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Post by Espo on Apr 18, 2024 17:14:20 GMT
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Post by soonerbillz on Apr 18, 2024 18:24:27 GMT
Goodbye old friend
Jessica
I named my daughter after this perfect song.
Dickey wrote the song "Jessica" at the band's farm in Juliette, Georgia. He named it after his daughter, Jessica Betts, who was an infant when it was released. She had bounced along to the song's rhythm, and Betts attempted to capture her attitude with its melody.
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Post by eastmark on Apr 19, 2024 0:11:49 GMT
He left a mark no doubt.
Great player. He had a wild life. 🎸
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Post by sirrastus on Apr 19, 2024 2:16:50 GMT
Oh, that hurts. Super funny guy. SCTV remains a benchmark for comedy. They're not making comedians like that anymore. I'm reminded we're all gonna go sometime. Count Floyd among others.Every Friday night (the show originally was on Sat nights for a half hour locally)I'd go to a friends apt and we'd get high and watch SCTV.It was a regular thing.Had to love that whole team of funny people doing crazy stuff.Cabbage heads,Pirini Sclarosa,Bobby Bittman,Skip Bittman,Perry Como,Ed Grimley,goofing on Sandler and Young the list goes on.Just an unforgettable 90 mins of comedy.Hope they blow'd him up real good as a sendoff..
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Post by soonerbillz on Apr 25, 2024 22:57:05 GMT
DFTR Mike
I bet he's checking out the galaxies right now! Here's a great piece on him somebody just wrote.
The Heart and Soul of the Moody Blues, Mike Pinder, passed away today. He was probably the most widespread influence on Music that many people had never heard of. His Sound: The Mellotron: He was the undisputed Master of that Instrument, and did more with it than any other Band or Musician. Bands such as Yes, King Crimson, The Beatles and Stones all used the Mellotron (many with Mike's instruction), but none produced the widespread Huge Spacy Orchestral Sound that he played. All Popular Music today that features spacy orchestral sounds are a direct influence of Mike Pinder. The Moody Blues produced Seven Masterpieces with Pinder, starting with Days Of Future Passed. It was released in 1967, the same year as Sgt. Pepper, and had a more expansive creative sound. Many of the sections that we thought were the Orchestra were actually played by Mike Pinder - For the most part, the Orchestral Sections were recorded separate from the Band tracks. But the Band tracks sounded huge and orchestral due to Pinder's Mellotron. All of the Classic Seven Masterpieces have the words on the cover: "All Instruments Played By The Moody Blues." Their range of sonic expression and creativity seemed to be without boundaries or limits. The test of a good stereo can be done using Moody Blues albums. Their songs, in great part due to Pinder, are Deep, Intelligent, Emotional and hair-raising, and they Rock. Pinder's songs on the Moodies albums are most often the Most Experimental, Moody, Deep, and are often Amazing Sonic Journeys into the Mind as well as Outer Space. As he sang, "You Gotta Make the Journey Out and In." Tunes such as "My Song" are not to be believed. You just need to sit and listen to that Journey - He takes you deep into your Soul and out into Space and back. The Sounds are unworldly. Justin Hayward said "Nights In White Satin" was just another song until Mike Pinder told him to run through it one more time. Pinder added that 7 - note phrase that transported the song. Then the powerful orchestral Mellotron on the chorus lifted it into Heaven. That same 7 - note phrase has been repeated countless times on other songs: Those notes are the intro to "Layla," played by Duane Allman and the ABB used that phrase constantly in their improvisations. Pinder first recorded it on "Nights" from Days Of Future Passed. The Sounds played and Pioneered by Mike Pinder resonate through all Music through the decades and still are heard today. When you hear a Band that sounds deep, spacy, orchestral, and powerful - that's the Influence of the Moody Blues and their Black Light Soul: Michael Pinder. God Bless him on his continuing Spiritual Journey. Millions of Moody Blues fans are mourning tonight. The greatest thing we can do is to play his Music - Loud - and feel that Power and Emotion. Rest In Peace. ❤
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Post by joe on Apr 26, 2024 2:29:37 GMT
And Pinder also had a great ear for talent that had a huge influence on the success of the Moody Blues. Pinder recognized it and personally recruited lead singer Justin Hayward into the band.
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Post by eastmark on Apr 26, 2024 23:16:06 GMT
Moody Blues were a great live show. Saw them multiple times.
Always great shows.
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Post by delclayman on May 1, 2024 21:34:27 GMT
Richard Tandy ~ Keyboardist Electric Light Orchestra
Born: March 26, 1948, Birmingham, United Kingdom Died: May 1, 2024 (age 76 years)
RIP ~ DFTR
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Post by joe on May 2, 2024 2:02:00 GMT
ELO was another great band. Evil Woman was another one of those I had memorized going to/from work. Was written in 30 minutes.
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Post by zenman on May 2, 2024 15:10:57 GMT
Duane Eddy, dead at 86.
He was obviously very young when he had his run of fame. I would have guessed he was much older, and of an older generation.
TWANG!
RIP/DFTR
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Post by markus on May 2, 2024 15:27:32 GMT
Richard Tandy ~ Keyboardist Electric Light Orchestra Born: March 26, 1948, Birmingham, United Kingdom Died: May 1, 2024 (age 76 years) RIP ~ DFTR Very sad, he had been struggling with health concerns for some time; truly a wonderful player and arranger. He wasn't a front and center scorcher like Emerson or Wakeman, but created beautiful textures and voicings - much like Downes or Wright - to complement Jeff's timeless melodies. RIP Mr Tandy.
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Post by sirrastus on May 2, 2024 16:31:20 GMT
RIP Duane Eddy.The man who conquered 30 Miles Of Bad Road.
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Post by redhouserocker on May 2, 2024 17:36:10 GMT
RIP Duane Eddy.The man who conquered 30 Miles Of Bad Road. Oh no...not the King of "Twang". Loved his music when I was a kid in the 60s...
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Post by luxexterior on May 3, 2024 12:04:37 GMT
RIP Duane Eddy.The man who conquered 30 Miles Of Bad Road. Oh no...not the King of "Twang". Loved his music when I was a kid in the 60s... Another legend leaves the building.
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