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re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread
Posted on 7/7/21 at 11:34 pm to bleeng
Posted on 7/7/21 at 11:34 pm to bleeng
Billboard
"Nine Pound Hammer"
"It's Nothing To Me"
quote:"The Fool" - Guitar: Al Casey
Rockabilly and country performer Sanford Clark, who had a top 10 hit with “The Fool” in 1956, has died in a Missouri hospital from COVID-19. He was 85.
Clark died Sunday (July 4) at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, where he had been receiving cancer treatment before he contracted the coronavirus, his publicist and fellow performer Johnny Vallis said Monday.
Clark was born on Oct. 24, 1935, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Phoenix, where he first began performing in the early 1950s. “The Fool” reached No. 7 on the Billboard Top 100. The song was later recorded by several other well-known artists, including Elvis Presley and The Animals.
"Nine Pound Hammer"
"It's Nothing To Me"
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:12 pm to Kafka
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ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, who played with the Texas blues-rock trio for over 50 years, died Tuesday at age 72. His rep confirmed the musician’s death, but said a cause of death was currently unknown.
“We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas,” surviving members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said in a statement. “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature, and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top’. We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’ You will be missed greatly, amigo.”
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:12 pm to Kafka
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Byron Berline, a renowned fiddler and owner of a popular Oklahoma instrument shop, has died in a hospital. He was 77.
Bette Berline, Byron’s wife, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. She said he was hospitalized after suffering a stroke and that over the weekend his “lungs gave up and so did his heart.” He died Saturday.
Bette recalled her husband as a fun and loving father and husband, who until soon before his death looked and acted like a man twenty years younger.
“He was more than a musician, an incredibly gifted musician,” she said. “He was a good, good man.”
quote:The Flying Burrito Brothers - "Six Days On The Road"
A three-time national fiddle champion, Berline grew up in Grant County along the Oklahoma-Kansas state line and worked with music greats like Vince Gill, Bob Dylan, Elton John and The Rolling Stones. Berline recorded two albums with the Flying Burrito Brothers as a part of the group from 1971-72.
Berline received three Grammy nominations, for his album Fiddle & a Song (best bluegrass album, 1995); for "Sally Goodin," a collab from that album with Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe (best country instrumental performance, 1995); and for his featured role on Mark O'Connor's "Gold Rush" (best country instrumental performance, 1993).
Byron playing w/the Burritos on The David Frost Show in 1971
Posted on 7/28/21 at 9:08 pm to Kafka
For the record, they never went by "Zee Zee Top" - that was a typo by the yearbook committee. Also, that was in such a narrow window of time between the final formation of this lineup and record contract that it almost functions as a time machine - between February 1970 and June 1970, because of prom season, almost certainly May 1970. By June 1970 they were recording their first album for London.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 9:32 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:Texas Monthly
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School in Orange, Texas, May 1970
Apparently some time between signing the contract to play for the dance and the actual prom itself, the band broke out big. They tried to get out of the contract, but the school couldn’t find a replacement on such short notice so ZZ Top still performed.
Posted on 7/29/21 at 11:24 am to Ace Midnight
That's a great photo.
So sad.
So sad.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:46 pm to hogcard1964
Not sure how well known Chris Wall was outside of Texas country music circles, but I'm sure some people here have at least heard some of his songs covered by others.
Saving Country Music article
Wild Bill and the Montana Kid
Saving Country Music article
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“Chris Wall is a cowboy savior/hero/poet who, with his words and music gives us redemption from the atrocities of this illusion that is presently known as country music.”
–Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Another guy that paid all the dues and left a crater of an impact, even though he never hit the big time has passed onto that honky tonk in the sky. His name was Chris Wall, and even if you’ve never heard of him or his music, you’ve certainly heard his influence in many of your favorite artists from Texas and beyond. Word came down on Friday, July 30th that Chris Wall has passed away.
Wild Bill and the Montana Kid
Posted on 9/6/21 at 8:12 pm to Kafka
Black Oak Arkansas guitarist Rickie Lee Reynolds died yesterday.
The Black Oak guitarist had been with the rock group since its inception in the 1960s, when he got together with Ronnie Smith (OG vocals), Harvey Jett (guitar), Stanley Knight (guitar), Pat Daugherty (bass) and Wayne Evans (drums) ... eventually replacing Ron with their famous frontman, James Mangrum ... who stuck around for the long haul.
They found a lot of success in the '70s, when they cranked out hits such as "Uncle Lijiah," "Lord Have Mercy on My Soul," "When Electricity Came to Arkansas" and more. That latter track ended up being controversial ... apparently, fundamental Christians thought it contained hidden Satanic messages.
