Remembrance

Remembrance Rock 

A Pale Proviso: Gary Brooker Skips A Final Fandango 

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, A Salty Dog, A Whiter Shade of Pale, Chrysalis Records, Gary Brooker, No More Fear of Flying, Procol Harum, RIP, Robin Trower

The legendary Procol Harum singer was 76

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Alternative Rock Blues Hard Rock Remembrance 

Mark Lanegan Dead at 57

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Field Songs, MARK LANEGAN, RIP, Sub Pop

Passing of versatile singer of Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age shakes the music world

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

Farewell to a Crimson King

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Cold As Ice, Feels Like the First Time, Foreigner, Giles Giles and Fripp, Head Games, Hot Blooded, Ian McDonald, In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson, Michael Giles, RIP

Remembering multi-instrumentalist and prog protagonist Ian McDonald

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Get What You Pay For: Peter Tork at 80

February 13, 2022April 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 80th birthday, Dave Brubeck, Davy Jones, Jimmy Miller, Justus, Little Feat, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, MTV, Peter Tork, The Monkees

Remembering the funniest Monkee on his heavenly birthday

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Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Metal! Remembrance 

RIP Jonny Z: A Megaforce Of A Human Being

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Brian O'Neill 0 Comments Anthrax, Dave Mustaine, Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As Lived, James Hetfield, Jon Zazula, Jonny Z, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Marsha Zazula, Megaforce Records, Metallica, No Life Till Leather, Overkill, RIP

One of the founding fathers of American Thrash, Jon Zazula left behind a beautiful legacy of brutality

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Blues Funk Remembrance Soul 

It Wasn’t Because He’s Black, It Was Because He Was Great

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 James Porter 3 Comments Al Green, Ann Peebles, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Buddy Guy, Cypress Hill, funk, Hi Records, KRS One, Mavis Staples, Michael Jackson, R&B, RIP, Soul, Syl Johnson, Willie Hutch, Wu-Tang Clan

Remembering the art and artistry of sampled soul giant Syl Johnson

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Pig: A Piano Player Without Equal

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan, Charlie Rich, Dolly Parton, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, J.J. Cale, John Hartford, Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, Mark Knopfler, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, RIP, Sturgill Simpson, The Cramps, Ween

Session superstar Hargus Robbins passes away at age 84

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Radio Remembrance Television 

Johnny Fever Signs Off For The Final Time

February 1, 2022April 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Boston Legal, CSI Crime Scene Investigation, Dr. Johnny Fever, Head of the Class, House, Howard Hesseman, Laverne and Shirley, One Day at a Time, RIP, That ‘70s Show, The Andy Griffith Show, The Bob Newhart Show, The New WKRP in Cincinnati., The Rockford Files, WKRP in Cincinnati

Actor Howard Hesseman passes away at age 81

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Indie Rock Remembrance 

Remembering Terry Tolkin

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 99 Records, Butthole Surfers, Dean Wareham, ESG, Glenn Branca, Jennyanykind, Liquid Liquid, Luna, Mercury Rev, No. 6 Records, RIP, Scrawl, Teenbeat Records, Terry Tolkin, The Afghan Whigs, Unrest

The legendary indie rock impresario and A&R man responsible for breaking Stereolab, Luna, The Afghan Whigs and Nada Surf, was 64

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Remembrance Rock 

Enjoy Every Sandwich: Warren Zevon at 75

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 75th birthday, David Letterman, Excitable Boy, Hunter S. Thompson, Life'll Kill Ya, Ross MacDonald, Sentimental Hygiene, The Wind, Warren Zevon, Werewolves of London

The rock legend still resists an easy, smooth canonization; not that he’d want one in the first place

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

RIP Meat Loaf: (Heaven Must Be) Glowing Like The Metal On The Edge Of A Knife

January 21, 2022April 3, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Cher, Ellen Foley, Fight Club, Jim Steinman, Marvin Aday, Meat Loaf, Paradise By The Dashboard Light, RIP

The mountain of a man with talent and heart to match was 74

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance 

Dig Out The Cigar Box: Budgie’s Burke Shelley Is Dead

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Nathan Carson 2 Comments Breadfan, Budgie, Burke Shelley, Iron Maiden, Metallica, RIP, Soundgarden

The lead singer of the influential Welsh hard rock group was 71

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Films jazz Remembrance 

Sidney Poitier and the Burden of Responsibility

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Blackboard Jungle, Daniel Petrie, Diahann Carroll, Joanne Woodward, Norman Jewison, Paris Blues, Paul Newman, RIP, Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer

How music helped match the finest moments in the film legend’s greatest roles

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Festivals Music Journalism Remembrance Rock 

Michael Lang Goes Back To The Garden

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Ron Hart 3 Comments Blind Melon, Blue Cheer, Blues Image, Bob Dylan, cancer, Carlos Santana, Chuck Berry, Green Day, John Lee Hooker, John Scher, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Lang, Nine Inch Nails, RIP, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mothers of Invention, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

Following a valiant battle with a rare form of cancer, the renowned and controversial Woodstock co-founder passed away on January 8 at 77

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Remembrance Rock 

There’s A Starman Waiting In The Sky: David Bowie at 75

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Bowie, Bowie 75, David Bowie, Lake Street Dive, Reeves Gabrels, RIP, Tin Machine, Tony Visconti

Ahead of his heavenly milestone birthday, Jim Sullivan reflects on his decades in conversation with the late, great Duke

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