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Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 06-01-2024
DAVID SOUL
aged: 80
cause: COPD
the article: Starsky and Hutch star David Soul dies at 80 (newstalkzb.co.nz)
actor/singer, known for his role in Starsky & Hutch and a handful of hit singles:
his biggest seller and my personal favourite:
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - Ruby - 14-01-2024
Anthony 'Tony' Clarkin - mastermind, chief songwriter and guitarist for English rock band Magnum. He was 77 and had been diagnosed with a rare spinal condition shortly prior to his passing on the 7th of Jan. The band cancelled their tour to promote their new album which was released on the 12th and on which he was instrumental - pardon the pun! Listening to it now. A rocker to the end, he also had a great affinity with animals and his family will set up a charitable trust to aid this cause - good man. R.I.P. Tony Clarkin.
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 22-01-2024
MARY WEISS
aged: 75
cause, natural
article: Mary Weiss dead: Singer in girl group the Shangri-Las was 75 - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
lead vocals for all-female pop group Shangri-La's
their biggest hit as a tribute
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 26-01-2024
MELANIE
aged: 74
cause: natural causes
article: Melanie, singer-songwriter who topped charts with Brand New Key, dies aged 76 | Music | The Guardian
Wiki: Melanie (singer) - Wikipedia
only aware of a couple of her songs but i see she released a couple of dozen albums and dozens of singles during a long career:
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - James Otto Sweet Heart - 06-02-2024
I am not ready to let go of Toby Keith. This is me and my mom with him at the CMA Music Festival on June 13, 2000. This was just two months after his song named "How Do You Like Me Now?" finished its five-week stay at #1. My mom and me were at the event because it was her high school graduation gift to me. Toby couldn't have been more of a gentleman to us.
God bless you and his family and my mom always!!!
Holly
P.S. Cancer can kiss my country music keister.
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 05-03-2024
BRIT TURNER
aged 57
cause: brain cancer
article: Brit Turner of the country rock band Blackberry Smoke dies at 57 after glioblastoma diagnosis (msn.com)
drummer for Blackberry Smoke since their formation in 2000.
only own one album by them.
from the only album of theirs i own:
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 12-03-2024
ERIC CARMEN
aged: 74
cause: not disclosed
article: Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74 (msn.com)
Wiki: Eric Carmen - Wikipedia
a great rock ballad singer IMO
this one came to mind straight away:
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-03-2024
STEVE HARLEY
aged: 73
cause: cancer
the article: Steve Harley dead at 73 (msn.com)
as a tribute:
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - Ruby - 18-03-2024
R.I.P. Steve Harley - seems to have been a fairly charismatic individual. Didn't really know his stuff, other than the well known songs, but am aware that he was the original Phantom of the Opera, at least on the single that was made and released to promote the theatre show - ultimately ditched in favour of Michael Crawford who had more acting experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2zxzaWgVRA. Not that I'm a phantom fan (or an ALW fan, for that matter) - was just interesting to know! Roger Waters is definitely not a fan of that song either which he makes very clear ... He said, in reference to a sequence in "Echoes" - "It's the same time signature – it's 12/8 – and it's the same structure and it's the same notes and it's the same everything. It probably is actionable. It really is! But I think that life's too long to bother with suing Andrew f-ing Lloyd Webber."
Anyway, Steve Harley also took the lead vocal on this ...
RE: Musical Deaths 2024: - CRAZY-HORSE - 04-04-2024
GERRY CONWAY
aged: 74
cause: motor neurone disease
the article: Seventies rocker Gerry Conway dies aged 76 with Cat Stevens leading tributes (msn.com)
his Wiki: Gerry Conway (musician) - Wikipedia
drummer for Cat Stevens, Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull (1980s)
not really sure how to pay tribute to a drummer but he played on some great albums, heres four well known albums he played on:
Teaser & The Firecat
Catch Bull At Four
Crest Of A Knave
Broadsword & The Beast