The day the music died.

QRTRHRS · Jan 28, 2016

DFB said:
Paul Kantner: Founding Member and Guitarist of Jefferson Airplane Dies at Age 74

Paul Kantner Dead: Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Dies at 74 | Variety

I just read that myself. The article mentioned Bill Graham and his legendary Fillmore Auditorium. I was never a part of all that but I read what I remember as being his bio. Those had to be some wild days.

QRTRHRS · Feb 1, 2016

Another Jefferson Airplane member died the same day as Pual Kanter Honestly, I had never heard that there was someone before Grace Slick.

Dropping like flies they are!

midwesternhayfarmer · Feb 1, 2016

QRTRHRS said:
That was of course the day that Buddy Holley died. Lately though, we are losing some of what I would term "our generations" greats. David Bowie, Glenn Fry and a number of actors.

With a leap of faith, I get the feeling that many of the members are more or less my vintage (65)? If so, going back to the crazy days of the late sixties and early seventies, no matter what, we had some great music. Certainly much better than what IMHO is being made today. It seems like rock songs try to hard to cover to many themes, country is for those that cannot make it in the rock world, etc, etc.

Anyway, we are barely into the new year and everyday we hear of someone that once was (or perhaps still is) relavent passing on. RIP

Great timing on Buddy Holly discussion. Wednesday, February, 3rd wiil be the 57th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. Richardson ,The Big Bopper in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Ironic, the plane crashed in a snowstorm and high winds, the same is forecast tomorrow, on February, 2, 2016.

RobertN · Feb 4, 2016

If it weren't for Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Brown, would there have even been a band the "Eagles"?

CR172 said:
T'is true that Slash Pine. Mr. Cale wrote a bunch of stuff that most folks aren't aware of. Same as Mr. Dylan. And going back on topic, sorta..... Mr. Jackson Browne wrote a bunch of the songs that made the Eagles what they were/are???

RobertN · Feb 4, 2016

If it weren't for Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Brown, would there have even been a band the "Eagles"?

CR172 said:
T'is true that Slash Pine. Mr. Cale wrote a bunch of stuff that most folks aren't aware of. Same as Mr. Dylan. And going back on topic, sorta..... Mr. Jackson Browne wrote a bunch of the songs that made the Eagles what they were/are???

Wagtail · Feb 4, 2016

Sorry to rabbit on about Postmodern Jukebox... but mere moments ago they released a tribute to Bowie: Heros

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDOGeRFsCY

$s raised to be donated to Cancer research. :thumbsup:

midwesternhayfarmer · Feb 4, 2016

Just announced tonight, Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind, and Fire died at age 74.

midwesternhayfarmer · Feb 4, 2016

Another tidbit, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Joe Alaskey,dies at 63. "Aah, Whats up Doc?"

dragoneggs · Feb 4, 2016

midwesternhayfarmer said:
Just announced tonight, Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind, and Fire died at age 74.

******... now that was my favorite band!

QRTRHRS · Mar 12, 2016

Perhaps a more apt title for this thread would be "The year the music died"? Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer fame has died apparently by suicide at the age of 71 years.