Celebrity RIP Thread

[Phorize]

Just found out that Dr Lonnie Smith passed in 2021. I had the pleasure of seeing his trio at Ronnie Scotts in 2018, I think this is the actual performance I attended:

Ronnie Scott's Presents: Dr Lonnie Smith Trio Livestream

We are delighted that the good Doctor Lonnie Smith is returning to the club, bringing his supreme self-taught styling’s of psychedelic funk, gospel, jazz and...

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Great leader in his own right and graced the stage with legends. Maybe I'm getting old but it feels that they don't make 'em like this anymore.

 

[CapMan]

Great leader in his own right and graced the stage with legends. Maybe I'm getting old but it feels that they don't make 'em like this anymore.

I was expecting to see him at the Village Vanguard many years ago, but he sent one of his students -Akiko Tsuruga - she was amazing!

 

[ThatM1key]

Everytime somebody mentions OJ Simpson, I always think of this stupid video:

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

C.J.Sansom.
No more Shardlake.

 

[DonR]

Duane Eddy, pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist, dies at 86

Grammy-winning musician, who had a string of instrumental hits in the 50s and 60s, has died of cancer

www.theguardian.com

 

[JSmith]

RIP.


JSmith

 

[Moonhead]

Maybe not celebrity but...

Paul Auster, American author of The New York Trilogy, dies aged 77

The writer of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 – known for his stylised postmodernist fiction – has died from complications of lung cancer

www.theguardian.com

 

[CapMan]

Richard Tandy, ELO keyboardist who shaped band’s futuristic sound, dies aged 76

Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne announces death of ‘remarkable musician and friend’ who played everything from the Minimoog to the Clavinet

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ken1951]

RIP.


JSmith

I remember listening to a 45 of Rebel Rouser on our TV/Phono console. Since it came out in 1958 it was probably that year or '59. Loved that song. R.I.P. Duane.

 

[CapMan]

Sad to hear the news about Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill, actor who rose to fame in Boys from the Blackstuff, dies aged 79

Hill’s portrayal of Yosser Hughes in 1982 BBC series launched career that included roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings

www.theguardian.com

 

[oceansize]

Steve Albini.

Guess I'll not be seeing Shellac next month after all.

 

[Moonhead]

All time hero and saviour of my youth,
my kids Will know his mark on the Music scene... Albini Will live forever!

 

[digitalfrost]

Interesting Twitter X thread about his writings:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1788248024679919906

 

[ryanosaur]

Dennis Thompson, drummer, last surviving member of MC5.

 

[stoo23]

Dennis Thompson, drummer, last surviving member of MC5.

Oh wow, I toured and did Stage Monitors with him when he came to Australia and played with "New Race" a later 'incarnation' of "Radio Birdman"

 

[CapMan]

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and king of the B-movie, dies aged 98

Corman made over 400 movies including cult classics Death Race 2000, Piranha and The Little Shop of Horrors and launched the careers of Scorsese and De Niro

www.theguardian.com

 

[ryanosaur]

FWIW, this is a cool one, in terms of claim to fame….
Sad nonetheless to see a person pass…

Susan Backlinie, stuntwoman who was first victim in Jaws, dies aged 77 — The Times and The Sunday Times

Susan Backlinie, the actress and stuntwoman known for one of Hollywood’s most memorable opening scenes as the first victim of the huge shark in Jaws, has died aged 77. Backlinie had been a state champion swimmer when Steven Spielberg chose her for the role of Chrissy, a young woman who goes...

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[JSmith]

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and king of the B-movie, dies aged 98

Corman made over 400 movies including cult classics Death Race 2000, Piranha and The Little Shop of Horrors and launched the careers of Scorsese and De Niro

www.theguardian.com

Yes RIP.

JSmith

 

[ryanosaur]

Dave Sanborn, saxophonist.

To be fair I can live without that stylized Jazz from the 80’s, but it had its place. Dave was a great Saxophonist nonetheless!

 

[GaryY]

Dave Sanborn, saxophonist.

To be fair I can live without that stylized Jazz from the 80’s, but it had its place. Dave was a great Saxophonist nonetheless!

Oh...that's sad. Sometimes I hear his Chicago song which is so powerful.