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Celebrity RIP Thread

JSmith said:
A long life, bringing much joy, RIP David Graham. :(

He was the voices of Parker, Brains and more in Thunderbirds.

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Here he is with Tom Baker in the "City of Death" Dr Who episode, as he was a frequent guest actor on the original Dr Who series;

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However, he was also one of the original Dalek voices in Doctor Who.

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David Graham (actor) - Wikipedia

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JSmith
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It’s funny, just last week I found out that my 5 year old granddaughter loves and watches Peppa Pig and David did the voice of Grandpa Pig. Interestingly when I was also 5 my favorite show I never missed was Supercar (around 1960) and he did the voice of Doctor Beaker! (Among many others).
 
ripvw said:
Supercar!!! with Masterspy! great theme song too...
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Indeed! I always hated Masterspy and that punk associate of his!……….the monkey annoyed me too. I should watch them again and relive my tender youth!
 
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Marvin Schlachter, Record Executive Who Championed Disco, Dies at 90

In the 1960s, he helped get wide exposure for Black artists like Dionne Warwick. A decade later, he brought dance music from the clubs to radio success.
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"He had a keen ear for the new, combined with a veteran’s knack for bringing the raw material he found in clubs like Paradise Garage and Studio 54 to radio and commercial success. At Scepter, Mr. Schlachter had tended to invest in acts for the long term. But he understood that the disco scene was different, demanding novelty above all else. He employed a stable of producers at Prelude who would bring in a rotating set of musicians, mix and remix tracks, and then push them out to D.J.s.
If a track caught hold on the dance floor, Mr. Schlachter and his business partner, Stanley Hoffman, would take it to disco-friendly radio stations like WBLS and WKTU in New York."
 
Ah yes, Fireball XL-5……….. must have missed Thunderbirds somehow……….?
 
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ripvw said:
apnews.com

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84

Phil Lesh, a classically trained musician who found his true calling as a rock bass guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, died at 84.
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Sad to hear this. Encountered him three times, once when he showed up at the CD store where I was working. He bought a big stack of 20th century classical music saying, "I've got to do something with all this money". Another time I recorded a benefit concert for the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. While other guests didn't really conduct the orchestra (the orchestra was following the lead of the concertmaster) He really did direct the orchestra in a performance of a work by Eliot Carter (a friend of his) and the "Danse Infernal" from Stravinsky's "Firebird". I managed to attend 17 concerts of the "Dead" in 1985.

Fare thee well.
 
ripvw said:
apnews.com

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84

Phil Lesh, a classically trained musician who found his true calling as a rock bass guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, died at 84.
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Grateful Dead Setlist at The Summit, Houston

Get the Grateful Dead Setlist of the concert at The Summit, Houston, TX, USA on July 2, 1981 and other Grateful Dead Setlists for free on setlist.fm!
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Wow. D@mn.

That just leaves Bob, Bill and Mickey. I think Donna is still alive too...

Morning Dew (Winterland '74)
 

Teri Garr, Comic Actress in Offbeat Roles, Is Dead at 79
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diddley said:
Quincy Jones has died A Legend R.I.P.
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Power Pop 23 said:
American musician and composer, Quincy Jones, aged 91
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.
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Gosh... end of an era there. Still, 91, not a bad innings.

RIP Quincy Jones. :(
Jones's historic career ranged from producing Michael Jackson's record-setting Thriller to prize-winning film and television scores and collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles.
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JSmith
 
What a career! My favorite Quincy Jones recordings which some others might recall fondly or come to appreciate are: Blues Day, The Oom is Blues, Everybody's Blues, Sometimes I'm Happy, Harlem Nocturne, Tuxedo Junction, Daylie Double, The Gypsy, Whisper Not, Ghana, Boo's Blues, Evening in Paris, Dead End, Killer Joe, Under Paris Skies, G'wan Train, Blues in the Night, Dear Old Stockholm, The Gentle Rain, For Lena and Lennie, Invitation, Little Karen, Quintessence, Stockholm Sweetnin', Count 'em, Kinda Blues, Brown Ballad, The Midnight Sun Never Sets, and The Midnight Sun Will Never Set.
 
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