The RIP thread...

I wasn't sure if it was deliberately dark!

Christopher Plummer, 91

Is it wrong that my first thought on that news was ‘hmm, must watch National Treasure again...’

Cush
From The Men They Couldn't Hang died yesterday of a heart attack

https://youtu.be/2U2In-bJF94

Bollocks! That's tomorrow's listening sorted.

Shit! First band I ever saw at the Mean fiddler (1984?) and then saw them loads. Night of a thousand candles was a great album.

John Pullin, “We're not much good but at least we turned up”

Was that the singer? Sad news, so young... A mate of mine was shagging him on the regular a few years back...

Was that the singer

Yes
They had an annual 2 nighter at the Borderline for years. Saw them many times. Also at the Weavers Arms Newington Green decades ago.
A real sweet bloke

I reckon that snare could be tightened up a bit more......

Stefan Cush obit

Leon Spinks RIP

Corky Lee photographer and activist. RIP Corky. Just seen it but he passed away on the 27th of Jan. 😔

Nice article here.
https://www-newyorker-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/corky-lees-photographs-helped-generations-of-asian-americans-see-themselves/amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA%3D%3D#aoh=16127773502050&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newyorker.com%2Fculture%2Fpostscript%2Fcorky-lees-photographs-helped-generations-of-asian-americans-see-themselves

Celia Humphris, singer with psych-folk band Trees. Below, from 1970... 10 mins, worth it.

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

I think it was about a month ago. Going to whack this on now though - lovely voice.

Mary Wilson of The Supremes RIP

https://youtu.be/5g1knbuhvEg

Chick Corea.

Incredible talent.

Had a great table when I saw him play at Blue Note in 2016.

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yeah :-(

@Soul that IS a great table

The other direction was pretty solid too.

Steely Dan at Beacon Theatre the night before too. Quality weekend.

My dad’s (previously pictured) 60th birthday.

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Rupert Neve

Damn. Lucky enough to see him play a few times. Last time was in 2007 with Bela Fleck in Mallorca.

William Macpherson.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/15/william-macpherson-an-establishment-man-with-a-sense-of-outrage

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/15/tributes-sir-william-macpherson-stephen-lawrence-inquiry-died-94

Never knew Marcus Miller played with Chick Corea!