RIP - Music related

[Ojai Sam]

Geoff Stephens, chart-topping pop songwriter, dies aged 86

Musician who had UK and US No 1s with the New Vaudeville Band, David Soul and more died from pneumonia after surviving Covid-19 last year

www.theguardian.com

Geoff is best known for "Winchester Cathedral", but this obit reminded me of a long list of his other accomplishments. Unlike other parody revivalists like The Sopwith Camel, he gained traction with the older generation. Witness this astonishing clip from The Hollywood Palace where he and his The New Vaudeville Band are introduced by none other than Kate Smith:

 

[Nickyboy]

introduced by none other than Kate Smith:

The voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. And not a woman without her own controversy.

 

[Ojai Sam]

The voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. And not a woman without her own controversy.

And an odd one at that.

 

[axolotl]

The voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. And not a woman without her own controversy.

...or without her own demise, either.

And an odd one at that.

True.

Keep it gritty.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Inventor of cassette tape Lou Ottens passed away | Financial - Netherlands News Live

In the 1960s, Lou Ottens, then head of product development at the Belgian Hasselt branch of the Eindhoven company Philips, developed the cassette tape. In previous years, Ottens was annoyed with green and yellow tape recorders with the large reels and felt that something more user-friendly and...

netherlandsnewslive.com

 

[axolotl]

Inventor of cassette tape Lou Ottens passed away | Financial - Netherlands News Live

In the 1960s, Lou Ottens, then head of product development at the Belgian Hasselt branch of the Eindhoven company Philips, developed the cassette tape. In previous years, Ottens was annoyed with green and yellow tape recorders with the large reels and felt that something more user-friendly and...

netherlandsnewslive.com

I am duly unwound. Somebody get a pencil ready.

 

[Nickyboy]

5 years since Prince Rogers Nelson died.

 

[axolotl]

Meat Loaf Remembers Jim Steinman: 'He Was the Centerpiece of My Life'

Meat Loaf looks back on his five-decade saga with Jim Steinman. "We belonged to each other," he says. "Heart and soul."

www.rollingstone.com

 

[axolotl]

B.J. Thomas, 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' Singer, Dead at 78

B.J. Thomas, the singer behind the classic song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," has died at age 78.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[axolotl]

Patrick Sky, Folk Singer and Bob Dylan Contemporary, Dead at 80

Patrick Sky, a member of the Greenwich Village folk scene that launched Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk and others, has died at the age of 80.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Nickyboy]

I just found out Jon Hassell died three days ago: https://pitchfork.com/news/jon-hassell-dies-at-84/

 

[axolotl]

I just found out Jon Hassell died three days ago: https://pitchfork.com/news/jon-hassell-dies-at-84/

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Auschwitz Survivor Who Fought Racism With Music Dies At 96

Esther Bejarano, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp who used the power of music to fight antisemitism and racism in post-war Germany, has died at 96.

www.npr.org

 

[Ojai Sam]

Byron Berline, legendary Oklahoma fiddle player, dead at 77

Byron Berline, the legendary fiddler player, owner of Guthrie’s Double Stop Fiddle Shop and beloved member of the bluegrass community dies at 77.

www.oklahoman.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1416195110165962755

 

[axolotl]

^ Why'd you put this in RIP Non-Music?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

^ Why'd you put this in RIP Non-Music?

Because I had a brain fart. Now fixed.

 

[axolotl]

Robby Steinhardt, original member of rock band Kansas, dead at 71

Steinhardt teamed up with Topeka West High School graduates Kerry Livgren, Rich Williams, Phil Ehart and Dave Hope and with Steve Walsh.

nypost.com

 

[axolotl]

This happened back in March. I only learned of it now.

Procol Harum Bassist Alan Cartwright Dies at 75

Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum's bassist from 1971 to 1976, died in March 2021.

ultimateclassicrock.com

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

This happened back in March. I only learned of it now.

Procol Harum Bassist Alan Cartwright Dies at 75

Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum's bassist from 1971 to 1976, died in March 2021.

ultimateclassicrock.com

I remember hearing about it and thinking of you, Axo. Didn't post it right away then forgot to post