Rolling Obituary Thread: 2020

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.

seeing numerous experimental cinema ppl posting that luther price has died. ‘sodom’ (1989) is one of the most unnerving experiences I’ve ever had in a cinema

RIP Willie Thorne, snooker player and commentator, at the age of 66

BREAKING: Snooker legend Willie Thorne passes away aged 66 after leukaemia battle https://t.co/bvcsgb3K0J pic.twitter.com/UTQiKmVSh8

— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) June 17, 2020

Aw man

RIP

RIP. Seemed like a warm and decent guy and always surprised that with his ability he didn't win more tournaments

Aw shit, RIP. He seemed to nice and decent to really win the big titles tbf.

It’s just come to light that Shop Assistants vocalist Alex Taylor died in 2005. RIP.

RIP Willie T ;_;

Aw, RIP WT. Most famous, perhaps, for supposedly having clocked up an astronomical number of maximum breaks *in practice*. Well, I used to serve like Roscoe Tanner in the backyard too.

Never seemed to have the killer instinct, Willie.

It’s just come to light that Shop Assistants vocalist Alex Taylor died in 2005. RIP.

I heard this morning thst she died but wth at 2005?!

There was a Motorcycle Boy reissue last year, and an interview with ex-members saying they'd been trying to track her down. I can only assume she had no contact with anyone from that scene from the '90s onward and so there were no connections left for this news to get out? So strange.

shocked to find no Keith Tippett thread on ILM

I can only assume she had no contact with anyone from that scene from the '90s onward and so there were no connections left for this news to get out?

Reminds me of no one knowing the whereabouts of Chris Dean from The Redskins.

yes i hunted for chris dean aka x.moore for a week or three last year bcz i was scanning and posting his nme pieces on the miners' strike and i felt i shd ask permission -- nothing concrete tho

the closest i got was info that another nme writer of that period who i was close had died recently but this turned out to be false (possibly maliciously)

so in conclusion

in the meantime here are the scans of his pieces on the miners' strike (support my patreon, i will post something new soonish i promise): https://www.patreon.com/posts/x-moores-2-part-22373025

Willie Thorne had a top ten single of course, seen here at the age of 32! (someone should do a Travelling Willburys thing with the ages of all involved):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker_Loopy#/media/File:Snooker_Loopy_cover.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Snooker_Loopy_cover.jpg

best terrible record ever, the snooker ball samples on that kill me

When Snooker Was King

(xp) LOL, you've just reminded me of my own inept attempts at using snooker ball samples (and Ted Lowe) on a track I recorded for one of the ILX compilations. It was a pre-cover of some Morrissey album and I chose the track called "Mountjoy" - but I think the reference sailed way over most people's heads.

Willie Thorne had a top ten single of course, seen here at the age of 32! (someone should do a Travelling Willburys thing with the ages of all involved)

The only ones over 40 in that photo are Chas & Dave

Out of interest I looked up that Morrissey song, seems to be a white supremacist anthem rather than a paean to Doug M but you never know.

there's a couple of prince songs where the percussion loop sounds just like that bit on snooker loopy, hope willie gets to chill with prince in the sky now

(xp) What, it's not about the prison in Dublin either?

I heard Steve Davis sitting in on Gilles Peterson's show last week. He played Peter Frohmader, Asksak Maboul and Teleplasmiste

lol steve davis and his deep cryptoprog cuts, truly he pwned every one of us

There's no WAY Terry Griffiths was *ever* under 40.

That image is amazing. Rip, Willie.

Holly Herndon asking Steve Davis about his Rear of the Year award on a BBC Music thing a couple of years ago was...quite something. Felt like I was watching one of my own lazy surreal jokes come to life. Cliff Lazarenko something something Muslimgauze! Ut followed by Jan Francis spoken-word set! etc

I think I read an interview where he said he used to play Terry Griffiths the odd Magma track. Don't think Tel was too impressed though.

There's a great Colin Murray interview with the Nugget on Murray's 'at home with' series, which ends up mostly being about Davis' record collection and DJ career.

https://pca.st/episode/143f25aa-4ec5-41e1-9b40-5b33fe44744a