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Post by NJtoTX on Dec 16, 2019 13:08:55 GMT
Roy Loney, founding frontman of influential garage rock band the Flamin’ Groovies, has died aged 73.
The band announced the news on Facebook, saying they were “deeply saddened and stunned”. His girlfriend told the San Francisco Chronicle that he died of organ failure at the city’s California Pacific Medical Center. “Roy was born on a Friday the 13th and he died on a Friday the 13th,” she said. “That is a very rockin’ thing to do.”
The band formed in San Francisco in 1965, combining rock’n’roll, blues and R&B. Their strong sense of melody helped point the way to the power-pop sound of the 1970s and 80s, and they were revered in the punk scene of the late 70s.
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Post by Zos on Dec 16, 2019 14:17:38 GMT
Roy Loney, founding frontman of influential garage rock band the Flamin’ Groovies, has died aged 73. The band announced the news on Facebook, saying they were “deeply saddened and stunned”. His girlfriend told the San Francisco Chronicle that he died of organ failure at the city’s California Pacific Medical Center. “Roy was born on a Friday the 13th and he died on a Friday the 13th,” she said. “That is a very rockin’ thing to do.” The band formed in San Francisco in 1965, combining rock’n’roll, blues and R&B. Their strong sense of melody helped point the way to the power-pop sound of the 1970s and 80s, and they were revered in the punk scene of the late 70s. Sad to hear, many of my generation first came into contact with them in the UK through hearing "Shake Some Action" on this great compilation....
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