1973 was even better to them, as they released their fourth and fifth albums ... which saw even more memorable tracks, like "Hot Rod," "Up," "Gigolo," and perhaps their best-known ditty, "Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)" which was a remake of LaVern Baker's '57 song.
Reynolds was with the band during this high point in their career but departed around 1976 while they finished out the '70s. In the '80s, though, RLR got back with the band ... and they produced a few more records then, although James had stepped away briefly then.
Eventually, everyone was back on the same page and touring again, and as the decades went on ... different lineups of the band formed with the OGs performing as much as possible. BOA is said to have inspired legendary acts like Van Halen.
Reynolds was 72. LINK
The Black Oak guitarist had been with the rock group since its inception in the 1960s, when he got together with Ronnie Smith (OG vocals), Harvey Jett (guitar), Stanley Knight (guitar), Pat Daugherty (bass) and Wayne Evans (drums) ... eventually replacing Ron with their famous frontman, James Mangrum ... who stuck around for the long haul.
They found a lot of success in the '70s, when they cranked out hits such as "Uncle Lijiah," "Lord Have Mercy on My Soul," "When Electricity Came to Arkansas" and more. That latter track ended up being controversial ... apparently, fundamental Christians thought it contained hidden Satanic messages.
1973 was even better to them, as they released their fourth and fifth albums ... which saw even more memorable tracks, like "Hot Rod," "Up," "Gigolo," and perhaps their best-known ditty, "Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)" which was a remake of LaVern Baker's '57 song.
Reynolds was with the band during this high point in their career but departed around 1976 while they finished out the '70s. In the '80s, though, RLR got back with the band ... and they produced a few more records then, although James had stepped away briefly then.
Eventually, everyone was back on the same page and touring again, and as the decades went on ... different lineups of the band formed with the OGs performing as much as possible. BOA is said to have inspired legendary acts like Van Halen.
Reynolds was 72. LINK
Posted on 9/6/21 at 8:35 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
I met him and Jim Dandy at a Dickey Betts show at the Beale Street Music Festival. RIP
Posted on 9/21/21 at 6:11 pm to Mizz-SEC
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George Wein, Newport Jazz Producer and Pioneer of the Modern Music Festival, Dead at 95
In addition the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals, Wein also helmed the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
George Wein — the legendary festival promoter who helped turn the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals into fixtures of the American concert calendar, founded the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and paved the way for the modern music fest — died Monday at age 95. His spokesperson Carolyn McClair announced the news.
“It is with immense sadness that we let you know of the passing of our founder and north star, George Wein,” read a note posted on both Newport fests’ Twitter accounts. “We have all lost a giant champion of jazz, art, philanthropy, and equality. There will never be another like him. Rest easy, George.”
Posted on 9/22/21 at 9:21 pm to Kafka
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The Maddox Brothers & Rose - Don Maddox, far right
quote:The Maddox Brothers & Rose - "George`s Playhouse Boogie" (1949)
Don Maddox, the last survivor of the legendary honky-tonk/rockabilly pioneering band The Maddox Brothers & Rose, has died at age 98.
From 1937 to 1956, The Maddox Brothers & Rose became known as “the most colorful hillbilly band in the land.” Their stage act was packed with wildly raucous, unpredictable antics and they were among the first country acts to embrace sequined, spangled “Nudie” outfits.
The Maddox sound was a bold, loud fusion of electric guitars and barroom rhythm that helped define the evolution of honky-tonk music in the 1940s. The brothers’ slap-back bass “country boogie” undertow and Rose’s exuberant vocals prefigured the rise of rockabilly music in the 1950s.
The Maddox Brothers & Rose - Don Maddox, far right
Posted on 9/23/21 at 9:22 am to Kafka
Good find on The Maddox brothers Kafka. They were legendary.
+1000
+1000
Posted on 9/27/21 at 4:39 pm to Kafka
Posted on 9/27/21 at 5:10 pm to Perfect Circle
Saw he had died but didn't get around to posting an obit
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George Frayne, best known under his alias as Commander Cody and leader of the group Commander Cody and His Planet Lost Airmen, died yesterday at age 77 following a battle with cancer.
Born in Boise, Idaho, in 1944, Frayne formed Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1967. Frayne adopted his stage moniker from a '50s science-fiction character, while the band's name came from a 1951 movie.
Mixing elements of country, rock 'n' roll, Western swing, rockabilly, jazz and boogie-woogie, the Lost Planet Airmen set themselves apart from traditional country rockers of the era.
