YoungWillz 21,037 Posted April 1, 2015 Yep, seems like Cynthia has gone. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6517153/cynthia-lennon-dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted April 1, 2015 Here's a link http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/01/john-lennon-first-wife-cynthia-lennon-dead/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted April 1, 2015 Just before Julian's birthday too. Always admired how strong she was after the break-up/divorce. I have her book somewhere. Edit: UK Obit http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/cynthia-lennon-dead-john-lennons-exwife-dies-aged-75-10149740.html Also reported live on BBC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 1, 2015 Just been announced that John Lennons wife has died Ex-wife... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted April 1, 2015 Presumably John had one of those "Kill Bill" punches that only kills you 40 years after you strike the person. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 1, 2015 Just been announced that John Lennons wife has died Ex-wife... No kidding huh? Would it were true! SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest yet Mugabe and Castro live Posted April 2, 2015 Just been announced that John Lennons wife has died (I was happy when I thought it was Yoko.) Sad about Cynthia. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted April 2, 2015 An elderly Japanese lady and John Lennon's wife die on the same day. I think there might be a Venn diagram in there somewhere. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 6, 2015 The former Mrs Paul McCartney, former sex worker and general attention sponge Heather Mills just broke the world speed record for a paralympic skiier. Talking the next winter olympics and more of the same regarding speed. Fuck knows, if the press will pay attention, she'll give it a go. Schumacher didn't touch Heather's speeds. Just sayin', like. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted April 13, 2015 Ringo will be inducted as an individual into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3037127/Rock-hall-opening-doors-Ringo-Starr.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 13, 2015 Ringo will be inducted as an individual into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3037127/Rock-hall-opening-doors-Ringo-Starr.html So, does that mean his disco phase (which he can barely recall recording since he spent the period in an alcholic stupour) has now been reappriased: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ujoA-yWDSY 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted June 10, 2015 Grammy winning recording engineer Dennis Ferrante is dead: http://www.prosoundnetwork.com/article/%E2%80%9Cimagine%E2%80%9D-engineer-dennis-ferrante-dies/19506 His biggest claim to fame is probably producing/"engineering" John Lennon's "Imagine" album. Though he also worked with lots of other artists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted August 11, 2015 Oh the irony. The FB page of Billy Shears (the guy who replaced the dead McCartney in 1966 - keep up FFS!) hasn't been updated since 2012. I've just messaged him to ask if he's been replaced by an imposter! I'll keep you posted Link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/William-Shears-CampbellBilly-Shears/479927795367957 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted November 11, 2015 Love Me Do drummer Andy White dies age 85 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted November 11, 2015 Andy White, the session drummer who played on early Beatles' tracks, has died at 85. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34785987 Edit: Dang, simultaneous with VT! Edit 2: Looks like Jimmie Nicol is still on the go according to Wiki, but he's much younger (76). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Nicol Can't think off the top of my head any other musicians who appeared with The Beatles from their first album up to the split who are still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 11, 2015 Can't think off the top of my head any other musicians who appeared with The Beatles from their first album up to the split who are still alive. There may be one or two still going. A[edit] Frederick Alexander—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Martha My Dear"[40] Peggie Allen—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Jane Asher—Paul McCartney's then-girlfriend. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Neil Aspinall—the group's road manager and business partner. Contributed guiro to "Strawberry Fields Forever"[43] and vocals to "Yellow Submarine"[15] B[edit] C[edit]Ted Barker—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "Martha My Dear"[40] Michael Barnes—tuba player; session musician. Contributed tuba to "A Day in the Life"[44] Ken Barrie—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] Peter Beavan—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Within You Without You"[45] Anil Bhagwat—tabla player; session musician. Contributed tabla to "Love You To"[46] Lionel Bentley—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Pete Best—drummer; original member. Contributed drums to "Ain't She Sweet",[47] "Bésame Mucho",[47] "Cry for a Shadow",[47] "Hello Little Girl",[47]"Like Dreamers Do",[47] "Love Me Do",[47] "My Bonnie",[48] "Searchin'",[47] "The Sheik of Araby",[47] and "Three Cool Cats"[47] on Anthology 1[49] Leo Birnbaum—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "Hello, Goodbye"[50] and "Martha My Dear"[40] Greg Bowen—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Strawberry Fields Forever"[51] Eric Bowie—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "All You Need Is Love",[42] "Glass Onion"[52] and "Piggies"[52] Pattie Boyd—George Harrison's wife from 1966 until after the Beatles' split. