Archive for the ‘RIP’ Category
Johnny Otis, RIP
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Sean Bonniwell, RIP
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Sylvia Robinson RIP
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Brian Rust, RIP
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011The father of the modern discography. More a data geek than a record geek (he kept his records in an unheated garage), though he did name his son after RCA Victor.
Captain Beefheart R.I.P.
Friday, December 17th, 2010I was lucky enough to see the Captain once: January 15, 1981, his 40th birthday, just a year or two before his decision to retire as a musician. He looked tired and unhappy, maybe even a little lost, but the music was brilliant as ever. This has always been a particular favorite; it’s like something from Herman Melville converted to song.
RIP Solomon Burke
Monday, October 11th, 2010In memorium: When A Woman Loves
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010RIP Catfish Collins
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010JBs and Funkadelic guitarist, and brother of Bootsy.
RIP Margaret Ann Rich
Monday, July 26th, 2010The widow of Charlie Rich, Margaret Ann, passed away last week. Anyone who has read Peter Guralnick’s pieces on Rich in Feel Like Going Home and Lost Highway knows what an amazing person she was (and if you haven’t read them, you should). Great songwriter, too:
