Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell passed away earlier this week on Sunday, February 19th. The NY Times carried a cool headline for his obituary – “Larry Coryell, Guitarist of Fusion Before It Had…
Category: Obituaries
Remembering Those We Lost in 2016
2016 was certainly one for the history books In the political universe, 2016 was the year for the craziest, most divisive election in the modern history of the United States. While a…
RIP: Leon Russell / duet with Richard Berry – unreleased song of the week
2016 has been a rough year for losing musicians, and frankly we’re getting a bit tired of this sort of thing. In the past month, we’ve lost Leonard Cohen, Mose Alison, Sharon…
RIP: Billy Miller of Norton Records / A-Bones (with a LOUIE relative of the Week)
In the midst of a week filled with rotten news, things were made even worse when we lost a kindred spirit… Billy Miller was a true champion for the foot-stomping, hip-shaking, soulful…
More on Buck Ormsby + Song of the Week
As promised, here’s more on Buck Ormsby, who passed away recently… My friend Alec Palao wrote an excellent tribute to Buck that was shared at the Ace Records website. Here’s the first…
Dave Marsh on Buck Ormsby
My friend Dave Marsh on the passing of Buck Ormsby: My first response is about what I figure Buck’s woulda been: Aww fuck… Dave dedicated a special edition of Rock & Rap…
RIP: Buck Ormsby of Fabulous Wailers + Etiquette Records
Today, Saturday October 29th, I was saddened to learn that my friend Buck Ormsby died early this morning on his birthday. Here’s the message I saw on Buck’s Facebook wall: Thank you…
RIP: Pete Fountain, jazz clarinetist – LOUIE of the Week
“Pete Fountain, the goateed clarinetist who became a global ambassador of New Orleans jazz with his flawlessly slippery technique and joyful sound, died Saturday of heart failure while in hospice care in…
Bangkok Blue -Louie’s In The House – LOUIE (Remix) of the Week
Here’s a LOUIE recording that I really enjoyed finding… Blue Johnson aka Bangkok Blue did a jazzy remix of Richard Berry‘s original version, and shared with the world on YouTube. Here’s a…
RIP: Gary S. Paxton, legendary music producer
My friend Gary S. Paxton has passed away a few days ago. Gary was an extremely talented musician that produced #1 hit records in rock, country and gospel music. As a singer-songwriter…