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love",[42] "Birthday"[53] and "Yellow Submarine"[15] D. Bradley—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Alan Branscombe—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed tenor saxophone to "Got to Get You into My Life"[54] Lizzie Bravo—vocalist; session musician. Contributed vocals to "Across the Universe"[55] Jack Bremer—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "A Day in the Life"[44] Sheila Bromberg—harpist; session musician. Contributed harp to "She's Leaving Home"[56] Raymond Brown—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "A Day in the Life"[44] James W. Buck—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"[57] John Burden—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"[57] Robert Burns—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "When I'm Sixty-Four"[51] Eric Clapton in 1975 Leon Calvert—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet and flugelhorn to "Martha My Dear"[40] and trumpet to "Penny Lane"[3][58] Barrie Cameron—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Good Morning Good Morning"[59] Duncan Campbell—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Penny Lane"[3] Ronald Chamberlain—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Honey Pie"[40] Hariprasad Chaurasia—flautist; session musician. MacDonald credits the shehnai on "The Inner Light" to Chaurasia or S. R. Kenkare[60] Jim Chester—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Honey Pie"[40] Alan Civil—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "A Day in the Life"[44] and "For No One"[54] Eric Clapton—guitarist and then-member of Cream. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] and electric guitar to "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"[61] Frank Clarke—bassist; session musician. Contributed double bass to "Penny Lane"[3] Freddy Clayton—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Penny Lane"[3] and trumpet to "Revolution 1"[62] Peter Coe—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed tenor saxophone to "Got to Get You into My Life"[54] Les Condon—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Got to Get You into My Life"[54] Roy Copestake—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Magical Mystery Tour"[63] Bert Courtley—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet and flugelhorn to "Penny Lane"[3] Keith Cummings—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Glass Onion"[52] and "Piggies"[52] D[edit]F. Dachtler—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Alan Dalziel—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "A Day in the Life"[44] and "She's Leaving Home"[56] Hunter Davies—journalist. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Bernard Davis—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "A Day in the Life"[44] Henry Datyner—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life",[44] "Glass Onion"[52] and "Piggies"[52] June Day—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Rij Ram Desad—harmonium player; session musician. Contributed harmonium to "The Inner Light"[60] Donovan—folk singer-songwriter. Contributed vocals to "Yellow Submarine"[15] E[edit]Gwynne Edwards—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "A Day in the Life"[44] Jack Ellory—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute to "The Fool on the Hill"[50] Ralph Elman—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] and "Within You Without You"[45] Jack Emblow—accordionist; session musician. Contributed accordion to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Geoff Emerick—one of the group's engineers. Contributed vocals to "Yellow Submarine"[15] Ken Essex—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "Hello, Goodbye"[50] and "Yesterday"[64] Mal Evans—the group's road manager. Contributed harmonica to "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite";[65] alarm clock and piano to "A Day in the Life";[2][66] hand claps to "Dear Prudence"[67] and "Birthday";[53] trumpet to "Helter Skelter",[68] anvil to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer";[69] handbell to "What's the New Mary Jane";[70] tambourine to "Strawberry Fields Forever";[43] bass drum and vocals to "Yellow Submarine";[15] a pile of gravel dug with a shovel to "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)";[71][72] and Hammond organ to "You Won't See Me"[73] F[edit]G[edit]Marianne Faithfull—pop singer. