The day the music died.

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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.

 

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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]

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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]

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

 

[midwesternhayfarmer]

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

 

[dragoneggs]

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

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

 

[QRTRHRS]

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.

 

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RIP Merle Haggard...one of the greatest IMO...

 

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Guess we don't have anyone around that liked Prince since no one has posted on his passing yet. I did not care for him or his music either but many do/did. Like him or not, he was successful and he did his own thing, I will give him that and therefore add his name to those we have lost this year.

 

[CanuckPT]

This sums it up nicely.

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[BigRol]

Prince was a one off but man he could sing, and for a guy who didn't get serious with a guitar till 05, he became a master. Check out this rendition of "while my guitar genly weeps" purpsedly played off chord. https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...U7jPitK-5PfpBFHUaxO6cw&bvm=bv.119745492,d.bGs

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Prince was a one off but man he could sing, and for a guy who didn't get serious with a guitar till 05, he became a master. Check out this rendition of "while my guitar genly weeps" purpsedly played off chord. https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...U7jPitK-5PfpBFHUaxO6cw&bvm=bv.119745492,d.bGs

Wow! Really impressive! I had no idea.

 

[MossRoad]

What a lot of folks didn't know about Prince is that on many of his albums he played ALL of the instruments. All of them.

If you can ever get a chance to watch him live on SNL, season 31, episode 12, Feb 4, 2006 I believe, premiering his song Fury, watch it. He's playing a little guitar....

PRINCE - FURY (SNL LIVE 26)

 

[JMER817]

Please, aren't we hearing enough about this guy on tv??? I really don't want to read about him on a tractor forum. I was never a fan of his although I respect others that were. I'm just tired of this media hoopla...he wasn't God.

 

[Tomtint]

Please, aren't we hearing enough about this guy on tv??? I really don't want to read about him on a tractor forum. I was never a fan of his although I respect others that were. I'm just tired of this media hoopla...he wasn't God.

If the medical examiner releases the cause of death, IMO we will see there is one less junkie in the world.

 

[dragoneggs]

What a lot of folks didn't know about Prince is that on many of his albums he played ALL of the instruments. All of them.

If you can ever get a chance to watch him live on SNL, season 31, episode 12, Feb 4, 2006 I believe, premiering his song Fury, watch it. He's playing a little guitar....

PRINCE - FURY (SNL LIVE 26)

Prince played 27 different instruments on his debut album at age 20.

Please, aren't we hearing enough about this guy on tv??? I really don't want to read about him on a tractor forum. I was never a fan of his although I respect others that were. I'm just tired of this media hoopla...he wasn't God.

It's sort of what this thread is all about... you might want to unsubscribe to this one.

 

[ovrszd]

If the medical examiner releases the cause of death, IMO we will see there is one less junkie in the world.

Afraid so.

I loved his music.

He got hooked on pain killers and OD'd. Hate it that the media plays him up to our young listeners.

The King (Michael), the Queen (Whitney) and now the Prince (Prince) all died of drug overdose. Then we wonder why our society idolizes drugs so much??