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2009 obit......singers and musicians that left us in 2009

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hornet61

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2009 Obit singers and musicians

Jon Wearing – Frijid Pink
Claude Jeter – Swan Silvertones
Rev Leroy Taylor – Soul Stirrers
Dave Dee – Dave Dee,Dozy, Beaky , Mich and Tich
David “Fathead” Newman
Billy Powell – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dewey Martin – Buffalo Springfield
Tom Brumley – Buckeroos
Lux Interior – Cramps
Blossom Dearie – 30’s singer
Estelle Bennett – Ronettes
Joe Cuba…Father of Latin Boogaloo
Ernie Ashworth …country Singer “Talk Back Trembling Lips”..others
Jimmy Boyd ….”I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
Hank Locklin…country Singer “Please Help Me I’m Falling”
Dan Seals ….”England Dan”…and Country singer
Maurice Jarre….score for “Ghosts”, “Dr Zivago” over 150 movies scored.
Bud Shank…Jazz
Nancy Overton – Chordettes
Pops Winan
Randy Cain – Del-Phonics
Vern Gosden …country singer
KoKo Taylor…Blues singer
Kenny Rankin
Sky Saxon – Seeds
Michael Jackson
Drake Levin – Paul Revere
Gordon Waller – Peter and Gordon
Tom Jemeson – Jamies “Sumertime Summertime”
Billy Lee Riley…. Rockabilly
Wille DeVille – Mink DeVille
Les Paul
Larry Knechtel – Famed studio musician hundreds of Top 40 hits on Piano “Bridge Over troubled Waters” to mention one.
Ellie Greenwich …Singer, Song writer “Brill Bldg” “Leader Of the Pack”
Chris Connor …Lady Jazz singer
Mary Travers……….she left us on jet plane
Arthur Ferrante….Ferrante and Teicher
Al Martino
Johnny Almond …Mark-Almond Band
Bob Keene……musician, owner Keen records “You Send Me” and Del-Fi records
James Gurley…Big Brother and The Holding Co.
 
hornet61 said:


2009 Obit singers and musicians
God bless them all, and God Speed.

Hornet, your list reminds me of the Bob Luman song, “Let’s Think About Living” – a crossover hit in early 60s, #7 Hot 100 and #9 Country.

It goes like this:

In every other song that I've heard lately
Some fellow gets shot
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
As likely as not
In half of the other songs
Some Cat's crying or ready to die
We've lost most of our happy people
And I'm wondering why

Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the whoopin'
and hoppin and boppin'
and the lovie, lovie dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin'
And the shooting and the dying
And the fellow with a switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life

We lost old Marty Robbins
Down in old El Paso a little while back
And now Miss Patti Page or one of them
Is a-wearing black
And Cath's Clown has Don and Phil
Where they feel like a-they could die
If we keep on a-losin' our singers like that
I'll be the only one you can buy


Repeat chorus, tag and fade
 
Yes GLD, thats correct......could also include Hillbilly Heaven by Tex Titter , Teenage Heaven by Johnnie Cymbal and Rock N Roll Heaven by the Righteous Brothers.
 
semoochie said:
Interestingly, all the people in the song outlived Bob Luman!

Yeah by four years (Luman 1978 vs Marty Robbins 1982)........another good catch Semoochie.
 
2010 Obit so Far:

Willie Mitchell - producer, musician , and arranger at HI records ...had hit "Soul Serenade"
Teddy Pendergrass - great solo artist and former memeber of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
Eddie Edgehill - Valentines
Bobby Charles - louisiana artist....did original "See You Later Alligator"
Carl Smith - great country singer
Robert "Squirell" Lester - Chi-Lites
Pernell Roberts - better known for Bonanza...recorded a couple of things
Herman Dunham - Vocaleers/Rainbows/Solitaires
Robert Delvy - drummer extraordinair for the Surf Band BelAirs "Mr Moto" and "Point Panic"
Donald Jackson - Cardinals
Dale hawkins - "Susie Q"
Doug Fieger - Knack
Lee Freeman - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Bobby Espinosa - founding member of El Chicano
Big Tiny Little (I just Love that Name)- Old Timey Piano Player
Ron Banks - Dramatics
Lolly Vega - one half "Redbone" along with brother Pat Vega
Rueben Vela - Tejano Confunto great accordian player

sadly more to come.... :( :(
 
hornet61 said:
Rueben Vela - Tejano Confunto great accordian player
Should this be Tejano Conjunto? My Spanish is a little rusty? If Confunto is correct, what would the English translation be, please?
 
GridLeakBias said:
hornet61 said:
Rueben Vela - Tejano Confunto great accordian player
Should this be Tejano Conjunto? My Spanish is a little rusty? If Confunto is correct, what would the English translation be, please?

roger that..........english translation, I can't tell my F from my J
 
hornet61 said:
GridLeakBias said:
hornet61 said:
Rueben Vela - Tejano Confunto great accordian player
Should this be Tejano Conjunto? My Spanish is a little rusty? If Confunto is correct, what would the English translation be, please?

roger that..........english translation, I can't tell my F from my J
LOL ... no hay de que! ;D
 
hornet61 said:
2010 Obit so Far:

Willie Mitchell - producer, musician , and arranger at HI records ...had hit "Soul Serenade"
Teddy Pendergrass - great solo artist and former memeber of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
Eddie Edgehill - Valentines
Bobby Charles - louisiana artist....did original "See You Later Alligator"
Carl Smith - great country singer
Robert "Squirell" Lester - Chi-Lites
Pernell Roberts - better known for Bonanza...recorded a couple of things
Herman Dunham - Vocaleers/Rainbows/Solitaires
Robert Delvy - drummer extraordinair for the Surf Band BelAirs "Mr Moto" and "Point Panic"
Donald Jackson - Cardinals
Dale hawkins - "Susie Q"
Doug Fieger - Knack
Lee Freeman - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Bobby Espinosa - founding member of El Chicano
Big Tiny Little (I just Love that Name)- Old Timey Piano Player
Ron Banks - Dramatics
Lolly Vega - one half "Redbone" along with brother Pat Vega
Rueben Vela - Tejano Confunto great accordian player

sadly more to come.... :( :(

2010 update:
Alex Chilton - Boxtops
Fess Parker - Actor and singer
Johnny Maestro - Crests and Brooklyn Bridge
Malcolm McClaren-singer (Buffalo Gals and Double Dutch)- maanged Sex Pistols, Bow Wow and NY Dolls
 
2010 update:
Lena Horne
James Ronnie Dio
Jazz artist Hank Jones
Alie Woodson.....longtime member of the Temptations (late sixties forward)
Marvin Isley
Jimmy Dean
Crispian St Peters "Pied Piper"
Jim Pugliano - The Jaggerz
 
hornet61 said:
2010 update:
Lena Horne
James Ronnie Dio
Jazz artist Hank Jones
Alie Woodson.....longtime member of the Temptations (late sixties forward)
Marvin Isley
Jimmy Dean
Crispian St Peters "Pied Piper"
Jim Pugliano - The Jaggerz

Add the lead guitarist of the Carpentars. Just a few days ago.
 
Starbucks said:
hornet61 said:
2010 update:
Lena Horne
James Ronnie Dio
Jazz artist Hank Jones
Alie Woodson.....longtime member of the Temptations (late sixties forward)
Marvin Isley
Jimmy Dean
Crispian St Peters "Pied Piper"
Jim Pugliano - The Jaggerz

Add the lead guitarist of the Carpentars. Just a few days ago.

Yes, Tony Peluso (Guitartist for Carpenters and Paul Revere) died 6/05/2010 age 60 ...thanks
 
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