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[Ojai Sam]

“The Tennessee Yodeler” Margo Smith Has Died - Saving Country Music

Margo Smith's contributions to country music and contemporary yodeling are being remembered after news of her passing was revealed earlier this week. Smith died on January 23rd at the age of 84.

www.savingcountrymusic.com

I learned of Margo’s death after playing her album earlier today.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Peter Frampton's Talkbox and Grateful Dead sound system designer Bob Heil has passed away at 83. I was made aware of this from Leo Laporte's podcast.

Talk Box Inventor Bob Heil Dead at 83

Bob Heil, inventor of the Talk Box effect unit and a pioneer of concert sound systems, died aged 83 in February 2024.

ultimateclassicrock.com

 

[Ojai Sam]

Steve Lawrence, Grammy-Winning Pop Stylist and Actor, Dies at 88

His late wife, singer Eydie Gormé, was his "partner onstage and in life" for more than 55 years.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Singer Eric Carmen has died

Eric Carmen, singer of ‘All by Myself’ and ‘Hungry Eyes,’ dies at 74 | CNN

Eric Carmen, the former lead vocalist of The Raspberries and singer of “All by Myself,” is dead, according to his website. He was 74, according to IMDb.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Today is the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Frances Bean Cobain: 'I Wish I Could've Known My Dad'

On the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, Frances Bean wrote a heartbreaking post in honor of her father.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[axolotl]

Frances Bean Cobain: 'I Wish I Could've Known My Dad'

On the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, Frances Bean wrote a heartbreaking post in honor of her father.

www.rollingstone.com

But there is also deep wisdom being on an expedited path to understanding how precious life is. He gifted me a lesson in death that can only come through the LIVED experience of losing someone. It’s the gift of knowing for certain, when we love ourselves and those around us with compassion, with openness, with grace, the more meaningful our time here inherently becomes.”

 

[Ojai Sam]

New Orleans singer Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, of 'Ain't Got No Home' fame, has died

He's best known for the 1956 hit 'Ain't Got No Home'

www.nola.com

 

[axolotl]

Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Singer-Guitarist, Dead at 80

Dickey Betts, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who played a crucial role in the Allman Brothers Band, has died at age 80.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Guitarist Duane Eddy has Died

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