On Sunday, we lost another rock music pioneer. Carl Gardner, founding member of the Robins, which evolved into the Coasters, has passed away. The 83 year old singer died of congestive heart…
Category: Obituaries
RIP: Shasta Bates, singer-songwriter
Sometimes, certain events seem to set you back, providing an unintended pause as you stop to reassess things before proceeding forward with your original plans A death of a friend can certainly…
RIP: Kent Morrill of the Wailers
Yesterday, we lost another important player in the LOUIE universe. Kent Morrill of the Fabulous Wailers has left the land of the living. Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about Kent,…
RIP: Captain Beefheart, visionary (LOUIE of the Week)
Last week, we lost a true visionary with the death of Don Van Vliet, the man also known as Captain Beefheart. Ironically, my last posting in this blog was about his old…
RIP: Leslie Nielsen, comedic actor extraordinaire
It was about a year and a half ago that I wrote about Ricardo Montalbán as the “best actor in LOUIE LOUIE tragic death category” with his performance as the arch-villain in…
RIP: Dave McElhatton, San Francisco news anchor
On Monday, we lost Dave McElhatton, a news anchorman for KPIX Channel 5, the San Francisco CBS affiliate. I never met the man, but I’d heard a lot of stories about about…
RIP: Mitch Miller, the Anti-LOUIE
Mitch Miller, the man who popularized sing-along performances before the invention of karaoke, has passed away at the age of 99 years old. He was was an American musician, singer, conductor, record…
RIP: Pete Quaife of the Kinks, LOUIE of the Week
Last week, we lost Pete Quaife, the original bassist for the Kinks. Pete played on such early hits as “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night” and “Tired…
RIP: Willie Mitchell, musician, producer, record label owner
We just lost another musician. Willie Mitchell died on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The All Music Guide provides a nice overview of his career, of which I’ll share the first paragraph: Best…
Remembering Those We Lost in 2009
As 2009 can now be considered history, I’d like to pause and reflect on those that we lost last year… First, there’s the artists that were a direct influence on this ongoing…