At the Q Awards years ago, when @NoelGallagher was saying he was leaving Ibiza because I’d moved there, and @DamonAlbarn refused to be in the same picture as me, and @PaulWellerHQ was saying he’d rather eat his own shit than work with me, Keith Flint came over, gave me a hug, and— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) March 4, 2019 said how thrilled he was for my success. Keith, I only met you once, but I shed a tear at the news of your death. In our business, there are no prizes for being kind, but if there was, that Grammy would be yours.— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) March 4, 2019
Andre Previn, Four-Time Oscar-Winning Composer, Dies at 89 - Variety https://variety.com/2019/music/news/andre-previn-dead-dies-composer-gigi-porgy-and-bess-1203152006/ Oscar-winning film composer and symphony orchestra conductor Andre Previn died Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. The former enfant terrible of motion picture scoring and accomplished jazz pianist was honored with four Academy Awards. He won the first two, for best scoring of a musical picture (a category that has since been retired), for “Gigi” and “Porgy & Bess” in 1958 and 1959, respectively, while still in his 20s. He then won two for best adaptation or treatment (another retired sub-category) in 1963 and 1964 for “Irma la Douce” and “My Fair Lady,” respectively. He later abandoned films to conduct such esteemed orchestras as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 1969 he wrote the score for the Broadway tuner “Coco” (Alan Jay Lerner wrote the lyrics), based on the life of designer Coco Chanel; it won the Tony for best musical.
What did the likes of Gallagher and Weller to to Blunt? And why is Blunt tagging them in his twitter tribute?
Hal Blaine, 'Greatest Drummer Ever', dies at 90. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...e-drummer-played-thousands-hits-dies-61617882
James Blunts tweets are the stuff of legend...he has taken a lot of abuse over the years and has a very wry sense of humour in defending heimself
"Be My Baby" is the classic; but that exquisite muffled drum chorus that holds off until "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is almost over, and restrains itself so as not to steal the dynamic from Artie? That's Hal Blaine too...
John Kilzer dies at 62. Probably best known for this: https://www.memphisflyer.com/NewsBl...il&utm_term=0_8db73d5317-3631367bdc-273105313 So sad. He still played around town, in addition to his duties at St. John's United Methodist Church where he served as an associate pastor for recovery ministries.
I apologize for the lateness, almost randomness, of this, but I had no idea until today: Dean Ford, lead singer of the group Marmalade, passed away Dec 31, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/obituaries/dean-ford-dead.html
A sort of poor-man's Ralph Nader. I used to love watching his show back when it was called "Consumer Buyline". His 'commercial challenges' were always intriguing and entertaining. Learned a lot from him. He always warned to "read those labels carefully".
Joe Terry - lead singer for Danny & The Juniors: "At The Hop" and "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay" dies at 78 (This video is worth a look just for the audience shots, alone) https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/new...y-dies-at-age-78/ar-BBW2qCS?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Gary Stewart (right) Gary Stewart, Master of the Reissue Compilation, Dies at 62 - N.Y. Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/obituaries/gary-stewart-dead.html Gary Stewart, a scholarly music fan whose enthusiasm and attention to detail helped make Rhino Records the much-emulated gold standard for reissue compilations of the great, the faded and the forgotten, died on April 11 in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 62. His death was ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office. His younger brother, Mark, said their family had a history of depression. Mr. Stewart, as senior vice president for artists and repertoire, wedded his deep knowledge of rock, pop, soul and other genres to the idiosyncratic Rhino label’s mission of producing definitive boxed sets and anthologies, including lengthy liner notes and high-quality artwork. Unlike major labels, whose reissues contain mostly music from their own catalogs, Rhino licensed material from many labels, allowing it to produce more inclusive packages. Mr. Stewart’s best-known projects included “Have a Nice Day,” a series devoted to pop songs from the 1970s, mainly by one-hit wonders; “Hey! Ho Let’s Go!,” a Ramones anthology; and “Farewells & Fantasies,” a collection of the work of the 1960s singer-songwriter Phil Ochs. He also played a major role in Rhino’s reissues of Elvis Costello’s Columbia and Warner Bros. catalogs in 2001.