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ACE FREHLEY
aged: 74
cause: bleeding on brain after fall
article: KISS guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 after brain bleed | New Idea
orignal lead guitarist for glam rock band KISS
he was the 'spaceman' with the smoking guitar that shot rockets from its neck
iconic and innovative musician who played by 'feel' over precision
he also designed their lightning bolt logo
RIP ACE
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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DAVE BALL
aged: 66
cause: not disclosed
multi instrumentalist, record producer and half of the 80s synth-pop duo Soft Cell ith Marc Almond
article: Soft Cell star Dave Ball dies aged 66
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as a tribute, their biggest hit which was a cover but they made it their own for sure
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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TODD SNIDER
aged: 59
cause: complications after injuries sustained in assault
article: Beloved music star Todd Snider dies at 59 after violent assault - The Mirror
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i always thought of him being a "novelty" cross between John Prine and Jimmy Buffett
love his humour and social commentary:
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Goodbye Jimmy Cliff - R.I.P. Best known for "Many Rivers to Cross" - he was a reggae artist and held the Jamaican Order of Merit - the highest accolade afforded for achievements in the arts and sciences. I'm sure there will be much mourning at this passing both in Kingston and around the world. He had a natural equanimity not granted to many! I loved Cool Runnings, so it's this one for me today ...
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^^
so sad to hear, Jimmy Cliff was one of those "mr cool" guys
RIP Jimmy, love this live version with Jools Holland:
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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STEVE "the colonel" CROPPER
aged: 84
cause: complications after a recent fall at home
article: Steve Cropper, guitarist and songwriter of Booker T and the MG.'s and Blues Brothers fame, dies at 84
original member of the Stax House Band: Booker T & The MG's
went on to work with a who's who of the music industry
well respected through the industry, a journeyman, songwriter and multi-Grammy award winning artist
RIP Colonel Cropper
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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CHRIS REA
aged: 74
cause: undisclosed but he had been ill for a long time
article: Chris Rea dies aged 74
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one of those guitarists whose sound was instantly recognisable and an artist im yet to hear a bad album by
as a tribute and becuase it is a couple of days away from Christmas:
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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Rest well Chris Rea – very sad news indeed. The reluctant rock star who showed amazing fortitude and resilience in the face of truly extreme health issues. An honest, unpretentious man who put his family first and who had no trouble following his very own path. I think I’m going to wallow in Chris Rea things for a while – have been, in fact! Some quotes that struck me – from clips on YT …
“I don’t see creativity as a talent, I see creativity as a condition – a dangerous creative condition, and it’s very similar to autism, I think. And as long as I’m writing something or making something I’m ok – I’m happy.”
“I play music because I love music. That’s what I do on a day off. I feel as if I haven’t had a shower, if I haven’t played some music before I actually go into the world for that new day."
And this from a 1992 interview with John Pidgeon - http://www.chrisrea.biz/int4.htm about the origin of the album name, which I had kinda wondered about, and which has “Nothing to Fear” on it … God's Great Banana Skin
"The original spark of the idea came from one of my daughters who was about to laugh at somebody who'd been giving her a hard time, slipped on the banana skin so to speak, and I told her not to laugh, "don't laugh when people go down even if they've been awful to you because you're tempting God to throw you a banana skin". I didn't realise what I'd said and then regretted it deeply when she asked me what I meant which took a lot of doing, and within half an hour of that situation, the song's there. It's one of those instant ideas. And it's half moral and it's half superstition. Anybody who's done me a disservice in life, and I see them go down, you get tempted to laugh, I don't know whether it's superstition or not, or I daren't laugh just in case God throws me a banana skin as well.”
... and Auberge is an alltime favourite - just love the philosophy behind this one ... R.I.P ... may as well go fishin' ...
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