Wilson Pickett R.I.P.

[JeremyAndrews]

Heart attack. Age 64.<P ID="signature">______________

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[OldiesCat]

R.I.P.

> Heart attack. Age 64.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001882031

 

[apco25]

Re: R.I.P.

> > Heart attack. Age 64.
>
http://www.billboard.> com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001882031
>


This has been a disturbing situation especially when it comes to R&B singers.
It seems musicians seem to have a short life span. By the time middle age comes along, were losing an R&B star every other month.
Rock stars are notorious too, but that's mostly drug or suicide related. Or with their past partying days catching up with them when they hit their 50's

As far as R&B ....give you an example : Johnnie Taylor 60
Tyrone Davis 53
Barry White 56
Rick James 56
Edwin Starr 60
Obie Benson &
Lawrence Payton both Four Tops-50's
Levis Stubbs- Still with us thank god,
but hasn't been doing to well.
Arthur Conley 60 or 61
Willie Hutch 50's or less
Phillipe Wynn (Spinners)48
Lou Rawls 72 exception
And I'm sure the list goes on.
Even going back to the 50's performers, Most of the Drifters, Platters,Temptations, Wynonie Harris are gone. They never lived to collect SS.
And the list of artists and most of the group members mentioned are not based on car accidents, shootings, drug overdose, even though their has been situations, I'm baseing this on natural or physical untimely deaths.
The whole soul clan practically doesn't exist with the exception of Sam Moore and Booker T.
It seems like R&R and R&B is hazardous to a performers health. And I'm not even naming the 1 or 2 hit artists. Just the most recent that has passed away.
What's interesting is the Rat pack clan, and most performers of the Tin Pan Alley pre-rock era lived long enough to collect a social security check. Perry Como the all time pop charter...93. Lived straight and narrow. Eddy Arnold another long timer and chart competitor still with us.
But these days there are oldies/R&R and R&B performers or band members of the 60's/70's that have passed away, with even natural death causes as early as their late 30's.
I think we all better give up this board.

 

[SuperRadioFan]

exception to the problem

On Super Bowl Sunday those young kids the Rolling Stones will be the half time attraction in Detroit. How does anyone explain Mick Jagger still rockin' and especially Keith Richards still going strong??? Both smoked a whole lot, and KR did lotsa bad stuff to his health. Are they along with Ron Woods and ol' timer Charlie Watts just anomalies?? And what about Willie Nelson (born in 1933 !) who doesn't look a day over 89? Sorry to get this too much off topic, (Wicked Pickett RIP), but I just had to ask.

 

[apco25]

Re: exception to the problem

> On Super Bowl Sunday those young kids the Rolling Stones
> will be the half time attraction in Detroit. How does
> anyone explain Mick Jagger still rockin' and especially
> Keith Richards still going strong??? Both smoked a whole
> lot, and KR did lotsa bad stuff to his health. Are they
> along with Ron Woods and ol' timer Charlie Watts just
> anomalies?? And what about Willie Nelson (born in 1933 !)
> who doesn't look a day over 89? Sorry to get this too much
> off topic, (Wicked Pickett RIP), but I just had to ask.
>


If everything happened 100%, we all be whole lot cautious or we would all be in trouble. Plus Keith even though present, looks like he's got one foot in the grave already.
But I was mainly focusing on R&B singers who may not have as bad habits... that seem not to pass a certain age.

 

[peppertree]

Re: R.I.P.

What about Chuck Berry and James Brown?

> > > Heart attack. Age 64.
> >
> http://www.billboard.>
> com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001882031
>
> >
>
>
> This has been a disturbing situation especially when it
> comes to R&B singers.
> It seems musicians seem to have a short life span. By the
> time middle age comes along, were losing an R&B star every
> other month.
> Rock stars are notorious too, but that's mostly drug or
> suicide related. Or with their past partying days catching
> up with them when they hit their 50's
>
> As far as R&B ....give you an example : Johnnie Taylor 60
> Tyrone Davis 53
> Barry White 56
> Rick James 56
> Edwin Starr 60
> Obie Benson &
> Lawrence Payton both
> Four Tops-50's
> Levis Stubbs- Still
> with us thank god,
> but hasn't been
> doing to well.
> Arthur Conley 60 or
> 61
> Willie Hutch 50's
> or less
> Phillipe Wynn
> (Spinners)48
> Lou Rawls 72
> exception
> And I'm sure the list goes on.
> Even going back to the 50's performers, Most of the
> Drifters, Platters,Temptations, Wynonie Harris are gone.
> They never lived to collect SS.
> And the list of artists and most of the group members
> mentioned are not based on car accidents, shootings, drug
> overdose, even though their has been situations, I'm baseing
> this on natural or physical untimely deaths.
> The whole soul clan practically doesn't exist with the
> exception of Sam Moore and Booker T.
> It seems like R&R and R&B is hazardous to a performers
> health. And I'm not even naming the 1 or 2 hit artists. Just
> the most recent that has passed away.
> What's interesting is the Rat pack clan, and most performers
> of the Tin Pan Alley pre-rock era lived long enough to
> collect a social security check. Perry Como the all time pop
> charter...93. Lived straight and narrow. Eddy Arnold another
> long timer and chart competitor still with us.
> But these days there are oldies/R&R and R&B performers or
> band members of the 60's/70's that have passed away, with
> even natural death causes as early as their late 30's.
> I think we all better give up this board.
>
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[peppertree]

