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Redd Holt dies

Last post by matt1 « Mon May 29, 2023 2:56 am

by matt1 » Mon May 29, 2023 2:56 am

Drummer Redd Holt of Ramsey Lewis Trio as well as Young-Holt Unlimited has died at 91 years old.

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Ian Thomas Band-Pilot

Last post by matt1 « Sun May 28, 2023 6:23 am
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by Deleted User 15835 » Sat May 27, 2023 2:44 pm

A FB friend of mine sent me this, this has a Steely Dan kinda feel it with the up tempo kinda funk feel to it, with a touch of smoothness :) .

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Last post by matt1
Sun May 28, 2023 6:23 am
Obscure Songs With Recent 15 Minutes Of Fame

Last post by Mega Hertz « Sat May 27, 2023 1:49 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Fri May 26, 2023 10:57 pm

Can You Get To That by Funkadelic reached #93 Hot 100, #44 R & B, though reaching the Top 10 on WKNR and CKLW in 1971. Now, it's in a commercial for...

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Sat May 27, 2023 1:49 pm
Tina Turner

Last post by TC Talks « Sat May 27, 2023 9:43 am
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by Sfpcp » Wed May 24, 2023 3:09 pm
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Tina Turner has died at the age of 83.
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Sat May 27, 2023 9:43 am
Ed Ames dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri May 26, 2023 5:28 am
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by matt1 » Fri May 26, 2023 5:28 am

The throwing incident on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson!!

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Fri May 26, 2023 5:28 am
Musician Pete Brown dies

Last post by matt1 « Sat May 20, 2023 5:57 pm

by matt1 » Sat May 20, 2023 5:57 pm

Musician Pete Brown (who wrote Cream I Feel Free , Sunshine Of Your Love & White Room ) has died at 82 years old.

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Sat May 20, 2023 5:57 pm
Andy Rourke (The Smiths) dies

Last post by Sfpcp « Fri May 19, 2023 5:00 pm
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by matt1 » Fri May 19, 2023 3:33 am

Andy Rourke of The Smiths has died at 59 years old of pancreatic cancer.

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Fri May 19, 2023 5:00 pm
"Midnight Special" on YouTube

Last post by matt1 « Sun May 14, 2023 7:35 pm

by matt1 » Sun May 14, 2023 7:35 pm

The first 4 complete episodes of Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special (formerly on NBC) is on YouTube (without the commercials). The pilot from...

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Sun May 14, 2023 7:35 pm
Gordon Lightfoot dies

Last post by Sfpcp « Mon May 08, 2023 1:46 pm
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by matt1 » Mon May 01, 2023 9:48 pm

Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot has died at 84 years old.

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Mon May 08, 2023 1:46 pm
Ed Sheeran in court

Last post by kager « Sun May 07, 2023 10:40 am
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by matt1 » Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:44 pm

Singer Ed Sheeran appears in court about his 2014 song Thinking Out Loud against the late Marvin Gaye 1973 song Let's Get It On .

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Sun May 07, 2023 10:40 am
Tim Bachman (BTO) dies

Last post by Sfpcp « Fri May 05, 2023 5:18 am
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by matt1 » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:29 pm

Guitarist Tim Bachman (formerly of Bachman-Turner Overdrive on their first 2 albums in 1973 & 1974) has died at 71 years old.

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Fri May 05, 2023 5:18 am
Poor quality recordings

Last post by stopnswop2 « Mon May 01, 2023 3:21 pm
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by stopnswop2 » Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:58 pm
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What are some songs that no matter how many remasters it gets, still sounds awful?

Here are a few to start

Moody Blues - Go Now
.38 Special -...
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Mon May 01, 2023 3:21 pm
Harry Belafonte

Last post by matt1 « Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:46 pm
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by Sfpcp » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:03 pm

Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and musician, has died at the age of 96. I love that scene in Beetlejuice.

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Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:46 pm
Lasse Wellander (ABBA) dies

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:30 am
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by matt1 » Mon Apr 10, 2023 2:06 pm

Guitarist Lasse Wellander (ABBA) has died of cancer at 70 years old on April 7.

