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Lives Lost From The Music Industry in 2006; A list of some who have passed
Topic Started: Jan 2 2007, 01:10 PM (170 Views)
beatlematt
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THE JANITOR

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
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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Helen Wheels
Just wanted to add another name: Arthur Lee.
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etphonehomeyo
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baba booey!
yeah, arthur lee's death made me really sad. it barely got mentioned.
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Aqueronte
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etphonehomeyo
Jan 2 2007, 05:27 PM
yeah, arthur lee's death made me really sad. it barely got mentioned.

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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The drugs don't work...
Wow. We lost a lot of great entertainers last year. R.I.P. to all of them.
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