Redrumours 860 Posted March 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: I suppose we should always be suspicious of a man who released a song called Mirror Mirror 28 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: I suppose we should always be suspicious of a man who released a song called Mirror Mirror The fucking turncoat that's a Labour paper! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted March 22, 2019 Herb Cox of The Cleftones has entered a memory care residence, and a Gofundme page has been set up for him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted March 25, 2019 Brian Travers of UB40 has brain cancer. About to jump ship to ESA1? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted March 26, 2019 2 hours ago, msc said: Brian Travers of UB40 has brain cancer. About to jump ship to ESA1? Wish it was Ali... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted March 26, 2019 Justin Bieber is taking a break from music to focus on his mental health. Somehow he doesn’t really strike me as one to make old bones... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted March 26, 2019 So Scott Walker died of cancer, according to SPIEGEL Online (probably in some UK sources, too)... Here's someone I would have liked to read Spade's obituary on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted March 26, 2019 15 hours ago, msc said: Brian Travers of UB40 has brain cancer. About to jump ship to ESA1? They don't say what kind of tumour it is - but the bucket list talk is ominous. Also, are UB40 so big that one of the instrumentals gets BBC coverage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted March 26, 2019 37 minutes ago, gcreptile said: They don't say what kind of tumour it is - but the bucket list talk is ominous. Also, are UB40 so big that one of the instrumentals gets BBC coverage? Fucking massive. About twenty top 10 hits and 4 number 1s. Even if of those 4, 1 is dire, 1 is an Andy Williams cover, and 2 are duets with far better performers (Chrissie Hynde/Pato Banton). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 26, 2019 Red wine makes me puke, it's dire. Guinness however is lovely, that's food for thought. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,130 Posted March 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, En Passant said: Red wine makes me puke, it's dire. Guinness however is lovely, that's food for thought. There's a one in ten chance that our younger viewers will get any of that. UB40 were great in the beginning, it's a shame they turned themselves into a covers band. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted March 26, 2019 Ranking Roger (born Roger Charlery) of The Beat and General Public has died aged 56, according to The Selecter's twitter feed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted March 26, 2019 That was really quick and kind of unexpected, especially since he was undergoing immunotherapy iirc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, JQW said: Ranking Roger (born Roger Charlery) of The Beat and General Public has died aged 56, according to The Selecter's twitter feed. Confirmation of the death of Ranking Roger. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/768047/BREAKING-The-Beat-Ranking-Roger-dead-died-80s Also a unique DDP hit, with the above link a QO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted March 26, 2019 Gonna be the saddest death of the year for me, unless Harley Race finally goes in 2019. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Confirmation of the death of Ranking Roger. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/768047/BREAKING-The-Beat-Ranking-Roger-dead-died-80s Also a unique DDP hit, with the above link a QO. Thank you...I think. Discussed on the Jamaican Jamming thread earlier in the year. I don't want to believe it. One of my bands. Also picked Saxa the year he died. Brap In Peace my brother. Anyhow, as he's a hit for my 1983 TOTP team, here's their UK #3 hit from that year from the 1000 episode of the show: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 27, 2019 53 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Thank you...I think. Discussed on the Jamaican Jamming thread earlier in the year. I don't want to believe it. One of my bands. Also picked Saxa the year he died. Brap In Peace my brother. Anyhow, as he's a hit for my 1983 TOTP team, here's their UK #3 hit from that year from the 1000 episode of the show: The Beat (or the English Beat as they had to be known in North American to avoid confusion with a same-named band) never achieved the success across the pond as they did in the UK. Having said that, Roger's next musical incarnation was General Public, his duo with fellow The Beat member Dave Wakeling. For my money, this song gets to me every time I hear it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted March 29, 2019 Both members of the indie duo Her's have died in a car crash along with their tour manager, Trevor Engelbrektson. Trevor also ran the sound desk at various venues in the MInneapolis / St. Paul area. He did the sound for a few gigs that I was the roadie for a couple of years ago. One for Unknown Hinson, and another for Wayne "The Train" Hancock, to name a few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 1, 2019 Billy Adams, a Rockabilly Hall of Fame member, has died. He was 79. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/01/rockabilly-hall-famer-billy-adams-dies-79/3335499002/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 893 Posted April 1, 2019 Jarrod Paul Bramson, songwriter and vocalist for Solvents, has died aged 43 from an apparent drug overdose. https://www.kexp.org/read/2019/4/1/rip-jarrod-paul-bramson-solvents/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 2, 2019 Rockabilly Hall of Fame member, Jay Chevalier, has died at the age of 83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 2, 2019 Neil Diamond announces retirement and Parkinson's diagnosis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted April 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Phantom said: Neil Diamond announces retirement and Parkinson's diagnosis On January 23rd 2018!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: On January 23rd 2018!! Wasn't paying much attention. Mind is on other things. Have a benefit tonight for the family of Her's tour manager, Trevor Englebrektson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 4, 2019 Kim English, a noted house music vocalist who scored eight #1 hits on the Billboard Dance/Club Play charts, has died. She was 48. https://www.nme.com/news/music/house-singer-kim-english-has-died-2471070 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
