Dont forget Stanley(Tookey) Williams.
2005 Remembrance
As 2005 comes to an end, and the media does their usual year-end recap of notable losses, several names have found their way onto the list, including........
Peter Jennings, James Doohan (Scotty), Richard Pryer, ect...
Here in music circles, there are those to be remembered as well, such as:
Jimmy Smith, THE Man on the Hammond B3.
Shirley Horn, Jazz pianist and vocalist.
Myron Floren, the accordion player on "The Lawrence Welk Show".
Skitch Henderson, the first bandleader on "The Tonight Show".
Frances Langford, singer who performed regularly with Bob Hope on USO tours during World War II and other conflicts.
Chris LeDoux, country music singer known especially for his song "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy", he was a former rodeo star.
Ray Peterson, known primarily for his hit 1960 song, "Tell Laura I Love Her".
Bobby Short, cabaret singer, a fixture at the Cafe Carlyle in New York for over 35 years. He also appeared in episodes of the TV series "In the Heat of the Night".
Luther Vandross, R&B singer.
Danny Sugerman - Manager of The Doors
Spenser Dryden - Drummer for Jefferson Airplane
Keith Knudsen - Longtime drummer for the Doobie Brothers
Danny Joe Brown - Lead singer for Molly Hatchet
Lee Mallory - Singer/songwriter for The Association
Rod Price - Guitarist for Foghat
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Blues musician
Renaldo "Obie" Benson - Four Tops
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Gone, but not forgotten. May they rest in peace.
Peter Jennings, James Doohan (Scotty), Richard Pryer, ect...
Here in music circles, there are those to be remembered as well, such as:
Jimmy Smith, THE Man on the Hammond B3.
Shirley Horn, Jazz pianist and vocalist.
Myron Floren, the accordion player on "The Lawrence Welk Show".
Skitch Henderson, the first bandleader on "The Tonight Show".
Frances Langford, singer who performed regularly with Bob Hope on USO tours during World War II and other conflicts.
Chris LeDoux, country music singer known especially for his song "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy", he was a former rodeo star.
Ray Peterson, known primarily for his hit 1960 song, "Tell Laura I Love Her".
Bobby Short, cabaret singer, a fixture at the Cafe Carlyle in New York for over 35 years. He also appeared in episodes of the TV series "In the Heat of the Night".
Luther Vandross, R&B singer.
Danny Sugerman - Manager of The Doors
Spenser Dryden - Drummer for Jefferson Airplane
Keith Knudsen - Longtime drummer for the Doobie Brothers
Danny Joe Brown - Lead singer for Molly Hatchet
Lee Mallory - Singer/songwriter for The Association
Rod Price - Guitarist for Foghat
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Blues musician
Renaldo "Obie" Benson - Four Tops
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Gone, but not forgotten. May they rest in peace.
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Ray Brown left in 2002, Rodney in 04. Just found out that Derek Bailey died last week. This guy was not an easy listen, (kind of like the Cecil Taylor of the guitar world), but the little bit that i've managed to soak up is amazing. Fortunately players like Fred Frith, Marc Ribot and Noel Akchote have learned alot from Bailey and are still around. Steve Marcus (sax) from Maynard Ferguson, The Counts Rock Band and lots of excellent Larry Coryell recordings also passed on. |
The meltdown of Michael Jackson. Actually, I feel mostly pity and not anger towards Michael Jackson. Although I was not into his style of music, no one could deny his talent. Wonder why someone who seemingly has everything going for him has a total cranial meltdown, becoming a bizarre freakazoid. He is now a pariah, who must live abroad, and I don't see his career ever come back. Phil Spector, we'll see what happens to him...another bizzaro! |
Singer, songwriter, guitar player extraordinaire,Chris Whitley 1960-2005. Rest in peace Chris. |
