RIP John Gavin - I read somewhere on Fbk that his passing now only leaves Vera Miles (aged 88) and Pat Hitchcock (89) still with us from the cast of Psycho.
― Agharta Christie (Ward Fowler), Saturday, 10 February 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
sad that johannsson's obit has the theory of everything as his most famous work
― adam the (abanana), Saturday, 10 February 2018 22:10 (six years ago) link
horrible
― maura, Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:20 (six years ago) link
Ghanian singer Ebony Reigns
https://www.fashionghana.com/site/ghana-mourns-death-of-dancehall-afrobeats-artiste-ebony-and-two-others/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI1caSAjTgk
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:36 (six years ago) link
http://www.wideopencountry.com/daryle-singletary-dies/
Oof, only 46.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 12 February 2018 15:03 (six years ago) link
Per Damon Krukowski on Twitter, Pearls Before Swine's Tom Rapp.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
Vic Damone
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8099139/vic-damone-dies-89
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 12 February 2018 17:08 (six years ago) link
People you thought were.... RIP Vic.
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Monday, 12 February 2018 18:01 (six years ago) link
Tom Rapp, according to his daughter-in-law, on Twitter
― too notch (stevie), Monday, 12 February 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
(oh, missed your post there Ned)
― too notch (stevie), Monday, 12 February 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
Just heard about Reg Cathey yesterday--excellent in House of Cards, especially the big episode involving his son.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 00:38 (six years ago) link
Marty Allen--some other world, one I remember.
http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/marty-allen-died-dies-comedian-daytime-tv-favorite-1202696418/
― clemenza, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
goodbye dere, Marty
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 February 2018 20:45 (six years ago) link
BREAKING: #Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies in South Africa - MDC https://t.co/V2aCbYleFh pic.twitter.com/Mfb0etGKQ8— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) February 14, 2018
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 February 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
Kenneth Haigh, who played Jimmy Porter in the original Look Back in Anger production, and told George Harrison "You can be replaced, chickie baby" in A Hard Day's Night.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/13/kenneth-haigh-obituary
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 February 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
Peggy Cooper Cafritz, DC-area patroness of the arts.
https://wtop.com/dc/2018/02/peggy-cooper-cafritz-influential-education-and-arts-patron-dies-at-70/
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Monday, 19 February 2018 00:50 (six years ago) link
As the obit notes, she fought against racism as a young student at George Washington university in the 60s and then later co-founded the Duke Ellington School for the Arts. For those 2 things alone she deserves kudos.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 19 February 2018 06:34 (six years ago) link
Norm Rogers, drummer for the Cows, the Jayhawks and more besides
http://www.startribune.com/former-jayhawks-and-cows-drummer-norm-rogers-dies-of-cancer/474613843/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
Boyd Jarvis, House music producer. https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=41107
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
Billy Grahamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/billy-graham-dead_us_566e7e34e4b011b83a6bb479
and no link available yet, but Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay, who arrested Muswell Hill Murderer, Dennis Nilsen.
― Madchen, Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:28 (six years ago) link
Nanette Fabray
http://deadline.com/2018/02/nanette-fabray-dies-stage-tv-comic-actress-was-97-1202301558/
― ...some of y'all too woke to function (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 23 February 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
Eddy Amoo
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-band-real-thing-star-14330919
Anybody who says You To Me Are Everything hasn't touched them is a liar.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Saturday, 24 February 2018 01:38 (six years ago) link
rip eddy my man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDboC4mBYk
― alien lames (NickB), Saturday, 24 February 2018 11:29 (six years ago) link
I see on the Stern’s music store & label blog that singer Medoune Diallo has died. He was in the great West African groups Orchestra Baobab and Africando.
