alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 5, 2019 Jimmy Johnson, a top session musician and member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, has died. He was 76. Second music-related Jimmy Johnson to die in the past couple of months, with the same-named Styx guitar tech dying in late July. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-johnson-obituary-880678/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 16, 2019 Ric Ocasek of the Cars dead at 75 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hosni Mubarak 48 Posted September 16, 2019 24 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Ric Ocasek of the Cars dead at 75 Who was driving him home?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted September 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Ric Ocasek of the Cars dead at 75 One to strike from my 1984 and 1985 TOTP theme teams (yes, same tune an outright hit in both years). Haven't checked later years, but wouldn't have qualified for this year's team. Anyone who remembers Live Aid will feel a punch to the gut with this one. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Hosni Mubarak said: Who was driving him home?? Big swing and miss. That’s the one big Cars hit sung by Benjamin Orr. FAIL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hosni Mubarak 48 Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Big swing and miss. That’s the one big Cars hit sung by Benjamin Orr. FAIL. They only had one hit, what you talking about you goon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted September 16, 2019 'My Best Friend's Girl' - no. 3, November 1978. 'Just What I Needed' - no. 17, February 1979 'Drive' - no. 5, October 1984 and returned to the Top 10 after Live Aid. Plus a couple of minor hits.' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 16, 2019 58 minutes ago, Cerberus said: 'My Best Friend's Girl' - no. 3, November 1978. 'Just What I Needed' - no. 17, February 1979 'Drive' - no. 5, October 1984 and returned to the Top 10 after Live Aid. Plus a couple of minor hits.' You are wasting your time with him. The twat wasn't even born when they were charting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted September 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: You are wasting your time with him. The twat wasn't even born when they were charting. I wasn't born when Spencer Perceval was shot - I still know he's the only Prime Minister (to date) to be assassinated in this country I mean, there's always Wikipedia, right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: I wasn't born when Spencer Perceval was shot - I still know he's the only Prime Minister (to date) to be assassinated in this country I mean, there's always Wikipedia, right? Exactly! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hosni Mubarak 48 Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Cerberus said: 'My Best Friend's Girl' - no. 3, November 1978. 'Just What I Needed' - no. 17, February 1979 'Drive' - no. 5, October 1984 and returned to the Top 10 after Live Aid. Plus a couple of minor hits.' Sorry but non of these were hits in the Egyptian top 40. And in UK, only known song is Drive you home. Don't hear them on capital FM tbh. Z lister Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted September 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Ric Ocasek of the Cars dead at 75 Very sad news I actually listened to side two of their last two albums on vinyl yesterday. Loved the magic video where Ric walked on water, awesome. RIP, now you`re reunited with Ben! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hosni Mubarak 48 Posted September 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: I wasn't born when Spencer Perceval was shot - I still know he's the only Prime Minister (to date) to be assassinated in this country I mean, there's always Wikipedia, right? Comparing former UK prime minister's to a one hit wonder is a bit of a silly comparison! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 16, 2019 Peace out Ric Ocasek: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted September 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Cerberus said: 'My Best Friend's Girl' - no. 3, November 1978. 'Just What I Needed' - no. 17, February 1979 'Drive' - no. 5, October 1984 and returned to the Top 10 after Live Aid. Plus a couple of minor hits.' Some of the sales of 'My Best Friend's Girl' were undoubtedly due to it being issued as a picture disc, which was somewhat rare at the time. There was another single from the same era that charted purely due to it being issued on a square record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hosni Mubarak 48 Posted September 16, 2019 The irony here is so funny You say this guy is huge, but yet he does not have his own thread Even the BBC lists him as the guy that wrote, drive Obvs he was well known...mm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted September 16, 2019 A very powerful song, sung here by an uncredited Aimée Mann in a tense scene from The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted September 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Hosni Mubarak said: Comparing former UK prime minister's to a one hit wonder is a bit of a silly comparison! Well...we'll have to agree to disagree Is it bad enough to deserve a fine of $2.9 million? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted September 16, 2019 I was quite sad about this death until I realised that it was not about Gary Numan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted September 26, 2019 Kent Messenger reporting the death of Dave Kingsman aka Bill Kent - two non-charting singles for Decca in 1958 followed by a fleeting career as a popular live act in Canada. Notable to the insatiably music obsessed (okay, me) because he was signed to Decca by Dick Rowe and it's arguable that Rowe's faith a few who turned out to be chart failures had jaded him to the point that jading fuelled his decision in 1962 not to sign The Beatles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted September 28, 2019 Not dead but Indias 'voice of the nation' Lata Mangeshkar turns 90 today. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted October 1, 2019 Lamonte McLemore of US group The Fifth Dimension, who had a couple of top 20 UK hits in 1969/70, recovering from a stroke: https://www.soultracks.com/story-lamonte-mclemore-stroke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 2, 2019 11 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Lamonte McLemore of US group The Fifth Dimension, who had a couple of top 20 UK hits in 1969/70, recovering from a stroke: https://www.soultracks.com/story-lamonte-mclemore-stroke Link dead. Hoax maybe? Bad reporting? No other reference to stroke yet. It may appear of course. If he’s ready to go up up and away... SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Link dead. Hoax maybe? Bad reporting? No other reference to stroke yet. It may appear of course. If he’s ready to go up up and away... SC Noticed it had been removed some hours later. Be the usual, someone's alerted a denial, yada yada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted October 2, 2019 Barrie Masters, lead singer with Eddie and the Hot Rods, dead: https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1185365/Barrie-Masters-dead-Eddie-and-the-Hot-Rods-cause-of-death-dies-news-latest Do Anything You Wanna Do, UK #9 1977 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
