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« Reply #3660 on: March 15, 2023, 10:44:50 AM » |
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A field such as folk music which by nature reflects on tradition and the past also needs visionaries, looking to the future, looking to innovate and to experiment. Ashley was one of these in the drive to electrify folk and open it up to new audiences. Simon was another fusing together traditional folk and world music in an inspiring and energising manner, his influence will continue for years to come and in The Imagined Village he has at least a magnum opus that will stand the test of time.
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« Reply #3661 on: March 15, 2023, 01:03:42 PM » |
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Simon Emmerson is a big loss. We became friends following the presentations of Hancock Awards to Imagined Village. I remember him going many miles out of his way to engineer a situation where we could meet Benjamin Zephaniah and present him his trophy (on the main stage at Cambridge Folk Festival in front of the BBC! Though the powers that be wouldn't let a Talkawhiler talk, so Martin Carthy stepped up...) We would meet up at gigs and festivals whenever we could, and he was always intent on dragging whoever of us he bumped into backstage at any opportunity to help share the rider. He was endlessly enthusiastic about anything and everything that connected to music and always found time to ask how things were going. Told terrible jokes mind... This is a film I took of Simon and Imagined Village in full flight at MusicPort festival in 2010. Powerful stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI25UaP95V0I was really happy to see what I guess is now The Imagined Village's swansong, at Beautiful Days last year. He and all were in such fine form. RIP Simon. |
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« Reply #3662 on: March 15, 2023, 02:33:31 PM » |
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« Reply #3663 on: March 16, 2023, 11:58:53 AM » |
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Jim Gordon, former drummer extraordinaire - died while serving a life sentence for murdering his mother (was diagnosed with schizophrenia). A tragic affair all round - Aged 77.
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« Reply #3664 on: March 16, 2023, 02:47:04 PM » |
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Jim Gordon, former drummer extraordinaire - died while serving a life sentence for murdering his mother (was diagnosed with schizophrenia). A tragic affair all round - Aged 77.
That's one of those pieces of info- murdering his mothrr- which i think I'd forgotten, the way you do later in life. |
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« Reply #3665 on: March 20, 2023, 09:25:24 AM » |
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Tony Coe.
Even if you aren't particularly into jazz, you may have records featuring his playing.
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« Reply #3666 on: March 21, 2023, 10:01:48 PM » |
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Hawkwind founder member, Mick Slattery, 17th March 2023, aged 77, after a short illness, reported on social media by Dave Brock.
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« Reply #3667 on: March 29, 2023, 06:06:49 PM » |
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Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid, aged 76.
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« Reply #3668 on: March 31, 2023, 02:48:26 PM » |
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On March 4th - Glenn "SPOT" Lockett - SST in house producer of bands such as Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Black Flag, Husker Du, Descendents etc. This guy produced MANY of my all time favourite albums. RIP SPOT. Minutemen - The Punch Line EP (November 1981) Black Flag - Damaged (December 1981) Saccharine Trust - Paganicons (December 1981) Big Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun (July 1982) Descendents - Milo Goes to College (September 1982) Minutemen - Bean-Spill EP (1982) Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets (1982) Hüsker Dü - Everything Falls Apart (January 1983) Minutemen - What Makes a Man Start Fires? (January 1983) Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus (October 1983) Minutemen - Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat EP (November 1983) Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II (April 1984) Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (July 1984) Saccharine Trust - Surviving You, Always (1984) Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (January 1985) Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun (March 1985) https://pitchfork.com/news/sst-records-producer-glen-spot-lockett-dies-at-72/ |
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« Reply #3669 on: March 31, 2023, 03:56:04 PM » |
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On March 4th - Glenn "SPOT" Lockett - SST in house producer of bands such as Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Black Flag, Husker Du, Descendents etc. This guy produced MANY of my all time favourite albums. RIP SPOT. Minutemen - The Punch Line EP (November 1981) Black Flag - Damaged (December 1981) Saccharine Trust - Paganicons (December 1981) Big Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun (July 1982) Descendents - Milo Goes to College (September 1982) Minutemen - Bean-Spill EP (1982) Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets (1982) Hüsker Dü - Everything Falls Apart (January 1983) Minutemen - What Makes a Man Start Fires? (January 1983) Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus (October 1983) Minutemen - Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat EP (November 1983) Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II (April 1984) Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (July 1984) Saccharine Trust - Surviving You, Always (1984) Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (January 1985) Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun (March 1985) https://pitchfork.com/news/sst-records-producer-glen-spot-lockett-dies-at-72/ Amen. RIP Spot. Jules |
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« Reply #3670 on: April 01, 2023, 06:50:12 PM » |
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Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant. Announced on fb by his elder brother Derek.  |
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« Reply #3671 on: April 02, 2023, 11:03:34 AM » |
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Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant. Announced on fb by his elder brother Derek. That's sad. I've always liked Gentle Giant- they were approachable to me in a way the more well known progressive acts weren't. |
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« Reply #3672 on: April 02, 2023, 04:25:34 PM » |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto. Another from our life, especially known for film soundtracks.
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« Reply #3673 on: April 03, 2023, 07:45:13 AM » |
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and Yellow Magic Orchestra and his collaborations with David Sylvian/Japan. Sad news...
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« Reply #3674 on: April 03, 2023, 08:53:12 AM » |
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and Yellow Magic Orchestra and his collaborations with David Sylvian/Japan. Sad news...
He did some acting as well, I hadn’t realised that. It was the David Sylvian side I was most aware of, being of a certain age. |
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« Reply #3675 on: April 03, 2023, 05:40:37 PM » |
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Just a few weeks after his former YMO bandmate and good friend Yukihiro Takahashi.
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« Reply #3676 on: April 03, 2023, 11:47:16 PM » |
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By all accounts, for legal reasons, the band cannot continue without Rossington. So R.I.P. Gary and R.I.P. (for real this time) Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Is that right? Last I heard the tour with ZZ Top is going ahead. There have been plenty of shows played without Rossington in recent years. Per Ultimate Classic Rock magazine today, Lynyrd Skynyrd will indeed continue with no founding members. The article has details about the arrangement the current band made with the families of the deceased partners back in the 1980s, which originally required at least four members from the pre-crash era in order to exploit the brand. Apparently, the requirement has been revised downward as original members passed away, eventually whittling itself down to "one" original member. Now the departed members' families have issued statements supporting the continuation of the band with zero original members. |
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« Reply #3677 on: April 04, 2023, 10:10:06 AM » |
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« Reply #3678 on: April 04, 2023, 11:31:57 AM » |
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Money talks.
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« Reply #3679 on: April 04, 2023, 10:43:44 PM » |
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Chris Farlowe, aged 82.
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