wildstorm 297 Posted October 23, 2022 music publishing executive Robert Gordy Sr., the younger brother of the much-suggested Barry Gordy (motown records), has died at the age of 91. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted October 25, 2022 What's up with Whigfield? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11352815/Saturday-Night-singer-Whigfield-reveals-shes-undergoing-biopsy-amid-health-scare.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted October 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: What's up with Whigfield? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11352815/Saturday-Night-singer-Whigfield-reveals-shes-undergoing-biopsy-amid-health-scare.html It's cancer time and not one minute she can lose? 1 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 905 Posted October 29, 2022 Ryan Karazia, lead singer and leader of Icelandic post-rock/electronica band Low Roar, has died aged 40. The cause of the death is unknown. Ryan Karazia founded Low Roar in 2010. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5718246204933172 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted October 29, 2022 Geraldine Hunt, funky singer who scraped a single hit in the UK reaching #44 in November 1980 with Can't Fake The Feeling (which was a US Dance #1 and #10 in France) reportedly dead: https://www.soultracks.com/story-geraldine-hunt-dies 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 905 Posted October 31, 2022 US synth artist and sound designer Norm Chambers, AKA Panabrite and Jürgen Müller, has died. The Seattle-based musician passed away at home yesterday, October 30th. In 2019, he was diagnosed with a rare form of sinus cancer. https://ra.co/news/78036?fbclid=IwAR3p42z6-j-yRKW5kjPhUM_nuCFw0C8oQDDjSAFWz4zN3Dala7GU5Q1IOYM 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted November 4, 2022 Noel McKoy, soul singer who hit the UK charts first with his family band McKoy in March 1993 with Fight (#54) has had various reports of his death, but this seems a concrete one: He had a little more success as featured artist on the James Taylor Quartet hit Love The Life which reached #34 in April 1993: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 458 Posted November 5, 2022 Aaron Carter dead at age 34 (Didn't realize he had his own thread until after posting) 1 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,589 Posted November 5, 2022 1 hour ago, mollyafox said: Aaron Carter dead at age 34 (Didn't realize he had his own thread until after posting) Not surprised and I just feel sorry for his family. Drugs and whatever else mentally was going on really fucked with him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 6, 2022 Carmelo La Bionda died. Best know for this tune. Still don't know what was given out to him and me..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 905 Posted November 6, 2022 On 15/08/2022 at 19:07, ObakeFilter said: Low have been cancelling concerts lately due to Mimi Parker's cancer treatment. https://www.facebook.com/lowmusic/posts/pfbid027gUUE4aVMSFyYLNBE5sJVZD6UGgET4KFMuM1PideR69gKwjbihnuiFGsibnKY1Bfl The band shared on Twitter that Mimi Parker had passed away. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted November 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: The band has shared on Twitter that Mimi Parker has passed away. That’s the sound of everyone rearranging their shortlist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,536 Posted November 6, 2022 Will remember her best for her apple-bottomed jeans and boots with the fur. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 905 Posted November 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Will remember her best for her apple-bottomed jeans and boots with the fur. I'm devastated but that was a good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted November 6, 2022 2 hours ago, ObakeFilter said: I'm devastated but that was a good one. Aye, you and me both - loved them to the point Double Negative was album of the year on a radio show very close to my heart four years back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted November 7, 2022 Duran Duran's Andy Taylor is having "life extending" treatment for stage four prostate cancer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63540455 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted November 8, 2022 Jeff Cook, the lead guitarist, fiddle player, and vocalist for the supergroup Alabama, died at 73 years: https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/11/08/jeff-cook-alabama-2022-band-co-founding-member-dies/69611215007/ He owns a recording studio in Ft. Payne called Cook Sound Studios. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted November 9, 2022 Garry Roberts founding member of The Boomtown Rats dead. https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/boomtown-rats-guitarist-garry-roberts-28452272 Appeared on Rat Trap and I Don't Like Mondays, among their early stuff. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 10, 2022 Can't believe he's not mentioned before. Dan McCafferty, lead singer of Scottish rockers Nazareth, dead at 76. One of the greatest cover songs. Everly Bothers' Love hurts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 11, 2022 Chris Koers, founding member of Dutch prog rockers Earth and Fire dead at 74. I don't knowif they are known outside The Netherlands but they scored massive hits in the early 70's. I would not be surprised if these show up in a Quintin Tarrantino movie 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted November 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Whitehouse said: Chris Koers, founding member of Dutch prog rockers Earth and Fire dead at 74. I don't knowif they are known outside The Netherlands but they scored massive hits in the early 70's. I would not be surprised if these show up in a Quintin Tarrantino movie Not going to boogie wonderland then aye? Oh wait, wrong band. Carry on then… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Not going to boogie wonderland then aye? Oh wait, wrong band. Carry on then… They predate EWF by one year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted November 11, 2022 Only a couple of the original members of Earth And Fire are left now. I read recently that singer Jerney Kaagman is in a nursing home and has Alzheimer's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 11, 2022 35 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: Only a couple of the original members of Earth And Fire are left now. I read recently that singer Jerney Kaagman is in a nursing home and has Alzheimer's. She is suffering from Parkinson's disease. Her partner and bass player for E&F as well as Focus died in March this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted November 14, 2022 The Joe Meek Society yesterday reported the death of Alan Dean, who died back in August aged 80. Frontman of Alan Dean and his Problems. Released singles in the mid-1960s through Decca and Pye. Failed to chart. Edit: I see the page also reported that Bobby Rio, frontman of Bobby Rio and the Revelles, died on 6 September. Three singles released through Pye Records in 1965. None charted. 2nd edit: Charles Ward of The Thunderbolts died in July as per this local obit. One single in 1963, which also failed to chart. 3rd edit: Gerry Temple (real name Keith De Groot) died back in March as per this. Singles released 1961–1969. None charted. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