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] and "Yellow Submarine"[15] Jack Fallon—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Don't Pass Me By"[74] N. Fawcett—bassoonist; session musician. Contributed bassoon to "A Day in the Life"[44] Tony Fisher—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Strawberry Fields Forever"[51] Allen Ford—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Within You Without You"[45] Eldon Fox—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Glass Onion",[52] "I Am the Walrus"[41] and "Piggies"[52] J. Fraser—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Tristan Fry—percussionist; session musician. Contributed percussion and timpani to "A Day in the Life"[44] Francisco Gabarro—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "A Day in the Life"[44] and "Yesterday"[64] Julien Gaillard—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Within You Without You"[45] Jose Luis Garcia—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "She's Leaving Home"[56] Hans Geiger—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Sharad Ghosh—shehnai player; session musician. MacDonald credits the shehnai on "The Inner Light" to Ghosh or Hanuman Jadev[60] Tony Gilbert—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Eleanor Rigby"[64] and "Yesterday"[64] Ross Gilmour—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] David Glyde—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Good Morning Good Morning"[59] P. Goody—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute to "Penny Lane"[3] Allan Grant—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Jack Greene—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] and "Within You Without You"[45] D. Griffiths—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Erich Gruenberg—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life",[44] "She's Leaving Home"[56] and "Within You Without You"[45] H[edit]Patrick Hailing—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "All You Need Is Love"[42] John Hall—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Strawberry Fields Forever"[51] Ian Hamer—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Got to Get You into My Life"[54] George Harrison—aside from contributing vocals and guitar (both acoustic and electric), Harrison also contributed bass guitar,[75] organ,[76] Moog synthesizer,[20] harmonium,[20]vibraphone,[77] harmonica,[78] sitar,[79] tambura,[80] violin,[81] percussion (including hand claps,[82] finger clicks,[83] maracas,[84] African drum[85] and drums[86]) and comb and paper;[87]Ian MacDonald suggests Harrison may also have contributed tambourine,[75] ukulele[88] and harpsichord[89] Jurgen Hess—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] and "Eleanor Rigby"[64] Alan Holmes—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Good Morning Good Morning"[59] Jack Holmes—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Don Honeywill—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed tenor saxophone to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Nicky Hopkins—keyboardist; session musician. Contributed electric piano to "Revolution"[74] Wendy Horan—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Elgary Howarth—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Magical Mystery Tour"[63] Ronnie Hughes—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Martha My Dear"[40] J[edit]Derek Jacobs—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "She's Leaving Home"[56] Bill Jackman—flautist and saxophonist; session musician. Contributed flute, vocals and hand claps to "Hey Jude"[90] and tenor saxophone to "Lady Madonna"[90] Harold Jackson—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "A Day in the Life"[44] Hanuman Jadev—shehnai player; session musician. MacDonald credits the shehnai on "The Inner Light" to Jadev or Sharad Ghosh[60] Mick Jagger—singer and member of The Rolling Stones. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] John Jezzard—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Brian Jones—member of The Rolling Stones. Contributed vocals to "Yellow Submarine"[15] and alto saxophone to "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"[91] Granville Jones—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Norman Jones—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Eleanor Rigby"[64] and "Strawberry Fields Forever"[51] K[edit]S. R. Kenkare—flautist; session musician. MacDonald credits the shehnai on "The Inner Light" to Kenkare or Hariprasad Chaurasia[60] Ashish Khan—sarod player; session musician. Contributed sarod to "The Inner Light"[60] Reginald Kilbey—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Glass Onion",[52] "Martha My Dear",[40] "Piggies"[52] and "Within You Without You"[45] Irene King—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] and "I Am the Walrus"[41] Sylvia King—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Harry Klein—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Honey Pie"[40] and baritone saxophone to "Lady Madonna"[55] Bobby Kok—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello, vocals and hand claps to "Hey Jude"[90] Eddie Kramer—engineer. Contributed vibraphone to "Baby You're a Rich Man"[63] L[edit] Don Lang—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "Revolution 1"[62] John Lee—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "Good Morning Good Morning"[59] Gary Leeds—musician and member of The Walker Brothers. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] John Lennon—aside from vocals and guitar (both electric and acoustic) on numerous recordings, Lennon contributed instruments such as piano,[92] electric piano,[93] organ,[94]harpsichord,[81] harmonium,[95] Mellotron,[96] Moog synthesizer,[97] clavioline,[98] harmonica,[77] banjo,[81] ukulele,[77] bass guitar,[26] lap steel guitar,[26] percussion[87] (including maracas,[77]cowbell,[99] bongos,[100] congas,[101] maracas,[102] hand claps,[24] finger clicks,[83] tambourine,[103] and drums[86]), comb and paper,[104] and tenor saxophone;[105]Ian MacDonald also suggests that Lennon may have also contributed Jew's harp[106] and glockenspiel[76] Norman Lenderman—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Glass Onion"[52] and "Piggies"[52] Gordon Lewins—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Jackie Lomax—guitarist and singer. Contributed hand claps to "Dear Prudence"[67] Roger Lord—oboist; session musician. Contributed oboe to "A Day in the Life"[44] Alan Loveday—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Within You Without You"[45] Fred Lucas—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] and "I Am the Walrus"[41] M[edit] George Martin in 2006 Cyril MacArthur—bassist; session musician. Contributed double bass to "A Day in the Life"[44] Henry MacKenzie—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "When I'm Sixty-Four"[51] Les Maddox—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Martha My Dear"[40] G. Mallen—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] John Marson—harpist; session musician. Contributed harp to "A Day in the Life"[44] Bram Martin—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "I Am the Walrus"[41] George Martin—the group's producer. Contributed piano to "A Hard Day's Night",[107] "All You Need Is Love",[42] "Getting Better",[59] "Good Day Sunshine",[108] "In My Life",[109] "Long Tall Sally",[110] "Lovely Rita",[111] "Misery",[112] "Money (That's What I Want)",[113] "No Reply",[114] "Not a Second Time",[115] "Rock and Roll Music",[116] "Rocky Raccoon",[117] "Slow Down",[110] "What You're Doing",[114] "You Like Me Too Much",[68] "You Really Got a Hold on Me";[113] celesta to "Baby It's You";[112] Hammond organ to "Across the Universe",[118] "Got to Get You into My Life",[54] "Maxwell's Silver Hammer",[119] and "With a Little Help from My Friends";[120] piano, harmonium, Lowrey organ and glockenspiel to "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite";[120]harmonium to "Cry Baby Cry",[121] "A Day in the Life",[44] and "The Word";[73] harpsichord to "Because"[122] and "Fixing a Hole";[123]shaker to "Dig It";[124] and vocals to "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"[125] and "Yellow Submarine"[15] David Mason—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed piccolo trumpet to "All You Need Is Love",[42] "A Day in the Life"[44] and "Penny Lane"[3] David McCallum—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Dennis McConnell—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Martha My Dear"[40] Andrew McGee—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] John McCartney—Paul McCartney's cousin. Contributed hand claps to "Dear Prudence"[67] Linda McCartney—Paul McCartney's then-wife. Contributed vocals to "Let It Be"[126] Paul McCartney—aside from bass guitar and vocals on numerous recordings, McCartney also contributed acoustic[127] and electric[128] guitars, piano[129] and electric piano,[130]clavichord,[131] organ,[85] Mellotron,[100] harmonium,[101] percussion (such as hand claps,[82] finger clicks,[83] timpani,[100] tambourine,[101] claves,[26] bongos,[100] congas,[132] cowbell,[133]guiro,[130] wind chimes,[134] maracas[26] and drums[86]) flugelhorn,[135] recorder[106] and comb and paper;[87] MacDonald also suggests McCartney may have provided trumpet[76] and synthesizer[88] Mike McGear—photographer and brother of Paul McCartney. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[42] G. Mallen—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] John Meek—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "A Day in the Life"[44] Bernard Miller—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Martha My Dear"[40] Morris Miller—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Mahapurush Misra—percussionist; session musician. Contributed tabla and pakhavaj to "The Inner Light"[60] Bill Monro—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Monty Montgomery—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "A Day in the Life"[44] Keith Moon—drummer for The Who. Contributed vocals and brushed drums to "All You Need Is Love"[42] T. Moore—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "A Day in the Life"[44] Dick Morgan—oboist; session musician. Contributed oboe and cor anglais to "Penny Lane"[3][58] Rex Morris—session musician. Contributed tenor saxophone to "All You Need Is Love";[42] saxophone to "Honey Pie";[40] and trombone to "Revolution 1"[62] Henry Myerscough—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "Martha My Dear"[40] N[edit] Graham Nash—singer-songwriter and then-member of The Hollies. Contributed vocals (with his then-wife) to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Raymond Newman—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "Honey