“In about 1966 I found a Bob Wills album and marijuana," Frayne told No Depression in 2018. "I’m pretty sure those guys were stoned most of the time. I started listening to Jerry Lee Lewis’ album that had 'Crazy Arms' and Buck Owens’ greatest hits. We did [Owens'] 'Tiger by the Tail' regularly. What country music afforded for us was there was no rehearsal, we listened to the record, we drank a bunch of whiskey and coke, and played. Country music is easy to do if someone knows the lyrics and the song, you can follow along relatively easy."
Posted on 9/28/21 at 9:48 am to Kafka
quote:The OG:
Frayne adopted his stage moniker from a '50s science-fiction character
Posted on 10/17/21 at 6:11 am to FearlessFreep
Ronnie Tutt (12 March 1938 – 16 October 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia.
Express
Express
Posted on 11/2/21 at 10:33 am to Perfect Circle
RIP Pat Martino (1944-2021)
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Pat Martino, 77, the renowned and influential Philadelphia jazz guitarist known for the fluidity and speed of his impeccable playing throughout a six-decade career and who relearned how to play guitar after suffering a brain aneurysm in 1980, has died.
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Martino was born with an arteriovenous malformation, an abnormality of blood vessels in the brain and frequently suffered seizures before nearly dying from an aneurysm when he was teaching in California in 1980. Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital saved his life, though he lost much of his memory, including the knowledge of how to play the guitar, which he relearned in a painstaking process that took years.
In 2011, when his autobiography Here and Now written with Bill Milkowski came out, he told The Inquirer that the aneurysm was “the greatest thing that ever happened to me.”
“What’s on my mind is a greater focus with more intimate accuracy on each and every moment so that I can truly focus on what life is really all about,” he said. “The mind has a way of thinking about things that have nothing to do with the moment, but if I can love my life in that moment, I’m in the right place at the right time.”
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Posted on 11/2/21 at 8:17 pm to Kafka
R&B legend Ronnie Wilson, a founding member of The Gap Band and "Uncle" Charlie Wilson's older brother, is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.
Ronnie's wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, tells TMZ ... he died at 10:01 AM Tuesday at his home in Tulsa, OK. We're told he died peacefully and Linda was holding his hand as he took his last breath.
Linda says Ronnie suffered a stroke last week, and it put him into a semi-coma and he never recovered. We're told he suffered several strokes throughout the years.
In a Facebook post, Linda remembered her late husband as a "genius with creating, producing and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards and singing music."
Ronnie and his brothers, Charlie and Robert Wilson, formed The Gap Band back in the 1970s in Tulsa, OK .
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Posted on 11/3/21 at 4:29 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Emmett Chapman, September 28, 1936 – November 1, 2021.
The musician and inventor of the Chapman Stick, has died at the age of 85.
Link with video
The pioneer of the “Free Hands” two-handed tapping method, Chapman developed a custom nine-string guitar – dubbed the “Freedom Guitar” – into the Stick, a dedicated instrument to properly accommodate the playing method.
The Stick playing method – along with its unique tuning – made it especially suited to handling chord melody. To promote the instrument, Chapman toured extensively throughout the 1970s and released an album, Parallel Galaxy, in 1985 to show off the instrument’s capabilities.
In 1974, between Chapman and his wife Yuta formed Stick Enterprises to sell the instrument to players around the world.
The Chapman Stick found a particularly devoted fanbase with musicians in fusion and progressive rock circles, with some of its most prominent players being Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), John Myung (Dream Theater), Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report) and Mike Oldfield.
EC explains how to play the instrument
Short Tony Levin video
The musician and inventor of the Chapman Stick, has died at the age of 85.
Link with video
The pioneer of the “Free Hands” two-handed tapping method, Chapman developed a custom nine-string guitar – dubbed the “Freedom Guitar” – into the Stick, a dedicated instrument to properly accommodate the playing method.
The Stick playing method – along with its unique tuning – made it especially suited to handling chord melody. To promote the instrument, Chapman toured extensively throughout the 1970s and released an album, Parallel Galaxy, in 1985 to show off the instrument’s capabilities.
In 1974, between Chapman and his wife Yuta formed Stick Enterprises to sell the instrument to players around the world.
The Chapman Stick found a particularly devoted fanbase with musicians in fusion and progressive rock circles, with some of its most prominent players being Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), John Myung (Dream Theater), Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report) and Mike Oldfield.
EC explains how to play the instrument
Short Tony Levin video
This post was edited on 11/3/21 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 11/3/21 at 7:00 pm to bleeng
Jay Black of Jay and the Americans died a couple of weeks ago. They had 2 or 3 real big singles back in the 60s.
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