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Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:30 am
Ahmad Jamal has passed

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by Honeyman » Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:31 am

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Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:29 am
1980s 1 hit wonders

Last post by stopnswop2 « Sat Apr 22, 2023 2:45 am
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by Deleted User 15835 » Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:03 pm
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I'd say there was a lot of them in the 80s, so why not start a thread.

Guilty Pleasure:
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Sat Apr 22, 2023 2:45 am
Top 30 Weed Songs

Last post by Sfpcp « Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:17 am
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by matt1 » Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:35 pm

From Ultimate Classic Rock website NOT TMZ :

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Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:17 am
My Fave Jams

Last post by Deleted User 15999 « Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:58 pm
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by Deleted User 15999 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:57 pm

Sick of all these posts about death and shit.

So I'm gonna my fave jams! :D

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Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:58 pm
Mark Sheehan (The Script) dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:06 pm
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by matt1 » Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:05 pm

Guitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish pop group The Script has died at 46 years old.

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Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:06 pm
Musician Ian Bairnson dies

Last post by matt1 « Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:59 pm
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by matt1 » Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:48 pm

Musician Ian Bairnson (Pilot, Kate Bush & The Alan Parsons Project) has died of dementia at 69 years old.

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Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:59 pm
John Regan (Frehley's Comet) dies

Last post by matt1 « Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:31 am

by matt1 » Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:31 am

Bassist John Regan (Peter Frampton & Frehley's Comet with Ace Frehley of KISS) has died at 71 years old.

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Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:31 am
Donny Osmond Soldier of Love

Last post by matt1 « Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:30 am
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by Deleted User 15835 » Sat Apr 08, 2023 2:08 am

I heard this today and it caught me off guard, I was thinking Richard Marx for sure. Nope! Turns out it was Donny Osmond! I knew he had a song in the...

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Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:30 am
"The Dark Side Of The Moon" turns 50

Last post by matt1 « Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:01 pm
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by matt1 » Wed Mar 01, 2023 12:20 pm

The Pink Floyd classic album The Dark Side Of The Moon turns 50 today on March 1, 1973. :shock:

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:01 pm
Nora Forster dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:56 am

by matt1 » Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:56 am

Nora Forster, wife of singer John Lydon has died at 80 years old.

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:56 am
Vivian Trimble (Luscious Jackson) dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:08 am

by matt1 » Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:08 am

Musician Vivian Trimble of 90's alternative female group Luscious Jackson ( City Song in 1994 & Naked Eye in 1997) has died of cancer at 59 years old.

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:08 am
Rapper Coolio dies

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by matt1 » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:04 pm

Dies at 59.

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:05 am
Christine McVie (Fleetwod Mac) passes

Last post by matt1 « Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:04 am
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by kager » Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:07 pm

She was 79.

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:04 am
Weirdest songs you've ever heard

Last post by radioandtventhusiast « Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:03 pm
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by Deleted User 15835 » Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:00 am

This is a weird one, this was on a 80s New Wave compilation CD I used to have.

This one I really like!

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Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:03 pm
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) dies

Last post by moldyoldie « Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:15 am
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by matt1 » Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:42 pm

Musician Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant has died at 73 years old.

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Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:15 am
Banned songs

Last post by matt1 « Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:49 pm
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by Deleted User 15835 » Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:44 pm

Or at least at the time. First one I'll go with is Jeanny by Falco, whom was a pop artist from Austria. His best-known song is Rock me Amedius, which...

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Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:49 pm
Tom Leadon (Mudcrutch) dies

Last post by matt1 « Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:58 am

by matt1 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:58 am

Musician Tom Leadon of Tom Petty's Mudcrutch has died at 70 years old on March 22.

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Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:58 am
Wayne Swinny (Saliva) dies

Last post by radioandtventhusiast « Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:33 pm
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by matt1 » Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:23 pm

Guitarist Wayne Swinny of Saliva ( Click, Click, Boom ) has died of a brain disease at 59 years old.

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Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:33 pm
Fuzzy Haskins dies

Last post by matt1 « Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:40 pm

by matt1 » Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:40 pm

Fuzzy Haskins (Parliament & Funkadelic) has died at 81 years old.

