RIP
Lost a great Minnesota guitar player today with the death of The Suburbs Bruce Allen, and thought I'd start a thread where we can list musicians who pass on so that people don't miss the opportunity to raise a glass in their honor.
I'm sure Bruce is in a valley where boys run free and where Brother John is his guide.
To quote brittle-b, clink.
Craig
I'm sure Bruce is in a valley where boys run free and where Brother John is his guide.
To quote brittle-b, clink.
Craig
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glad to hear family and friends were at his side when he was called to rest.
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I knew a wonderful fellow who lost his mobility at about that same age when he dived in the water to save a friend who was screaming for help. Turned out she was joking, and he lost the use of his limbs. I asked him if he ever felt anger at her. He said he did not, and he would do the same thing again if he thought he could save someone. (We used to take notes for him and tape record our classes.) He died in his early 40s, of health-related issues. That loss of mobility has terrible repercussions, both mentally and physically. Danny was always upbeat, so we never saw how life in a wheelchair affected him mentally.
"Roland S. Howard the guitarist for the legendary Birthday Party died December 30 of liver cancer in Melbourne Australia at the age of 50. Howard had also been a member of the bands Boys Next Door (who went on to become The Birthday Party), Crime & The City Solution, and These Immortal Souls. He had planned to perform in Australia the night before his death opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but had to pull out due to his illness."
- Brainwashed
May he rest in peace.
RIP.
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Alex Chilton
This is terribly depressing.
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a tribute, by another brilliant songwriter. crank it.
He hasn't dome much in the last 35 years, but #1 Record/Radio City/Sister Lovers is one of the greatest hat tricks in rock, ranking up with Highway 61/Bringing it all Back Home/B on B, Rubber Soul/Revolver/Sgt Peppers, My Aim is True/This Years Model/Armed Forces, the first 3 Clash albums (come to think of it there are several great hat tricks -Stones, Who, Zep X2, Mingus, etc.). I remember hearing the Big Star albums as a teen, when they were out of print (the local record store dude would play them for me from his private bootleg stash, while I browsed).
"#1 Record" certainly made an impression on me but "Radio City" left a dent that remains to this day.
Thank you for the beautiful skew, Alex Chilton
Haven't been this bummed about a rock death in quite awhile.
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The man is responsible for so many iconic music photographs it's ridiculous. If you don't know his name off the top of your head, let me jog it a bit:
Recognize this?
How about this one?
My personal favorite
BBC has some more about it.
May he rest in Peace.
Info.
His two solo records (Owsley and The Hard Way) are excellent, guitar-heavy power pop. I first heard of him when I saw him open for Chris Isaak probably ten years ago, and I've been a fan ever since. RIP.