Rolling Obituary Thread: 2015

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2015/11/allen_toussaint_dies.html

He died at 77, of a heart attack, on tour in Europe.

In addition to playing piano, he composed scores of songs, including "Ruler of My Heart," "A Certain Girl," "Fortune Teller" and "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)." The New Orleans-born trumpeter Al Hirt had a hit with Mr. Toussaint's instrumental composition "Java."

In the 1970s, he embarked on a solo career, which reached a high point with the release of his "Southern Nights" album; the title song became a hit not only for him but also for Glen Campbell

Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of West Germany

The Rough Guide to . . . allen toussaint

Carol Doda

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-carol-doda-20151111-story.html#navtype=outfit

Andy White, Beatles drummer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34785987

Rev Johnny L 'Hurricane' Jones, gospel archivist and broadcaster

http://clatl.com/cribnotes/archives/2015/11/10/rip-johnny-l-hurricane-jones-1936-2015

Betsy Drake, actress and third wife of Cary Grant

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/betsy-drake-dead-cary-grant-838970

Philthy Animal of Motorhead

Whoa!

From Wikipedia:

Taylor has, on a somewhat regular and obviously incorrect basis, been reported as having died in a spectacular or horrible fashion. An example took place in 2001, where Taylor allegedly died due to AIDS. Obviously not true, Taylor can be seen on the 2005 documentary "Ace Of Spades: Classic Albums", alongside Lemmy Kilmister and former members of Motörhead, frequently joking about his supposed demise.

I guess not incorrect this time,.

yeah, they've updated the page and taken that paragraph off.

Oh no, RIP Philthy Phil

Actor Warren Mitchell

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34820371

Blimey, RIP Warren ;_;

Saeed Jaffrey

Cynthia "luncheon vouchers" Payne

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34828890

Songwriter P.F. Sloan

http://www.serendipitypr.co.uk/news/2015/11/16/media-statement-about-p-f-sloan/

Just saw that on twitter. Not seeing any confirmation anywhere else yet. Had no idea when I saw PF Sloan interviewed at the Ponderosa Stomp a little while back, and later perform, that he was dying of cancer.

“There are no more escapes. If you want to find out anything that’s happening now, you have to listen to the music I don’t mean the words. Though, Eve Of Destruction will tell you something about it.”— Bob Dylan

RIPPF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aqm56f-CGI

Jimmy Webb used to swear up and down that that "P.F. Sloan" just coincidently was the name of a real musician and the song wasn't about him. Apparently he no longer denies it was...

RIP Kiwi rugby legend Jonah Lomu. Only 5 days older than me at 40. Bloody hell.

Just saw that on Twitter. Bloody hell.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/18/jonah-lomu-dies-aged-40-according-to-reports?CMP=twt_gu

What the fuck

Shocker, 40 years old.

I know, whoa!

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/20/keith-michell

Keith Michell from The Six Wives of Henry VIII and also Captain Beaky

Cynthia Robinson, co-founder, singer and trumpet player of Sly and the Family Stone.

Setsuko Hara, Ozu stalwart and much more:

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/25/tokyo-storys-setsuko-hara-dies-at-95

Just noticed that. Apparently died 2 1/2 months ago and the word is just getting around.

ah that explains someone's fb pic

new Late Spring digital edition at 6:45 at MoMA, now serves as a Setsuko Hara memorial.

Rex Reason

http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-rex-reason-star-island-earth-228925

His brother Rhodes died last year; survived by his sisters Compelling and Gimmeonegood.

Anthony Valentine, predominantly a TV actor who was in an incredible range of things, including Performance:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34982684

Italian actor Gabriele Ferzetti, whose credits include L'Aventurra and Once Upon a Time in the West:

http://westernboothill.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/rip-gabriele-ferzetti.html

Lost in the day's other news, Sandy Berger died.

salud Ferzetti

http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/rip-mack-mccormick/

More famously, Mack spent many years on the trail of bluesman Robert Johnson, driving down the back roads of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, knocking on doors, and talking to hundreds of people, including a man who may have killed the bluesman. The search for Johnson took over Mack’s life, as he later wrote: “I’d become absorbed not as a matter of anthropology or aesthetics, but looking at him as a dark young fury that reveals something about the American experience.” Mack finally located the musician’s two half-sisters near Baltimore in 1972 and got the first photos of Johnson

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/arts/music/mack-mccormick-student-of-texas-blues-dies-at-85.html?_r=0

My mind was blown earlier this year when I was watching Machine Gun McCain on TV, decided to look up the film's Italian star only to discover I'd never made the connection that he--Ferzetti--was the guy in both L'Aventurra AND ...West

had forgotten he's Diana Rigg's dad in that Bond movie

Haruki Murakami https://twitter.com/ShinchoshaJp/status/672381820785303552

hang on, that might be fake ...

twitter account has only been active for one hour, think it might be a wind-up

Tee hee

Further discussion on the ILM STP thread, but Scott Weiland

woah, damn

Thus sadly ensuring I will never not confuse him with Layne Staley.

Yeah, me too. Saw someone posting RIP Scott Weiland on Facebook and figured it was one of those timehop things before realising I was thinking of Layne Staley.

Oh shit yes you're right. I hadn't considered that they were two different people either.

Think we have a clear candidate for the "I always get those two confused" thread.

Anyway RIP Scott Weiland. 48 is no age really.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_De_Vlaeminck

robert loggia