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^^Not an Ozzy fan at all, for various reasons, but R.I.P.
George Kooymans has left the building. He was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease four years ago - a perfectly awful affliction and incurable. That's a terrible way to go - makes me sad. Founder, guitarist and vocalist - Golden Earring. The obvious tribute ...
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And another one gone on July 22nd - not a good date it seems! Chuck Mangione - aged 84 - natural causes. Who by Fire indeed? Trumpeter and flugelhorn player - jazz and smooth jazz. He was a highly regarded musician as well as composer (some impressive soundtracks) and sometime actor. He has literally hundreds of credits to his name.
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DAME CLEO LAINE
aged: 97
the UK's greatest jazz vocalist
article:
Cleo Laine Dead: Jazz Singing Great and Theater Actress Was 97
Wiki:
Cleo Laine - Wikipedia
im not a big jazz fan but i do know some of her songs,
here's one i do know as a tribute:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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JEANNIE SEELY
aged: 85
cause: intestinal infection
article:
Jeannie Seely is dead at 85: Country music legend's 'dearest friend' Dolly Parton pays tribute | Daily Mail Online
Wiki:
Jeannie Seely - Wikipedia
had numerous hits in the 1960s and 1970s on the Billboard Country charts.
she had such a beautiful voice as well.
my favourite was always her debut hit:
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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COL JOYE
aged: 89
cause: old age/natural causes
Australian rock icon
started back in the late 1950s
best known out here for discovering the Gibb Brothers and putting them on Aussie TV which kickstarted their incredible career
highly influential and respected in the Australian music scene
article:
Australian music icon Col Joye dead at 89
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Col Joye - Wikipedia
one of his earliest hits from 1959 as a tribute:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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BOBBY WHITLOCK
aged: 77
cause: undisclosed short illness
article:
Musician Bobby Whitlock dies aged 77
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Bobby Whitlock - Wikipedia
kjeyboard/vocalist/songwriter
original member of Derek & The Dominos
first white musician to be signed to Stax Records.
session guy who worked with a whos-who of the music industry
one of the forgotten greats but always on someone's music somewhere
so difficult to find derek & Dominos clips but here is one:
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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Rick Davies, of Supertramp has joined the great gig in the sky. He was 81 and had been battling cancer for some time. A sad day indeed ... a brilliant musician -
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RIP Mr Davies
always loved this one
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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MARK VOLMAN
lead vocals/guitarist/songwriter for pop/rock band The Turtles
aged: 78
cause: complications from a blood disease
article:
Mark Volman of The Turtles, singer behind 'Happy Together,' dies at 78
as a tribute:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
