drol 11,923 Posted March 31 Nothing confirmed, but some outlets reporting Romeo Santos is in serious condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted April 1 17 hours ago, drol said: Nothing confirmed, but some outlets reporting Romeo Santos is in serious condition after suffering a cardiac arrest. Bullshit, of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted April 5 Brian Bethell, bass player with Nine Below Zero, reportedly dead: No hit singles but their album Third Degree made #38 in the UK chart in March 1982. They played their choon 11 + 11 on the very first episode of The Young Ones, thus being the first musical guests on the show: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 5 Michael Ward, a former guitarist for the Wallflowers, has died. He was 57. Ward was nominated for five Grammys throughout his career, winning in 1998 for best rock performance by a duo/group with vocal for The Wallflowers' hit "One Headlight". He was with the band between 1995 and 2001. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13274859/The-Wallflowers-former-guitarist-Michael-Ward-dies-age-57.html 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted April 7 On 12/03/2024 at 06:27, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: Love the Raspberries, less keen on his solo stuff, but a talented guy indeed. And no, I've never seen Love Actually, obviously. It seems odd to me that he's being reported as 'guy who did those songs that sound like St Elmo's Fire from those romcoms"' when to me he's mainly 'singer/songwriter of the Raspberries', but then again I was surprised when Coltrane/Rickman/Gambon were billed as 'Harry Potter actor'. Edit: the other three from the classic line-up - Wally Bryson, Jim Bonfanti and Dave Smalley - all appear to be still on the vine (er, bush?) in their mid-70s (appropriately enough). I missed Eric’s tragic passing on holiday and I’m absolutely gutted. His solo albums include many songs in the Raspberries’ style as well as ballads. Thankfully, the classic line-up reunited for some great gigs around 2005-7. I’d have paid a lot of money on flights and hotel to seen them live. RIP Eric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted April 8 Clarence "Frogman" Henry dead at 87. 6 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted April 8 20 minutes ago, drol said: Clarence "Frogman" Henry dead at 87. One of my deadpooling mascots in recent years. 50s New Orleans R&B was a treasure trove for WTF they didn't die in 1995 picks not too long ago, like Lloyd Price and Huey Piano Smith. But now they're all dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted April 8 29 minutes ago, drol said: Clarence "Frogman" Henry dead at 87. The first major music act I saw live. Unfortuantely he was supporting the terribly unfunny Cannon & Ball in Scarborough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted April 8 Is there an explanation somewhere of how a Chess Records mainstay of the 50s ended up doing the scampi-and-chips seaside circuit in the UK 30 years later? Was it just a "people in the UK gave more of a shit and he had bills to pay" deal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted April 8 According to the link below, he recorded an album in Manchester for the Silvertown label jn late 1982, and this 9-week season with Cannon & Ball in 1983 was supposedly to promote this album. https://comedykings.co.uk/index.php/summer-1983-scarborough/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted April 8 52 minutes ago, drol said: Clarence "Frogman" Henry dead at 87. I don't know why I feel sad, but I do. (Feel sad, that is, not know why I feel sad. You see?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morrisey 32 Posted April 8 Checked the thread for March but didn't find someone posted this. Marc Tobaly from the French rock band Les Variations passed away on 10th March 2024 aged 74. https://rockmeeting.com/news/14753-r-i-p-marc-tobaly-le-guitariste-des-variations-est-mort-a-l-age-de-74-ans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted April 8 1 hour ago, drol said: Clarence "Frogman" Henry dead at 87. 1 hour ago, Death Impends said: One of my deadpooling mascots in recent years. 50s New Orleans R&B was a treasure trove for WTF they didn't die in 1995 picks not too long ago, like Lloyd Price and Huey Piano Smith. But now they're all dead. It's like something has passed in front of the sun and plunged us all into darkness. No, wait, that's in about an hour... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 423 Posted April 8 1 hour ago, drol said: Clarence "Frogman" Henry dead at 87. Honestly surprised this hasn’t gotten national news coverage, especially since his songs have been all throughout Hollywood movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,580 Posted April 8 12 minutes ago, RetroGamer47 said: Honestly surprised this hasn’t gotten national news coverage, especially since his songs have been all throughout Hollywood movies. Dude, it’s been little over an hour. Patience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted April 8 7 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Is there an explanation somewhere of how a Chess Records mainstay of the 50s ended up doing the scampi-and-chips seaside circuit in the UK 30 years later? Was it just a "people in the UK gave more of a shit and he had bills to pay" deal? Bit like the time I saw Edwin Starr performing on a Channel ferry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted April 8 7 hours ago, JQW said: According to the link below, he recorded an album in Manchester for the Silvertown label jn late 1982, and this 9-week season with Cannon & Ball in 1983 was supposedly to promote this album. https://comedykings.co.uk/index.php/summer-1983-scarborough/ As for why Scarborough, I presume it had something to do with Charles White, aka Dr Rock, a Scarborough resident who also penned the official biographies of both Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. He's still alive I think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 12 Park Boram, a K-Pop singer about to celebrate 10 years in the business, has died. She was 30. https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/park-boram-k-pop-singer-songwriter-obituary-1235654493/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted April 12 On 19/01/2024 at 09:00, Bibliogryphon said: Neville Staple from The Specials has cancelled all live shows on medical advice following diagnosis of a serious heart defect Neville Staple celebrated his 69th birthday yesterday with a "backyard jam": He's clinging on for dear life to that chair. But fortunately he's alive and singing, nothing ever change, woooahh woah. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted April 16 Chris de Burgh "is happy if he gets to live another day" according to Germany's BILD: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/chris-de-burgh-bin-schon-froh-wenn-ich-morgen-noch-am-leben-bin-87858114.bildMobile.html But actually, he seems to be doing quite well at now 75. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted April 16 Graeme Naysmith, guitarist and founding member of Pale Saints, reportedly dead: Couple of charting albums and had a taste - just a smidge - of single chart success in July 1991 reaching #72 on the UK chart with Kinky Love: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted April 17 On 13/06/2014 at 06:48, The Dead Cow said: Jim Keays, lead vocalist of The Masters Apprentices, has died http://www.theguardi...ons-from-cancer Bassist/founding member Gavin Webb ditto. https://7news.com.au/entertainment/music/masters-apprentices-founding-member-and-bass-player-gavin-webb-dead-at-77-c-14346515.amp Some called them the ‘Aussie Stones’, apparently. They had a good track on the second Nuggets box set, and they have a ridiculously mahoosive Wikipedia page. And that’s all I have to divulge on the matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted April 17 Pooch Tavares dead at 81- years old. It only took a minute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 423 Posted April 18 Allman Brothers Band guitarist, Dickey Betts, dead at 80. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
