Rolling Obituary Thread: 2020

ROCK 'N' ROLL ARTIST TERRY QUIRK PASSES AWAY; WORK INCLUDES ICONIC COVER OF THE ZOMBIES' ODESSEY AND ORACLE

http://bravewords.com/news/legendary-rock-n-roll-artist-terry-quirk-passes-away-work-includes-iconic-cover-of-the-zombies-odessey-and-oracle

Bruce Jay Freidman

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bruce-jay-freidman-dead-90-splash-woody-allen-1234624764/

Wow, somehow missed that Drew Freidman was his son.

Yeah, always loved this pic of BJF and his three sons (can't remember which one is Drew rn). RIP.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWkLgGHXsAU9eok.png

That's crazy, almost like that Village of the Damned/Geir image. RIP.

Numerous tweets going round that Steve Priest of Sweet (@SPSweetBand) has passed away, but no official statement/confirmation yet.

— MIKE BENNETT (@mrhonorama) June 4, 2020

A message from Andy Scott on the passing of his bandmate & friend Steve Priest . pic.twitter.com/VnYpPfGZs7

— GLAMglitterROCK (@rock_glitter) June 4, 2020

Producer Rupert Hine
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9396949/rupert-hine-dead-producer-songwriter-dies-obit

!

Paging Alfred.

Aw man I fucking love the Rupert Hine sound

RIP. A true architect of '80s sonics.

Early member of The Fall Kay Carroll

Just heard that Kay Bateman (known to Fall fans as Kay Caroll) has died. She was a big part of the early Fall story - She was one of the few people who could put MES in his place for a start. I’m also eternally grateful that she made me do my A-levels! RIP.

— Paul Hanley (@hanleyPa) June 7, 2020

RIP Kay.

:(

Early member of The Fall Kay Carroll

🐦[Just heard that Kay Bateman (known to Fall fans as Kay Caroll) has died. She was a big part of the early Fall story - She was one of the few people who could put MES in his place for a start. I’m also eternally grateful that she made me do my A-levels! RIP.
— Paul Hanley (@hanleyPa) June 7, 2020🕸]🐦

No. She was the Fall's 'manager', she wasn't really in the Fall, I suspect "An Older Lover" was about her.

https://youtu.be/rtUI7KSXZ68?t=197

here she is on phone with Tony Wilson

hard to imagine how the Fall wouldn't have blown apart very early on without her

Former New England Patriots WR and I Love NFL meme Reche Caldwell

oh shit srsly?

Irene Triplett, last American to collect a Civil War pension, dies at 90

Woah at Reche Caldwell, that's awful, shot in a robbery.

damn

Man, sounds like Caldwell had a crazy post-NFL life:

https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/15472532/how-reche-caldwell-googled-way-patriots-prison

country singer james hand

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2020-06-08/james-hands-gone-to-heaven-at-age-67

sorry for your loss, tracer

bonnie pointer of the pointer sisters, 69

cath carroll of factory and unrest fame did take her name after kay carroll

RIP President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi. May Burundi find peace as well under Evariste Ndayishimiye.

Spanish singer and musician Pau Donés, 53.

Paul 'Tonka' Chapman, UFO/Waysted/Lone Star guitarist, age 66.

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-ufo-guitarist-paul-chapman-dead-at-66/

Denise Cronenberg, David's sister and costume designer on many of his films, 81

https://deadline.com/2020/06/denise-cronenberg-dies-sister-david-cronenberg-costume-designer-was-81-obituary-1202957451/

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/o8bqlps6ebulwhx7nxep.jpg

Comics writer/editor Denny O'Neil, 81

RIP, he was a driving force for the industry for half a century or more

Denny O’Neil gave us the greatest moment in comics pic.twitter.com/TucqqhDqRZ

— John Suarez (@littlemac1183) June 12, 2020

Congolese band Les Bantous De La Capitale’s (The Bantus of The Capital) founding member Nganda Edo dies aged 87 in Congo Brazzaville. He was the only surviving founding member of the band.

The musician, born Edouard Nganga, is described as the dean of Congolese music. Nganga lend a hand to popular bands such as Ok Jazz with Franco Luambo Makiadi and Vicky Longomba, he replaced Philippe Lando Rossignol who had quit, He also performed alongside Négro Jazz which was his first outfit and the Bantus of the capital.

https://www.americanbluesscene.com/soul-blues-man-frank-bey-dead-at-74/

Frank Bey soul/ blues singer

RIP and thanks to Denny

Allen Baekeland's old radio station is having a tribute to him Thursday night.

cjsw.com

http://www.facebook.com/CJSWRadio/photos/a.184964652829/10157667984587830/?type=3&theater

Bobby Lewis ("Tossin' and Turnin'")--god, he was 95.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-lewis-tossin-and-turnin-singer-dead-obit-1014686/

Lennie Niehaus, the West Coast alto saxophonist, arranger and composer who played with Stan Kenton's band and collaborated with Clint Eastwood on more than two dozen films, has died. He was 90.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lennie-niehaus-dead-alto-saxophonist-frequent-clint-eastwood-collaborator-was-90-1296668

I'm seeing pianist Keith Tippett has just died.

That's rubbish. The fulcrum of British psychedelic jazz in the 70s.

RIP Keith

Holding fire on that one till confirmed tbh.

still blasting out "You Are Here... I Am There" in tribute, because it isn't looking good :(

I saw it posted by Leonard "Moonjune" Pavkovic on fb.

R.I.P. one of the all time piano geniuses, the British jazz icon Keith Tippett. Just heard a very sad news from my friend Riccardo Bergerone from Torino, who is Keith Tippett's friend for over 4 decades, confirmed by Keith's daughter Inca and his wife Julie. Keith unfortunately died 3 hours ago.

RIP Keith. Saw him play maybe 10 years ago - looked exectly the same as he did in the 70s!

he had an impressive mane to be sure.

Claude Samuel, French classical music critic best known for his advocacy of the postwar avant-garde. He was 88. RIP.

RIP Keith, another King Crimson alumnus gone. Centipede's "Septober Energy" double album is an endless classic, and an unbelievable who's who of 1970s Brit jazz.

yeah class album is that.