charon 4,943 Posted November 22, 2016 So this is how it feels to be dead... A Gill ? Close enuff to A A Gill... Get him in the squad . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,092 Posted November 22, 2016 Inspiral Carpets drummer/founding member Craig Gill dead at 44. F**K OFF 2016 My sister spent a year studying in Manchester--she said the band members of all the bands would just be locals hanging out in the pub. She said IC was just about the best show she ever saw and is devastated. One of the drawbacks of playing DP is you hear the news first, sometimes news we don't want to hear. This prolly will fly under the radar in the States as they weren't played here at all. I think I have a cassette lol somewhere. SirC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 22, 2016 Gallagher carried his drum kit as a roadie....when the boy was 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted November 27, 2016 Colonel Abrams is no longer Trapped but has been set free aged 67. http://www.soultracks.com/story-colonel-abrams-dies Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Abrams Trapped (UK #3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSNWeXGZMcU Mentioned by gcreptile as a possibility for this year here: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8444-ideas-and-possibilities-for-2016/?p=243916 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,092 Posted November 27, 2016 Colonel Abrams is no longer Trapped but has been set free aged 67. http://www.soultracks.com/story-colonel-abrams-dies Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Abrams Trapped (UK #3): Mentioned by gcreptile as a possibility for this year here: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8444-ideas-and-possibilities-for-2016/?p=243916 This sucks. I loved 'Trapped' but admittedly was one of his rare fans. Was working at a record store (1985-86) when that came out.RIP Colonel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,326 Posted November 27, 2016 I think I could make a winning DDP team out of the people I suggested but ultimately didn't pick, Colonel Abrams, Mark Farren, Big Ang... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,704 Posted November 27, 2016 RIP Colonel Abrams, loved "Mouldy Old Dough". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted November 27, 2016 Colonel Abrams is no longer Trapped but has been set free aged 67. http://www.soultracks.com/story-colonel-abrams-dies Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Abrams Trapped (UK #3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSNWeXGZMcU Mentioned by gcreptile as a possibility for this year here: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8444-ideas-and-possibilities-for-2016/?p=243916 I was a kid when it was a hit. I called him Colonel Abrahams. RIP... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youwanticewiththat 611 Posted November 27, 2016 Hope someone slips his most popular hit into the coffin to be played as they shovel the earth on top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 27, 2016 The Smurfs will be devastated. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted November 29, 2016 Ross Hannaford, guitarist with Australian rockers Daddy Cool, is suffering from a "vicious strain of cancer"... Not any more - he's dead. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/daddy-cool-guitarist-ross-hannaford-dies-20160308-gndj6t.html Another gcreptile unique if and when there's a QO. Third Hit in eight days for the B-Team. Let's see if an "australian guitar legend" (Wikipedia) gets an obit, especially it the Guardian focuses more and more in Australia. I was very surprised that he was a unique pick, since it was a suggestion by DDT. No F'n way that obits. I have tremendous doubts Ray Columbus will obit much less a no name from a no name band from down under. I'll send a can of coffee to the charity of gcr's choice if he obits. SirC Ray Columbus is dead aged 74. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/319209/nz-pop-pioneer-ray-columbus-dies She's A Mod (#1 Aus): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8spRyPGSpds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,683 Posted December 4, 2016 Mail obit I'm sure I'm not the only person currently in the top ten who saw Hannaford and thought "No way he gets a qualifying obit". Congratulations, gcreptile, a risk well paid off there. Daddy Cool bassist Wayne Duncan joins Hannaford on the other side after a stroke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted December 10, 2016 One which seems to have gone unnoticed but which came up on my research for my theme team. Jimi Macon, guitarist with The Gap Band, apparently died on 16 September. http://www.tolosapressnews.com/jimi-macon-tribute-oct-29/ Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaM93jomZg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,319 Posted December 10, 2016 Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaM93jomZg It's on the Toast ipod 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,242 Posted December 10, 2016 Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaM93jomZg It's on the Toast ipod Is that the song that used to have twats like me sitting on pub floors in a conga then getting up with fag ends, crisps, beer and gob stuck to the arse of my jeans? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,319 Posted December 10, 2016 Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaM93jomZg It's on the Toast ipod Is that the song that used to have twats like me sitting on pub floors in a conga then getting up with fag ends, crisps, beer and gob stuck to the arse of my jeans? It is indeed. And to this day we don't know why. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,266 Posted December 10, 2016 Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaM93jomZg It's on the Toast ipod Is that the song that used to have twats like me sitting on pub floors in a conga then getting up with fag ends, crisps, beer and gob stuck to the arse of my jeans? It is indeed. And to this day we don't know why. Art 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,708 Posted December 11, 2016 Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaM93jomZg It's on the Toast ipod Is that the song that used to have twats like me sitting on pub floors in a conga then getting up with fag ends, crisps, beer and gob stuck to the arse of my jeans? It is indeed. And to this day we don't know why. What is really scary is the DJ played this at my sister's 50th birthday party this year and everyone still did it even people under the age of 20. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,092 Posted December 11, 2016 One which seems to have gone unnoticed but which came up on my research for my theme team. Jimi Macon, guitarist with The Gap Band, apparently died on 16 September. http://www.tolosapressnews.com/jimi-macon-tribute-oct-29/ Technically a miss for my 1980 theme team with Oops Upside Your Head (UK #6): Oh you're just Macon up obits now. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted December 13, 2016 Jim Lowe, who had a US Billboard #1 and a UK #8 single in 1956 with his version of Green Door, has died aged 93, according to the article. http://www.kspr.com/content/news/Jim-Lowe-radio-host-singer-dies-406083685.html Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lowe (Wiki seems to have him aged 89. Hmm.) Green Door: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzr0AOwIhk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted December 13, 2016 One for our American readers. George Mantalis, a member of The Four Coins, has died aged 81 from lung cancer just before his birthday. http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2016/12/13/Dec-22-1934-Dec-10-2016-George-Michael-Mantalis-A-member-of-hit-singing-group-The-Four-Coins-1/stories/201612130145 Scored their biggest hit Stateside in the mid-1950s with Shangri La: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP23jK4YF3A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted December 14, 2016 Report of the death of Mark Fisher, keyboardist for Wham and the later incarnation of Matt Bianco, aged 57. https://www.facebook.com/mattbiancoband/posts/1230859796952757 Don't Blame It On That Girl (1988 UK #11): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9LEiV9skOc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 14, 2016 Hmm. Thought Whams keyboardist died , like 20 years ago... Must've had a few I suppose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,559 Posted December 14, 2016 Hmm. Thought Whams keyboardist died , like 20 years ago... Must've had a few I suppose. Think he was more a session muso, backed Wham! on a tour as I recall. Much more famous for the latter Matt Bianco stuff, and also being the son of a famous trumpeter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 14, 2016 Yes, think all were session jobs. This is who I remembered https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Eyre 'A little help from my friends' and 'Baker Street' on his resume afore the Wham years, died in 01. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
