Celebrity RIP Thread

[Berwhale]

Drumming, drones and drifting bliss: 10 of Klaus Schulze’s greatest recordings

The German musician, who has died aged 74, released an astonishing range of music, spanning techno, prog rock, ambient and more. Here are 10 of his best

www.theguardian.com

 

[DonR]

Naomi Judd Dead at 76.

Country music legend Naomi Judd, one half of The Judds, dies age 76 | CNN

Country music legend Naomi Judd -- one half of the duo The Judds -- has died, her daughter Ashley Judd announced Saturday.

www.cnn.com

 

[DonR]

Country singer Mickey Gilley dies at age 86 | CNN

Country singer Mickey Gilley, best known as the pioneer of the “urban cowboy” style, died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, his publicist Zach Farnum said. He was 86.

www.cnn.com

 

[daniel_chris]

Jamal Edwards, music entrepreneur and YouTube star dies at 31​

He was the founder of SBTV, a music platform that helped launch stars like Dave, Ed Sheeran and Skepta.

Edwards was born in Luton and was appointed MBE in 2014 for services to music. He was the son of singer and Loose Women presenter Brenda Edwards.

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[JSmith]

JSmith

 

[raindance]

Vangelis has passed at the age of 79.

 

[DWI]

Indeed, also horrible although not as young as well. I just thought no one much but Aussies would know of him here... a dark few days for cricket there for sure. Unsure if you watched the Shane Warne televised memorial... it was excellent, but very very sad. They have renamed the MCG's Great Southern Stand, now the Shane Warne Stand.


JSmith

Cricket nut and former St. John’s Wood resident here. This was the death of English cricket at Edgbaston last June, Stuart and Jimmy scheming where to bury the body. Things perked up, we saw two Root centuries in a week, at Trent Bridge and Lords.

 

[DMill]

Vangelis has passed at the age of 79.

He did some stuff with Jon Anderson from Yes back around 1980 that not everyone is aware of. Haven’t listened to those tracks in many years but discovered him because I was a Yes geek and Chariots of Fire

 

[spigot]

One of my favourite pieces of music by Vangelis is Alpha. It's on the soundtrack LP to the old Carl Sagan Cosmos TV series (he also wrote the title music). His Blade Runner soundtrack is also legendary. RIP

 

[diddley]

His work with Jon Anderson is legendary, The friends of mr. Cairo is beautiful and the made a cd in the nineties too. also a pearl between the garbage.
But that was their final collaboration because Jon put a number on the cd that they agreed upon it would not be on the cd.

 

[diddley]

Anyone can light a candle is the name of the song and is IMHO the most beatiful song on this cd.
Later Jon released it on his own album.
The page of life cd is not on Qobuzz that was the cd of 1991 from Jon and Vangelis

 

[Matias]

I love 1942 from Vangelis... RIP...

 

[tw 2022]

He did some stuff with Jon Anderson from Yes back around 1980 that not everyone is aware of. Haven’t listened to those tracks in many years but discovered him because I was a Yes geek and Chariots of Fire

YES, maybe the most underrated band of the era....Steve Howe, dude was serious,.. Saw them in concert at least twice( the 80s were kind of a blur)...SRV and Howe were the best I've seen ( maybe Al Dimeola too)... Guess i got lucky i hung out with a garage band that knew who to see...

 

[JSmith]

Star Wars' Death Star designer, Colin Cantwell, dies aged 90

Colin Cantwell, who designed prototypes for Star Wars' infamous Death Star, the X-Wing fighter, the Star Destroyer and landspeeder, dies aged 90.

www.abc.net.au

Renowned Star Wars spaceship designer Colin Cantwell died aged 90 at this home in Colorado on Saturday, a few years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

He worked on films including 2001: A Space Odyssey and was known for recommending the now-famous tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.

He also worked on the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind and WarGames.

JSmith

 

[anmpr1]

Vangelis has passed at the age of 79.

I first heard him with the group, Aphrodite's Child. In the early '70s our local 'album oriented rock' station had the tune Break, from their 666 double album, in regular rotation for a month or so. I liked how that sounded (the prominent bass lines, synth and guitar tone) and went to the record store to buy the record, which was not what I expected once I put it on. I don't think I ever encountered a Greek rock and roll band before. Of course back then I didn't know they hailed from Greece.

 

[Sgt. Ear Ache]

RIP Ray Liotta

 

[tw 2022]

RIP Ray Liotta

wow , that's a shocker/ bummer... dude has serious skills

 

[DonR]

Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode dead at 60

Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher dies at 60 | CNN

“We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher,” Depeche Mode said on social media Thursday.

www.cnn.com

 

[DonR]

Alan White drummer for Yes

Alan White, drummer with prog rock band Yes, dies aged 72

Drummer who joined in 1972 also played on albums by John Lennon and George Harrison

www.theguardian.com

I am gutted.

 

[DMill]

Alan White drummer for Yes

Alan White, drummer with prog rock band Yes, dies aged 72

Drummer who joined in 1972 also played on albums by John Lennon and George Harrison

www.theguardian.com

I am gutted.

I’m such a Yes geek. Great drummer. I always felt he fit the bands style better than Bill Bruford - who is no slouch btw.