http://sternsmusic.blogspot.com/2018/02/medoune-diallo-11021949-10022017-rip.html?m=1
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 February 2018 15:42 (six years ago) link
Emma Chambers, from Vicar of Disley, 53
― Mark G, Saturday, 24 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
Was just coming here to post that http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43183354
― ailsa, Saturday, 24 February 2018 16:35 (six years ago) link
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43171117
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-crystals-singer-barbara-ann-alston-dead-at-74-w517091
She sang lead on early songs including “Uptown “ & “He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss)”
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 February 2018 22:53 (six years ago) link
“He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss)”jesus christ
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 24 February 2018 23:22 (six years ago) link
oh shit :( Barbara was the living end, i love the Crystals so much rip lady <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 February 2018 23:55 (six years ago) link
like Ronnie was THE voice but Barbara had such a sweet sincerity, I really love her early songs
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 February 2018 23:58 (six years ago) link
https://youtu.be/gkpeUDbVAlE
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 February 2018 23:59 (six years ago) link
Would never have guessed the lead singer of the Crystals was still alive. Close call between them and the Ronettes--they're even tied in the iconic-Scorsese-shots department.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYwcObxl78
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 February 2018 00:00 (six years ago) link
ronnie? i meant darlene ugh ugh
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 February 2018 00:02 (six years ago) link
also xposts to AA: the girls all HATED the song. written by Goffin & King
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 February 2018 00:04 (six years ago) link
I was a little confused too..."sang lead on early songs"--so it's Darlene Love on "Then He Kissed Me"?
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 February 2018 00:04 (six years ago) link
No, that's LaLa Brooks.
― ...some of y'all too woke to function (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 February 2018 00:35 (six years ago) link
The Crystals started out as a quintet with Barbara in lead til 62Spector pulled a switcheroo & recorded Love’s group The Blossoms AS the Crystals doing He’s A Rebel while the real Crystals were on the road touring. Suuuuuuper dick moveThen the real Crystals were back on deck with LaLa in 63 and she sang Then He Kissed Me and Da Doo Ron Ronit’s sad tho bcz I always forget it’s LaLa and not Darlene on those 2!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 February 2018 00:41 (six years ago) link
> Would never have guessed the lead singer of the Crystals was still alive.
They were all terribly young at the time though, all born in the '40s. Darlene is still alive and kicking up a storm at 76
― koogs, Sunday, 25 February 2018 04:36 (six years ago) link
also xposts to AA: the girls all HATED the song.oh thank god
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 25 February 2018 10:08 (six years ago) link
Harriet Fier, Rolling Stone editor.
I still have a few of those issues--a friend gave some of his brother's, the first time I'd really read the magazine (I knew about it). The reviews section was fantastic during those three years: Paul Nelson was editor, and Marcus, Bangs, Marsh, and a bunch of other people--the Stranded writers, basically, minus Christgau--were all in there at the same time.
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 February 2018 14:40 (six years ago) link
x-post- Carole King soon came to hate the song too. Goffin said the lyrics were based on something Little Eva told him about her boyfriend
― curmudgeon, Monday, 26 February 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
Lewis Gilbert, aged 97
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lewis-gilbert-dead-alfie-james-bond-director-dies-at-97-1088811
― Alba, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
Ah man. My gran was best friends at school with Lewis Gilbert. As a child it felt like a secret connection to Roger Moore.
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
Aw RIP Lewis. What an innings tho! 97! He had the cutest Elmer Fudd speech impediment
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo
http://variety.com/2018/film/global/idrissa-ouedraogo-dies-dead-tilai-1202704129/
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 17:38 (six years ago) link
Peter Miles, British actor you'll mainly recognise from 70s TV (and especially as Nyder in Genesis of the Daleks) but also a jazz singer and guitarist who was a close friend of Dusty. He played guitar on the first record The Springfields made and appeared on other Dusty recordings like this one:
https://youtu.be/yLMrMMSFviU
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
Jackson Galaxy's main cat, Veloouria, at the fairly unbelievable age of 26.
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b3/a2/fd/b3a2fd00c29cf16de87146bf55434b47.jpg
very distinguished looking cat, rip veloouria
― soref, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
cynthia heimelhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/obituaries/cynthia-heimel-irreverent-writer-about-sex-dies-at-70.html
― maura, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 11:27 (six years ago) link
:-(( RIP improver of my 1980s.
― kim jong deal (suzy), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 11:29 (six years ago) link