Re: R.I.P. Thread
Christine McVie - what a great lady and such a musical legacy.
Hadn’t realised she was 79, always thought she was younger.
Lester
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Christine McVie - what a great lady and such a musical legacy.
Hadn’t realised she was 79, always thought she was younger.
Lester
Christine McVie -
BansheeUK - check your dates, 2022 not 2023.
Oops! - Amended - sorry folks
Unfortunate news - BonaBud Sandy Piche lost her fight to cancer. I met Sandy through the forum and Facebook, she was one of the “OGs”. Sandy had been a fan of Joe since the beginning and first saw him live in 2004. She will be missed.
Sandy…………this one’s really tough.
Really tough
No more heroes?
Jet Black, the original drummer for 1970s punks The Stranglers, has died aged 84, the band confirmed.
The musician, who was born Brian Duffy, was a founding member of the Guildford group, playing on hits Golden Brown, Peaches and No More Heroes.
He last performed with them in 2015, announcing his retirement a few years later due to ill health.
Black's death comes two years after The Stranglers' keyboard player Dave Greenfield died at the age of 71 after testing positive for coronavirus.
Sandy Piche, yes very tough. Such a Sweetness in her all and everything…I struggle for words…
Royal Albert Hall concert, first night before met she and offspring at Dingwalls for Ansley Lister with For’im meet up London Crewe, a night unto itself, with a good rocking backdrop, new friends kinda feeling like old ones once in person, 3 months later at The Hot August Blues Festival 2009, an epic gathering of Inner Natural breadth, and at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival 2010 she and the omnipresent Mr. Meerkat (my condolences), both at Bill S’s pre-festival house and garden “Bona-Who?” Party and at Joe’s appearance with Robert Randolph and The Family Band she had that camera (as a very skilled photographer!) capturing things, not to mention her taking care of her dear friend (having to leave early). Always joyous and sweet, and caring-you know, what the world needs, if we ever have a chance at Love and Peace…
I’m ok with not knowing, guilt free because I’m Very Glad to know Sandy. She joins others who are greatly missed. Blessed.
Rock ON & Keep The Faith,
Rocket
Stories…
Kim Maiden Simmonds (born 5 December 1947 - died 13 December 2022) R.I.P.
Kim Simmonds, who has led the blues rock band, Savoy Brown, since it was formed in the mid-’60s, has died. His death, on Dec. 13, 2022, just eight days after he turned 75 on Dec. 5, was announced on his Facebook page on Dec. 15. The guitarist-singer-songwriter had been in a hospital battling stage 4 signet cell colon cancer (SCCC). The post announcing his death noted “One of Kim’s last requests was to thank the fans of Savoy Brown. Your support was, and shall always be, immensely appreciated.”
Jeff Beck, RIP (06-24-44 to 01-10-23)
Legend. Bacterial Meningitis. Decent article at https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jef … 235486491/.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64228780
Very sad news regarding Jeff Beck, I know Joe was a fan and has covered some of his work.
Lester…
A long time ago there was a list among a much larger fan base here of who or who shouldn't be in the top five guitarists of all time. Jeff Beck for certain was on that list for me. Now only Jimmy Page survives membership along with Duane Allman, Peter Green, Beck and the greatest of them all, Jimi Hendrix.
I remember Mike Craggs finally able to scratch JB off his bucket list despite Johnny Depp's hogging the stage with the guitar virtuoso.
I first heard him with The Yardbirds and seeing them play "The Train Kept A Rollin'" in the art film Blow Up with Page playing bass. The music world truly lost one of it's finest members.
Geoffrey "Jeff" Arnold Beck - (born 24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) R.I.P.
Just seen the news report - beyond gutted....
R.I.P. Jeff Beck, truly one of the guitar greats !
David Van Cortlandt Crosby August 14, 1941 · January 18, 2023 R.I.P.
More sad news for the start of 2023: - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/singer … 023-01-19/
Just learned that we've lost Kathleen Whinyates; not a name known to many, but here in the North East she was something of a legend in the world of Blues Music. For many years, Kath and partner Ralph ran the Blues Club in Guisborough which helped promote many of the up and coming bands in the UK over the turn of the Millennium. After Ralph passed, Kath kept the club going for several more years, but eventually had to step back, though she did organise the occasional "one-off" special, most recently a few months ago for friend Robin Davey and the Beau Gris Gris project.
A sad loss, one who gave so much to aspiring musicians.
Just heard Gary Rossington, the last surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has passed away at 71. I miss the music that band produced. Don’t think they realized how talented they were….
MICHAEL RHODES 1953 - 2023
Bassist and session musician Michael Rhodes, who was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2019, has died. He was 69.
A representative for Rhodes confirmed his death to Billboard. Rhodes passed away at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday morning (March 4). No cause of death was given at press time.
Rhodes was born in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1953. At age 11 he taught himself to play guitar, which he began playing professionally, before taking up bass.
His incredibly long list of credits includes recordings for Willie Nelson, Etta James, Mark Knopfler, Alan Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Brian Wilson, Joss Stone, Dolly Parton, the (Dixie) Chicks, J.J. Cale, Wynonna, Merle Haggard, Randall Bramblett, Amy Grant, Hank Williams Jr, the Highwaymen, John Oates, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Bob Seger, Dave Stewart, Keith Whitley, Joan Baez, Lionel Richie, Burt Bacharach, Aaron Neville, Johnny Cash, Lonnie Mack, India.Arie, Buddy Guy, Grace Potter, Billy Joe Shaver, Ruthie Collins, Michael McDonald, Dan Penn, Jennifer Holiday, John Fogerty, Elton John and Joan Osborne.
In recent years, he played often in Joe Bonamassa’s band.
I’ve been trying to locate Tres Smith since last fall and even asked Jane Hall if she’d heard anything but she never responded back to me.
I did some research and found he passed away last October. His last post here was late July. AHSmith33 was for his name, Arthur Henderson Smith III. His nickname was Tres.
He was a very good friend over the years and I sent him some music from time to time early in our friendship. Tres had a wealth of knowledge about music that I’ll miss very much.
Aww, Curby, I'm sorry you've lost your friend in music. It's always sad when we lose a member of the group. May Tres rest in peace.
I’ve been trying to locate Tres Smith since last fall and even asked Jane Hall if she’d heard anything but she never responded back to me.
I did some research and found he passed away last October. His last post here was late July. AHSmith33 was for his name, Arthur Henderson Smith III. His nickname was Tres.
He was a very good friend over the years and I sent him some music from time to time early in our friendship. Tres had a wealth of knowledge about music that I’ll miss very much.
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