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MIKE PINDER
keyboards/vocals and last surviving original member of Moody Blues
was also a consultant for the Atari gaming company and allround tech-whiz in silicone valley until the 1990s.
aged: 82
cause: dementia related failures
article:
Moody Blues founding member Mike Pinder dies at 82 (msn.com)
my favourite Moody Blues song and prominent Pinder piano as a tribute:
RIP Mike Pinder
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Fantastic band. Very original in their approach to composition.
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R.I.P. Mike Pinder. Such a horrible thing - losing one's cognitive function. Must be like being in a perpetual delirium, a bad dream with no escape. Sorry to learn it had come to that.
Speaking of which, it will be On the Threshold of a Dream for me - haven't listened in a while. This is one of his ...
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"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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RICHARD TANDY
aged: 76
cause: undisclosed
original keyboardist for ELO,
he played keys on all of their albums except for their debut and 2015's "alone in the universe"
article:
Jeff Lynne announces sad death of original ELO member (msn.com)
his Wiki:
Richard Tandy - Wikipedia
as a tribute.
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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^^We are witnesses to the end of an era. Sadly! R.I.P.
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^^
yup.
two great keyboardists, both from Birmingham UK, and both gone in the same week!
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(This post was last modified: 06-05-2024, 08:49 by JeromeD.)
(05-05-2024, 13:36)Ruby Wrote: ^^We are witnesses to the end of an era. Sadly! R.I.P.
A very talented and creative era. Never to be seen again...
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what!?
you dont find Kanye West, Nikki Minaj, Megan The Stallion, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran talented and creative Jerome???
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R.I.P. David Sanborn - talented saxophonist and prolific player who did session work for a myriad artists. He was 78 - cancer.
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