DevonDeathTrip 2,348 Posted September 14, 2009 Dreadful news. Natty Brooker, former drummer with seminal 80s druggy psychadelic band Spaceman 3 is suffering from terminal cancer. Also an artist, he designed the album sleeve for Spiritualized's Laser Guided Melodies. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,584 Posted September 14, 2009 Dreadful news. Natty Brooker, former drummer with seminal 80s druggy psychadelic band Spaceman 3 is suffering from terminal cancer. Also an artist, he designed the album sleeve for Spiritualized's Laser Guided Melodies. That's awful, apart from anything else his broadsheet obit chances are hard to call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,548 Posted September 15, 2009 UK's King of Drummers Bobby Graham dies from stomach cancer at 69. It really got him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted September 15, 2009 Bobby Graham "Bobby Graham, hailed as one of the UK’s greatest drummers, died yesterday after battling stomach cancer. Graham, 69, played on more than 15,000 records including Downtown by Petula Clark and worked with stars including The Animals, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones. His best-known work is on hit song You Really Got Me, which he recorded while sitting in for The Kinks’ drummer Mick Avory. The band’s lead singer Ray Davies said: “When Dave [Davies] played the opening chords, Bobby forgot the complicated introduction he had planned, and just thumped one beat on the snare drum with as much power as he could muster.” Graham claimed to have turned down the chance to join The Beatles before Ringo Starr because they were not famous enough." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,348 Posted September 15, 2009 I picked Bobby Graham on the CPDP - I do hope he gets a mention on either the BBC or The Independent, otherwise I won't get any points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted September 15, 2009 I picked Bobby Graham on the CPDP - I do hope he gets a mention on either the BBC or The Independent, otherwise I won't get any points. I don't think he'll get an obit in CNN or the New York Times, but he might sneak into a Canadian news source, which would count as well. In any case, I'm going to hold off updating the CPDP for a day or two to see if Graham gets an obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted September 29, 2009 Beau Velasco, of the aptly named Aussie electro-punk band The Death Set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted October 2, 2009 One drummer to keep an eye on in the years to come would be Levon Helm, drummer and vocalist for The Band also the original drummer from back when they were known as The Hawks and were the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins.He was diagnosed with throat cancer a few years ago, but operations were successfull and he's back drumming and touring with The Band. He's had a benign lesion removed from his vocal cords. Apparently caused by acid reflux, which I don't think has anything to do with the lysergic experiences he probably enjoyed down at Big Pink. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted October 19, 2009 As mentioned on the Names Forum, former band colleague of Humphrey Lyttelton, Ludovic Kennedy has drummed his last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,548 Posted October 29, 2009 Chuck Biscuits, former Danzig drummer has died aged 44. Great name! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,348 Posted October 30, 2009 Chuck Biscuits, former Danzig drummer has died aged 44. Great name! Chuck Biscuits lives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted November 9, 2009 Jerry Fuchs The drummer has died aged 34 after plunging down an elevator shaft. Fuchs played in the bands Turing Machine, Maserati and The Juan Machine as well as !!! (never heard of any of them, but he's a drummer, and does have a page on Wikipedia) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,548 Posted November 9, 2009 Jerry Fuchs The drummer has died aged 34 after plunging down an elevator shaft. Fuchs played in the bands Turing Machine, Maserati and The Juan Machine as well as !!! (never heard of any of them, but he's a drummer, and does have a page on Wikipedia) Well and trully 'Fuched'!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,399 Posted November 26, 2009 Without much notice Dutch drummer Pim Koopman died 23 November 2009. