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mcnally
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response 44 of 106:
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Feb 2 12:49 UTC 2003 |
I've always appreciated the Bee Gees less for their music and more for
their acting career, which included the phenomenally misguided film
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Despite the fact that it's
an awful film with the Bee Gees acting the parts of the band and playing
their own unique interpretations on a number of Beatles classics,
I have a mysterious soft spot for it and can't resist watching it on the
increasingly infrequent occasions when I come across it on late-night TV.
All hail FVB!
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scott
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response 45 of 106:
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Feb 2 13:44 UTC 2003 |
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - wow, terrible movie. Still, it's
got Alice Cooper AND Aerosmith, and Earth Wind & Fire's tune is awesome.
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dbratman
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response 46 of 106:
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Feb 2 21:10 UTC 2003 |
resp:43 About popular music, I only know what I hear on the radio
stations that are being played in stores.
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jaklumen
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response 47 of 106:
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Feb 3 09:14 UTC 2003 |
resp:44 The storyline was a colossal flop-- was George Harrison doing
drugs when he wrote it? (He's done better. Time Bandits was weird,
but cute.) I think my folks still have a taped copy, so resp:45 I'll
have to go back to look at the EWF segment. Really, the covers by the
various bands and other celebrities are what make movie interesting.
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dbratman
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response 48 of 106:
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Feb 4 17:48 UTC 2003 |
Obituary: Lou Harrison, aged 85, a late survivor of the Henry Cowell-
John Cage circle of 1940s avant-garde American composers, on Sunday in
Lafayette IN on his way to a festival of his music at Ohio State. (He
lived in Aptos CA.) His most typical music blended western instruments
with eastern aesthetics, with more rigor and astringency than Alan
Hovhaness; he also wrote for what he called the American gamelan, a
collection of tin crockery and other miscellanea he and his partner, an
instrument-maker, put together.
It's not been a good couple years for great musicians named Harrison.
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bruin
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response 49 of 106:
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Feb 4 21:28 UTC 2003 |
We also lost legendary Latin jazz musicial Mongo Santamaria, who is best
remembered for his 1960's hit "Watermelon Man".
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goose
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response 50 of 106:
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May 13 14:56 UTC 2003 |
And as was announced in Agora, Noel Redding, 57, former bassist of The Jimi
Hendrix Experience.
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krj
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response 51 of 106:
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May 16 18:29 UTC 2003 |
June Carter Cash, the wife of Johnny Cash, has died following surgery
earlier this month to replace a heart valve. June Carter was the
daughter of A.P. and Maybelle Carter, who as The Carter Family were
towering figures in American folk music.
June Carter was also the mother of country-rock singer Carlene Carter,
from a previous marriage.
June Carter Cash had a lovely solo album which came out in 1999,
"Press On." USA Today reports that she had just completed another
album, and presumably it will be released posthumously.
Johnny Cash has been very sick for years, and from all accounts
June has been taking loving care of him. Hard to imagine that he'll
outlive her by very long.
The NY Times has an excellent obituary:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/obituaries/16CASH.html
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albaugh
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response 52 of 106:
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May 16 19:04 UTC 2003 |
A couple of weeks ago I believe she was featured on A&E's "Biography".
One wonders if this was because of suspected grave state of health affairs...
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tod
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response 53 of 106:
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May 16 19:06 UTC 2003 |
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happyboy
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response 54 of 106:
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May 18 17:38 UTC 2003 |
i caught that. :)
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tod
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response 55 of 106:
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May 19 18:26 UTC 2003 |
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albaugh
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response 56 of 106:
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Sep 12 18:00 UTC 2003 |
As reported in summer Agora (see item #221), Johnny Cash has passed away at
the age of 71.
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dbratman
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response 57 of 106:
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Sep 17 06:27 UTC 2003 |
And according to his obituary, Johnny Cash's first name was actually
the initial "J."
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bruin
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response 58 of 106:
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Sep 17 13:16 UTC 2003 |
Just got word that singer/actor Sheb Wooley died at the age of 82. His
biggest hit was the 1958 novelty song "Purple People Eater."
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mynxcat
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response 59 of 106:
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Sep 17 13:43 UTC 2003 |
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remmers
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response 60 of 106:
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Sep 17 17:10 UTC 2003 |
Nope.
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jaklumen
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response 61 of 106:
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Sep 18 06:16 UTC 2003 |
Oh, hell no.
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tpryan
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response 62 of 106:
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Sep 20 21:50 UTC 2003 |
Under his 'gise as Ben Colder, Sheb Wooley also did a
number of country parody songs. (late 60s, early 70s).
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goose
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response 63 of 106:
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Oct 23 02:17 UTC 2003 |
Singer-songwriter Elliot Smith, 34, has died aparently at his own hand...
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/03-10/22.shtml
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mcnally
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response 64 of 106:
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Oct 23 06:09 UTC 2003 |
NPR did a nice piece on him this evening. It's a shame that
that (and possibly music he had on the "Good Will Hunting"
soundtrack) will be what most people remember about him.
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happyboy
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response 65 of 106:
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Oct 23 19:28 UTC 2003 |
never heard of him.
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mcnally
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response 66 of 106:
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Oct 23 23:27 UTC 2003 |
Smith was an "alternative" (whatever that means anymore) singer/songwriter
from the Portland area. He had a fairly large regional following and a
cult national following among those of us who like fairly mopey and
depressing singer/songwriter stuff. A high-profile song on the soundtrack
for "Good Will Hunting" earned him an Oscar nomination for best song and
enough exposure to swing a major-label record deal. It appears that he
finally succumbed to his long-term problems with substance abuse and
depression.
He wasn't among my favorite musicians, but I found a fair amount of his work
enjoyable. Personally I thought his performing talents were stronger than
his songwriting talents -- much of his self-penned material seemed too mired
in cliche and self-pity, even for my tastes, but he undeniably had a voice
and playing style that was effective and very well suited for his material.
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dbratman
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response 67 of 106:
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Oct 24 07:09 UTC 2003 |
All I remember about "Good Will Hunting" is that I didn't believe in
Robin Williams's character for a minute. Any of the other characters,
either.
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krj
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response 68 of 106:
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Dec 16 21:29 UTC 2003 |
Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham has died: reported today on Radio
Scotland and confirmed at his web site. Johnny Cunningham, the brother
of Phil, was probably best known for work in the bands Silly Wizard and
Relativity, and more recently he'd been part of the Celtic Fiddle
Festival tours.
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