Dead Pop Stars

[Phantom 2,533]

 

 

 

 

BBC news just announced death of Ben E King. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32547474

 

2 DDP teams stand by their decision to pick him.

 

Fun Fact: Percy Sledge and Ben E King both had their songs used for Levi commercials:

 

 

If death comes in threes, than which other 60s soul legend is going to die soon? How is Al Green doing? (Apparently, fine.) Or Sly Stone?

Otis Williams, Little Richard and Smokey Robinson all seem ok too...but you never know.

 

Or it could just be Nick Kamen from another Levis commercial.

or B.B. King he's also had a song used for a Levi's commercial too

Phantom gets the Nostradamus award!!

 

B.B's song that was used was "Ain't Nobody Home" well there ain't nobody home now.

I got sick of hearing that song each time they played it.

[Scraggy Taters 290]

First Ben E. King, now B.B. King.

Carole's next ?

[Bibliogryphon 9,573]

First Ben E. King, now B.B. King.

Carole's next ?

 

We can wish, how about Jonathon?

[Guest awesome guest]

 

First Ben E. King, now B.B. King.

Carole's next ?

 

We can wish, how about Jonathon?

or Stephen seriously with how much of a party animal he was I wouldn't be surprised if they catch up with him but he is in no immediate risk at the moment

[Lard Bazaar 3,799]

 

 

I've known two people recently that changed their name. Showing remarkable lack of imagination, both chose 'Smith'.

Really? What sort of boring dullard would choose to change their name to Smith? Oh, wait.......

 

 

Take your pick:

 

Maxine Carr

Mary Bell

John Venables

Robert Thompson

Ed Miliband

 

I have previously been likened to Maxine Carr, I used to have a well dodgy perm.

 

I changed my name to Smith before meeting my current beau, who is also a Smith - his mother was a Jones before she married a Smith. If/when I marry, I am seriously considering having a hyphenated name - Smith-Smith.

[charon 4,943]

 

Bruce Dickenson given the all clear from his cancer thingy back in Feb.

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly, Detroit based singer, has died at 70. http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/detroit-singer-ortheia-barnes-dies-at-70

 

Here's some Northern Soul: https://youtu.be/_l1gBSTg9wc

 

Edit: Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ortheia-barneskennerly-jazz-and-rnb-singer-who-had-northern-soul-hits-and-opened-for-stevie-wonder-and-marvin-gaye-10274408.html

[Toast 16,137]

Please no. We have more than enough music threads as it is.

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Appreciated, but was asked for over in the Pop Stars Thread after Ben E King's death. A lot of soul music, particularly Northern Soul, was more or less niche and was neither "pop" nor engendered "stars" in the meaning of chart hits. It's worth a thread I think. Give it a chance?

[Toast 16,137]

If I had a say, I would combine them all into two topics, Classical Music and Popular Music, to include singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors et al.

 

There are way too many topics on here, it wastes time and it makes it difficult to find things. It also leads to duplication of posts because of overlapping.

[Deathray 2,940]

If I had a say, I would combine them all into two topics, Classical Music and Popular Music, to include singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, conductors et al.

 

There are way too many topics on here, it wastes time and it makes it difficult to find things. It also leads to duplication of posts because of overlapping.

 

When our beautiful, intelligent, charming, capable, charismatic, dignified, wonderful, excellent, humble, efficient and excellent admins inevitably make me admin I'll endeavour to undertake the kind of mass merging this site needs into distinct category threads.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Yay another category for miscategorizing someone who may have danced on the edge of a genre outside their ouvre once (see: Kings (Ben E and BB) mentioned under pop stArs.

SC

[YoungWillz 21,037]

I'm fine either way.

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Soul topic merged to this one.

[msc 18,439]

Chris Squire of Yes, diagnosed with leukemia.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Chris Squire of Yes, diagnosed with leukemia.

 

Shit. He's my music idol, from my favorite band. Is no death sentence, but still. Stay well Chris.

SirC

 

[Edit: correct response -- NO!]

[gcreptile 10,967]

Founding member of Konono No.1 Minigiedi Mawangu has died:

 

http://music.mxdwn.com/2015/04/18/news/konono-no-1-founder-minigiedi-mawangu-has-died/

 

As a huge Björk fan, I recognize this group from their collaboration on her single "Earth Intruders". They became favorites of the World Music scene and also worked with Herbie Hancock and Seal.

And now former Björk collaborator DJ State of Bengal is dead:

 

http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2015/may/21/state-bengal-aka-sam-zaman-dead-50

 

He died of cardiac arrest at age 50, becoming the second Björk collaborator to die within a month.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

 

Chris Squire of Yes, diagnosed with leukemia.

Shit. He's my music idol, from my favorite band. Is no death sentence, but still. Stay well Chris.

SirC

 

[Edit: correct response -- NO!]

 

 

 

He's also the only ever-present member of the band and a major part of their stage presence to this day. He plays bass with more of a show than Steve Howe plays lead.

 

Aye, wouldn't take any pleasure in culling points from him.

[Guest awesome guest]

 

 

Chris Squire of Yes, diagnosed with leukemia.

 

Shit. He's my music idol, from my favorite band. Is no death sentence, but still. Stay well Chris.

SirC

[Edit: correct response -- NO!]

 

He's also the only ever-present member of the band and a major part of their stage presence to this day. He plays bass with more of a show than Steve Howe plays lead.

 

Aye, wouldn't take any pleasure in culling points from him.

read this death list community he us a slam dunk for 2016

[gcreptile 10,967]

Michael Kandel, a trip hop/ambient producer also known as Tranquility Base, is dead at 47:

 

http://pitchfork.com/news/59644-michael-kandel-tranquility-bass-has-died/

[gcreptile 10,967]

 

 

 

Chris Squire of Yes, diagnosed with leukemia.

Shit. He's my music idol, from my favorite band. Is no death sentence, but still. Stay well Chris.

SirC

[Edit: correct response -- NO!]

 

He's also the only ever-present member of the band and a major part of their stage presence to this day. He plays bass with more of a show than Steve Howe plays lead.

 

Aye, wouldn't take any pleasure in culling points from him.

read this death list community he us a slam dunk for 2016

 

It depends. There are several types of his type of cancer. I couldn't yet find out which type he has. There is a rare type with a very poor prognosis, but other types would have him likely survive beyond 2016.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

 

 

 

 

Chris Squire of Yes, diagnosed with leukemia.

Shit. He's my music idol, from my favorite band. Is no death sentence, but still. Stay well Chris.

SirC

[Edit: correct response -- NO!]

 

He's also the only ever-present member of the band and a major part of their stage presence to this day. He plays bass with more of a show than Steve Howe plays lead.

 

Aye, wouldn't take any pleasure in culling points from him.

read this death list community he us a slam dunk for 2016

 

It depends. There are several types of his type of cancer. I couldn't yet find out which type he has. There is a rare type with a very poor prognosis, but other types would have him likely survive beyond 2016.

 

 

Aye, and he's not short of a few quid if he needs the best treatment.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Louis Johnson, the bass playing half of the Brothers Johnson, dead at 60 :-(

Great music RIP

SC

http://theboombox.com/louis-johnson-dead-60/?trackback=tsmclip

[Toast 16,137]

Louis Johnson, the bass playing half of the Brothers Johnson, dead at 60 :-(

Great music RIP

SC

http://theboombox.com/louis-johnson-dead-60/?trackback=tsmclip

 

Shame. I loved 'Stomp'

[gcreptile 10,967]

Twinkle is dead:

 

http://hub.contactmusic.com/news/sixties-singer-twinkle-dies_4744371

 

Twinkle!!!