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krj
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Musical Obituaries
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Aug 7 06:49 UTC 1997 |
We'd been discussing the demise of William S. Burroughs in Mark's item
#32; if nothing else, Burroughs rates a mention here for his work with
Laurie Anderson. But in the same day's paper, on the page facing the
Burroughs obituary, was another obit for Fela Kuti, of Nigeria.
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bmoran
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response 1 of 244:
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Aug 7 13:36 UTC 1997 |
I noticed that. I suppose we'll soon see Geo Harrison's obit.
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mcnally
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response 2 of 244:
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Aug 7 16:53 UTC 1997 |
Any reason to anticipate Harrison's demise (or is it just the old
"celebrity deaths always come in threes" thing?)
Burroughs worked with a fairly wide variety of musical artists.
In addition to his work with Laurie Anderson on "Mr. Heartbreak"
he had more involvement with projects by Material (contrary to
appearances I do *not* receive kickbacks on sales of this album,
I just like to plug it,) Disposable Heroes of Hiphophrisy, and
several other bands..
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raven
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response 3 of 244:
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Aug 7 22:31 UTC 1997 |
William Burrough's also wrote, and appeared on Tom Wait's fantastic "Black
Rider" album, did work with Kurt Cobain, Tony Trischka, and I believe
had some involement with Throbbing Gristle. I also like Fela Kunti, BTW.
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lumen
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response 4 of 244:
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Aug 8 00:57 UTC 1997 |
I remember Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie died within months of each other,
about five years ago. it was a sad time for the jazz community..
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bmoran
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response 5 of 244:
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Aug 8 13:21 UTC 1997 |
Harrison's been diagnosed with lymphoma. Already removed one big lump, and
I heard it's pretty well spread around.
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omni
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response 6 of 244:
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Aug 8 22:09 UTC 1997 |
Lymphoma can be beat. I'd imagine that he'll be doing the chemo/radiation
thing, but since he's reletivly young, he should beat it.
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bmoran
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response 7 of 244:
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Aug 10 23:34 UTC 1997 |
KNock on vinyl.
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bruin
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response 8 of 244:
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Aug 14 13:51 UTC 1997 |
Blues guitarist Luther Allison, who had appeared at the Ann Arbor Blues and
Jazz Festival in the late 1960's, died Tuesday, August 12, of lung and brain
cancer. Luther Allison was 57.
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krj
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response 9 of 244:
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Aug 14 14:56 UTC 1997 |
The Times had an obit for Conlon Nancarrow, who composed for player
piano by punching lots of extra holes in the paper.
My limited exposure to Nancarrow was on an old sampler EP from
Columbia, the same one which introduced me to Harry Partch.
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orinoco
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response 10 of 244:
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Aug 14 17:15 UTC 1997 |
Wow...I had no idea Nancarrow lived this long. I had thought he died a while
ago.
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bmoran
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response 11 of 244:
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Aug 14 18:52 UTC 1997 |
Today's Freep has a short notice too. Interesting sort of guy!
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mcnally
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Aug 17 10:09 UTC 1997 |
the latest famous musician death seems to be Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,
a Pakistani singer who had gained popularity in the US in recent years
through exposure from Peter Gabriel's RealWorld label and through
collaborations with popular alternative musicians. He died Saturday
in a London hospital
More info at http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9708/16/nusrat.ap/index.html
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raven
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response 13 of 244:
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Aug 17 13:34 UTC 1997 |
re #12 What a bummer, I like his stuff at least the more tradational stuff
he does that I have on CD.
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orinoco
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response 14 of 244:
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Aug 17 17:19 UTC 1997 |
I had the good fortune of seeing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan here in town a few
years ago. A great show. It's a real pity he's no longer with us...
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scott
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Aug 17 22:30 UTC 1997 |
I saw Cab Calloway a couple years before he died, and also saw Sun Ra about
a year before his death. See those icons now, since next year they may move
on to the next dimension...
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bruin
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response 16 of 244:
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Aug 17 22:42 UTC 1997 |
I saw Dottie West perform at Hill Auditorium about a year before her
death.
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bmoran
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response 17 of 244:
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Aug 20 19:29 UTC 1997 |
Scott, did you see Cab with the Detroit symphony? Good show , GREAT voice,
relativly uninspired performance by the symphony, tho.
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scott
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response 18 of 244:
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Aug 20 23:21 UTC 1997 |
No, I saw him with a regular big band at MSU. Great show.
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krj
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response 19 of 244:
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Oct 13 19:00 UTC 1997 |
John Denver has died. His ultralight aircraft crashed into the ocean
off Monterey, California.
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lumen
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response 20 of 244:
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Oct 16 02:42 UTC 1997 |
I couldn't believe it when someone told me. I jokingly thought it was an
alcohol-related accident. Well, despite all the fun that's been made of him
(as his music is so..bland and almost cheesy), I miss him.
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bruin
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response 21 of 244:
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Oct 18 19:53 UTC 1997 |
At Trailblazers this afternoon, during a "Jam Session," a lady in a
wheelchair honored the late John Denver (never thought I'd be hearing
that so soon) with an a capella rendintion of "Sunshine On My Shoulder."
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diznave
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response 22 of 244:
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Oct 21 20:58 UTC 1997 |
My roommate, Jeremey, has an interesting story concerning John Denver. When
he was a young teenager, he saw John in concert somewhere in southern Florida.
He and his brother went to the hotel where John and company were staying
hoping to get an autograph. Jeremey had John's first album, hoping to get it
signed. He and his brother were standing in the lobby, when John came walking
by fairly fast. Jeremey and his brother had to run to catch up. They asked
for autographs, and John stopped and explained that he was in a huge hurry,
and maybe another time. Well, an old couple standing nearby (around 80 years
old, supposedly) heard John refuse the autograph, and they came over and the
woman tore into John, shaming him into giving Jeremey and his brothers
autographs. This is not to say anything bad about John at all. I don't know
his situation at the time. He's a great musician, and has made some beautiful
music, and I really regret that I never got to see him live.
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tpryan
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response 23 of 244:
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Nov 23 16:50 UTC 1997 |
The lead singer of the Austrailian group INXS died earlier
this weekend.
I know two poeple that have met John Denver. Each with their
own story. Another musician, Steve Macdonald, will proudfully say
that without John Denver, he never would have picked up/bought a
guitar; theirfore he never would have come to know many people he
enjoys being around today.
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mcnally
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Nov 23 18:26 UTC 1997 |
re #23: I hadn't heard that yet, so I checked out the "Music News
of the World" at the Addicted to Noise site.. It had this to say:
Michael Hutchence, the lead singer for INXS, was found dead in
a Sydney, Australia hotel room on Saturday. Local reports say
the charismatic and broodingly handsome singer hanged himself
by his own belt, according to Retuters news service. He was 37.
Hutchence's suicide comes just before the band was to embark
on a 20th anniversary tour of Australia following the release
earlier this year of their most recent album Elegantly Wasted.
How unexpected and tragically pointless...
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