Obituaries

[Geoff.R.G]

RIP Dave Cousins, of The Strawbs, aged 85.

OBIT

I only heard the Strawbs live once but it was a great experience. 85 isn't terribly old.

 

[Slinger]

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne

OBIT

 

[CN2112]

R.I.P. Ozzie Osbourne

OBIT

I am gutted. Was at an Alice Cooper gig tonight just after the news broke. Alice gave a heart felt tribute as did the support. He and Black Sabbath laid the foundation for the music I love.
RIP

 

[TheMarlin]

Gutted. RIP Ozzy

 

[Slinger]

 

[Slinger]

RIP Chuck Mangione

Mangione died "peacefully" in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, according to his obituary.

 

[Slinger]

Veteran jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine dies aged 97​

She had a four-octave vocal range and the ability to perform everything from Schoenberg to a Spike Milligan hit about a man with too many tonsils.

One critic said that she was one of Britain's two great contributions to jazz - the other being gin.

OBIT

 

[Slinger]

Golden Earring co-founder George Kooymans dies at 77

OBIT

 

[Grumpy]

Tom LehrerAt 97 years

 

[Geoff.R.G]

Tom LehrerAt 97 years

Sad indeed however, I discovered that all his songs ar in the public domain, here.

 

[Slinger]

Terry Reid, a.k.a. "Superlungs" but also (somewhat unfairly) labelled rock's "nearly" man, after he famously turned down offers to front both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple.

This will give you a flavour of the man, in his own words...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/18/terry-reid-british-pop

R.I.P. Terry.

 

[Slinger]

RIP Ian Ellis, who died earlier this week. Ian played bass for Savoy Brown during the 1975-78 period and covered the lead vocal responsibilities on the album ‘Savage Return’.