Didn't Wake Up This Morning...

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689]

This thread has wandered long and far from its original Honeyboy Edwards/Pinetop Perkins/Ruttling Orange Peel roots if the likes of Angela Bofill are getting dropped off here. 

[msc 18,480]

On 02/03/2019 at 00:21, YoungWillz said:

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers,

 

John Mayall dead, news was via mrs msc herself but has since been broken by his official Facebook.

 

https://www.facebook.com/JohnMayall/posts/1023647912453710?

 

 

 

[JonNgoat 150]

9 hours ago, msc said:

 

John Mayall dead, news was via mrs msc herself but has since been broken by his official Facebook.

 

https://www.facebook.com/JohnMayall/posts/1023647912453710?

 

 

 

 

That’s a shame. He still looked in good shape in the recent photos posted there. Still, he lived a long and full life.

[drol 11,970]

Yes, 90 not bad at all for Mayall.

 

I got periodically surprised by the fact he was still alive and how old he was.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Carl Weathersby, a Chicago blues guitarist and protege of Albert King, has died. He was 71.

 

https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2024/08/12/carl-weathersby-blues-guitar-player-dies-at-71

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

George French, a New Orleans,  jazz and R&B bassist, and singer, has died.  He was 81. French had been battling COVID-19.

 

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/new-orleans-jazz-rb-bassist-singer-george-french-has-died/article_a26dc312-66ef-11ef-88a2-8349a0ea02f2.html

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Nick Gravenites, the Chicago bluesman who cofounded Electric Flag and who produced the 1971 song "One Toke Over the Line", has died. He was 85.  Gravenites also played a key role in the San Francisco scene , writing songs for Janis Joplin.

 

https://deadline.com/2024/09/nick-gravenites-dead-1236094487/

[YoungWillz 21,066]

Barry Goldberg, songwriter with Gerry Goffin and keyboard player for many including Bob Dylan, reportedly receives his last dose of chemo for cancer treatment: https://bestclassicbands.com/musician-barry-goldberg-cancer-go-fund-me-10-11-24/