RIP...for all that have passed
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My mom was a HUGE Keely Smith fan. Had several of her albums. Sigh...
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- Intro - Mean Woman Blues - Matchbox - Midnight Special (Prisoner's Song) - I Lost My Little Girl - Here, There and Everywhere - San Francisco Bay Blues - We Can Work It Out [take 1] - We Can Work It Out [take 2] - We Can Work It Out [take 3] - Blue Moon of Kentucky - I've Just Seen a Face - Every Night - Be Bop a Lula - She's a Woman - And I Love Her - The Fool - Things We Said Today - That Would Be Something - Blackbird - Hi Heel Sneakers - Good Rockin' Tonight - Singalong Junk - Ain't No Sunshine [take 1] - Ain't No Sunshine [take 2] - We Can Work It Out [take 4] - Singing the Blues -
Rose Marie died on Thursday at age 94.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/entertainment/rose-marie-dies/index.html
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Nancy R wrote:
Rose Marie died on Thursday at age 94.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/entertainment/rose-marie-dies/index.html
I knew her from the Dick Van Dyke Show when I was little, but had no idea until fairly recently what and enduring and varied career she'd had. Hey, 2017, can we stop with the deaths now?
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Jerry Van Dyke star of Coach, Dick VanDyke's younger brother. He was 86.
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oobu24 wrote:
Jerry Van Dyke star of Coach, Dick VanDyke's younger brother. He was 86.
Oh damn. Dick Van Dyke, who's still kicking in his 90s, must be having a rough time losing his brother and costar so close to each other.
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French singer France Gall, 70, had not known about her until today. I like what I heard on youtube. Her singing is upbeat, infectious, feel good. This song of hers about Ella Fitzgerald is a real gem:
"Ella, elle l'a"
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Tony Calder, English record manager, died January 2nd at age 74 of pneumonia. (“Magic” Alex Mardas died almost a year ago, same age, also of pneumonia!)
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Ray Thomas, of The Moody Blues, died Jan. 4th at age 76.
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Very sorry to hear about Ray. "For My Lady" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
"Ray Thomas, a founding member of the protean British rock group the Moody Blues, died on Thursday at his home in Surrey, south of London. He was 76.
His death was announced by his label, Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records. The label did not specify the cause, but Mr. Thomas said in 2014 that he had prostate cancer."
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For My Lady ~ Ray Thomas ~ Moody Blues
(Beautiful Video W/Lyrics)
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We all remember the Dick Van Dyke Show, but Rose Marie was a child star when she was 5 years old. Her roller coaster career, working with black musicians long before that was allowed, and friendship with the mafia would make a great movie.
Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely in space, died December 21.
John Young, the 9th person to walk on the moon and 1st space shuttle commander, died January 5.
Of the 12 men who walked on the moon, only 5 are still alive, and they are all 82-87 years old. -
From The Moody Blues website in response to Ray's passing on...
http://www.moodybluestoday.com/ray-thomas-moody-blues-founding-member-dies-76/
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Oh shit Dolores Cranberries lead singer and lyricist, passed away today, age 46. Love her singing and songs
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Hugh Masekela. South African musician. 78, from prostate cancer. "Grazing In The Grass" and "The Horse" were his big instrumental hits. Played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.
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steven ambrozat wrote:
Hugh Masekela. South African musician. 78, from prostate cancer. "Grazing In The Grass" and "The Horse" were his big instrumental hits. Played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.
"Grazin' in the grass... it's a gas baby can you dig it?" Another song that is etched into my mind forever. Thanks, for sharing your talents, Hugh!
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SurSteven wrote:
steven ambrozat wrote:
Hugh Masekela. South African musician. 78, from prostate cancer. "Grazing In The Grass" and "The Horse" were his big instrumental hits. Played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.
"Grazin' in the grass... it's a gas baby can you dig it?" Another song that is etched into my mind forever. Thanks, for sharing your talents, Hugh!
Masekela was also a great human being who spoke out against apartheid in South Africa and was never afraid to stand up for his beliefs: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/24/580346946/what-hugh-masekela-meant-to-south-africas-freedom-fighters