Rolling Obituary Thread 2022

Another good character actor down: Lenny Von Dohlen. Electric Dreams and Twin Peaks will dominate the credits but I thought his small but solid supporting role as the one guy from the band who track down Mac Sledge hit the notes of the film just right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EOrXtGco3o

https://deadline.com/2022/07/larry-storch-dead-f-troop-actor-obituary-1235060332/

Larry Storch, TV actor/stand-up comic, 99(!)

Aww, I'm sure Drew Friedman is bummed about that. Big Storch fan.

RIP. He’s in the arms of Morbius now.

Lol, pretty much every Larry Storch post in the archives is indeed by Morbius, usually to state that he was still alive.

Lenny Van Dohlen, who played Harold Smith on Twin Peaks, dead at 63.

I hate to say this, but I don't remember him from the show.

. . . to the point where I can't even spell his name. It's VON Dohlen. My apologies.

As I said a few posts back. :-D

If you need a reminder:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAF6lFehKc

Tony Sirico :-(

shit
immortal character work

commendatori

RIP Paulie, immortal is correct.

fuck RIP

Ride the painted pony, let the spinning wheel glide

Lenny Von Dohlen

It's probably not a good movie - I found it, ahem, problematic the last time I saw it over a decade ago - but Electric Dreams was a VHS we wore through back when I was a kid. Unfuckwithable soundtrack, too.

Genocidal motherfucker carks it

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/09/luis-echeverria-mexican-president-1970s-dies-100

As I said a few posts back. :-D

If you need a reminder:

Sorry, I missed it!

I watched that clip yesterday and it did not register at all! I watched that show religiously when it aired, but haven't really seen it since. It's largely evaporated from my mind.

LQ Jones

https://variety.com/2022/film/obituaries-people-news/lq-jones-dead-boy-and-his-dog-wild-bunch-casino-1235312747/

Omg. He is on my screen right now in TWB. RIP.

Went to High School with Lee Hazlewood!

His spirit must have flown right over me. Perhaps finally time to watch A BOY AND HIS DOG.

Barbara Thompson, saxophonist

https://www.loudersound.com/news/saxophonist-barbara-thompson-dead-at-77

Monty Norman, 94

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/11/bond-theme-composer-monty-norman-dies-aged-94

RIP, person I thought was already dead but reappeared in the last reel just as Bond was about to bunk down with his latest sweetie who then had to be quickly dispatched before Bond got back to business as the credits rolled while the theme song was reprised.

Bramwell Tovey

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statements/tributes-to-bramwell-tovey

Ivana Trump

Or maybe it just got published by mistake
https://i.imgur.com/EIoPQnv.jpg

No, seems to be legit

Good Lord, what a picture

Ivana Trump: Former US president's first wife has died aged 73 https://t.co/Fn5LawrT09

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 14, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVmAcULPMu4

Missed this last week, but Gregory Itzin:

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/gregory-itzin-dead-24-newsupdate/

Paul Ryder!

Paul Ryder, Happy Mondays bassist, dies aged 58 https://t.co/DLm4qJMyjX

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 15, 2022

:(

rip. some of the best basslines ever

Writer & comedian Jak Knight

only 28 years old :( dude was funny af, so fucking sad

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jak-knight-dead-dies-bust-down-1235318106/

In light of the news, I wanna share one of the funniest clips from Jak Knight and @zackfox’s podcast. RIP Jak Knight pic.twitter.com/dtSnA2dftZ

— Ross (@lmaooross) July 16, 2022

Mariusz Lewandowski, 62, one of the most ubiquitous artists featured on metal album covers in recent years
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/rip-mariusz-lewandowski-painter-who-designed-album-artwork-for-many-metal-bands/

That's a loss. I didn't like a lot of the records he painted covers for, but he had an instantly recognizable style and absolutely expanded the parameters of metal imagery.

David Dalton, ‘Rolling Stone’ Writer and Rock Biographer, Dies at 80

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-dalton-obituary-music-writer-biographer-1384199/

He wrote a pretty good James Dean bio, no? RIP.

Jackson del Rey, from Savage Republic and who did much else in turn.

eeply saddened to learn of the passing of Philip Drucker aka Jackson Del Rey. As the only international signing to his label Trakwerx, he funded and released our first 5 albums, not to mention our first US tour. Without him, we simply would not still exist. Forever in your debt. pic.twitter.com/SiChylMPLe

— Cult With No Name (@cultwithnoname) July 17, 2022

George Kinney, of the pioneering Texas Psychedelic band The Golden Dawn

From FB:

It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of George Kinney, on July 18, 2022. George was the driving force behind The Golden Dawn and a pioneer/founder of the 60’s Psychedelic Music movement. George was surrounded by family in love as he transitioned from this world to the next. He will be missed greatly.

As a singer, songwriter and guitarist, his musical legacy will live on through his albums, as well as in the mind, hearts and souls of countless young musicians he has influenced over the years. His talent will never be forgotten.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this extremely difficult time.

We love you George. So very much. ❤️

Claes Oldenburg:

RIP Claes Oldenburg pic.twitter.com/01S4FFUgvx

— Jeremy Millar (@jeremy_millar_1) July 18, 2022

William Hart of the Delfonics

https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/15/william-hart-lead-singer-the-delfonics-dead-dies-music/

Wow. Iconic voice, iconic songs. RIP.

Sure I wasn't the first person to think of Jackie Brown (which hopefully netted him and them a decent payday).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-BsG6Xxaxw

yes, what a voice.

Cuban timba pianist Cesar Pupy Pedroso y los que son son were great when I saw them in Arlington, VA near DC years ago; they were on a US tour now, and legendary pianist and bandleader Pupy Pedroso has passed RIP

https://www.granma.cu/cultura/2022-07-17/el-legado-musical-de-pupy-pedroso

Michael Henderson, Miles Davis's bassist from 1971-75:

https://www.stereogum.com/2193656/michael-henderson-dead-71/news/

He also had a bunch of funk/R&B hits in the 70s and 80s.