Rolling Obituary Thread: 2021

We just lost another bandmate & legend, Mr. Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. He was a member of James Brown's band in the 60s, recording many of Brown's recordings "Cold Sweat", "Say It Loud ". He also worked with Van Morrison. A silent genius & brilliant arrangements.🙏Prayers to Family! pic.twitter.com/1AP7iVYbyq

— Bootsy Collins (@Bootsy_Collins) September 24, 2021

RIP

RIP Peewee. He used to play monthly at a Bristol jazz club below my old flat, it was a real treat to hear him wailing through the floor.

RIP Peewee. He used to play monthly at a Bristol jazz club below my old flat, it was a real treat to hear him wailing through the floor.

Alan Lancaster, Status Quo bassist/singer and near enough the main songwriter.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/26/status-quo-bassist-alan-lancaster-dies-aged-72

:( RIP

Commander Cody ;_;

https://www.nippertown.com/2021/09/26/commander-cody-launches-from-earth-rip-george-frayne-1944-2021/

Huh, hadn't realized he'd made Saratoga Springs home.

aw ;_;

i love Hot Rod Lincoln!

RIP Peewee. He used to play monthly at a Bristol jazz club below my old flat, it was a real treat to hear him wailing through the floor.

― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:14 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

Apparently he lived in Frome, of all places, latterly?

Songwriter and singer Andrea Martin

https://www.nme.com/news/music/singer-and-songwriter-andrea-martin-has-died-aged-49-3056764

Correct, he spent at least the last 15 years in the South West afaik and was a mentor to a few local jazzers.

xp Neil S

Really sad to hear of the passing of Roger Hunt.

One of Liverpool's great goalscorers, a club legend and an absolute gentleman. Thoughts are with his family ❤️ pic.twitter.com/klUqExAgOY

— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) September 28, 2021

Not a good few days for prolific English goalscorers of the 60s.

xxp as good a place as any to spend your semi-retirement I suppose

Sidenote, all of these '60s-era English football kits look really sharp, the fabrics look finer as well

Turban-wearing jazz-funk organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, 79.

RIP

these are really coming fast and furious now. baby boomers coming to the end of the road.

uh oh

sorry that was grim. baby doomer-posting, if you will

uh, sounds like Lonnie has thoughts about that news:

Thanks everyone for the Love, I am doing great and staying safe!!!

— Lonnie Liston Smith (@lonniethelegend) September 29, 2021

two different guys

I don't know why they can't both be called Steve Strange like a normal person.

ok doomer

xp - yes, I know that was the joke since I saw some tweets erroneously naming this Lonnie Liston Smith as the deceased.

Takao Saito, creator of Golgo 13, which was the longest running manga in publication with 201(!) volumes

訃報：さいとう・たかを氏 ご逝去https://t.co/pcIrgg1kbz

— ビッグコミック編集部 (@bigcomic_mg) September 29, 2021

Olivier Libaux, 57.

L'Héroïne au bain Is such a great album. He was also a founding member of Nouvelle Vague.

Tommy Kirk

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tommy-kirk-dead-old-yeller-shaggy-dog-1235022775/

Mars Needs Women!

Greg Gilbert, singer / guitar player with the band Delays, and fine artist, aged 45.

Bernard Tapie, dubious French businessman, and even more dubious owner of Olympique de Marseille, aged 78.

Controversial French tycoon and former minister Bernard Tapie dies at 78 https://t.co/fb9IUxwQ03 pic.twitter.com/KXMxHEcY3T

— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) October 3, 2021

Todd Akin, the “legitimate rape” guy

rest in piss

Alan Kalter, ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ Announcer, Dead at 78

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/alan-kalter-letterman-announcer-dead-obit-1237037/

Aww, he (Alan Kalter) was great.

It’s with great sadness that I have to tell you that my dear friend for 40 years, Pat Fish (aka The Jazz Butcher) passed away yesterday evening at his home in Northampton. God bless you old sport. @glassmodern2 @davidjhaskins @kevinmhaskins @unlostforever pic.twitter.com/1y1ZlZNwno

— Glass Modern (@glassmodern1) October 6, 2021

Wow, what a shock, I saw him playing at the end of August. RIP.

Lizzie Bravo, who--aside with Gayleen Pease--sang on the 'Wildlife' version of "Across The Universe".

https://bestclassicbands.com/lizzie-bravo-beatles-obituary-teenager-10-5-21/

The article goes on to mention that Pease died earlier this year.

Koichi Sugiyama, composer most famous for the music in Dragon Quest. Also infamously a war crimes denialist and all round right wing nutter.
https://www.dragonquest.jp/news/detail/3546/

RIP Anthony O’Shaughnessey, who became the focal image of the first Dexys Midnight Runners LP. Here is the back story to the iconic picture. Featured on the @dig_with_it blog. Extracted from the book, @TroubleSongs. https://t.co/fp1BrVyHQI

— Stuart Bailie (@stu_bailie) October 7, 2021

Gayleen Pease

I only do this when I'm at the Eagle.

useless tory minister James Brokenshire

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58844606

I'm beside myself with grief obv.. crying a fucking river here

Reputation burnished by the eye skipping ahead to Karen Bradley.

tbf on him he always knew that there was no such county in Ireland as Londonkerry

What a loss to the scum community

State funeral anyone?

Just your standard-issue British ghoul, complaining about "imbalance" that has led to a "disproportionate" focus on criminal inquiries involving former soldiers, on the 45h anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

just a Tory mediocrity, but still evil enough to warrant a bit of glee in his passing.