Rolling Obituary Thread: 2018

Ab Fab's Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93

Man, that sucks.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46706705

Norman Gimbel, film and TV lyricist.

Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey (Chris Isaak, The Avengers) Dead At 61

http://stereoembersmagazine.com/chris-isaak-guitarist-james-calivn-wilsey-dead-at-61/?fbclid=IwAR09UBr-7Hpo-V_C3ESXICqNVgypOBxw0_PbEQm8wYRm0Eyq01OpgMzMZEI

☠️ is really cramming them in before the end of the year

like, what is that today? 6?

Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey (Chris Isaak, The Avengers) Dead At 61

was disappointed to find how little of Lam, Woo, To, et al's filmography is available on streaming services.

Randomly enough I just searched for Johnnie To movies on Netflix the other day and they have a pretty good set right now. None of the more famous Johnnie films but still pretty cool ... they used to only have Three (which I didn't like much).

Netflix has Loving You (1996), Lifeline (1997), Justice My Foot (1992), Mad Monk (1993), The Barefooted Kid (1993), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011), Blind Detective (2013), Three (2016)

Norman Gimbel, film and TV lyricist

Whenever you hear a bossa nova classic sung in English it's about even odds the lyrics are his.

(Sometimes they're from Ray Gilbert or Gene Lees, who are also no longer with us).

RIght. Or every once in a while Tom Jobim even wrote them himself. Not a big fan of the Gimble or Gilbert bossa lyrics tbh.

Okay, I guess I like some of his lyrics more than I thought. "How Insensitive" for bossa, "Sway" and "Bluesette" in other styles.

Ray Sawyer.

http://www.wkrg.com/news/mobile-county/dr-hook-s-ray-sawyer-chickasaw-native-dead-at-81/1681232151

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux3-a9RE1Q

"Oh, that's beautiful."

Oh noooooooo. Will be watching this epic triumph / trainwreck in tribute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4c3W-XoNXM

aw shit

https://youtu.be/7LXpnNKNxJI