Rolling Obituary Thread: 2017

IV was the one where the shark followed a family halfway around the world

and got there first, even though the family travelled by plane

Sharks on a Plane

strange brew > emperor ming for max von s

caine will be best remembered for people doing impressions of him

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w-Ea5lu06Oo/hqdefault.jpg

May his name live forevermore on the lips of those who are stingy with their nose candy.

jfc you guys had me worried that Caine had died STOP THAT

I'VE never seen The Italian Job

wtf

it's good!

Is that the

.. one with "Italian Job" Star Noel Coward?

No, it's the one with "The Italian Job" star Benny Hill.

but I thought he's the "Ernie (Fastest Milkman in the West) Hitmeister".

Dolores Marsalis jazz funeral 'I'll Fly Away' by @Delfeayo and @wyntonmarsalis in New Orleans @theadvocateno @wwltv pic.twitter.com/mPTxPZyd7Q

— Matthew Hinton (@MattHintonPhoto) August 2, 2017

That was gorgeous, thanks.

Haruo Nakajima, who wore the Godzilla suit in every Godzilla movie up to 1972

RIP Mr. Gojira :(

i hate to ask about his posthumous wardrobe

rip mr gojira

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

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

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

Thanks. RIP

Glenn Campbell :(

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

;_;

Great compilation of his guitar solos:

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

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

RIP what a voice

A great

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

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

RIP what a voice

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.

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.

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.

Played with everyone.

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

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.

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

Dr. John?

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.

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

That's fantastic.

Really is.

<3

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

Why would someone say Dr john

Because he did a stint in the Wrecking Crew

I mean I know that now but I mean jesus

I mean I know that now but I mean jesus

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

Lebowski.jpg

RIP Jesus.

heaven needed a son of god