Died on this day ...

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[TD="class: common_desc, colspan: 2"]2003, Bobby Hatfield
of The Righteous Brothers was found dead in hotel room in Michigan 30 minutes before he was due on stage, aged 63. The autopsy report from the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner gave the opinion that Hatfield suffered a sudden, unexpected death due to acute cocaine toxicity. The Righteous Brothers had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', and the 1990 UK No.1 single 'Unchained Melody' first released in 1965.

here's their signature tune...

[video=youtube;zrK5u5W8afc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrK5u5W8afc[/video][/TD]
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Barry Sadler - New Mexico native died on this day in 1989 at the age of 49, of a bullet to the head

a #1 here in 1966
may have inspired me to Go Army?

[video=youtube;hSmUOj_CnrQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSmUOj_CnrQ[/video]

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Hank Thompson - Texas native died on this day in 2007 at the age of 82, of cancer

heyday was the 50's and he recorded into the 90's
his #1 Country from 1952
which inspired the Kitty Wells classic It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

[video=youtube;2e9gZ9fyoZg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e9gZ9fyoZg[/video]

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Stanley Myers died on this day in 1993. He was a film score composer and may be best remembered for “Cavatina”, from The Deer Hunter – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6gpa8nUa70. He made 79 soundtracks, by my count, amongst other works.

A beautiful track from his 1975 album, Images … (caution: mood music mile

[video=youtube;K2jkCQ7CUhc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2jkCQ7CUhc[/video]

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Don Gibson - North Carolina native died on this day in 2003 at the age of 75, of being 75

CMHOF in 2001
writer of I Can't Stop Loving You and Sweet Dreams
this was his biggest hit

[video=youtube;-Z4kPGcmyPI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z4kPGcmyPI[/video]

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Heitor Villa-Lobos died on this day in 1959 at the age of 72. He is quite possibly Brazil’s pre-eminent ‘classical’ composer and one of my favourites. There just seems to be an extra dimension of warmth in his work, and depth of expression. One of the most imaginative things he did was to create a one-page piece of music named ‘Melodia da Montanha’; simply explained, he traced an outline of his beloved Serra da Piedade mountain range from a photograph, transposed that onto a graph, and from there, transcribed it into musical notes which more or less follow the silhouetted patterns of the hills. (He also created another more complex work based on the New York City Skyline, of course, as one would be inclined to do if experimenting with such things! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjN9-xdTd4.)

This is a fairly concise synopsis for those who may wish to know more - http://www.claviercompanion.com/2012-04-...a-montanha

And here is that aforementioned piece, which is for piano – (and which is played by the author of the linked write-up above, I think) …

[video=youtube;JcivwkRYH_s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcivwkRYH_s[/video]

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Doug Sahm - Texas native died on this day in 1999 at the age of 58, of a heart attack

founder of Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados
#13 here in 1965

[video=youtube;XboE3_7KZ3Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XboE3_7KZ3Y[/video]

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Bobby Russell - Tennessee native died on this day in 1992 at the age of 52, of a heart attack

known for writing 2 classics
Honey and Little Green Apples
tried it on his own with little success
but I do remember this one from 1968
cool lyrics
sounds like Roger Miller

[video=youtube;yZN0ejJyPcU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZN0ejJyPcU[/video]

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1997: Michael Hutchence
aged 37.
suicide was ruled out as a cause but due to the belt around his neck and the position of the
body it was suspected a case of auto eroticism gone wrong(same thing happened to actor David Carradine)
now, I was never a fan of INXS, I either love or hate their songs(no inbetween), and as a live act their performances
were either brilliant or the worst shows ever depending on the night...
so no consistency with their records or their live shows....
but this is one of my favourite INXS singles(and theres not that many in the list!)

[video=youtube;_VU9DjQpvMQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VU9DjQpvMQ[/video]

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Paul Motian died on this day in 2011. He was a jazz drummer, percussionist and composer. Allmusic refers to him as “A masterfully subtle drummer and a superb colorist”. Wiki says more - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Motian

Coincidentally, yesterday, I listened to the very last album he made (at the age of 80), with Bill Frisell, Petra Haden (one of Charlie’s triplet daughters) and Thomas Morgan. It sounded deceptively simple to these fairly uninitiated (at least when it comes to serious jazz) ears, and I found myself listening through the whole thing quite easily – it was strangely seductive. I strongly suspect that this music will not appeal to too many others on this forum, but I’m drawn in, especially, by the absence of strict timing rules and how that manages to work so well?! I will probably be listening to more in a similar vein.

This is an instrumental track from the Paul Motian Trio’s It Should’ve Happened a Long Time Ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJeRp5TqV5s

And this the title track from The Windmills of Your Mind

[video=youtube;eUT21qzvrO0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUT21qzvrO0[/video]