Dead Singers and Musicians thread

Cafe Society
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I was shushed by a moderator for posting a bunch of dead musician deaths. So here is a big ol’ thread detailing a bunch of those not already posted by other members.

John Berry - Idaho (band) singer/guitarist
Pete Huttlinger - guitarist, worked with John Denver and LeAnn Rimes
Kitty Kallen - singer
Gary Loizzo - The American Breed singer
Red Simpson - country singer/songwriter
Brett Smiley - Singer/songwriter
Jānis Vaišļa - Pirates of the Sea musician
Alec Wishart - musician for Hogsnort Rupert

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What is the point? What are the criteria? Just about every singer and musician ever born before 1940 is dead.

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Pete Huttlinger’s death is getting attention on guitar messageboards. He was a great player - here he does a great version of Superstition on solo fingerstyle guitar: Pete Huttlinger "Superstition" - YouTube

I wasn’t a big enough follower to start a thread on him, but with a thread like this, will tip my hat. As others have noted in the bigger-star threads, the next few years are going to be tough for us rock n’ rollers. A thread for sidemen and lesser-known acts is okay by me…

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It should say recent musician deaths.

And also the first post should say “dead musician threads” not “dead musician deaths.”

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British singer-songwriter Black, known for the hit tune “Wonderful Life,” has shuffled off the mortal coil.

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Jean Stapleton back with Archie busting eardrums “those were the days”. RIP

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If you’re getting that from Facebook, she died three years ago.

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yeah archie oconnor died too

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Paul Kantner, guitarist and founder of Jefferson Airplane, on 1/28/16.

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How much more obscure do you want to get?

Swiss flautist Aurele Nicolet just died.

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The drummer for the bad that played at my senior prom in 1972 died. Would that be the kind of musician we’re looking to note here?

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Holy crap, the SAME DAY Jefferson Airplane member Paul Kantner died, another one died, too:

Signe Toly Anderson

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Everyone’s dead. The one that hurts me the most is Jay Reatard, who was turning into a phenomenal pop songwriter when he took the gas pipe. Jay Reatard - "See/Saw" - YouTube

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Chris Squire, bassist for Yes, died a couple of months ago.

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Fuck fuck fuck. This one hurts.

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Sorry did not see in the thread title that we are talking about recently deceased musicians.

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Speaking of Jerry’s missing finger, you know who else is dead, right? Recent is a relative term.
RIP, Jerry.

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Up until I saw this, I’d always considered “Hoobastank” the worst possible band name.

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From a NYTimes article behind their paywall that is focused on Lady Gaga’s Bowie Tribute. The Grammys producer, Ken Ehrlich, comments that he focused on a solo tribute featuring her because she was already booked for a slot, and because there were so many requests from other artists “some appropriate and some not” that it was simpler to stick with a solo approach.

The last paragraph states:

Sigh.

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Seems like yesterday:sad