Re: exception to the problem

Contrary to what we have been told, cigarettes do not kill all smokers. Some smokers live a long life puffing all the way to the end. Yes, cigarettes increase the risk of many diseases, but some people are not affected.

I remember the joke I made about Dung Xia Ping from China. Cigarettes killed him, he only lived to be 92.

> On Super Bowl Sunday those young kids the Rolling Stones
> will be the half time attraction in Detroit. How does
> anyone explain Mick Jagger still rockin' and especially
> Keith Richards still going strong??? Both smoked a whole
> lot, and KR did lotsa bad stuff to his health. Are they
> along with Ron Woods and ol' timer Charlie Watts just
> anomalies?? And what about Willie Nelson (born in 1933 !)
> who doesn't look a day over 89? Sorry to get this too much
> off topic, (Wicked Pickett RIP), but I just had to ask.
>
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[DougD]

Dead rock stars directory

Here's a good listing of deaths of famous singers...

http://elvispelvis.com/fullerup.htm

Seems like I've seen some others online that have better presentations.

They list nearly every singer of note, including some really BIZARRE deaths like the creator of TELSTAR- by the TORNADOS. Joe Meek, the producer, was rock and roll's first suicide-hostage situation when he took his landlady hostage, killed her then pointed the gun at himself. Uggh.

And Danny Rapp of DANNY & THE JUNIORS killing himself on an anniversary of Buddy Holly's death.

Bobby Fuller having gasoline forced down his throat...

Little Willie John- that legendary soul singer who died in prison = where he had been sentenced to after knifing a man.

Ughhhh.

 

[BDBopper]

Re: R.I.P.

And don't forget one of the most odd R&B deaths. Chuck Willis died due to food poisoning in 1958. He ate some bad BBQ and he died during surgery. This was right after he recorded "What Am I Living For?" Very spooky.
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[BDBopper]

Re: exception to the problem

> On Super Bowl Sunday those young kids the Rolling Stones
> will be the half time attraction in Detroit. How does
> anyone explain Mick Jagger still rockin' and especially
> Keith Richards still going strong??? Both smoked a whole
> lot, and KR did lotsa bad stuff to his health. Are they
> along with Ron Woods and ol' timer Charlie Watts just
> anomalies?? And what about Willie Nelson (born in 1933 !)
> who doesn't look a day over 89? Sorry to get this too much
> off topic, (Wicked Pickett RIP), but I just had to ask.
>
Only the good die young? Not really but that's the first thought that came to mind especially since I know of several blues stars from a long time ago are still living and in their 80's-Nappy Brown and Floyd Dixon are two examples. <P ID="signature">______________
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[BDBopper]

Re: exception to the problem

> If everything happened 100%, we all be whole lot cautious or
> we would all be in trouble. Plus Keith even though present,
> looks like he's got one foot in the grave already.
> But I was mainly focusing on R&B singers who may not have as
> bad habits... that seem not to pass a certain age.

It is somewhat of a stretch but it could be argued that the Rolling Stones are a blues band. Look at who they covered when they first came over here: Jimmy Reed, Howlin Wolf, Chuck Berry, etc While the Stones play rock music, I don't consider them a Rock Band. I consider them hardcore Blues.
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[apco25]

Re: exception to the problem

> > If everything happened 100%, we all be whole lot cautious
> or
> > we would all be in trouble. Plus Keith even though
> present,
> > looks like he's got one foot in the grave already.
> > But I was mainly focusing on R&B singers who may not have
> as
> > bad habits... that seem not to pass a certain age.
>
> It is somewhat of a stretch but it could be argued that the
> Rolling Stones are a blues band. Look at who they covered
> when they first came over here: Jimmy Reed, Howlin Wolf,
> Chuck Berry, etc While the Stones play rock music, I don't
> consider them a Rock Band. I consider them hardcore Blues.
>


There a rock band. You named influences that developed their sound. Kiss And ELO has done disco, doesn't mean their a not a rock band.