Rolling Obituary Thread: 2016

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UK ragga/jungle MC Tenor Fly

reader, if you love him so much why don't you marry him? (DJ Mencap), Monday, 20 June 2016 13:46 (eight years ago) link

Crikes, hadn't heard about Prince Be. Thanks, Morbs.

Manspread Mann (Old Lunch), Monday, 20 June 2016 14:35 (eight years ago) link

Aw damn xpost

Oh baby, if only you knew / Gabnebb hit a hundred-and-two (stevie), Monday, 20 June 2016 16:36 (eight years ago) link

Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns (both now deceased)

http://wtop.com/music/2016/06/wayne-jackson-half-of-memphis-horns-duo-dies-at-age-74/

Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 02:36 (eight years ago) link

Oh no :( RIP

Poe, I know all about Ulalume (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 02:46 (eight years ago) link

Bill Ham, manager/impresario/huckster behind ZZ Top and Clint Black

http://music.blog.austin360.com/2016/06/21/bill-ham-manager-of-zz-top-dies-at-79/

Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 05:33 (eight years ago) link

SINGLE CAR CRASH IN HIS OWN DRIVEWAY WTF?

http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/06/19/star-trek-anton-yelchin-dead/

― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:23 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Just freakin' bizarre. My only guess is that he maybe was doing something (?) he'd done before with no problem and the worst possible thing happened?

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:39 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/06/defective-jeep-kill-anton-yelchin/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/20/star-treks-anton-yelchin-and-the-scary-reality-of-the-jeep-that-rolls-away-and-kills-you/

Little Red Chevette (Lee626), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 10:28 (eight years ago) link

Qawwali star Amjad Sabri of the famous Sabri dynasty assassinated in Karachi:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/22/pakistani-sufi-singer-shot-dead-in-karachi

real orgone kid (NickB), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link

Taliban taking credit for killing him. Horrible.

curmudgeon, Thursday, 23 June 2016 14:03 (eight years ago) link

Goro Hasegawa, creator of the board game Othello
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/2016/06/creator_of_popular_othello_board_game_dies

( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 23 June 2016 15:50 (eight years ago) link

Renamer of the board game Reversi

remove butt (abanana), Thursday, 23 June 2016 18:06 (eight years ago) link

Ralph Stanley
http://bluegrasstoday.com/ralph-stanley-passes/

pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Friday, 24 June 2016 01:13 (seven years ago) link

Oh no, RIP Ralph :(

A heartless anonymous firebrand (Tom D.), Friday, 24 June 2016 01:16 (seven years ago) link

wasn't sure he was still around

helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 June 2016 01:35 (seven years ago) link

Agggh RIP ralph :(

Οὖτις, Friday, 24 June 2016 01:52 (seven years ago) link

I saw Amjad Sabri play in Cary a few years back -- in old downtown Cary, at the local cultural centers. One of the most joyous performances I've ever seen. His murder is sad and terrible.

^^^

Exit Poles (Noodle Vague), Friday, 24 June 2016 02:21 (seven years ago) link

Agggh RIP ralph :(

In a bizarre bit of synchronicity, a mountaineer named Clinch has also passed away.

Secondary Modern Prometheus (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 24 June 2016 02:26 (seven years ago) link

michael herr

mookieproof, Friday, 24 June 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link

Bill Richmond, co-writer of some major Jerry Lewis films (also Laugh-In and The Carol Burnett Show)

http://deadline.com/2016/06/carol-burnett-writer-jerry-lewis-collaborator-bill-richmond-dies-at-94-emmy-winner-1201774915/

helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 June 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link

well we knew it was coming RIP

Οὖτις, Friday, 24 June 2016 20:31 (seven years ago) link

Dan Daniel, DJ of the WMCA Good Guys

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-hinckley/rip-dandy-dan-daniel-of-w_b_10646888.html

helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 25 June 2016 14:09 (seven years ago) link

fashion photographer bill cunningham

mookieproof, Saturday, 25 June 2016 21:13 (seven years ago) link

Aw. That doc was heartbreaking.

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 25 June 2016 22:58 (seven years ago) link

Sir Mack Rice, according to Mr. Fine Wine on FB

The Invention of Worrell (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 00:58 (seven years ago) link

Bud Spencer

They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 10:50 (seven years ago) link

Pat Summit, only 64.

Jeff, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 12:27 (seven years ago) link

she seemed to decline very quickly

(•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 12:42 (seven years ago) link

That's generally a blessing to the family. Still, it's been five years since she announced the diagnosis, and the stage from first signs to acceptance that this is really what it is can be several years.

pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 12:52 (seven years ago) link

Guitarist/member of the original Elvis Presley band Scotty Moore. He was 84.

Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 01:03 (seven years ago) link

Fluxus artist Ben Patterson

http://artforum.com/news/id=61384

Aw, Scotty

(Moore)

Mark G, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 09:30 (seven years ago) link

RIP Scotty

They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 09:58 (seven years ago) link

Alvin Toffler

Michael Jones, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link

Oh that's a real shame, RIP Rob. And Alvin Toffler! RIP AL.

They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Thursday, 30 June 2016 10:59 (seven years ago) link

English poet Geoffrey Hill

heaven parker (anagram), Friday, 1 July 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link

Jazz pianist Don Friedman.

Frankie Teardrop Explodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link

Caroline Aherne

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36694598

Alba, Saturday, 2 July 2016 14:48 (seven years ago) link

That poor woman. RIP.

jedi slimane (suzy), Saturday, 2 July 2016 14:56 (seven years ago) link

Also Robin Hardy, I see at the bottom of that bbc link

oh, amazonaws (wins), Saturday, 2 July 2016 14:59 (seven years ago) link

Was coming to post the same thing.

Frankie Teardrop Explodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 July 2016 15:00 (seven years ago) link

Never realised that wicker man sequel actually got made, or if I did I forgot

oh, amazonaws (wins), Saturday, 2 July 2016 15:02 (seven years ago) link


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