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krj
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response 125 of 244:
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Apr 19 14:31 UTC 1999 |
CNN reports that Skip Spence died Friday at the age of 52.
The cnn.com story says he "had long battled alcholism, schizophrenia
and periods of homelessness." Spence was a drummer with the early
Jefferson Airplane and then guitarist for Moby Grape.
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cyklone
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response 126 of 244:
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Apr 20 01:03 UTC 1999 |
You can also blame him for naming the Doobie Brothers . . . .
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cyklone
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response 127 of 244:
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Jul 7 12:03 UTC 1999 |
Martin (?) Sandman, the bassist/singer for the band Morphine died of a heart
attack while performing in Rome recently. Although Morphine will never be
noted as a prominent act, it did have an interesting sound featuring bass
(with two strings removed, as I recall), sax, drums and *no* guitar. I always
found their sound to be a refreshing break from the alt/grunge sounds that
often bracketed their airplay . . . .
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gnat
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response 128 of 244:
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Jul 7 13:13 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, I'm sorta bummed about Mark (not Martin) Sandman's demise... Morphine
were a cool band and put on a great live show. They will be missed.
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goose
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response 129 of 244:
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Oct 8 02:51 UTC 1999 |
Jazz trumpeter Art Farmer died last monday of a heart attack.
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goose
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response 130 of 244:
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Oct 11 22:56 UTC 1999 |
Premier jazz vibrophonist Milt Jackson died at the age of 76.
People: Get out and see some of these living legends before they're all
gone!
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krj
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response 131 of 244:
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Oct 11 23:28 UTC 1999 |
Milt Jackson was best known for his work in the Modern Jazz Quartet,
and I think I have a few other albums with him. He was pretty much
the defining player of the vibes, as Chris said.
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bruin
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response 132 of 244:
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Oct 11 23:46 UTC 1999 |
Is it just me, or is 1999 becoming the year that so many jazz greats have
died?
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scott
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response 133 of 244:
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Oct 11 23:53 UTC 1999 |
I was thinking that about 1998, myself. Lots of the jazz greats are of such
a generation that they are dropping like flies lately. :(
(I'm just happy I got to see Sun-Ra and Cab Calloway before their deaths)
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tpryan
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response 134 of 244:
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Oct 30 18:07 UTC 1999 |
I'm sad to see the afterfacts on the death of Hoyt Axton, song writer
and performer, best know for his "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" 'Joy to the World'
and has appeared as an actor, in 'Gremlins' and as a back-hills singer
on WKRP.
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lumen
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response 135 of 244:
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Nov 3 23:58 UTC 1999 |
That is sad. My folks used to love Three Dog Night, so I grew up
listening to some of the music he wrote.
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eprom
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response 136 of 244:
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Nov 10 09:13 UTC 1999 |
I heard somewhere that the body of the guy from Iron Butterfly
was found, recently...anyone here have anymore info?
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katie
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response 137 of 244:
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Nov 10 11:46 UTC 1999 |
Wasn't he found in his van at the bottom of a ravine? After 2 years missing?
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goose
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response 138 of 244:
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Nov 10 16:44 UTC 1999 |
That sounds familiar Katie, I think I read that on a mailing list.
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goose
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response 139 of 244:
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Dec 11 07:53 UTC 1999 |
Rick Danko, former bassist with The Band died of an apparent heart attack
at his home Friday morning, a day after turning 56.
He had played at the Ark Tues, and I had recorded him on Monday. I'm
not a huge fan, but this has me a little freaked out. He was singing
great, had been 'clean' for about a year, although he looked tired (and he
had just done 11 shows in 11 days)
It's just strange...
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mcnally
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response 140 of 244:
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Dec 11 16:32 UTC 1999 |
That's a bummer.. I've been listening to the Band all week
and realizing how much I enjoy their music. I also liked some
of what he'd done more recently with Danko/Fjeld/Andersen.
I suppose even if I'd known he was playing the Ark on Tuesday
there's no way I could've gone, but I would've like to have seen him
perform..
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happyboy
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response 141 of 244:
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Dec 11 17:45 UTC 1999 |
yeah...that IS a bummer. :( i've always loved
The Band. even when i was a mr scareyhead hardcore kid.
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goose
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response 142 of 244:
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Dec 20 05:02 UTC 1999 |
Grover Washington Jr., anohter big jazz name, died of an apparent heart attack
on friday after taping a TV show. He was 56.
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bruin
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response 143 of 244:
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Dec 20 20:41 UTC 1999 |
And we just lost a country music giant. Hank Snow, whose best known song was
"I'm Movin' On" in 1950, died today in Nashville. He was 85.
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lumen
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response 144 of 244:
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Dec 23 20:42 UTC 1999 |
I heard about that. CNN said he was a mentor to Elvis Presley.
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goose
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response 145 of 244:
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Dec 28 02:05 UTC 1999 |
And now Curtis Mayfield....56 or 57 I forget which...
1999 is a bad year for loss in music.
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omni
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response 146 of 244:
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Dec 28 09:57 UTC 1999 |
57. Freddie's Dead was one of my favorite funk songs.
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bruin
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response 147 of 244:
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Jan 3 20:13 UTC 2000 |
We lost a number of legendary jazz performers in 1999, and on the second day
of 2000, another one has gone.
The musician is cornetist Nat Adderley, age 68, who died on Sunday after a
long illness (he lost a leg to diabetes awhile back).
Nat was also the brother of the late Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, who was
best remembered for the pop hit "Mercy Mercy Mercy."
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lumen
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response 148 of 244:
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Jan 11 03:03 UTC 2000 |
The University of Washington lost jazz prof Roy Cummings last week-- I
forget the date. He's not of big note, but one of his students did
acheive recognition-- Kenny G.
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lumen
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response 149 of 244:
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Jan 11 03:04 UTC 2000 |
Roy-- Roy? I'm not even sure if that's the right first name. I'll go
check.
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