Tag Archives: Deaths

R.I.P. Marshall Grant – 1928-2011

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Rosanne Cash reported on Twitter this morning that legendary bass player, Marshall Grant, an original member of Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two died early Sunday morning at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR., from the effects aneurysm. He … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

When your music is bigger than life it takes a Big Man to convey it to the world. For Bruce Springsteen, his longtime saxophone player for the E Street Band, Clarence Clemons was that man. Sadly, Clemons died last Saturday … Continue reading →

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Thank you for the music Big Man…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Sadly, Clarence Clemons, iconic saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band, passed away yesterday. I do not normally feel overly saddened by celebrity deaths, but this time I could not but help to feel very saddened upon … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Ferlin Husky

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

The end came last Thursday for a performer with one of the more perfect names for country music, as word from Nashville came on Friday that country music pioneer Ferlin Husky died. He was 85. Born in Cantwell, MO on … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. – Hugh Martin, Jr.

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Within the last 24 hours or so I have become aware that Hugh Martin, Jr., best known as the writer of the music for the musical “Meet Me In St. Louis,” died last Friday, March 11 at the age of … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Suze Rotolo 1943-2011

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

A muse can inspire an artist to generate some of the greatest art work known to man. For Bob Dylan, one of his girlfriends, Suze Rotolo was the first of many muses that inspired his writing and vision. Rotolo died last … Continue reading →

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RIP – Gladys Horton

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Motown lost one of its family members yesterday. Gladys Horton, a co-founder of the 1960′s girl group the Marvelettes, has died at age 66. Horton died Wednesday at a nursing home in Sherman Oaks, CA (near Los Angeles), where she … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. – Captain Beefheart

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

First reported on the Rolling Stone twitter feed this afternoon, the death of Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) was confirmed late this afternoon. He was 69 years old. Collaborating in the early 1960′s with fellow avant garde musician and … Continue reading →

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