DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

[MisterCairo]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojo_Nixon

 

[Trenchfriend]

R.I.P., Andreas Brehme.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

A familiar face but difficult to put a name to, character actor, Charles Dierkop, has died aged 87.

 

[Worf]

https://pitchfork.com/news/aston-family-man-barrett-bob-marley-bassist-dies-at-77/

Better late than never... Aston "Family Man" Barrett" longtime Wailers Bass player. Great bass player, not flashy, just solid, played on many of Bob Marley's hits. I particularly love his syncopated bass line on "I Shot the Sheriff". Also played with other Reggae greats over the years. Nickname came from having "reportedly" over 40 children.

Worf

 

[Trenchfriend]

R.I.P., Eric Carmen!

 

[GHT]

Martin Greenfield: The tailor who survived Auschwitz and went on to dress presidents has died.

An Auschwitz survivor who went on to become a tailor for clients including six US presidents, Frank Sinatra and Leonardo DiCaprio has died aged 95.
As a teenager, Martin Greenfield was imprisoned at the concentration camp where he washed the guards' clothes. After he was beaten for accidentally ripping a shirt, a fellow prisoner taught him to sew.
In 1945, at the age of 16, he was freed. He boarded a ship to New York with just $10 in his pocket.
He later became arguably the best men's tailor in the United States.

Born Maximilian Grunfeld to a Jewish family from a part of Czechoslovakia that is now in Ukraine, he was sent to Auschwitz as a teenager. Mending the shirt opened up a new world for him. He wore it underneath his uniform, and found he was able to move more freely because it was mistakenly thought to signify special privileges.
"The day I first wore that shirt was the day I learned clothes possess power," he wrote in his memoir: 'Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor.'

At the end of World War Two, Greenfield travelled to the US and found a job at a Brooklyn clothing factory.
Three decades later he bought the factory, naming it after himself.

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby


Joaquin Phoenix in Joker


Barack Obama in 2014


Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire.


Martin Greenfield.

 

[Preppy Climber]

R.I.P., Eric Carmen!

Finding out that Eric Carmen, my all-time favorite singer/songwriter/musician for 45+ years, passed away was heartbreaking. Still is. Just days before I heard the news, I googled Eric, wondering if he was going to tour again. I saw him and some of his former Raspberries bandmates perform about 18 years ago. I had an opportunity to meet Eric in person at a mixer prior to the concert, but I was too shy. Kicked myself in the butt ever since.

 

[Doctor Strange]

SCTV comic genius Joe Flaherty:

R.I.P. Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks And Geeks star

R.I.P. Joe Flaherty, SCTV and Freaks And Geeks star

www.avclub.com

Joe Flaherty, Original ‘SCTV’ Castmember, Dies at 82

He drew laughs as Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, Big Jim McBob and others on the famed sketch comedy show after Second City stints in Chicago and Toronto.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82

He first became known for playing a series of oddball characters on one of TV’s most influential sketch shows. He was later a familiar face in film and on TV.

www.nytimes.com

 

[tonyb]

Shall we mention yesterday’s passing of one particularly infamous personage?

Or shall we let his name be forgotten?

 

[LizzieMaine]

I'd rather mention two good men from the world of sports, both of whom died yesterday. Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, who, after a lackluster playing career in the 50s and 60s, led the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals to great success in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, was 92. And "Boys of Summer"-era Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine, one of the genuinely Nice Guys to have played the game, was 97. No one who ever encountered him ever had a bad word for Oisk, which isn't something that happens in the world of professional sports very often, and that's good enough for me.

With Erskine's passing, there are only five men left alive who wore Dodger blue under the Brooklyn sun.

 

[Frunobulax]

RIP, Dickey. May you enjoy Blue Skies for all eternity.

https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dickey-betts-dies-age-80

He sure could play purty.

 

[Woodtroll]

RIP, Dickey. May you enjoy Blue Skies for all eternity.

https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dickey-betts-dies-age-80

He sure could play purty.

Indeed he could.

