Rolling Obituary Thread: 2020

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poet Michael McClure

― Josefa, Wednesday, 6 May 2020 23:48 (three years ago) link

Barry Farber, broadcaster, 90

― flappy bird, Thursday, 7 May 2020 03:57 (three years ago) link

Sweet Pea Atkinson (Was Not Was)

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9373142/hillard-sweet-pea-atkinson-obit

― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Thursday, 7 May 2020 07:30 (three years ago) link

Brian Howe, Bad Company's other singer.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/07/brian-anthony-howe-bad-comapny-dead-dies/

― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 May 2020 13:36 (three years ago) link

RIP, Sweet Pea

― My Chess Hustler (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 May 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link

RIP Sweet Pea

― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 7 May 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link

UK rapper Ty, only 47 of Coronavirus

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/07/ty-mercury-prize-nominated-uk-rapper-dies-aged-47-of-coronavirus

― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 7 May 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link

UK rapper and Mercury nominee Ty, 47 from Coronavirus.

― santa clause four (suzy), Thursday, 7 May 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link

Barry Farber was on NYC radio forfuckingever, and didn't add much.

― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 May 2020 20:17 (three years ago) link

Oh shit, that's awful about Ty. He was a lovely guy, made some fabulous records, and really was an important part of the UK hip hop movement.

― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Thursday, 7 May 2020 20:38 (three years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMRcOA3ssI

― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Thursday, 7 May 2020 20:43 (three years ago) link

RIP

― Elon's musk (sic), Thursday, 7 May 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link

Alto saxophonist Richie Cole, of natural causes: https://www.wbgo.org/post/richie-cole-esteemed-alto-saxophonist-and-keeper-bebop-flame-has-died-72

― My Chess Hustler (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 8 May 2020 22:07 (three years ago) link

Just heard on the news that Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy apparently has died of covid-19.

― nickn, Saturday, 9 May 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link

Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell, at 59. Uptown's impact on R&B and black pop in the 90s was massive.

― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 9 May 2020 10:50 (three years ago) link

June from Gogglebox

― Madchen, Saturday, 9 May 2020 11:03 (three years ago) link

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-dead-48505/

― clemenza, Saturday, 9 May 2020 13:51 (three years ago) link

oof

― spruce springclean (darraghmac), Saturday, 9 May 2020 13:54 (three years ago) link

I'm getting battle weary now. RIP Mr Penniman, you quite literally rocked.

― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Saturday, 9 May 2020 13:58 (three years ago) link

Ooh my soul! The beauty is no longer on duty. RIP :(

― My Chess Hustler (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 May 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link

Shut up!

― My Chess Hustler (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 May 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link

wow

― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 9 May 2020 15:21 (three years ago) link

i loved little richard, i still love little richard, i will always love little richard

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 9 May 2020 18:36 (three years ago) link

he was magic, RIP to the king and queen

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 May 2020 19:11 (three years ago) link

Fantagraphics just announced that Richard Sala passed away, aged 61.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 May 2020 22:57 (three years ago) link

oh fuck, what a shame. Far too early.

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 9 May 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link

aw RIP, love his work esp. Peculia

― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 9 May 2020 23:12 (three years ago) link

One of the very best watercolorists in comics history and an EXTREMELY nice guy. Terrible.

― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 10 May 2020 02:45 (three years ago) link

Betty Wright
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2020/05/10/singer-betty-wright-dies-dead-66/

― Jeff W, Sunday, 10 May 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link

aw another great one. RIP

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 10 May 2020 18:43 (three years ago) link

*sigh* RIP Betty

― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Sunday, 10 May 2020 18:45 (three years ago) link

jerry stiller rip x

― nxd, Monday, 11 May 2020 08:27 (three years ago) link

Aw bollocks 😢

― Flaneuring Bevan (Noodle Vague), Monday, 11 May 2020 08:31 (three years ago) link

God damnit

― Hey, let me drunkenly animate yr boats in about 25 to 60 days! (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 11 May 2020 08:58 (three years ago) link

serenity now :((((

― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Monday, 11 May 2020 09:16 (three years ago) link

Damn, shit, bollocks.

― santa clause four (suzy), Monday, 11 May 2020 10:46 (three years ago) link

Oh fuck, reliably hilarious in Seinfeld and even in King of Queens. RIP Jerry.

― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Monday, 11 May 2020 10:47 (three years ago) link

Had to post this as a tribute on a friend's FB wall: "Mr. Steinbrenner's here, Frank Costanza is dead, call me back."

― clemenza, Monday, 11 May 2020 11:33 (three years ago) link

Nigel the dog

― Madchen, Monday, 11 May 2020 11:51 (three years ago) link

😢

― Hey, let me drunkenly animate yr boats in about 25 to 60 days! (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 11 May 2020 12:24 (three years ago) link

Takami Asano, guitarist of Japanese band Godiego. Seems a good excuse to post this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SUoHmpRdM

― zoom séance goes tits up (Matt #2), Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:26 (three years ago) link

Daniel Clowes remembers Richard Sala

http://www.tcj.com/richard/

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 May 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link

I really enjoyed that theme song.

― wasdnous (abanana), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link

Beckett Cypher, Melissa Etheridge's son, 21.

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/beckett-cypher-melissa-etheridge-son-dead-dies-1234605991/

― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Thursday, 14 May 2020 04:06 (three years ago) link

German playwright Rolf Hochhuth has died at the age of 89. Started off writing plays that criticised Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews, ended up calling David Irving a "pioneer of modern history who has written magnificent books".

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/rolf-hochhuth-ist-tot-dramatiker-mit-89-jahren-gestorben/25829450.html

― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Thursday, 14 May 2020 09:49 (three years ago) link

(xp) That's grim.

― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 May 2020 10:37 (three years ago) link

Well that was grim too.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:04 (three years ago) link

Obituary thread; grim

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link

http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/print/u-g-PHW1ME0.jpg

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link

Phil May of the Pretty Things according to Kris Needs on Facebook.

― dan selzer, Friday, 15 May 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link

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