The RIP thread

December 8, 1980. John Lennon murdered. Another senseless gun death. I remember going to the vigil in Detroit in Kennedy Square. I first met John in February of 1964 on the Ed Sullivan Show, and no death of a performer has ever effected me like Lennon's. RIP.

RIP Rab Noakes, Scottish singer/ songwriter and Folk musician, aged 75. A founding member of Steelers Wheel with Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly and prolific song-writer for artists like Lindisfarne, Fairport convention and Barbara Dickson. I saw him many times, from our local tiny folk club to the main stage at Glastonbury and Cropredy, he also supported numerous Prog acts over the years (i saw him support BJH, Camel, John Martyn etc) and recently he appeared in the 'Celtic connections sessions'. Its a shame he wasn't more widely recognised for quality of his song-writing and the influence he had (inside and outside of his native Scotland) on many musicians

Kim Symmonds, Guitarist with Blues-rock band Savoy Brown, age 75 after a diagnosis of Colon cancer. A great guitarist and blues harp player. RIP Kim.

Cosmiclawnmower wrote: Terry Hall RIP. Singer and lyricist with Ska band the Specials, Fun boy three and the Colourfield. Died age 63. I saw the Specials when i was about 16 and they were great and their first lp is an absolute gem- definitely the most interesting and inventive of the late 70's early 80's UK Ska/ Two tone bands with witty but biting socially conscious lyrics. A real influence on later outfits like Massive Attack and the UK trip-hop scene. RIP Terry.

John, I would like to agree very strongly with this. I thought The Specials were a great band, very much drivers of an important cultural movement. 63 is a shockingly young age now. RIP.

Not a musician......RIP Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers he was 72.

RIP Victor Lewis Smith Waspish TV and media critic and 'a heroically scabrous cultural disruptor' 

rushfan4 wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Not a musician......RIP Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers he was 72. 2 days before the 50th anniversary of his Immaculate Reception.  Growing up, he was one of my first sports heroes. I had no connection to Pittsburgh other then them and the Dallas Cowboys being annually the two best teams at the time and I found myself rooting for Pittsburgh over Dallas.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - December 21 2022 at 15:42

RIP Rick Anderson of the Tubes (bass player). Sad news for me. I've always liked the Tubes a lot and have seen them live twice. RIP. 

Jaketejas wrote: Earlier today I was just listening to “Talk to Ya Later”. Very energetic music if you ever need a pick me up. Sad news.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - December 22 2022 at 09:34