Obituaries for 2020

[Applewood]

A classy, touching tribute to Kenny Rogers by Dolly Parton:

https://www.etonline.com/dolly-parton-pays-tribute-to-late-friend-kenny-rogers-i-will-always-love-you-143438

[libertybele]

My favorite Kenny Roger's tune - "Lady" (Brings back so many memories dancing to that song with my hubby).


www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYRfUoR9Q4Y

[libertybele]

...and this one (tear jerker)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3BuITOx3Cs

[GtHawk]

What no Kenny Rogers and the First Edition?


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[jmyrlefuller]

Manu Dibango
Cameroonian saxophonist dies at 86

Dibango's best known work was "Soul Makossa," a one-hit wonder in the United States that was an important predecessor to the sound that eventually became to be known as disco.

Dibango died March 24 from complications of coronavirus.

Obituary from the BBC

Wikipedia


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[sneakypete]

Manu Dibango
Cameroonian saxophonist dies at 86

Dibango's best known work was "Soul Makossa," a one-hit wonder in the United States that was an important predecessor to the sound that eventually became to be known as disco.

Dibango died March 24 from complications of coronavirus.

Obituary from the BBC

Wikipedia


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@jmyrlefuller


DAMN! NOW that it's too late to track him down and punish him,you tell us who was responsible for disco?

[jmyrlefuller]

Eric Weissberg
Folk banjoist dies at 80

Weissberg, who prior to his solo career was a member of the popular folk group The Tarriers in the 1950s, rocketed to fame in 1972 when his duet with Steve Mandell, a cover of Arthur Smith's "Duelin' Banjos," was featured in the film Deliverance. "Duelin' Banjos" shot to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and led to an album that topped the album charts for three weeks. He never had another major hit, instead retreating to the folk and jazz scenes and having a successful career in that field.

Weissberg died March 22 of Alzheimer's disease.

Obituary from Variety and MSN

Wikipedia


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[Smokin Joe]

@jmyrlefuller


DAMN! NOW that it's too late to track him down and punish him,you tell us who was responsible for disco?

Well, regardless of what you may believe, many of us think he has moved on to a higher judge.

[Gefn]

Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright Dies at 81

Mr. McNally, who died of coronavirus complications, introduced audiences to characters and situations that most mainstream theater had previously shunted into comic asides.

Terrence McNally, the four-time Tony Award-winning playwright whose outpouring of work for the theater dramatized and domesticated gay life across five decades, died on Tuesday in Sarasota, Fla. He was 81.

The cause was complications of the coronavirus, according to his husband, Tom Kirdahy. Mr. McNally had chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, and had overcome lung cancer. He died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Mr. McNally’s Tony Awards attest to his versatility. Two were for books for musicals, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993) and “Ragtime” (1998), and two were for plays, and vastly different ones: “Love! Valour! Compassion!” (1995), about gay men who share a vacation house, and “Master Class” (1996), in which the opera diva Maria Callas reflects on her career.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/theater/terrence-mcnally-dead-coronavirus.html

[goatprairie]

Eric Weissberg
Folk banjoist dies at 80

Weissberg, who prior to his solo career was a member of the popular folk group The Tarriers in the 1950s, rocketed to fame in 1972 when his duet with Steve Mandell, a cover of Arthur Smith's "Duelin' Banjos," was featured in the film Deliverance. "Duelin' Banjos" shot to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and led to an album that topped the album charts for three weeks. He never had another major hit, instead retreating to the folk and jazz scenes and having a successful career in that field.

Weissberg died March 22 of Alzheimer's disease.

Obituary from Variety and MSN

Wikipedia


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What is interesting is that "banjo boy," played by Billie Redden, was not actually playing the banjo. There was another actual banjo-playing teen who had his arms around Redden who couldn't play a banjo. Careful editing made it seem like Redden was the player. And the person who was actually playing the banjo was playing clawhammer style banjo which was different than the Earl Scruggs-three finger-style that people heard.

[jmyrlefuller]

Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright Dies at 81

Mr. McNally, who died of coronavirus complications, introduced audiences to characters and situations that most mainstream theater had previously shunted into comic asides.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/theater/terrence-mcnally-dead-coronavirus.html

For the record, according to some of my Broadway-inclined friends, McNally had multiple health issues at the time of his death, including a battle with cancer.

