Rolling Obituary Thread: 2020

Serial killer dubbed Grim Sleeper dies in California prison

https://news.yahoo.com/serial-killer-dubbed-grim-sleeper-203650878.html

Flamin' Groovies drummer Danny Mihm, as reported by Chris Wilson and James Ferrell on FB.

Just coming out now, but Phil Phillips of "Sea of Love" fame passed away a couple weeks ago.

Veteran Greek leftist and resistance fighter Manolis Glezos

http://www.ekathimerini.com/251143/article/ekathimerini/news/veteran-leftist-and-resistance-fighter-manolis-glezos-dies-at-98
The Day Two Teenage Greeks Took Down the Nazi Flag from the Acropolis

Tomie DePaola, a truly great artist.

Today we lost the adored children’s book creator Tomie DePaola who passed away from a head injury. Forever joyful, he was a creator of beauty and a beloved friend. RIP you genius imp. pic.twitter.com/v8mC2O56PH

— Lin Oliver (@linoliver) March 30, 2020

One of the greats

argh, strega nona was foundational

Looking up something else and stumbled across the fact that songwriter, Bill Martin, died on 26th March, at age 81. Quite an interesting career:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Martin_(songwriter)

First thing to note is the 1970 England World Cup team's song, "Back Home", was written by a Scotsman and an Irishman!

even more shocking

The song was also a hit in Ireland, reaching number two in the charts there.[3]

Zoltán Peskó, Hungarian conductor, 83. RIP.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/31/824801424/wallace-roney-intrepid-jazz-trumpeter-dies-from-covid-19-complications-at-59

Wallace Roney RIP

Jeff Grosso, skateboarding legend, aged 52.

https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/jeff-grosso-r-i-p-1968-2020/

Veteran tech journalist Jack Schofield

Well, absolutely fuck 2020. The peerless @jackschofield has died. He was so kind and welcoming to me and everyone in tech journalism and PR. I just finished editing his last piece for me yesterday. I loved him dearly and the world is poorer without him. Go well, Jack.

— Kate Socialising Distantly Bevan (@katebevan) April 1, 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/media/askjack/2020/apr/01/jack-schofield-guardian-ask-jack-tech-columnist-dies-at-72

no articles yet but seeing reports that cristina monet zilkha, aka cristina (ze records artist) has passed, from COVID complications

yeah I just posted to the Ze thread and on facebook via Acute. Saw enough reports from friends/associates to assume it's accurate.

Oh no

Mike Stoller outlived her.

adam schlesinger

Jesus. RIP Cristina and Adam.

oh shit rip adam

And now Ellis Marsalis at 85.

And now Bucky Pizzarelli at 94.

Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of that jazz family, died from complications of coronavirus

Seeing on twitter that David Driskoll has died at 88.

David C. Driskell is an artist and a scholar in the field of African-American art. Driskell is an emeritus professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. Driskell holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Catholic University and nine Honorary Doctoral degrees. Has done some writing as well

Bucky had been ill for a long time so not sure if it is related to the you-know-what

With a heavy heart I have just found out, (through his son Ryan), that his father Eddie Large has passed away, I worked many times with him and his partner Sid, they were not only a great act, but such fun to be with! Our thoughts and prayers goes to Patsy and Ryan and family xx pic.twitter.com/pRo2Or29YQ

— Jimmy Cricket (@jimmy__cricket) April 2, 2020

Eddie Large, part of inexplicably popular 70s/80s comedy act Little and Large.

Had had heart failure, contracted COVID in hospital and wasn't strong enough to fight it.

‘heavy heart’ unfortunate phrasing there

guilty lol

inexplicably popular 70s/80s comedy act

Such a weird time in UK TV when when comedians and singers from working men's clubs got primetime slots and became household names.

In 2013, Large released his first single without Little, a parody of "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg entitled "Gee Musky... Moi Non Plus".[citation needed]

Such a weird time in UK TV when when comedians and singers from working men's clubs got primetime slots and became household names.

Syd's autobiography makes pretty clear it was inexplicable to them too why it was them and not other acts.

inexplicable to me too, although I remember actually watching their show in the 90s, so past me belongs to that different country as much as they do.

Jacques Brel’s widow Thérèse.

We are going to need a monthly thread for this for the foreseeable future :(

RIP Thérèse.

RIP to Bucky Pizzarelli, lost to COVID
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/arts/music/bucky-pizzarelli-dead-coronavirus.html

RIP to Bucky Pizzarelli, lost to COVID
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/arts/music/bucky-pizzarelli-dead-coronavirus.html🕸

I saw Vaughn Mason at the 1981 (?) New Music Seminar do “Bounce, rock, skate, roll”? RIP

That should be spelled Vaughan Mason . Seeing that DJ Soul Sister has posted this on twitter and others on his Facebook page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9s2kwfLmJE

^^^ immortal tune - RIP Vaughan Mason

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications. He was 81. https://t.co/5LHt6D1AFB

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 3, 2020

OH FUCKING WHAT

... people you thought... RIP Bill, great artist.

aw fuck, that one hurts

:-(

fuck no!!! Bill was one of the best to ever do it.

Bill, Withers

Genuinely thought he died a few years ago, still, RIP.