“Now people down in Georgia come from near and far, to hear Richard Betts pickin’ on that red guitar”. Charlie Daniels Band, The South’s Gonna Do It Again

The legends are all leaving us. RIP, sir.

 

[Frunobulax]

Indeed he could.

“Now people down in Georgia come from near and far, to hear Richard Betts pickin’ on that red guitar”. Charlie Daniels Band, The South’s Gonna Do It Again

The legends are all leaving us. RIP, sir.

True. I don't own one, but I can legitimately wear one of those T-shirts that says, "I may be old, but I saw all the cool bands."

I only saw ABB three times (that I recall).

 

[Worf]

As a musician, I heard "Live at the Fillmore East" about a million times in High School and College. A VERY interesting band. Never understood the two drummers thing but hey.... it worked for them. I respect their melding of genres and styles. There were some REAL musicians in that band. Sorry to see another one gone.

Worf

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

As a musician, I heard "Live at the Fillmore East" about a million times in High School and College. A VERY interesting band. Never understood the two drummers thing but hey.... it worked for them. I respect their melding of genres and styles. There were some REAL musicians in that band. Sorry to see another one gone.

Worf

ABB had two drummers? Oh now I’m gonna listen more closely! As a long-time Deadhead I love the two drummer setup - I can only name one other band with it (Slipknot) but then I haven’t researched the topic at all either (I bet I would be surprised).

 

[Frunobulax]

ABB had two drummers? Oh now I’m gonna listen more closely! As a long-time Deadhead I love the two drummer setup - I can only name one other band with it (Slipknot) but then I haven’t researched the topic at all either (I bet I would be surprised).

As a musician, I heard "Live at the Fillmore East" about a million times in High School and College. A VERY interesting band. Never understood the two drummers thing but hey.... it worked for them. I respect their melding of genres and styles. There were some REAL musicians in that band. Sorry to see another one gone.

Worf

I think it's in The Grateful Dead Movie that Mickey and Bill are having a mock argument

"I'm the drummer, and he's the percussionist."
"No, I'm the drummer, and you're the percussionist!"

The night I saw Genesis, on the Elliptical Mirrors tour, they had both Phil Collins and Ralph Humphries (previously with the Mothers) drumming. While the primary reason was so Phil could step down and sing, a good portion of the show feature both drumming simultaneously. Of course, at one time, Traffic toured with a drummer and two percussionists.

Here are Mickey and Bill's thoughts on the Dead having two drummers.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Speaking as a vintage-1976 Deadhead, re two drummers...

We always used to say that the Allman Brothers' drummers played in unison for greater power and momentum, whereas the Dead's drummers played around one another to enable rhythmic flexibility.

Yeah, it's an oversimplification. But there's something to it.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Actor Peter Mark Richman, 14.01.2021.

 

[The one from the North]

Duane Eddy, pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist, dies at 86

Grammy-winning musician, who had a string of instrumental hits in the 50s and 60s, has died of cancer

www.theguardian.com

 

[Doctor Strange]

Low-budget movie genius and mentor to many great directors Roger Corman:

Roger Corman, 98, Dies; Prolific Master of Low-Budget Cinema

He had hundreds of horror, science fiction and crime films to his credit. He also helped start the careers of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and many others.

www.nytimes.com

Roger Corman, Giant of Independent Filmmaking, Dies at 98

The fabled "King of the B’s" producer and director influenced the careers of Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme and many others.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Roger Corman, B-Movie King and Iconoclast Who Launched Major Directors with Low Budgets, Dies at 98

Roger Corman dead at 98: His career took place over seven decades and more than 500 producing credits.

www.indiewire.com

Roger Corman, Trailblazing B-Movie Director and Producer, Dead at 98

Roger Corman, the B-movie director and producer who launched the careers of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson, has died at age 98.

www.rollingstone.com

Roger Corman Was the Low-Budget Filmmaker Who Remade Hollywood

He made westerns, sci fi, monster movies, biker movies, and every other B-movie genre you could imagine, and along the way, he greenlit the careers of our greatest filmmakers.

www.thedailybeast.com

Roger Corman, R.I.P. – News From ME

www.newsfromme.com