Some sad news
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Topic: Some sad news
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: Some sad news
Date Posted: December 06 2004 at 05:17
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Some of you will remember Kevin Coyne, one of the more free spirited vocalists of the last 30 years. There is a simple expression of his demise at:
http://www.kevincoyne.de/News.htm - http://www.kevincoyne.de/News.htm And there is an eloquent essay by Gary Lucas who just alerted me to this sad news, at:
http://www.garylucas.com/ - http://www.garylucas.com/
I have also just read that former Weather Report bassist, Victor Bailey (who had the very difficult task of replacing Jaco Pastorius) is suffering MS, and is unlikely to be playing for much longer. |
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 06 2004 at 11:06
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Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 18:50
and Im especially struck by what happened to Victor Bailey. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 06 2005 at 10:48
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I heard today that DJ Tommy Vance died. While not a devotee of prog as such, he did promote rock and metal, including some bands which appear on this site. His distinctive tones will be missed. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: March 06 2005 at 14:20
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I've never heard of Kevin Coyne or Tommy Vance, but a death is always a waste
------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
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