Bo Diddley dies aged 79
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Bo Diddley has died in Florida aged
79.
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Jeff Healey dies in Toronto aged
41
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Jeff Healey has died in Toronto aged
41 on 2nd March 2008. His new album
"Mess of Blues" was due out
the same day.
Healey who suffered blindness from age
one died of the same disease that caused
his blindness. He was grammy nominated
for his 1988 album "See the Light". |
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Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five
dies aged 64
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Mike Smith, lead vocalist, with the
band died on the 28th February 2008.
He suffered a spinal cord injury in
2003. The DC5 sold over 100 million
records and enjoyed 30 hit singles worldwide
before breaking up in the 1970s.
They are due to be inducted into the
US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New
York on 10th March 2008. |
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Bo Diddley suffers stroke during
US concert
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Bo Diddley was taken to hospital
after a stoke. He was due to play
UK dates in June 2007 but these have
now been cancelled.
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The Monster Mash is dead
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Bobby "Boris" Pickett, famous for
Monster Mash, died aged 69 in Los
Angeles on 25th April 2007. Although
a one-hit wonder, the song charted
in 1962, 1970 and in 1973 in the USA
gaining him three gold discs, and
reached number three in the UK.
Pickett joking at his shows: "And
now I'm going to do a medley of my
hit".
"dumbest thing I ever heard" - Elvis
Presley
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Godfather of Soul
James Brown dies aged 73
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The Godfather of Soul, James Brown,
dies aged 73, on 25th December 2006
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DJ Alan Freeman dies aged 79
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Legendary UK DJ Alan Freeman known
to all the "pop pickers"
since the late 1950's, dies 27th November
2006, aged 79.
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Syd Barrett - founder member of
Pink Floyd -
dies July 2006 aged 60
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Syd Barrett, a founder member of
Pink Floyd, died in Cambridge UK,
in July 2006. After leaving the group
of which he was an inspirational member
in 1968, he became a reclusive figure
in subsequent years.
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Desmond Dekker dies aged 64 on 26th
May 2006
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Reggae star Desmond Dekker died of
a heart attack aged 64.
He was at the forefront of reggae
music in the UK. With his group the
Aces he topped the UK charts with
Israelites.
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Freddie Garrity dies - 19th May
2006
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Fifties and sixties singer Freedie
Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers
dies in North Wales, aged 65.
BBC
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Gene Pitney dies - 5th April 2006
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Sixties singer and song-writer Gene
Pitney is found dead in Cardiff during
concert tour of UK. He was 65 and
died of natural causes.
[BBC
News link and video]
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Pitney page] |
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Tony Meehan dies
28th November 2006
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Shadows drummer Tony Meehan (far
right) dies, aged 62, after a fall.
He was the original drummer of the
group and later played with Jet Harris
on several hit singles.
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Too old to rock !
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The combined age of rock veterans,
The Rolling Stones, at the start of
their worldwide 2005 farewell tour
is an impressive 242 !
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Johnnie Johnson dies
- 13th April 2005
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| Johnnie Johnson, pianist, who collaborated
with Chuck Berry on many of his early
hits has died. They later had a falling
out over royalties in 2000. |
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Ticket slime balls
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How come when the U2 tickets in UK
are all sold out that slime-ball agents
have 100+ tickets for sale at four
times the normal price.
Come on Bono, stop talking to Presidents,
and sort out U2 tickety sales for
ordinary fans !
The extra Manchester date is sold
out, but the same day they are on
e-bay - yuk !
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Deja vu !
Read Drowned
in Sound review |
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Glastonbury Festival
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| White Stripes wow a wet and muddy
Glastonbury |
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| The White Stripes certainly wowed
Glastonbury with a fabulous set. Their
intensity, changes in sound dynamics
and variety of music styles reminded
me of the great Led Zep - so they must
be good. |
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Michael Jackson - Not guilty
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Michael Jackson found not guilty
on all charges at Santa Maria court
in Cailfornia.
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Pointer Sister dies aged 52
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June Pointer, the youngest of the
Pointer Sisters, has died in Los Angeles
on 12th April 2006 aged 52. Their
1984's Break Ou albumt won two Grammys
for Automatic and Jump (for My Love).
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Fats Domino and Bob Dylan
play New Orleans
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Fats
Domino and Bob
Dylan play the New Orleans Jazz
Festival in April / May 2006.
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