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,348 Posted December 27, 2009 Allen Shellenberger, a drummer who doesn't strike a match in my mind of drummers who exist as I know it, but he exists to some people and he plays for a band called 'Lit' and he has been hospitalized because of a brain tumor. A drum just beats for drummers in the world of death. I just can't figure it out. The prognosis doesn't look very good for Allen Schellenberger. Allen Shellenberger, 40, has been battling a malignant brain tumor for more than a year, and the tumor has reached Stage IV....The cancer is having a hell of time beating him, but the type of cancer he has is unbeatable. It's just been a matter of keeping him from feeling pain. I so nearly picked him for my DDP team, but changed my mind at the last minute because I wasn't conviced he'd get the right obituary. I think I replaced him with Alex Higgins. He is dead. http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/08/14/l...ger-dead-at-39/ Wonder if he will get the obit? I might have a Christmas present for you Misers. Is this enough of a mention to get those who picked Allen Shellenberger DDP points? It's the BBC and it says he's dead, I think that is all that is asked for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted December 27, 2009 Allen Shellenberger, a drummer who doesn't strike a match in my mind of drummers who exist as I know it, but he exists to some people and he plays for a band called 'Lit' and he has been hospitalized because of a brain tumor. A drum just beats for drummers in the world of death. I just can't figure it out. The prognosis doesn't look very good for Allen Schellenberger. Allen Shellenberger, 40, has been battling a malignant brain tumor for more than a year, and the tumor has reached Stage IV....The cancer is having a hell of time beating him, but the type of cancer he has is unbeatable. It's just been a matter of keeping him from feeling pain. I so nearly picked him for my DDP team, but changed my mind at the last minute because I wasn't conviced he'd get the right obituary. I think I replaced him with Alex Higgins. He is dead. http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/08/14/l...ger-dead-at-39/ Wonder if he will get the obit? I might have a Christmas present for you Misers. Is this enough of a mention to get those who picked Allen Shellenberger DDP points? It's the BBC and it says he's dead, I think that is all that is asked for. DDP: You are the man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 27, 2009 I might have a Christmas present for you Misers. Is this enough of a mention to get those who picked Allen Shellenberger DDP points? It's the BBC and it says he's dead, I think that is all that is asked for. Well the rules say: "'Obituary' simply means an article which mentions the fact that the person has died. It doesn't have to be the conventional biographical write-up." One last tough one for OoO to call before he leaves, a call that may define his very legacy. Does the page qualify as an "article" or not? Tune in next week... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted December 28, 2009 Well the rules say: "'Obituary' simply means an article which mentions the fact that the person has died. It doesn't have to be the conventional biographical write-up." One last tough one for OoO to call before he leaves, a call that may define his very legacy. Does the page qualify as an "article" or not? Tune in next week... Well, I'm not going to give points based on that link - one as it is an advertisement for MusicBrainz, but also, although it doesn't have to be a broadsheet obit, it does need to be an article. This appears to be akin to a links or encylopedia page, so based on that, I have to say no. It's up to TMIB for what he will do, but that's my call & I'll live with it. I'll try & do what might be my last update tomorrow for Caldera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falkekopf 50 Posted December 29, 2009 James (The Rev) Sullivan, drummer with metal band Avenged Sevenfold, has been found dead. http://www.ocregister.com/news/sullivan-22...ch-drummer.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,527 Posted December 30, 2009 James (The Rev) Sullivan, drummer with metal band Avenged Sevenfold, has been found dead. http://www.ocregister.com/news/sullivan-22...ch-drummer.html They're saying he died of "natural causes"... hmmm at 28? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted December 30, 2009 James (The Rev) Sullivan, drummer with metal band Avenged Sevenfold, has been found dead. http://www.ocregister.com/news/sullivan-22...ch-drummer.html They're saying he died of "natural causes"... hmmm at 28? Some drugs are natural. I'll believe it when the toxicology reports come back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 30, 2009 Is 'natural causes' becoming some new medical euphemism? Did Jimi Hendrix dies of natural causes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted December 30, 2009 Is 'natural causes' becoming some new medical euphemism? Did Jimi Hendrix dies of natural causes? An undertaker friend of mine said that everyone died of the same thing: "Short of breath." (Sounds better if pronounced with a Yorkshire accent) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falkekopf 50 Posted January 5, 2010 Gregory Slay, drummer with indy band Remy Zero, died on 1st January from cystic fibrosis. http://www.spinner.com/2010/01/02/remy-zer...gory-slay-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falkekopf 50 Posted January 14, 2010 US session drummer Brian (Damage) Keitz has died of liver cancer aged 46 http://buzzbands.la/2010/01/13/deaths-drum...er-jay-reatard/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
