Running 2023 RIP thread for musicians

Fun fact
Deep Purple got its name because that was the favorite song of Richie Blackmore’s grandmother

 

Drummer for Urge Overkill with a surprisingly in-depth obit that served to remind me I need to dust off their music in iTunes cause I enjoy them and haven't listened to them in years...plus a surprising anecdote about Liz Phair...

Blackie Onassis, drummer for ’90s rock band Urge Overkill, dies at 57

 

Heard "Positive Bleeding" the other day for the first time in a long while. That song cuts.

 

A couple of updates deserving of mention here:

"Paul" of Paul & Paula fame (real name: Ray Hildebrand) died over the weekend at 82. Basically known for the early '60s hit, "Hey, Paul." It hit No. 1 in February of 1963. "Paula" (real name: Jill Jackson) is still alive.

David LaFlamme, singer and violinist for San Francisco-based It's a Beautiful Day, died earlier this month, also at 82. Their only single to chart was "White Bird" which was a huge regional hit but only bubbled up nationally.

 

"White Bird" is one great song.

 

"White Bird" is fabulous.

 

Not to be confused with "Paloma Blanca," which translates as "White Dove."

And not as great as "White Bird," but it's catchy and got plenty of radio time back in the day.

 

Watch this space

Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell on Death Bed, Only Days to Live

 

I guess heaven needed someBODY ONCE TOLD ME.....

 

RIP Dream Weaver Gary Wright of Parkinson's and Lewy dementia at 80. Man, that whole album was fantastic for its unique use of keyboards. Love is Alive. Can't Find the Judge. The soundtrack to 1976.

MSN

 

That bass line will live forever.