Pie"[40] Alex Nifosi—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "A Day in the Life"[44] O[edit] John O'Neill—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Yoko Ono—John Lennon's second wife. Contributed vocals to "Birthday",[53] "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"[136] and "What's the New Mary Jane"[70] P[edit] R[edit]Gordon Pearce—bassist; session musician. Contributed double bass to "A Day in the Life"[44] and "She's Leaving Home"[56] Gayleen Pease—vocalist; session musician. Contributed vocals to "Across the Universe"[55] J. Power—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "Revolution 1"[62] Bill Povey—session musician. Contributed tenor saxophone to "Lady Madonna"[55] and trombone to "Revolution 1"[62] Raymond Premru—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "A Day in the Life"[44] Billy Preston—keyboardist; session musician regarded by some as the "Fifth Beatle".[137] Contributed piano to "Something",[138] electric piano to "Dig a Pony",[139] "Don't Let Me Down",[140] "Get Back",[141] "I've Got a Feeling",[140] "The Long and Winding Road"[142] and "One After 909";[112] and Hammond organ to "Blue Suede Shoes",[143] "Dig It",[144] "I Want You (She's So Heavy)",[145] "Let It Be",[26] "Rip It Up"[143] and "Shake, Rattle and Roll"[143] Tony Randall—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"[57] Mike Redway—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] and "I Am the Walrus"[41] Alf Reece—tuba player; session musician. Contributed tuba to "Martha My Dear"[40] Frank Reidy—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "When I'm Sixty-Four"[51 Stanley Reynolds—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Martha My Dear"[40] Jack Richards—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Keith Richards—guitarist and member of The Rolling Stones. Contributed vocals to "All You Need Is Love"[63] Stanley Roderick—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Strawberry Fields Forever"[51] Lionel Ross—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Jack Rothstein—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] and "Within You Without You"[45] S[edit]Neil Sanders—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "A Day in the Life",[44] "I Am the Walrus"[41] and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"[57] David Sandeman—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute to "A Day in the Life"[44] Sidney Sax—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "All You Need Is Love",[42] "A Day in the Life",[44] "Eleanor Rigby",[64] "Yesterday"[64] and "I Am the Walrus"[41] Paul Scherman—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Within You Without You"[45] Francie Schwartz—Paul McCartney's then-girlfriend. Contributed vocals to "Revolution 1"[146] Ernest Scott—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] John Scott—flautist; session musician. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"[147] Ronnie Scott—saxophonist; session musician. Contributed tenor saxophone to "Lady Madonna"[55] Clifford Seville—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute to "A Day in the Life"[44] John Sharpe—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Eleanor Rigby"[64] Stephen Shingles—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "Eleanor Rigby"[64] and "She's Leaving Home"[56] Derek Simpson—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "Eleanor Rigby"[64] and "Strawberry Fields Forever"[41] David Smith—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "Honey Pie"[40] J. Smith—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Lou Sofier—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Martha My Dear"[40] Harry Spain—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Victor Spinetti—actor. Contributed vocals to "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"[125] Maureen Starkey—Ringo Starr's then-wife. Contributed vocals to "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"[136] Ringo Starr—aside from drums and occasional vocals, Starr also contributed maracas,[148] hand claps,[82] bongos,[149] congas,[133] African drum,[150] tambourine,[151] shaker,[152] sticks,[153]cowbell,[154] chimes,[155] handbell,[101] sleigh bells,[156] finger cymbals,[79] claves,[157] chocalho,[158] timpani[159] piano,[156] Hammond organ[160] harmonica,[78] comb and paper[87] and a suitcase;[161] MacDonald suggests Starr may also have contributed bells[162] Louis Stevens—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Val Stockwell—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] Stuart Sutcliffe—bassist; original member. Contributed bass to "Cayenne",[47] "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"[47] and "You'll Be Mine"[47] on Anthology 1[163][164] Ray Swinfield—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute and piccolo to "Penny Lane"[3][58] T[edit]Christopher Taylor—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute to "The Fool on the Hill"[50] Richard Taylor—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute to "The Fool on the Hill"[50] Chris Thomas—the group's co-producer on The Beatles. Contributed Mellotron to "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill",[136] piano to "Long Long Long",[136] harpsichord to "Piggies"[52] and organ and electric piano to "Savoy Truffle"[165] Ingrid Thomas—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] Ronald Thomas—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Glass Onion"[52] and "Piggies"[52] Eddie Thornton—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Got to Get You into My Life"[54] Basil Tschaikov—clarinettist; session musician. Contributed clarinet to "A Day in the Life"[44] Tony Tunstall—horn player; session musician. Contributed French horn to "I Am the Walrus"[41] and "Martha My Dear"[40] U[edit]John Underwood—violist; session musician. Contributed viola to "A Day in the Life",[44] "Eleanor Rigby",[64] "Glass Onion",[52] "Piggies"[52] and "She's Leaving Home"[56] Jill Utting—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "I Am the Walrus"[41] V[edit]Dennis Vigay—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "A Day in the Life"[44] and "She's Leaving Home"[56]W[edit]Dennis Walton—session musician. Contributed saxophone to "Honey Pie"[40] and flute and piccolo to "Penny Lane"[3][58] Alfred Waters—bassoonist; session musician. Contributed bassoon to "A Day in the Life"[44] Derek Watkins—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Revolution 1"[62] and "Strawberry Fields Forever"[51] Evan Watkins—trombonist; session musician. Contributed trombone to "All You Need Is Love"[42] Donald Weekes—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "A Day in the Life"[44] Terry Weil—cellist; session musician. Contributed cello to "I Am the Walrus"[41] Andy White—drummer; session musician. Contributed drums to "Love Me Do"[166] and "P.S. I Love You"[148][166] Pat Whitmore—vocalist; session musician and member of the Mike Sammes Singers. Contributed vocals to "Good Night"[14] and "I Am the Walrus"[41] John Wilbraham—trumpeter; session musician. Contributed trumpet to "Magical Mystery Tour"[63] Trevor Williams—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "She's Leaving Home"[56] Mike Winfield—oboist; session musician. Contributed oboe and cor anglais to "Penny Lane"[3][58] Manny Winters—flautist; session musician. Contributed flute and piccolo to "Penny Lane"[3][58] David Wolfsthal—violinist; session musician. Contributed violin to "Within You Without You"[45] Stanley Woods—trumpeter; session musician. 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YoungWillz 21,037 Posted November 11, 2015 ^^ Cheers DDT! I'll never keep up! I'd completely forgotten about Franny Schwartz for example, not necessarily in the context of appearing on a recording, but for breaking up McCartney and Asher. This thread will run for a while by the looks of it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted November 12, 2015 Love Me Do drummer Andy White dies age 85 From his wiki entry He was affectionately christened "the fifth Beatle" as he is best known for replacing Ringo Starr on drums on the Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" I've lost count of how many people have been referred to as "the fifth Beatle" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted November 12, 2015 I shortly had the idea to field a "Fifth Beatle" theme team. And while there were good candidates among them, there weren't enough left. Still, there is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Beatle 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted January 7, 2016 Robert (aka Bob) Balser, animation director on Yellow Submarine, has died at 88. http://www.awn.com/news/yellow-submarine-animation-director-robert-balser-passes-88?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Also worked on Inspector Clouseau opening titles and the Jackson 5ive cartoon series. Interview with Balser and Stokes: https://youtu.be/xBLccubgR0E now both gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted January 26, 2016 First list of 2016. People on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band who remain alive as of today: Top Row: Bob Dylan (b. 1941) Second Row: Dion Dimucci (b. 1939) Third Row: Larry Bell (b. 1939) Front Row: Ringo Starr (b. 1940) Paul McCartney (b. 1942) Bobby Breen (b. 1927; d. 2016) Edited 22 September 2016. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted February 17, 2016 Stanley Parkes, John Lennon's cousin, died at 82 back in January. http://www.examiner.com/article/john-lennon-s-cousin-stan-parkes-played-huge-part-beatle-s-life-says-author Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 9, 2016 Word on the street is that George Martin has died. Sean Lennon tweets: https://twitter.com/seanonolennon/status/707432443675025408 I'm heartbroken. An amazing gentleman whose contribution should never be forgotten. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted March 9, 2016 Word on the street is that George Martin has died. Sean Lennon tweets: https://twitter.com/seanonolennon/status/707432443675025408 I'm heartbroken. An amazing gentleman whose contribution should never be forgotten. RIP. Daily Mail has it: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3483404/George-Martin-producer-Beatles-dies-aged-90.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 9, 2016 While the Beatles were innovative and technically excellent , I still thought they were shit. Must've been his fault. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
