17-11-2016, 17:05
These posts are becoming way too regular and I'm really not wanting to wallow in the morbid - just think itâs important not to overlook this legendary musician who too has gone to the great gig in the sky and whose passing is being mourned by many of the older guard. Mose Allison was a very well respected jazz and blues pianist and wrote around 150 songs, many of which have been covered by a range of artists from Dani Klein to Pete Townshend, from Van Morrison to the Pixies and the Clash!
I love this â something his wife of 67 years said she realised about him at their first meeting â âI could tell that he was someone who generated his own joyâ. What an amazing thing.
He was a social observer, commentator and critic, extremely well read and well informed, and by all accounts had a great sense of humour, which is borne out in the irony of some of his lyrics. He died of natural causes, at his home on 15 November 2016, at the age of 89. R.I.P. Mose.
A proper obit - https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...blues-jazz
His wry âBenedictionâ with van Morrison, Georgie Fame and Ben Sidran - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZTn5mVBjHA
And âYour Mind is on Vacationâ, lol! If silence was golden, you couldnât raise a dimeâ¦
[video=youtube;hxZ-scE9mDk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxZ-scE9mDk[/video]
I love this â something his wife of 67 years said she realised about him at their first meeting â âI could tell that he was someone who generated his own joyâ. What an amazing thing.
He was a social observer, commentator and critic, extremely well read and well informed, and by all accounts had a great sense of humour, which is borne out in the irony of some of his lyrics. He died of natural causes, at his home on 15 November 2016, at the age of 89. R.I.P. Mose.
A proper obit - https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...blues-jazz
His wry âBenedictionâ with van Morrison, Georgie Fame and Ben Sidran - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZTn5mVBjHA
And âYour Mind is on Vacationâ, lol! If silence was golden, you couldnât raise a dimeâ¦
[video=youtube;hxZ-scE9mDk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxZ-scE9mDk[/video]
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