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Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:40 pm
Lumineers vs. McCartney Wings

Last post by matt1 « Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:53 pm

by matt1 » Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:53 pm

The Lumineers Ho Hey (from their self-titled 2012 album & music video). This song reminds me of Paul McCartney & Wings Mrs. Vanderbilt & Picasso's...

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Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:53 pm
Bobby Caldwell dies

Last post by matt1 « Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:42 am
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by Honeyman » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:24 am

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Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:42 am
Jim Gordon dies

Last post by matt1 « Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:53 pm

by matt1 » Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:53 pm

Musician Jim Gordon who worked for Eric Clapton's Derek And The Dominos as well as other various artists till 1980 has died at 77 years old.

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Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:53 pm
Vinyl outsells CD's for first time in 35 years

Last post by TC Talks « Sun Mar 12, 2023 5:23 pm
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by bmw » Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:35 am

2022 numbers:
Vinyl: 41.3 million units (up from 40.0 million units in 2021)
CD: 33.4 million units (down from 46.7 million units in 2021)

That is a...

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Sun Mar 12, 2023 5:23 pm
Robin Lumley (Brand X) dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:40 pm
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by matt1 » Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:33 pm

Musician Robin Lumley of British jazz rock group Brand X (with Phil Collins) has died at 74 years old.

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Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:40 pm
Napoleon XIV dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:58 pm
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by matt1 » Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:57 pm

Singer Napoleon XIV who did They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha in 1966 has died at 84 years old.

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Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:58 pm
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies

Last post by Deleted User 15835 « Tue Mar 07, 2023 9:44 pm
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by matt1 » Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:21 pm

Guitarist Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd & Rossington Collins Band) has died at 71 years old.

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 9:44 pm
Bonnie Raitt

Last post by Deleted User 15835 « Sun Mar 05, 2023 11:45 pm
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by Honeyman » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:06 am

Find it humorous that some people are asking who she is after her big Grammy win last night. I first saw her at the Lansing Civic Center in 1978,...

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Sun Mar 05, 2023 11:45 pm
David Lindley dies

Last post by matt1 « Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:37 pm
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by matt1 » Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:35 pm

Musician & friend of Jackson Browne, reggae & pop singer David Lindley has died at 78 years old. The 1981 album El Rayo-X was named Top 20 Best...

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Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:37 pm
Wayne Shorter dies

Last post by matt1 « Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:55 pm

by matt1 » Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:55 pm

Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has died at 89 years old.

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Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:55 pm
Powerful music memories

Last post by Honeyman « Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:29 am
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by Plate Cap » Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:05 pm

It's amazing how a song one hasn't heard in a long time can take him right back in time.

I heard this:

and immediately thought of a warm 1970...

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Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:29 am
Eminem stunt double dies

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by matt1 » Sun Feb 12, 2023 5:02 am

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Bacharach dies

Last post by matt1 « Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:20 am
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by matt1 » Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:03 pm

Burt Bacharach has died at 94 years old.

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Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:20 am
Ozzy retires from touring

Last post by kager « Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:08 am
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by matt1 » Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:55 am

Back in 1992, Ozzy sang No More Tears during his No More Tours BUT nearly 31 years later, he is going to quit touring BUT NOT singing & releasing new...

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Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:08 am
Warren Zevon **finally** makes the list...

Last post by TC Talks « Sat Feb 04, 2023 1:22 pm
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by kager » Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:02 pm

While he's at the bottom of the list (only alphabetically, of course), the quite late Warren Zevon finally made the nominees list for the Rock & Roll...

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Sat Feb 04, 2023 1:22 pm
Tom Verlaine (Television) dies

Last post by Bobbert « Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:22 pm
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by matt1 » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:46 pm

Former lead singer of punk rock group Television, Tom Verlaine has died at 73 years old.

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Barrett Strong (Motown) dies

Last post by matt1 « Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:24 pm
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by matt1 » Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:12 pm

Motown singer Barrett Strong of 1960 Money (That's What I Want) later covered by The Beatles in 1964 has died at 81 years old.

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