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Rest in Peace, Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... t-1161926/
Charles Robert “Charlie” Watts, the Rolling Stones’ drummer and the band’s irreplaceable heartbeat, has died at age 80. No cause of death was given.

Watts’ publicist confirmed his death in a statement. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,” it read. “He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier [Tuesday] surrounded by his family.” The statement referred to Watts as “one of the greatest drummers of his generation” and closed by requesting that “the privacy of his family, band members, and close friends is respected at this difficult time.”
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Aw, man. He and Keith Richards together, were the center of the Stones. Little wobbly, but always in the groove. Serving the song, not showboating, I've always loved his no excess style. They can have different drummers, I suppose, but it is quietly as big a deal as losing Mick or Keith. RIP.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry died on Sunday at 85. Don Everly died on the 21st at 84. Both are major bummers.
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RIP Meat Loaf. A great vocalist and much more. If, for some reason, you've never listened to his Bat Out of Hell album, please do so front to start. Ridiculous and over the top, it is also totally fantastic and a hell of a ride. Amazing singing through it all.
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RIP Ronnie Spector

Posting a little late, as she passed away on 12JAN2022, but I feel compelled to mention it anyway. Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes had a huge impact on my compositions, mostly with their finely-crafted backing vocals, but also the mesmerizing vocal melodies and their distinctive rhythm section. I was not merely inspired by the Ronettes; I repeatedly stole from them outright (though not nearly as much as Amy Winehouse stole from them). Ronnie Spector was an enormous talent. "Be My Baby" is an excellent song, but if that's all you've ever heard from the Ronettes then I highly recommend checking out "Baby I Love You", "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered", or really any of their music.
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Ronettes you say? Sounds like a fan club for my music. I'll have to check that out.

And rest in peace Ms. Spector.
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We just lost Dallas Good of the Sadies at 48. Great Canadian band.
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Musician and author Mark Lanegan, best known for his work with Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins, died at his home in Ireland on Tuesday morning, according to a statement. He was 57 years old.

Great interview - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... ey-978123/
Excerpt from his most recent memoir - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/ ... g-of-covid

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Gary Brooker, singer and pianist for Procol Harum (best known for "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), died on Saturday, to cancer.
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Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer. 50.
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I'm not a huge Foo fan but I enjoyed a lot of his interviews etc., on the youtubes. He seemed like both a great drummer and a great guy.
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https://youtu.be/h9M3b9lh-7s


RIP Chris Bailey of The Saints. A very big influence on me over the years.
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Rest in peace, Vangelis. Synth legend.

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R.I.P. Olivia Newton John. Lots of good songs, performances. Fucking cancer, man.
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Paco Del Stinko wrote:
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R.I.P. Olivia Newton John. Lots of good songs, performances. Fucking cancer, man.
Yep, only 72. Such a great talent. R.I.P.
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Billy's Little Trip wrote:
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Paco Del Stinko wrote:
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R.I.P. Olivia Newton John. Lots of good songs, performances. Fucking cancer, man.
Yep, only 72. Such a great talent. R.I.P.
A bad week for Australian chanteuses -RIP also Judith Durham of The Seekers a few days ago.
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This is a big one, in some sense.

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/ ... 5913121792
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
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Lunkhead wrote:
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This is a big one, in some sense.

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/ ... 5913121792
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
96 years old? That's quite a feat in itself. RIP.
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Billy's Little Trip wrote:
Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:52 pm
Lunkhead wrote:
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This is a big one, in some sense.

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/ ... 5913121792
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
96 years old? That's quite a feat in itself. RIP.
Yes. It is a long time to shamelessly exist on the ill-gotten proceeds of colonial rapacity. At least we still have Prince Andrew.

And at least she did actually oversee the dismantling of the Empire without interfering - so, that’s something….
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I just think it's a shame when anybody dies; especially as she didn't live to a hundred so she could send herself a birthday card.

Ah, I don't think that joke will travel. Ah well.

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j$ wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:56 am
I just think it's a shame when anybody dies; especially as she didn't live to a hundred so she could send herself a birthday card.

Ah, I don't think that joke will travel. Ah well.

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Saying the queen existed solely on the ill gotten proceeds of colonial rapacity kind of ignores the 700 years during which England was a coherent political entity with no aspirations of being an empire...during which English kings and queens certainly did just fine without those ill gotten proceeds. Not that colonialism was ever a good thing, but the colonial era made up less than half of England's history.
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