Shine On - Musicians RIP Thread

[(BP)]

27 minutes ago, Contentious C said:

My first intro to Bill was (ugh) a Hootie & the Blowfish cover of "Use Me.”

This reminded me that my intro to him was hearing the DMX sampled Ain’t No Sunshine track in the trailer for the Steven Seagal movie Exit Wounds.

[Curt McGirt]

Another one where I was like "I know that name..." and then one song hits and you're like "well shit."

[Brian Fowler]

A week later, and I'm taking Joe Diffie's death a lot harder than I would've expected.

[Dolfan in NYC]

Country and Folk singer John Prine has died due to complications due to Covid-19.   He was 83.

 

[Robert C]

When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam
I'll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waitin'
Just five miles away from wherever I am

 

Thanks John.

[OSJ]

12 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

Folk singer John Prine has died due to complications due to Covid-19.   He was 83.

 

I don't have many heroes, particularly not from the entertainment industry, where phoniness is the order of the day; but John Prine has always been one of my heroes. While this wasn't unexpected (a 73 year-old cancer survivor doesn't have very good odds facing this disease); it still hurts like hell. Prine was the guy that everyone thought Bob Dylan was...  Godspeed, Mr. Prine and thanks for all the music! 

[Johnny Sorrow]

God dammit. 

[Joel Martin]

Harold Reid, bass vocalist for the Statler Brothers, has died at 80.

[EdA]

Damnit!  Florian Schneider, co-founder of Kraftwerk dead at 73.

[odessasteps]

 

[Curt McGirt]

An enormous loss. 

RIP

[odessasteps]

 

[colonial]

RIP "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, fedora-wearing frontman for Was (Not Was) and an in-demand backing and touring vocalist for 40 years. Died May 5 of a heart attack.

 

 

 

[Curt McGirt]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/entertainment/brian-howe-death-trnd/index.html

I swear I can't remember hearing anything non-Paul Rodgers I heard of Bad Company but anyway. 

Also the keyboardist of the Stranglers died https://thequietus.com/articles/28210-the-stranglers-dave-greenfield-dead-rip

RIP

[RIPPA]

 

[cubbymark]

Little Richard dead at age 87.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-dead-48505/amp/

Edited May 9, 2020 by cubbymark

[sydneybrown]

The best Grammy moment ever.  Little Richard awards himself a Grammy and explains why and the crowd gives him a standing ovation for it.

 

[COLETTI]

Pretty sure Little Richard deserves his own thread, dude was a fucking force of nature.

[BobbyWhioux]

38 minutes ago, christopher.annino said:

Pretty sure Little Richard deserves his own thread, dude was a fucking force of nature.

if judged on weight of influence, he needs his own subforum.

[J.T.]

On ‎5‎/‎9‎/‎2020 at 11:45 AM, christopher.annino said:

Pretty sure Little Richard deserves his own thread, dude was a fucking force of nature.

Yes, he was.

 

[Curt McGirt]

https://www.wweek.com/music/2020/05/21/poison-idea-drummer-steven-hanford-has-died/

RIP Steve Hanford, aka Slayer Hippy, drummer for Poison Idea, Resist, etc. I saw him on the tour with The Skull that they mention and had no idea it was him behind the kit. 

Goddamn was Feel the Darkness an incredible album, and his chops on it were supreme.

Edited May 22, 2020 by Curt McGirt

[Dolfan in NYC]

 

[John E. Dynamite]

On 5/9/2020 at 1:24 PM, BobbyWhioux said:

if judged on weight of influence, he needs his own subforum.

Old news, I know, but there are very few people I wouldn't argue over Florian Schneider in this respect.

Little Richard was more important to music than Florian Schneider? Yeah, OK. That's really, really saying something. RIP to both.

[Curt McGirt]

RIP Joey Image, onetime drummer for the Misfits and other bands including the Undead. 

My buddy that drums for our Misfits cover band almost bought a painted drum head from him last year.

 

 

 

Edited June 4, 2020 by Curt McGirt

[DEAN]

Oh man, Steve Priest of Sweet has passed away.