RIP - Music related

[Unsomnambulist]

Lorraine Gordon, Keeper of the Village Vanguard Flame, Dies at 95

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/arts/music/lorraine-gordon-dies.html

 

[JazzyRandy]

Lorraine Gordon, Keeper of the Village Vanguard Flame, Dies at 95

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/arts/music/lorraine-gordon-dies.html

 

[Ojai Sam]

D.J. Fontana - Elvis Presley’s drummer

https://people.com/country/dj-fontana-dead-elvis-presley-drummer/

 

[Nickyboy]

Joe Jackson dies at 98: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/27/6225...ign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180627

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Joe Jackson dies at 98: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/27/6225...ign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180627

Initially I was freaked that "Is She Really Going Out with Him" Joe Jackson died. Then I saw the age...ah...the Jackson family patriarch

 

[axolotl]

Initially I was freaked that "Is She Really Going Out with Him" Joe Jackson died. Then I saw the age...ah...the Jackson family patriarch

He's not steppin' out quite yet.

 

[patrikc325]

Richard Swift Dead at 41
The singer-songwriter and producer was a member of the Shins, the Black Keys, and the Arcs
https://pitchfork.com/news/richard-swift-dead-at-41/?mbid=social_twitter

 

[axolotl]

Tomasz Stanko, A Trumpeter Whose Music Spoke To Freedom, Has Died (July 29, 2018)

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/6339...umpeter-whose-music-spoke-to-freedom-has-died

 

[Nickyboy]

Rest in peace, Aretha. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...lin-undisputed-queen-soul-dies-age-76-n822841

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Rest in peace, Aretha. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...lin-undisputed-queen-soul-dies-age-76-n822841

(no tear/cry emoji)
(same date as Elvis who died on this date in 1977)

 

[lpfreak1170]

Rest in peace, Aretha. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...lin-undisputed-queen-soul-dies-age-76-n822841

 

[Ojai Sam]

Last night Mrs. Ojai went shopping at our nearby Whole Foods. The checker, a woman of maybe 50, was nearly in tears over Aretha’s passing.

 

[Nickyboy]

Indirectly music-related: Lindsay Kemp, dancer who taught David Bowie and Kate Bush how to put on a live show, has passed away.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2...tardom-david-bowie-kate-bush?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

[axolotl]

Randy Weston, Pianist Who Traced Roots of Jazz to Africa, Dies at 92



https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/obituaries/randy-weston-dead.html

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Algerian rocker Rachid Taha has passed away at 59.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/...odule=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries

 

[Nickyboy]

Algerian rocker Rachid Taha has passed away at 59.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/...odule=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries

Whaat?! That's a shame. I only have "Tekitoi" by him, but absolutely love that album. I will spin it today in memory.

 

[axolotl]

Whaat?! That's a shame. I only have "Tekitoi" by him, but absolutely love that album. I will spin it today in memory.

That is a shame.

I have Diwan 2, though (I admit) I haven't given it a chance.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Oh damn....Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane died

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jefferson-airplane-guitarist-marty-balin-dead-76-730912/amp/

Always loved his vocals best - “Today” and “Coming Back to Me” are two great songs

 

[axolotl]

Oh damn....Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane died

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jefferson-airplane-guitarist-marty-balin-dead-76-730912/amp/

Always loved his vocals best - “Today” and “Coming Back to Me” are two great songs

 

[Worm]

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