The day the music died.

[dmccarty]

Yeah, Welshman, I took a few shots at making a career of playing, and it just didn't work out for me either in my local market. I probably could have made it work, but everyone I know who gets their main income from music all live like a bunch of vagabonds. I just can't live like that. Having a good day job allows me the luxury of playing what I want to play, instead of playing garbage I hate that will pay a little better....

I met a guy at work last year who used to play with some pretty big names in music and toured quite a bit. Including to other countries. Kinda shocked when I found out, and after watching some music videos, you could tell the guy had talent. I asked him what was he doing chained to a desk. :confused3: He said that there was no way he could raise a family the way he wanted too while on the road. That certainly made sense.

For years I worked with a guy who is in a local band doing their own music. They have talent but they can't seem to be able to break out. They play frequently locally, and have a following, but not enough to quit their day job.

Later,
Dan

 

[PJSprog]

He said that there was no way he could raise a family the way he wanted too while on the road.

It's true, Dan. I used to work with several guys at St. Louis Music like that. One is the most incredible bass player I've ever heard, yet he worked in the service department there repairing amps and speaker cabinets. Guys like Victor Wooten used to listen to him play and say, "Man, why are you working here?" Another guy was Steve Vai's roommate at Berklee, who worked in the woodshop assembling cabinets. One of the product managers had received a Grammy nomination for his guitar work on an instrumental album. All repeatedly cited the lack of desire to leave their families behind for the relative pittance they'd make on the road.

 

[prichard]

I lived in Boston for a couple years in the early 80s. I partied with a bunch of musicians some of whom were attending Berklee. Vai had left just before then and he was a god to everyone in music there. Tracy Chapman was there at the time though I don't think she went to Berklee. A lot of good music and good times. Or at least what I remember.

 

[/pine]

Roll over Beethoven...RIP Chuck Berry...

 

[MossRoad]

Lets' hope 2017 doesn't try and break 2016's record....

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Roll over Beethoven...RIP Chuck Berry...

That one stings. Ouch. Loved him.

 

[lilranch2001]

One of the truly greats.....
It is almost harder watching the greats die than actually getting older....

 

[PJSprog]

Chuck was the original. Not many could say they invented an entirely new genre of music, but he could. Up until a few months ago, he was still playing shows regularly at a small club here in STL.

 

[mjarrels]

Didn't realize Joe Cocker was dead until I watched a NETFIX specal about him. That man could sing the contents of a phone book and make it a hit.

mark

 

[/pine]

Not exactly one hit wonders...They had a few hits and he had a fairly unique sound...saw them many times as a warm up act...RIP J. Giles...

 

[QRTRHRS]

Yet another one is gone. J. Geils was found dead in his home.

 

[MossRoad]

Love Stinks

 

[jerrybob]

J Giles Band had a very devoted following. Did you know that before there was a J Giles Band there was a J Giles Blues Band? Those early days had great influence on the later band. RIP J Giles.

 

[dragoneggs]

J Giles Band had a very devoted following. Did you know that before there was a J Giles Band there was a J Giles Blues Band? Those early days had great influence on the later band. RIP J Giles.

Yeah these are getting too close to home if you know what I mean. RIP.

 

[PJSprog]

While I was never really into the "grunge" thing, I did like Soundgarden ... mostly because of the voice of Chris Cornell. Wow, that guy had a powerful, wide range voice. Sad to see him go last week, and the story seems to get more tragic every day.

 

[/pine]

While I was never really into the "grunge" thing, I did like Soundgarden ... mostly because of the voice of Chris Cornell. Wow, that guy had a powerful, wide range voice. Sad to see him go last week, and the story seems to get more tragic every day.

Actually I was kind of appalled when I read a headline saying the "greatest rock singer of all time" had died...sorry to say I have/had never heard of the guy and would not recognize his voice regardless of what he was singing...For the most part it seems that rock music from the 80's has not transcended beyond that particular generation of listeners... at least nothing like rock from the 60's-70's...

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

While I was never really into the "grunge" thing, I did like Soundgarden ... mostly because of the voice of Chris Cornell. Wow, that guy had a powerful, wide range voice. Sad to see him go last week, and the story seems to get more tragic every day.

5 octaves of range before autotune.... Especially impressive considering how much screaming he did.

 

[DieselnHooters]

...For the most part it seems that rock music from the 80's has not transcended beyond that particular generation of listeners... at least nothing like rock from the 60's-70's...

Guns 'n Roses a late '80s band has more views on YouTube than any of the iconic bands from the '60s and '70s including the almighty Beatles. AC/DC, my personal favorite which had its heyday in the '80s comes 2nd.

 

[/pine]

Guns 'n Roses a late '80s band has more views on YouTube than any of the iconic bands from the '60s and '70s including the almighty Beatles. AC/DC, my personal favorite which had its heyday in the '80s comes 2nd.

It's an age thing...i.e., The age of "music TV" and electronic media...It was also the era of MTV that signaled the decline of family values and a major loss of respect by the generation of the age...

 

[quicksandfarmer]

It's an age thing...i.e., The age of "music TV" and electronic media...It was also the era of MTV that signaled the decline of family values and a major loss of respect by the generation of the age...

My dad's generation would say that about the 60's. My dad's quip about the early 70's was that only two of the ten commandments mattered any more (didn't say which ones). The 40's were shocking to some people, but the 20's were when people really let loose. And so it goes.