The day the music died.

[stuckmotor]

Tito Jackson

Tito Jackson, member of famed Jackson family who performed with brothers in the Jackson 5, has died at 70, his sons say

Tito Jackson, member of famed Jackson family who performed with brothers in the Jackson 5, has died at 70, his sons say

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[TN8Man]

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

It's not just the original rockers fading away, its also bands, musicians and musician/songwriters.

Personally, I thing the current music business model will ultimately fail because people want real music from real bands and real artists and without computer generated instruments and computer modified voice.

 

[WinterDeere]

Personally, I thing the current music business model will ultimately fail because people want real music from real bands and real artists and without computer generated instruments and computer modified voice.

"It always goes back to the garage," is a quote I remember from the mid-90's, uttered by someone I can no longer remember. They were talking at the time about the death of highly-produced hair metal and other crap being pushed in the late-1980's into 1990, and how the whole Seattle grunge scene came along and sort of reset the whole industry. Next thing you knew, record producers were back to chasing garage bands and hiring them out of bars and night clubs. That lead to 10 years of some pretty interesting music, expanding out from there to the rest of the country, and other genres.

The same thing happened 10 years prior to that, the LA metal scene. Think Guns N Roses, and the other garage bands from which the whole hair metal fad came.

Good music is good music, and as much as record companies try to control and predict what will be popular, it always goes back to someone writing really good music... often in a garage. We are overdue for another reset.

 

[Tinhack]

I only liked music I could dance to. I went to my first dance party when I was 12 years old. I was in the sixth grade. That would have been about 1962 in Ohio. Besides sock-hop tunes, the new dance that hit the charts was The Twist. I was already a master of The Mash Potato and The Stroll I learned from a heartthrob a year earlier. My love-life crashed when my dad got transferred back to Texas. Now in Junior High School, nobody danced in Texas unless it was Polka or the ****-Kicker Boot Stomp. I hated it. I don't think I danced again until High School. My dance floor moves transitioned from Elvis, Chuck Berry, Ricky Nelson and the Everly Brothers to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones where dance involved the hips and upper body as well at the feet. That style seamed to last into the 70s until screaming guitars and head-banger music hit the scene. That was not dancing. It looked like everybody just jumped up and down like the feet were on fire. I came alive again during the late 70s when Disco took over.

My love of music is locked in the 50s, 60s and perhaps the early 70s. There are a few songs I enjoy listening to from the 80s on but few get my feet moving like the 50s and 60s.

 

[Jstpssng]

I only liked music I could dance to. I went to my first dance party when I was 12 years old. I was in the sixth grade. That would have been about 1962 in Ohio. Besides sock-hop tunes, the new dance that hit the charts was The Twist. I was already a master of The Mash Potato and The Stroll I learned from a heartthrob a year earlier. My love-life crashed when my dad got transferred back to Texas. Now in Junior High School, nobody danced in Texas unless it was Polka or the ****-Kicker Boot Stomp. I hated it. I don't think I danced again until High School. My dance floor moves transitioned from Elvis, Chuck Berry, Ricky Nelson and the Everly Brothers to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones where dance involved the hips and upper body as well at the feet. That style seamed to last into the 70s until screaming guitars and head-banger music hit the scene. That was not dancing. It looked like everybody just jumped up and down like the feet were on fire. I came alive again during the late 70s when Disco took over.

My love of music is locked in the 50s, 60s and perhaps the early 70s. There are a few songs I enjoy listening to from the 80s on but few get my feet moving like the 50s and 60s.

I think that most of us gravitate to the music we grew up with, and came of age to.

 

[WinterDeere]

... people want real music from real bands and real artists and without computer generated instruments and computer modified voice.

So, here's something interesting. I'm not a fan at all of whatever you'd call this music style. I'd call it hip hop, but I'm sure my kids would be able to delineate it from that with a bit more clarity.

Anyway, the point is that very talented players can turn up in all styles of music. As a drummer of more than 40 years, I can say this guy has talent. It's nothing like my style of playing, but no arguing the guy has chops.

 

[caver]

JD Souther JD Souther - Wikipedia

 

[Diggin It]

This is kind of a big one.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88​

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A family spokeswoman says Kristofferson died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday.

 

[DieselnHooters]

Only one of The Highwaymen left now

 

[Jstpssng]

He was a great singer/songwriter.

 

[Jstpssng]

Only one of The Highwaymen left now

And Willie is older than dirt. Rumor has it he changed Keith Richard's diapers.

 

[3930dave]

This is kind of a big one.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88​

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A family spokeswoman says Kristofferson died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday.

A few months back, I stumbled across this one. A comment was "Gee, Kris seems to know the lyrics well".

Went back to find this one,

IMO, he didn't quite get the recognition he deserved for his range of talents, but was generally well known as a writer.

Rgds, D.

 

[caver]

Paul Di'Anno original singer for Iron Maiden dead at 66. Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO Dead At 66

 

[WinterDeere]

Okay, so he died 15 years ago. But how many have actually seen a Les Paul played by Les Paul?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

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[MossRoad]

For you Les Paul fans...

 

[ArlyA]

Les Paul. What a musician! Not sure why I knew of him.

 

[WinterDeere]

Les Paul. What a musician! Not sure why I knew of him.

Most under 50 just assume it's the name of a famous guitar or its maker only, not of a guitar player.

Another interesting bit of trivia, Leo Fender didn't know how to play guitar, when he invented the Telecaster and Stratocaster. I'm not sure if he ever learned later in life, but he was an electrical engineer, not a guitarist.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Most under 50 just assume it's the name of a famous guitar or its maker only, not of a guitar player.

Another interesting bit of trivia, Leo Fender didn't know how to play guitar, when he invented the Telecaster and Stratocaster. I'm not sure if he ever learned later in life, but he was an electrical engineer, not a guitarist.

He designed amplifiers. He introduced the guitars to sell more amps.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Okay, so he died 15 years ago. But how many have actually seen a Les Paul played by Les Paul?

I saw Les Paul live in NY about 30 years ago. He played a Les Paul Studio.