Bring Out Your Dead! The celebrity death thread....
A voice that can still give me chills. Leftover Wine is another favorite.
Melanie was still recording as recently as this Pete Ham tribute album, released last year. Neither age nor the arrangement does her any favors, but she perseveres.
First, Candles in the Rain has always blown me away (no pun intended). More poignant listening to it these days.
Chita Rivera: I occasionally watch bits of the Outer Limits on the Classic TV channel (its largely terrible sci fi shlock, I guess intended at the time to compete with the Twilight Zone) ) We were watching the other day and my wife said "Is that Chita Rivera?" It was, in an episode that also had Martin Landau and Sally Kellerman.
There was a rematch, but there was no match for Carl Weathers.
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39445065/carl-weathers-co-star-rocky-apollo-creed-dies-76
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fdny-firefighter-bob-beckwith-iconic-155600945.html
NEW YORK -- Retired FDNY Firefighter Bob Beckwith, remembered for his bravery on 9/11, has died. He was 91.
Beckwith was retired when the World Trade Center was targeted, but raced to the scene to help search for survivors.
He was photographed with President George W. Bush shortly after the attacks in what would become an iconic image.
I was a late convert to the MC5 — bless you, Sister Anne — but I fell hard. RIP, Wayne Kramer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/arts/music/wayne-kramer-dead.html
I never, ever heard of this guy or that group.
Sometimes I wonder about me.
Featuring the dulcet vocal stylings of Wayne Kramer and Fred (Mr. Patti) Smith.
drummerboy said:
I never, ever heard of this guy or that group.
Sometimes I wonder about me.
you’re not the only one. I just can’t know them all, won’t waste my time wondering about me. And I listen to a wide range of music.
Jaytee said:
drummerboy said:
I never, ever heard of this guy or that group.
Sometimes I wonder about me.
you’re not the only one. I just can’t know them all, won’t waste my time wondering about me. And I listen to a wide range of music.
I remember them well. Kick Out The Jams, Motherf****r. Saw them live once but I don't remember where.
Toby Keith - 62
Didn't care for his music and he wasn't a nice man.
The MC5s was one of those bands you heard about but nobody you know had their albums and you rarely heard their songs on the radio, even back in the day.
drummerboy said:
Toby Keith - 62
Didn't care for his music and he wasn't a nice man.
red solo cup…I fill you up… let’s have a party
bub said:
The MC5s was one of those bands you heard about but nobody you know had their albums and you rarely heard their songs on the radio, even back in the day.
I literally never heard of them until last week. Or if I had heard of them, they never registered.
DaveSchmidt said:
The thread works.
If it does, then I hope everyone discovers this guy: RIP Mojo Nixon.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mojo-nixon-dead-obituary-1234964257/
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper's album Bo-Day-Shus was huge on my walkman back in the day. Loved Elvis is Everywhere, and was hugely surprised when I found out he had a show of his own on Sirius XM a while ago. One of those weird songwriters that maybe a few people heard of, but all those who heard him were inspired by.
ridski said:
If it does, then I hope everyone discovers this guy: RIP Mojo Nixon.
Born in Chapel Hill, so he was big at UNC. Fit right in with (and probably inspired) these other psychobilly locals: Flat Duo Jets and Southern Culture on the Skids.
DaveSchmidt said:
Born in Chapel Hill, so he was big at UNC. Fit right in with (and probably inspired) these other psychobilly locals: Flat Duo Jets and Southern Culture on the Skids.
Sometimes I feel like Joanne and I catalog some people who aren't "famous" on this thread who aren't "more well known" but in this case I feel this is one who touched Americans (and others) without obvious credit.
ridski said:
Sometimes I feel like Joanne and I catalog some people who aren't "famous" on this thread who aren't "more well known" but in this case I feel this is one who touched Americans (and others) without obvious credit.
You may be surprised how many MTV watchers of a certain age recognize Mojo Nixon. He had more than a moment there.
Yeah I remember Mojo and Roper. Haven't heard or thought about those names in a while.
I'm becoming more and more convinced that everyone dies. Gulp.
I stream the UPenn radio station a lot and they're playing Elvis is Everywhere right now.
ridski said:
If it does, then I hope everyone discovers this guy: RIP Mojo Nixon.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mojo-nixon-dead-obituary-1234964257/
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper's album Bo-Day-Shus was huge on my walkman back in the day. Loved Elvis is Everywhere, and was hugely surprised when I found out he had a show of his own on Sirius XM a while ago. One of those weird songwriters that maybe a few people heard of, but all those who heard him were inspired by.
I was on the Outlaw Country Cruise where he died. Mojo was one of the hosts of the cruise, along with Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams. He was a major presence in the alt-country/cowpunk scene. His death was a big blow to all of the artists on the ship, who considered him a mentor and a friend.
I thought he would be considered an obscure fringe character, but his obituary in The NY Times took up almost the entire page. RIP, Mojo.
kthnry said:
I was on the Outlaw Country Cruise where he died. Mojo was one of the hosts of the cruise, along with Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams. He was a major presence in the alt-country/cowpunk scene. His death was a big blow to all of the artists on the ship, who considered him a mentor and a friend.I thought he would be considered an obscure fringe character, but his obituary in The NY Times took up almost the entire page. RIP, Mojo.
Video from the 2023 cruise. He never slowed down.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/088ZmecpXYjszrO5Bc6VJtxSQ
Here’s Mojo on the 2020 cruise performing Delilah with the Waco Brothers. He’s behind a speaker so you can only see glimpses of his sleeve, but it captures the energy of his shows.
For the hippie whole grainers in the audience (like me), this one is sad. But 94 is a good age to aspire to.
Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill, has died
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I didn't realize he worked into his 80s.
I loved the Osgood File on the radio.