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| Lives Lost From The Music Industry in 2006; A list of some who have passed | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 2 2007, 01:10 PM (170 Views) | |
| beatlematt | Jan 2 2007, 01:10 PM Post #1 |
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THE JANITOR
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Bryan Harvey (guitarist/geek) -- Dead. Murdered. Died January 1, 2006. Born circa 1956. House of Freaks singer/guitarist murdered along with his entire family. Obituary Lou Rawls (singer, philanthropist) -- Dead. Lung/brain cancer. Died January 6, 2006. Born December 1, 1933. "You'll Never Find, Another Love Like Mine", performed music for the Garfield specials, major fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund. IBDB IMDb Obituary FindAGrave Wilson Pickett (singer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died January 19, 2006. Born March 18, 1941. "In the Midnight Hour", "Mustang Sally". IMDb Obituary FindAGrave Akira Ifukube (composer) -- Dead. Multiple organ failure. Died February 8, 2006. Born May 31, 1914. Composed music for Godzilla and many other Japanese monster movies for nearly fifty years. IMDb Obituary Billy Cowsill (singer/guitarist) -- Dead. Emphysema. Died February 17, 2006. Born January 9, 1948. One of the Cowsills. Obituary Buck Owens (singer) -- Dead. Died March 25, 2006. Born August 12, 1929. "Act Naturally", co-host of Hee-Haw, died hours after performing in his club. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave Gene Pitney (singer) -- Dead. Died April 5, 2006. Born February 17, 1941. Wrote "24 Hours from Tulsa", died while on tour. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave June Pointer (singer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died April 11, 2006. Born November 30, 1953. "Respect Yourself", the youngest Pointer sisters she posed for Playboy and battled drugs. IMDb Obituary Billy Preston (singer/songwriter) -- Dead. Heart infection/kidney failure. Died June 6, 2006. Born September 9, 1946. Performed with The Beatles ("Get Back", "Let It Be"), wrote "Nothing from Nothing" . IBDB IMDb Obituary FindAGrave Syd Barrett (singer/songwriter) -- Dead. Complications of diabetes/cancer?. Died July 7, 2006. Born January 6, 1946. A founder of Pink Floyd, one of the creators of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave Maynard Ferguson (trumpeter) -- Dead. Kidney/liver failure. Died August 23, 2006. Born May 4, 1928. Trumpter for the Rocky theme "Gonna Fly Now." IMDb Freddy Fender (singer) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died October 14, 2006. Born June 4, 1937. "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". IMDb Obituary Anna Russell (musical comic) -- Dead. Died October 18, 2006. Born December 27, 1911. Satirized Gilbert and Sullivan and Wagner. IBDB IMDb Obituary Gerald Levert (singer/songwriter) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died November 10, 2006. Born July 13, 1966. "I Swear". IMDb Obituary Anita O'Day (singer) -- Dead. Cardiac arrest. Died November 23, 2006. Born October 18, 1919. A singer for Gene Krupa, her career spanned almost 70 years, release an album when she was 86. IMDb Obituary FindAGrave James "Godfather of Soul" Brown (soul singer) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died December 25, 2006. Born May 3, 1933. Lots of run-ins with the law and rehab, toured with classics like "I Feel Good" until just before he died Excerpts from the following source: http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/2006.html#top |
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When she walks she moves so fine like a flamingo Crimson dress that clings so tight She's out of reach and out of sight
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| Aqueronte | Jan 2 2007, 03:50 PM Post #2 |
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Helen Wheels
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Just wanted to add another name: Arthur Lee. |
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| etphonehomeyo | Jan 2 2007, 05:27 PM Post #3 |
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baba booey!
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yeah, arthur lee's death made me really sad. it barely got mentioned. |
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| Aqueronte | Jan 2 2007, 05:46 PM Post #4 |
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Helen Wheels
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yep, I found out he died a week or maybe more after he died. It made me sad, R.I.P Arthur. |
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| Drummerboy | Jan 2 2007, 06:28 PM Post #5 |
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The drugs don't work...
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Wow. We lost a lot of great entertainers last year. R.I.P. to all of them. |
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My SoundCloud (give it a listen!) MANG...Guy
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