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Post by petrolino on Jun 6, 2017 17:47:32 GMT
Jazz guitarist Bern Nix has passed away at the age of 69. Nix was from Toledo, Ohio. He played with Ornette Coleman, James Chance and Patrick Brennan.
"I see Ornette sometimes, saw him a couple months ago. I played with him a bit two or three months ago at his loft. He's a great musical thinker, a very complicated man. Prime Time was a significant point in my career; it was about taking the properties of melody, rhythm and harmony and trying to do something different, non-traditional. An artist is like the millionaire who rides ahead in the limousine and everyone is trying to catch up to the limo. I think Jean Cocteau said that. We were all trying to catch up to Ornette. A lot of people don't understand avant-garde music; they think people who play that can't play. The idea of trying to challenge yourself and do something different, that's what Ornette is about."
- Bern Nix
Bern Nix Rest in Peace
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Post by petrolino on Jun 7, 2017 16:57:40 GMT
Saxophonist Skipp Pearson has died at the age of 79. Pearson was from Columbia, South Carolina. He played with jazz legends like Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck as well as soul artists like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding.
Hip hop artist Educated Rapper of UTFO (Untouchable Force Organization) has died following a period of illness. He was either 54 or 56 years old, reports vary.
R.I.P.
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Post by petrolino on Jun 16, 2017 22:37:45 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Jun 24, 2017 18:48:05 GMT
Experimental composer Jacques Charpentier has passed away at the age of 83. Among Charpentier's best known works is the extraordinary '72 Etudes Karnatiques'.
Singer and accordianist Belton Richard has died at the age of 77. Richard was born in Rayne, Louisiana on October 5th, 1939. He founded the Musical Aces in the late 1950s and lent his talents on accordion as a session player. Richard scored numerous hits on the cajun music scene, establishing himself as one of the great swamp poppers.
Jazz vocalist Chris Murrell has died aged 60. Murrell performed with Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra during his career in music.
Thanks for the music, gentlemen.
Rest in Peace
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Post by petrolino on Jun 27, 2017 20:17:43 GMT
Jimmy Nalls, guitarist with Sea Level, has died at the age of 66.
Jimmy Nalls R.I.P.
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Post by petrolino on Jul 1, 2017 18:04:10 GMT
Jazz multi-instrumentalist Phil Cohran has died aged 90. Cohran was a member of spiritual bandleader Sun-Ra's musical collective.
Gary DeCarlo, singer with bubblegum pop group Steam, has died aged 75.
Jazz pianist Geri Allen has passed away at the age of 60. Allen was a fine musician and dedicated educator who served as artistic director of the Carr Center in Detroit, Michigan.
Guitarist Dave Rosser has passed away at the age of 50. Rosser played with Greg Dulli in Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins.
R.I.P.
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Post by cypher on Jul 2, 2017 2:40:37 GMT
RIP Phil Cohran
Spin
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Post by petrolino on Jul 9, 2017 10:25:36 GMT
Guitarist Rudy Rotta has died aged 66. Rotta jammed with a variety of bluesmen.
Drummer John Blackwell has died at the age of 43. Blackwell played with Patti LaBelle and Prince.
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Post by petrolino on Jul 21, 2017 23:58:36 GMT
Composer Jose Bragato has passed away aged 101. He wrote some beautiful pieces for cello.
Maria Amuchastegui, singer, ballerina, aerobics instructor, has died at the age of 64.
Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew has died aged 53. His songs appeared on the soundtracks to some great movies including 'Boyz N The Hood' (1991) with Ice Cube and 'New Jack City' (1991) featuring Ice-T, he mixmastered with Chilly Chill and J T Money, Vanilla Ice and Cold Freezy cited him, and he mentored Flo Rida.
Musician Barbara Weldens has died at the age of 35 while performing on stage.
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Post by petrolino on Jul 22, 2017 0:00:46 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Jul 29, 2017 11:03:51 GMT
Soul singer Bobby Taylor of Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers has died aged 83. One of Taylor's sidemen in the Vancouvers was musical comedian Tommy Chong.
Singer-songwriter Michael Johnson has died aged 72. Born in Alamosa, Colorado in 1944, Johnson worked alongside John Denver in the Chad Mitchell Trio before embarking upon a successful solo career.
Rock singer Kenny Shields has died aged 69. Shields fronted the popular rock outfit Streetheart.
Songwriter and studio producer Billy Joe Walker Jr. has died aged 64. A multi-talented strings player, Walker performed guitar sessions for various artists before setting out on a solo recording career.
American country singer Abby Nicole has died tragically at the age of 25 in a road accident in her home state Nebraska.
May they rest in peace.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 29, 2017 11:15:14 GMT
So far this year hasn't been as bad for celebrity deaths as 2016....
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Post by petrolino on Jul 29, 2017 11:28:11 GMT
King of Cajun D.L. Menard has passed away aged 85. He's remembered in the Los Angeles Times : D.L. Menard (1932 - 2017)Thanks for the music. D.L. Menard Rest in Peace
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Post by petrolino on Aug 4, 2017 21:05:29 GMT
Influential keyboardist Goldy McJohn has died at the age of 72. McJohn was a founder member of the rock n roll outfit Steppenwolf. He'd previously played in the band the Mynah Birds whose members included Steppenwolf bassist Nick St Nicholas, Bruce Palmer and Neil Young of Buffalo Springfield, and legendary American soulman Rick James. McJohn’s hot and heavy Hammond B3 organ fills tore up many a joint.
Thanks for the music.
Goldy McJohn Rest in Peace
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Post by petrolino on Aug 4, 2017 21:14:43 GMT
Jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb had died aged 61. Among his many gigs, Loeb jammed with Stan Getz's rolling ensemble in the 1980s. He later turned solo and put together his own line-ups. Loeb also composed dramatic musical intros for the news channel CNN.
Chuck Loeb R.I.P.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 8, 2017 23:17:20 GMT
Glen Campbell has died following a long period of illness. He was 81. Here, Campbell is remembered at the BBC : Glen Campbell (1936 - 2017)Thanks for the music. Glen Campbell Rest in Peace
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 9, 2017 1:09:14 GMT
Glen Campbell has died following a long period of illness. He was 81. Here, Campbell is remembered at the BBC : Glen Campbell (1936 - 2017)Thanks for the music. Glen Campbell Rest in Peace One of the great session guitarists of the sixties and member of the famed Wrecking Crew, toured as a Beach Boy after Brian Wilson stopped doing the road. Had a string of pop hits, many penned by Jimmy Webb. Here's my favorite of them:
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Post by petrolino on Aug 11, 2017 22:33:37 GMT
Jazz singer Janet Seidel has died at the age of 62. Seidel was one of Australia's premiere jazz singers and a fine pianist too.
Record producer Tony Cohen has died aged 60. Cohen enjoyed a long and fruitful association with Nick Cave that led to work with The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, The Bad Seeds & The Tuff Monks. He also worked in the studio with Supernaut, The Reels, The Ferrets, The Models, The Moodists and Hunters & Collectors.
R.I.P.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 25, 2017 21:28:04 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Aug 26, 2017 11:28:11 GMT
Rockabilly guitarist Sonny Burgess has passed away at the age of 88. Here's an article in The Los Angeles Times : Sonny Burgess (1929 - 2017)
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