2013 Entertainment Industry Obituaries

[unitron]

Rick Huxley was born in 1942 in Dartford, Kent, England. A year later little Michael Jagger and little Keith Richards were born in the same town. Perhaps you've heard of them.

The Dave Clark Five's lead singer was Mike Smith; Clark was the drummer. The Elvin Bishop Group featured Starship's Mickey Thomas as lead singer. Are there other groups who were named for someone other than the lead singer? I can think of only those two.

Chase

(and of course almost every swing era band)

 

[Thomps2525]

Most of the swing-era bands included the word "Orchestra" in the name: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Red Norvo & His Orchestra, Wayne King & His Orchestra, Eddy Howard & His Orchestra, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, and many others. Each of these orchestras used many different vocalists. I was thinking of groups in the rock'n'roll era where the group's eponymous leader was not the lead singer. But we thank you for playing the game. Johnny has a nice consolation prize for you.

 

[deltas69]

Johnny has a nice consolation prize for you. ...Oh I hope it's the ride in the Goodyear Blimp !!! ;D

 

[Thomps2525]

"Blimp" is a derogatory word. The politically correct terminology is "Goodyear oversized airship."

 

[Thomps2525]

DJ/producer Mark Kamins dead at 57

DJ/producer Mark Kamins, the first DJ to play Madonna's demo recordings before she signed with Sire Records, died of a heart attack February 16 at age 57. He also produced her first single, Everybody, and dated her for a while. Heck, almost everybody has dated Madonna!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...madonna_n_2702502.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

 

[Thomps2525]

Mindy McCready dead at 37

Country singer Mindy McCready committed suicide on February 17, just one month after the apparent suicide of her boyfriend, who was also the father of her now-10-month-old son. McCready had also battled alcoholism. Her biggest hit was the number-one Guys Do It All The Time in 1996.

http://www.theboot.com/2013/02/17/m...id10|htmlws-main-bb|dl1|sec1_lnk3&pLid=271812

 

[unitron]

Most of the swing-era bands included the word "Orchestra" in the name: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Red Norvo & His Orchestra, Wayne King & His Orchestra, Eddy Howard & His Orchestra, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, and many others. Each of these orchestras used many different vocalists. I was thinking of groups in the rock'n'roll era where the group's eponymous leader was not the lead singer. But we thank you for playing the game. Johnny has a nice consolation prize for you.

Well, unless Bill Chase could sing and play trumpet simultaneously, I'm pretty sure that the main thrust of my post was accurate and that the parenthetical aside should be considered no more than just that.

jerk

 

[Thomps2525]

I'm a "jerk"? I made an observation about swing bands only. I saw no need to say anything about Chase. Yes, you were "accurate": the jazz-rock band took its name from the last name of trumpeter Bill Chase. If I wanted to be a jerk, I would have pointed out that "Bill Chase" was a stage name; his real name was William Chiaiese.

 

[Thomps2525]

Songwriter Bobby Sharp dead at 88

Bobby Sharp's most famous song was Unchain My Heart, a hit for both Ray Charles and Joe Cocker. Sharp, who finally got around to recording a CD of his own songs at age 81, died on January 28:

http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=102539

 

[deltas69]

Just in Tony Sheridan , friend and at times a performer with the Beatles in the very early days has died at 72..

 

[Thomps2525]

Yikes! Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers---minus Tony Sheridan---evolved into the Beatles. Here is the obituary from Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-collaborator-tony-sheridan-dead-at-72-20130217

His son, Tony Sheridan Jr., is a rockabilly singer/guitarist.

 

[Thomps2525]

I should clarify that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best were already known as the Beatles before they began recording with Tony Sheridan as the Beat Brothers. In 1962, Ringo Starr played drums for Sheridan in appearances at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg. Starr, of course, would replace Pete in the Beatles.

Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers made eight studio recordings together, which were re-released in 2011 by Time-Life on a two-disc set that includes several versions of each song. The Beatles With Tony Sheridan: First Recordings, 50th Anniversary Edition is available at good ol' Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Beatles-With-Tony-Sheridan/dp/B005NF2UQ4

 

[hornet61]

A few years back Pete Best released a package "Best Of The Beatles"...........OK.

 

[Thomps2525]

Pete Best was no longer a Beatle when that album came out---it was released by Savage Records in 1965---but ya gotta admit that the title was clever. Misleading, yes...but clever. In 1981 Best released an album titled The Beatle That Time Forgot on Phoenix Records. And in 2005 he put out a DVD titled Best Of The Beatles. Hey, if it worked the first time.......

 

[unitron]

I'm a "jerk"? I made an observation about swing bands only. I saw no need to say anything about Chase. Yes, you were "accurate": the jazz-rock band took its name from the last name of trumpeter Bill Chase. If I wanted to be a jerk, I would have pointed out that "Bill Chase" was a stage name; his real name was William Chiaiese.

"Are there other groups who were named for someone other than the lead singer?"


Chase was named for someone other than the lead singer, making my reply perfectly valid, but rather than ackowledge that, you seized upon my parenthetical aside as an opportunity to be derisively dismissive.

Or dismissively derisive. Feel free to choose the description with which you're most comfortable.

 

[Thomps2525]

"Derisively dismissive" sounds a teensy bit better than "dismissively derisive." But I didn't mean to be dismissive or derisive. Several people cited groups that were named for someone other than the lead singer. I saw no need to comment. I'm just a music fan, not a teacher issuing grades.

 

[hornet61]

I'm a "jerk"? I made an observation about swing bands only. I saw no need to say anything about Chase. Yes, you were "accurate": the jazz-rock band took its name from the last name of trumpeter Bill Chase. If I wanted to be a jerk, I would have pointed out that "Bill Chase" was a stage name; his real name was William Chiaiese.

"Are there other groups who were named for someone other than the lead singer?"


Chase was named for someone other than the lead singer, making my reply perfectly valid, but rather than ackowledge that, you seized upon my parenthetical aside as an opportunity to be derisively dismissive.

Or dismissively derisive. Feel free to choose the description with which you're most comfortable.

harold melvin and the Blue notes -lead teddy pendergrass
bobby moore and the rythmne aces - searching for my baby - lead chico jenkins..
billly ward and the dominos- lead singer about ten different ones (Jackie wilson, clyde Mcphatter, eugene mumford and many more)

 

[firepoint525]

Most groups that were named for a member of the group were usually named for the lead or founding member of the group, not necessarily the lead singer. Although, of course, the lead singer of most bands is usually the "face" of the group to most fans.

 

[Thomps2525]

So when Rod Stewart sang with Faces, he was.....oh, never mind.

George "Shadow" Morton died February 14 at age 71. No cause of death was given. He wrote the Shangri-Las' first hit Remember and with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich co-wrote the Shangri-Las' Leader Of The Pack, which went to number one. Morton also produced the Shangri-Las as well as Janis Ian and Vanilla Fudge.

 

[Joey1986]

Damon Harris Dead: Former Temptations Singer Dies At 62
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/23/damon-harris-dead-dies_n_2749772.html