2019 In Memoria

Folks are literally dying to get in this thread. Maybe this year will be a little kinder to the greats than last year was.

Dick Dale, dead at age 81. He rode some good ones in his time.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/18/entertainment/dick-dale-surf-guitar-pioneer-death-trnd/index.html

With SRV.

Ranking Roger, a Star of the Ska Revival, Is Dead at 56. Ranking Roger, a vocalist for the popular British ska band the Beat in the late 1970s and early '80s who carried on that group's infectious sound in subsequent bands and solo projects, died on Tuesday in Birmingham, England. He was 56.

Missed this earlier. He died a week ago. But to paraphrase what a family friend once said when his sister commented on him remarrying so soon after his wife had died, :{he's} as dead as {he's} ever going to be."

Amos Otis said:

https://www.rollitup.org/t/scott-walker-assumes-room-temperature.986882/

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Yes, for a week I thought you had posted in the wrong section. When I finally looked at it, I was like, Oh, not that Scott Walker.

Heard this on NPR driving into work this morning. Never heard the lady sing, but sounds like she was a sport model.

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/27/717634389/opinion-remembering-a-soprano-with-the-warmth-and-strength-of-the-sun

Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian,[2][3] August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a Cyprus-born Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and black tie, Redbone was born in Cyprus of Armenian ancestry and first appeared on stage in Toronto, Canada, in the early 1970s. He also appeared on film and television in acting and voice-over roles.

In concert Redbone often employed comedy and demonstrated his skill in guitar playing. Recurrent gags involved the influence of alcohol and claiming to have written works originating well before he was born – Redbone favored material from the Tin Pan Alley era, circa 1890 to 1910. He sang the theme to the 1980s television series Mr. Belvedere and released eighteen albums.

Damn it man, we lost another good one. Doctor John the Nite Tripper has moved from the Meat World to the Spirit World.




2nd line will start at the Mother in Law at 1600 if any of you are in NOLA.

I didn't know Dr John started off playing guitar. He got shot in the hand breaking up a fight, which forced him to move to the keys.

From wiki wiki:


Malcolm John Rebennack (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined blues, pop, jazz, boogie-woogie and rock and roll.[1]

Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. He performed a lively, theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows, Mardi Gras costumes and voodoo ceremonies. Rebennack recorded more than 20 albums and in 1973 produced a top-10 hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time".

The winner of six Grammy Awards, Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend in March 2011.[2] In May 2013, Rebennack received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University.[3]

Today would be Prince's birthday. He would have turned 61. Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)
RIP