Dead Drummers

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Former Shallow North Dakota drummer/vocalist Tony Jacome has died few months after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The cancer was incurable and had quickly spread to his liver.

 

https://www.facebook.com/RaveDrool/posts/278761924248960

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Seemingly a reference to a FB post, Everett Morton of The Beat has apparently died: 

Saxa, Ranking Roger and Everett Morton all gone if true. Shocking.

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Official The Beat confirmation re Everett Morton: 

So an update needed for the UK Singles thread.

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Surprisingly, it's The Sun who come through for Everett Morton: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/16374275/everett-morton-dead-drummer-the-english-beat/

 

 

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Ronnie Tutt, who played drums for Elvis, amongst others, dead at 83.

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3 hours ago, time said:

Ronnie Tutt, who played drums for Elvis, amongst others, dead at 83.

 

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Tweeter reporting that Australian drummer Des "Animal" McKenna has died: 

Played for many years on Hey Hey It's Saturday. Might be more insight from our Antipodean friends.

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Marcus Malone, founding member of Santana who had an uncredited role in their debut album, has passed away earlier this month.

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

48 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said:

 

Marcus Malone, founding member of Santana who had an uncredited role in their debut album, has passed away earlier this month.

Death notice as confirmation.

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Graeme Edge, erstwhile drummer for The Moody Blues, being reported dead: 

Not sure about the source meself, but a report is a report?

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Other sources now reporting Graeme Edge's death.

 

If so, a List of the Missed, last picked 2020: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2020/celebs_E.html#edgeg

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Joe Siracusa, a drummer for Spike Jones and his City Slickers back in the 1940s, being reported dead aged 99: 

Sound effects and music editor for many years on many popular animations as per his IMDB above.

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50 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Joe Siracusa, a drummer for Spike Jones and his City Slickers back in the 1940s, being reported dead aged 99: 

Sound effects and music editor for many years on many popular animations as per his IMDB above.

 

Weirdly enough just yesterday I watched a Looney Tunes short he worked on.

 

I think this is the third Looney Tunes personnel to die less than 3 months before turning 100, following June Foray and Bob Givens. AFAIK only Hal Geer was able to make the third digit.

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Mike "Bones" Germesa, drummer for L.A. Guns from 1992 to 1994, dead from liver failure.

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Jim Gallagher, drummer for US based surf band The Astronauts, reportedly dead: https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/11/30/astronauts-drummer-longtime-boulder-resident-jim-gallagher-dies-at-78/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0960497/

 

Apparently vocalist and lead guitarist Rich Fifield also died recently.

 

 

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Melvin Parker, drummer for James Brown, reportedly dead: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/melvin-parker-dead/

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Finnish drummer Aikka Hakala (note: not rockabilly singer Aikka Hakala 1957-2021 who I have mentioned here before) dead at 75: https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000008475820.html

Played for Danny, Hector, Albert Järvinen, M. A. Numminen, Topi Sorsakoski and Freud, Marx, Engels & Jung. Freud, Marx, Engels & Jung was a Finnish outlaw country band with the name being a reference to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. All members of CSNY are still alive while two of the longtime members of FMEJ (formed 16 years after CSNY) have been dead for years.

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Cross-posting John Morgan of The Wurzels, as he was the drummer!

[msc 18,479]

2 hours ago, time said:

Cross-posting John Morgan of The Wurzels, as he was the drummer!

 

Has got pretty much every QO going, which is interesting as someone picked a Wurzel last year (who was on their number 1 hit) and didn't get a passing mention in a QO at all.

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59 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Has got pretty much every QO going, which is interesting as someone picked a Wurzel last year (who was on their number 1 hit) and didn't get a passing mention in a QO at all.

 

It's to be expected.  Covid the cause of death, current band member, band actually touring at the moment.   Very newsworthy.

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4 hours ago, time said:

Cross-posting John Morgan of The Wurzels, as he was the drummer!

Never heard of them no matter what thread you dump the corpse in.

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9 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

Never heard of them no matter what thread you dump the corpse in.

 

The Wurzels are genuinely legendary in England.  You wouldn't get it.

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3 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

The Wurzels are genuinely legendary in England.  You wouldn't get it.

True, and I have been told no one in the U.K. has heard of Devo, which is astonishing.  Beyond astonishing.  Would be like a Yank saying they never heard of Human League.  As for the Wurzels, as we say in the court of law, ‘I leave you to your proofs’.

SC

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5 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

True, and I have been told no one in the U.K. has heard of Devo, which is astonishing.  Beyond astonishing.  Would be like a Yank saying they never heard of Human League.  As for the Wurzels, as we say in the court of law, ‘I leave you to your proofs’.

SC

That’s absolute bullshit.

 

Edit: In fact, you should know it’s bs because a number of the Brits on here have discussed Devo in detail before.

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24 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

Never heard of them no matter what thread you dump the corpse in.

Never understood people being so eager to post "Never heard of them", as if its either important or a source of pride.

 

For the record, I bought Q. Are we not men... on its release over here on the the strength of extensive radio play of Jocko Homo.