Birthdays, Deaths and other announcements

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 29th:

Carlo Santanna (Paper Lace)

John Sykes (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)

[BobH07]

July 30

Buddy Guy.           84

Paul Anka.            79

David Sanborn.    75

Kate Bush            62

Brad Hargreaves.  49

(Third Eye Blind)

Seth Avett.            40

(Avett Brothers)

[BobH07]

July 31

Lobo.                     77

Gary Lewis.           75

Bill Berry.              62

(REM)

Fatboy Slim.          57

Jim Corr.               56

(Corrs)

Zac Brown.            42

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 31st:

Karl Green (Herman’s Hermits)

Carlo Karges (Nena)

Hugh McDowell (ELO), deceased

Will Champion (Coldplay)

[BobH07]

August 1

Ramblin Jack Elliott        89

Robert Cray                       67

Joe Elliott.                         61

(Def Leppard)

Chuck D.                            60

(Public Enemy)

Coolio.                                57

Adam Duritz.                      56

(Counting Crows)

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born August 1st:

Jerry Garcia, deceased

Boz Burrell (Bad Company), deceased

Prakash John (Edgar Winter, Rick

Derringer, others)

Ricky Coonce (Grassroots)

Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple), deceased

Robert Buck (10,000 Maniacs), deceased

[BobH07]

August 2

Garth Hudson.           83

(The Band)

Kathy Lennon.            77

(Lennon Sisters)

[BeatleloverKT]

I watched two shows of note this

weekend. First was Rocketman,

which I liked. I also watched “The

making of wish you were here“ a
2012 documentary with interviews

with the band members. It delved
into how Syd Barretts decent into

mental illness affected them and

still does today. Excellent program

[MaVolta]

@BeatleloverKT  -  I look forward to seeing Rocketman.  There is also a docu-interview with Sir Elton from 2019 after the book and movie had been released. It was on Amazon Prime and lasts about an hour. 

I also watched the "WYWH" documentary, and thought it was very well done. 

[BobH07]

August 3

Tony Bennett.                 94

Beverly Lee.                    79

(Shirelles)

James Hetfield.             57

(Metallica)

Ed Poland.                      57

(Collective Soul)

Dean Sams                     54

(Lonestar)

Stephen Carpenter        50

(Deftones)

Spinderella.                       49

(Salt N Pepa)

Jimmy DeMartini.            44

(Zac Brown Band)

[MaVolta]

This is from a few days back, but I just noticed it. The Stones have released a “new” song that they recorded 47 years ago with Jimmy Page. It will be on the re-release of Goats Head Soup 2020, along with a few more never published demos, outtakes, etc. Some of the comments on YT are funny. Here is the link to Scarlet. 

https://youtu.be/Fl0COtEG-TM

[BeatleloverKT]

What a great tune @MaVolta Jimmy Page 

and the Stones together are awesome!
The comments were pretty funny.
Thanks for sharing 😎

[BobH07]

August 4

No birthdays to list

[BeatleloverKT]

Found these for August 4th:

Louis Armstrong, deceased

Elsbeary Hobbs (Drifters), deceased

Frankie Ford, deceased

David Carr (Fortunes), deceased

Paul Layton (New Seekers)

Paul Reynolds (Flock of Seagulls)

[BobH07]

August 5

Rick Derringer.         73

Samantha Sang       69

Eddie Ojeda.             65

(Twisted Sister)

Pat Smear.                61

(Foo Fighters)

Terri Clark.                52

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born August 2nd:

Edward Patten (Gladys Knights Pips), deceased

Doris Coley (Shirelles), deceased

Jim Capaldi (Traffic), deceased

Andrew Gold, deceased

Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple)

Butch Vig (Garbage)

Pete DeFreitas (Echo&the Bunnymen), deceased

Zelma Davis (C&C Music Factory)

[Sharoobie]

Happy Birthday, Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas, 2 August 1961 - 14 June 1989, of Echo & the Bunnymen fame.Your beats inspired an entire generation of budding young drummers to get a kit & give it a kick. Until EBM hit the scene, we'd never encountered such stylish, one-of-a-kind, hard-driving tunes reflecting our youthful ennui & inner angst (it sounds silly now, but it's the truth). For those of us destined for other instruments, like our own voices &/or guitar, any time your music came on, be it in a packed club or just our crowded living room full of misfit punkrock miscreants, every single one of us was compelled to immediately jump to our feet & dance like crazy people whose lives depended on it until the ultimate note/chord/beat of the very last song had ceased to vibrate. Man, the world lost you way too soon. Sure wish u were still here with us to celebrate your entry upon the world's stage, my musical brother. Rock in Peace & Blessed Be. SRW, NorCal.

[BobH07]

This Saturday, August 1, Showtime will premier the documentary "The Go Gos".

It was originally scheduled to air at 9 PM but the start time keeps changing.

If you will be recording, be sure to confirm the start time before setting your DVR.

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 27th:

Andy White (drummer, filled in for Ringo), deceased

Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio)

Al Ramsey (Gary Lewis&the Playboys)

Bobbie Gentry

Michael Vaughn (Paperlace)

Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum)

[OscarE1968]

John "Bonzo" Bonham 05/31/1948

Led Zeppelin.... RIP 

[BobH07]

June 2:

Charlie Watts             79

Chubby Tavares         76

Tony Hadley.               60

(Spandau Ballet)

[BobH07]

June 3:

Ian Hunter                  81

Eddie Holman           74 

Suzi Quatro                70

Deneice Williams      70

Dan Hill                       66

[BobH07]

June 4:

Michelle Phillips             76

El DeBarge                       59

[BobH07]

June 5:

Fred Stone (Family Stone)            73

Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)        68

Kenny G           64

Richard Butler (Psychedelic Furs)  64

Brian McNight   51

[BobH07]

June 6:

Gary US Bonds        81

Dwight Twilley         69

[BobH07]

June 7:

Tom Jones          80

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born June 7th:  Prince  RIP 

[BobH07]

June 8

James Darren.          84

Nancy Sinatra           80

Chuck Negron           78

(Three Dog Night)

Boz Scaggs                76

Bonnie Tyler               69

Derek Trucks              41

[BobH07]

I don't know if any of you have noticed my new profile picture.

I figured that if I have to live like a hermit, I might as well look like one.

It's the longest my hair has been since the summer of 1970.

Bob

[BeatleloverKT]

I saw the pic. Thought you had a secret twin 😎