Rolling Obituary Thread: 2017

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I reckon he'll be hoisted up by helicopter and dropped into the sea

― Josefa, Monday, 7 August 2017 18:42 (eight years ago)

Barbara Cook, Tony winner for The Music Man who became a beloved cabaret and concert performer in the second act of her career, 89

http://www.playbill.com/article/legendary-performer-barbara-cook-dead-at-89

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:57 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vggMCiJfs

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 16:14 (eight years ago)

Thanks. RIP

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 16:16 (eight years ago)

Glenn Campbell :(

http://www.tmz.com/2017/08/08/glen-campbell-dead/

― ailsa, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:25 (eight years ago)

;_;

― weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:30 (eight years ago)

Great compilation of his guitar solos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fqN4zgqf78

― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:34 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYyd42O5jbg

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:37 (eight years ago)

RIP what a voice

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:43 (eight years ago)

A great

― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:49 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqTPjqX5gU

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:50 (eight years ago)

Yeah, just posted that on Facebook--beautiful record.

― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:52 (eight years ago)

RIP what a voice

Yup. I liked what Springsteen said about the strength of his presentation in the documentary, can't remember the exact wording though.

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:55 (eight years ago)

One of those guys famous for so many years for stuff he did long after early stuff that was cool enough to make him famous in the first place, like playing on Pet Sounds.

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:56 (eight years ago)

For lack of a better way to put it, it felt like he was dying forever. He would announce retirement for Alzheimer's, which of course is terrible, but then he would put out a new album. Then he would do a final tour, and then retire again. And then I would see him popup in a documentary and that was supposed to be it. And then he would pop up again. I'm glad he was able to remain so productive though the end.

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 20:58 (eight years ago)

I know about his time in the Beach Boys, of course, but I thought he was just a Beach Boy on the road--didn't realize he played on Pet Sounds.

― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:00 (eight years ago)

Played with everyone.

― weird echo of the falsies (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:03 (eight years ago)

Yeah, Wrecking Crew. One of those cats with such cred it didn't matter what he did next, he had nothing to prove.

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:04 (eight years ago)

Think he had the distinction of being one of the few people in the Wrecking Crew, maybe the only guitar player, who didn't read music.

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:08 (eight years ago)

One of the few who had a solo career after too. Like, him and Leon Russell?

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:11 (eight years ago)

Dr. John?

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:13 (eight years ago)

Aw geez, I was feeling like dirt the other day and spun a few of his early singles, gentle on my mind indeed. The sun shone in his voice.

― attention vampire (MatthewK), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:22 (eight years ago)

All gone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkDAPl8-Soc

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:23 (eight years ago)

That's fantastic.

― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:35 (eight years ago)

Really is.

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 21:40 (eight years ago)

Anytime I hear "Rhinestone Cowboy" or "Wichita Lineman" or any of his gorgeous hits I'm a little kid sitting in front of my parents console record player

I said on the other thread that "It's Only Make Believe" gives me Roy Orbison vibes and I think that is true of his voice for me in general, the way he can just reach in and pluck that string of sadness/yearning/etc deep inside you with so little effort

rip Glen

― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 22:12 (eight years ago)

Why would someone say Dr john

― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 22:12 (eight years ago)

Because he did a stint in the Wrecking Crew

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 22:19 (eight years ago)

I mean I know that now but I mean jesus

― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 22:20 (eight years ago)

I mean I know that now but I mean jesus

Don't tell me something's happened to jesus now

― President Keyes, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 13:39 (eight years ago)

Lebowski.jpg

― Barkis Garvey (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 9 August 2017 13:58 (eight years ago)

RIP Jesus.

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 14:57 (eight years ago)

heaven needed a son of god

― for sale: clown shoes, never worn (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 9 August 2017 14:59 (eight years ago)

Actor/Director Joe Bologna.

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/joe-bologna-dead-82-my-favorite-year-renee-taylor-1202526371/

― nickn, Monday, 14 August 2017 03:36 (eight years ago)

Eugene Burger, magician and dean of a magic school

― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Monday, 14 August 2017 04:39 (eight years ago)

Missed Joe Bologna. You can get Made for Each Other, sort of a precursor to Annie Hall, off YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYwO8vxC7iY

― clemenza, Monday, 14 August 2017 04:48 (eight years ago)

Joe Bologna in "My Favorite Year," so, so great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsjPemPqMjg

― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Monday, 14 August 2017 12:45 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6c3D-z_bvo

― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Monday, 14 August 2017 12:49 (eight years ago)

He was a p good Sid Caesar.

I remember watching Made for Each Other on TV in '77 when it was interrupted by the NYC blackout.

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 12:31 (eight years ago)

Bruce Forsyth.

― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Friday, 18 August 2017 15:38 (eight years ago)

fuckin' get in

― licking the yellow Toad next to the teleporter (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 18 August 2017 15:39 (eight years ago)

nice to see you (dead) etc...

― calzino, Friday, 18 August 2017 15:41 (eight years ago)

"his warmth and wit were legendary.." Yeah mainly because nobody actually ever witnessed these attributes!

― calzino, Friday, 18 August 2017 15:44 (eight years ago)

just in time for a new series of strictly too, what a pro

― licking the yellow Toad next to the teleporter (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 18 August 2017 15:48 (eight years ago)

Never forget that Triumph Of The Will had 20m+ audiences as well.

― calzino, Friday, 18 August 2017 15:57 (eight years ago)

Brace Forsyth
(oh man if he dies in the next couple of weeks I'm going to feel like shit, but he did tweet last week that he was fine and that he wanted people to stop asking if he was well)
― 2017, how bad could it be? (snoball), zondag 1 januari 2017 12:01 (seven months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― StanM, Friday, 18 August 2017 16:17 (eight years ago)

He got his wish, they'll stop asking

― blog haus aka the scene raver (wins), Friday, 18 August 2017 16:19 (eight years ago)

14 dead and 100s injured in terrorist attack in Barcelona, fuck that shit, let's roll those Brucie tributes and talk to everybody who even slightly knew the 89 year old entertainer for the next few hours.

― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Friday, 18 August 2017 16:21 (eight years ago)

Derek & Clive to thread

― imago, Friday, 18 August 2017 16:24 (eight years ago)

didn't he do well

― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 18 August 2017 16:29 (eight years ago)

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