-punk bands, has died aged 64.

The news was announced by the band on their social media channels on Saturday. No cause of death has yet been announced, but they referred to him as “listening to mixes for the upcoming record, whilst planning the next tour from his hospital bed”.

The band heralded him as “one of the best to ever do it … we’ll remember him for his kindness and generosity, his fearsome intelligence, bad jokes, mad stories and endless cups of darjeeling tea. He just so happened to be a bit of a genius too.”

Gill was born in Manchester in 1956, and formed Gang of Four in Leeds in 1976. Influenced by Dr Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson as well as the New York punk scene that he witnessed after receiving a grant to visit art galleries there, Gill fed taut, funky guitar lines and screeching noise into the band’s politically charged music.

“When I was young, [Jimi] Hendrix was a big obsession, with his flowing, soloing, colourful, expressive style,” Gill said in 2017.

“But there were more groove-orientated things that got me quite excited – a lot of Motown things which are not guitar-driven at all. With Motown, the way the grooves were put together really got under my skin. And people like [funk and soul guitarist] Steve Cropper, who is an amazing, underrated rhythm guitarist.”

While Gang of Four never had a top 40 hit, songs like Natural’s Not in It and At Home He’s a Tourist became cult favourites; their 1979 debut album Entertainment! was named by Rolling Stone in 2003 as one of the 500 greatest ever.

They released 10 albums in all, with a couple of periods of hiatus during their 40-year history – Gill was the only founding member of the band to last throughout. Their most recent album was 2019’s Happy Now, which they toured late last year. “Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, screaming with feedback and deafening the front row,” the band’s statement continues.

Partly thanks to Gill’s distinctive guitar playing, Gang of Four became hugely influential.

“Gang of Four knew how to swing – I stole a lot from them,” said REM’s Michael Stipe; Kurt Cobain described Nirvana as “a Gang of Four and Scratch Acid ripoff”; INXS’s Michael Hutchence called them “art meets the devil via James Brown”.

Their funky style was also influential on Red Hot Chili Peppers, with bassist Flea calling them “the first rock band I could truly relate to”.

Gill ended up producing the Chili Peppers’ self-titled debut album, and would also produce records by Killing Joke, Therapy?, the Jesus Lizard, and more.

Gary Numan was among those paying tribute, calling him “a unique talent”. The Futureheads, another band Gill produced, said: “Working with Andy on our early singles and first album set us on our path. A true gent.”





Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:22 pm
by Artemis
David Roback, 61 (Mazzy Star)

https://pitchfork.com/news/mazzy-stars- ... wDtDTMOfD4
Mazzy Star’s David Roback Dead at 61
The producer and instrumentalist also co-founded the bands Rain Parade and Opa


David Roback—the producer and multi-instrumentalist who co-founded Mazzy Star alongside Hope Sandoval—has died, according to a representative for the band. A key figure in the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene of neo-psychedelia in the 1980s, Roback also played in bands such as Rain Parade and Opal. He was 61 years old. The cause of death has yet to be announced.

After co-founding Rain Parade and releasing one album with the band, Roback departed the group, citing a sense of limitations in the band. He spent time in Berkeley and New York before founding Opal with Dream Syndicate bassist Kendra Smith in the mid-1980s. After Smith departed the band in the middle of a tour where Opal were supporting The Jesus & Mary Chain, Hope Sandoval was tapped as her replacement. Roback and Sandoval would later form Mazzy Star.

The first album from Mazzy Star, She Hangs Brightly, was released in 1990. The follow-up, 1993’s So Tonight That I Might See, featured what would be the band’s biggest hit, “Fade Into You.”In addition to producing their albums, Roback also co-wrote all of Mazzy Star’s songs alongside Sandoval, including 2013’s Seasons of Your Day, their fourth full-length album and first in 17 years. The band’s final release, the Still EP, was issued in 2018.
One of my fave Mazzy Star songs


Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:30 pm
by intertwoven
That's a bummer. Jane's related, he worked with a young Eric Avery back in the day, producing a Flower Quartet demo tape.
Flower Quartet recorded their first demo in the Palms area of Los Angeles by a sometime-member of Suicidal Tendencies. They later recorded a second demo at Radio Tokyo in Venice, California. David Roback produced it. He was in a band called Rain Parade at the time. He later formed a band called Opal with former Dream Syndicate bassist Kendra Smith, and after that formed Mazzy Star with singer Hope Sandoval. "The first demo was very raw and punk sounding and to my mind far superior to the stuff we recorded at Radio Tokyo which was way too clean and poppy," Jack recalls. The plan was to use a couple songs from the demo to put out a 7", but the guys didn't have any money to pay for that idea.
http://defgav.com/sdw/fq/

Re: The Dead Musicians thread

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:59 pm
by tvrec