2006Music: Valette
This year's collection of musical obituaries:
Sanders Barber Junior : Doo-Wop pioneer
Syd Barrett : Genius
Keith Bender : Man killed by Proof in nightclub shooting
Robert Broudie : Brother of Lightning Seeds' Ian
James Brown :Godfather of soul
Ruth Brown : R and B singer who fought Atlantic for a fair deal
Darren "Wiz" Brown : Lead singer with Mega City 4
Lumumba "Professor X" Carson : X-Clan rapper
Janette Carter : The last of The Carter Family
Ian Copeland : Promoter and brother of Stuart Copeland
Billy Cowsill : Cowsill Family member
Ivor Cutler : Genius
Brian "DJ Swing" Daley : Club DJ
Desmond Dekker : Reggae giant
Robert Dentith : Kerrang radio dj
Tara Devi : The Nightingale of Nepal
J Dilla : Rap producer
Sabine Dunser : Elis singer
Freddy Fender : Tjeano, country and gospel singer
Danny Flores : The "Tequila" man
King Floyd III : New Orleans based singer
Alan "Fluff" Freeman : Pick of the Pops and Rock Show presenter
Freddie Garrity : High-kicking leader of the Dreamers
Bruce Gary : The Knack drummer
Martin Gilks : Wonderstuff drummer
Lynden David Hall : Mobo-lauded soul singer
Lula Mae Hardaway : Songwriter and mother of Stevie Wonder
Bryan Harvey : House of Freaks guitarist
Joseph Hill : Culture singer
DeShaun "Proof" Holton : Eminem protege, D12 member and gunman
Johnny Jackson : Jackson Five (but unrelated) drummer
John Junkin : Writer and Beatles film co-star
Eugene Landy : Brian Wilson's psychiatrist and mis-advisor
Arthur Lee : Genius
Henry Lewy : Joni Mitchell's legendary engineer
Pio Leyva : Buena Vista Social Club singer
Peter Ling : Crossroads creator and Matt Munro songwriter
Arif Mardin : Producer and record company executive
Andy McGoldrick : Dirty Do-Goods guitarist, manager and club promoter
Kim McLagan : Model, wife of The Face's Ian McLagan and former wife of Keith Moon
Grant McLennan : Go-Betweens singer-songwriter
Dick Nolan : Canadian country singer overshadowed by early novelty hit
Tony Ogdon : Musician behind the World of Twist
Gordon Parks : Civil rights photographer and film score composer
Wilson Pickett : Soul legend
Jesse Pintado : Napalm Death guitarist
Gene Pitney : Singer now permanently 24 Hours From Tulsa
June Pointer : One of the Pointer Sisters
Billy Preston : Silky-smoothed voice singer
Israel Ramirez : Busta Rhymes' bodyguard
Lou Rawls : Gravelly-voiced singer and civil rights campaigner
Andy Richardson : Fan beaten to death trying to protect friends at a Korn gig
Jockey Shabalala : Ladysmith Black Mambazo singer
Charles Smith : Guitarist with Kool and The Gang
Quinshae Snead : Ashanti's assistant
Mark Spoon : German DJ
Nikki Sudden : Singer and former Swell Map
Alan Synter : Cavern Club founder
Joaquin Tavares : Faith and Disease keyboardist
Ali "Farka" Toure : Farmer and Malian legend
Tony Tyler : NME journalist
Paul Van Valkenburgh : Man who claimed to have written Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny... but hadn't
Phil Walden : Manager and founder of Capricorn Records
Paul Walters : Terry Wogan's producer
Vince Welnick : Last of the Grateful Dead keyboardists
Jack Wild : Teen idol, Artful Dodger and HR Pufnstuff's mate
Johnnie Wilder Junior : Gospel singer
3 comments:
Could I just take a quick moment here to add Desmond Briscoe to your list. He was one of the innovators behind the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. His efforts, as The Guardian obituary points out, "resulted ultimately in one of the most influential electronic music studios in the world, whose impact continues to be felt in both popular music and the music of film and television." Sadly his death doesn't seem to have warranted a mention on the BBC site.
None of the links work...
Ach... sorry, Eyetie... that's the problem of blogging on a strange machine. The smart quote option was switched on.
They work now. Or should, anyway.
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