Category R.I.P.
R.I.P.: Bobby Irwin
British rock drummer Bobby Irwin died this past Friday (March 8, 2015) in England after a long illness. The much loved and admired Irwin spent most of his life there except for a stint in the Eighties when he lived in San Antonio, Texas after marrying a local girl. Irwin’s career first took hold as […]
R.I.P.: Dave Cloud
I was quite saddened to hear this past week that underground Nashville music legend Dave Cloud had passed away. While my son attended Belmont University over the past few years, he had the honor of befriending Dave on the porch of Bongo Java where he regularly held court. I was hopeful that I would someday […]
R.I.P.: Ian McLagan
It has been a tough week for Rolling Stones’ sidemen now with the passing of The Small Faces / Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan. Following the death of sax player Bobby Keys, British-born McLagan died in his longtime home of Austin, Texas at age 69 after suffering a stroke. After the Faces disbanded in 1975, McLagan […]
R.I.P.: Bobby Keys
Sad new today that Bobby Keys has died at age 70. Undoubtedly one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rock saxophonist of all time. I was so blessed that in addition to seeing Bobby play with the Rolling Stones in enormous stadiums, I also got to see him up close and personal. In the […]
R.I.P.: Joan Rivers
We sure will miss having Joan around. Here she is in 1984 filling-in for Johnny Carson on NBC’s The Tonight Show. She does a great interview with Elvis Costello in between some fine musical performances.
R.I.P.: Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
Today’s news reports the passing of controversial New Jersey middleweight boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter of prostate cancer at age 76. Twice-convicted and eventually freed after serving 20 years in prison, there remains mystery and confusion about what really happened one fateful night in New Jersey in 1966. Regardless of what you believe about the horrible […]
R.I.P.: Jesse Winchester
It is being reported on Facebook by his friend Janis Ian that the great singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester has died. Here is a photo of him that I shot at Nashville’s Belcourt Theater on April 3, 2003. At the brand new Tennessee Waltz You were literally waltzing on air At the brand new, oh, Tennessee […]
R.I.P.: Lou Reed
By now, I suspect that most have heard about the passing of the great Lou Reed. It’s just hard to imagine the world without him. I apologize for the self-indulgence, but here’s my favorite cover of Lou’s classic Femme Fatale, a song he wrote with The Velvet Underground in 1967. “I wanted to play football for the […]
R.I.P.: Stanley Snadowsky, Co-Founder of The Bottom Line
Here is a link to the New York Times obit on Stanley Snadowsky, co-founder of the legendary Greenwich Village night club: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/nyregion/stanley-snadowsky-founder-of-greenwich-village-nightclub-dies-at-70.html?_r=0 The Bottom Line was open from 1972 through 2004. During the late 70’s heyday of the record business, it was the industry’s premier showcase venue, launching many new artists into the spotlight. Seating […]
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