[sneakypete]

What is interesting is that "banjo boy," played by Billie Redden, was not actually playing the banjo. There was another actual banjo-playing teen who had his arms around Redden who couldn't play a banjo. Careful editing made it seem like Redden was the player. And the person who was actually playing the banjo was playing clawhammer style banjo which was different than the Earl Scruggs-three finger-style that people heard.

@goatprairie

What is the name of this teen? It had to take an incredible amount of talent to reach around,off balance like that,and still absolutely nail a thousand mile per hour beat while being blind to the strings. To think that a teen could do that blows my mind.

[jmyrlefuller]

@goatprairie

What is the name of this teen? It had to take an incredible amount of talent to reach around,off balance like that,and still absolutely nail a thousand mile per hour beat while being blind to the strings. To think that a teen could do that blows my mind.

It was largely just finger-sync. Like I said, he was miming to Eric Weissberg's track, no more, no less.

[TomSea]

Trivia: The boy in Deliverance, went on to become a Walmart greeter actually.  That's fairly well known and shows up in the news from time to time.
https://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/where-are-they-now-deliverance-banjo-boy-at-56/

Bill Rieflin, drummer for R.E.M., King Crimson, dead at 59
By   Wade Sheridan

March 25 (UPI) -- Bill Rieflin, a drummer who worked with bands R.E.M., King Crimson and Ministry, has died at the age of 59.

R.E.M., Ministry and Robert Fripp of King Crimson confirmed Rieflin's death on social media Tuesday.

"It is with heavy hearts we acknowledge the death of our dear friend and consummate drummer, Bill Rieflin," Michael Stipe of R.E.M. said on the band's official Facebook page.

Read more at:   https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2020/03/25/Bill-Rieflin-drummer-for-REM-King-Crimson-dead-at-59/3011585138199/

[EasyAce]

RIP to my friend Howard Berman, my best music friend in Las Vegas. We jammed together (he was a drummer and harmonica player and loved the blues and jazz as deeply as I do), we had a shipload of laughs and good talk, he was always calling me (sometimes every third day!) to double check the keys of blues songs he wanted to play, and most of all he was a cherished friend.

Shalom, chaver, until we get to play a few more rounds of "Sugar" (Stanley Turrentine) or "Chicago Bound" (Jimmy Rogers) or "The Sermon" (Jimmy Smith) together again . . .

As Alan Freed used to sign off, it isn't goodbye, it's just good night.

[Cyber Liberty]

RIP to my friend Howard Berman, my best music friend in Las Vegas. We jammed together (he was a drummer and harmonica player and loved the blues and jazz as deeply as I do), we had a shipload of laughs and good talk, he was always calling me (sometimes every third day!) to double check the keys of blues songs he wanted to play, and most of all he was a cherished friend.

Shalom, chaver, until we get to play a few more rounds of "Sugar" (Stanley Turrentine) or "Chicago Bound" (Jimmy Rogers) or "The Sermon" (Jimmy Smith) together again . . .

As Alan Freed used to sign off, it isn't goodbye, it's just good night.

My condolences...

[Gefn]

RIP to my friend Howard Berman, my best music friend in Las Vegas. We jammed together (he was a drummer and harmonica player and loved the blues and jazz as deeply as I do), we had a shipload of laughs and good talk, he was always calling me (sometimes every third day!) to double check the keys of blues songs he wanted to play, and most of all he was a cherished friend.

Shalom, chaver, until we get to play a few more rounds of "Sugar" (Stanley Turrentine) or "Chicago Bound" (Jimmy Rogers) or "The Sermon" (Jimmy Smith) together again . . .

As Alan Freed used to sign off, it isn't goodbye, it's just good night.

I’m so sorry @EasyAce

[Gefn]

Famed Chef Floyd Cardoz Dies of Coronavirus at 59

Chef Floyd Cardoz died on Wednesday at Mountainside Medical Centre in New Jersey as a result of complications from coronavirus, a spokesperson for his Hunger Inc. Hospitality Group confirms to PEOPLE. He was 59.

The Top Chef Masters winner was first admitted to the hospital with a fever last Wednesday, and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.

At the time, he posted an update on his Instagram page, saying he sought medical help as a “precautionary measure.”

https://people.com/food/famed-chef-floyd-cardoz-reportedly-dies-of-coronavirus-at-59/

I’m a fan of Top Chef. RIP

[EasyAce]

I’m so sorry @EasyAce

Thank you @Gefn

[EasyAce]

My condolences...

Thank you @Cyber Liberty

[goatprairie]

@goatprairie

What is the name of this teen? It had to take an incredible amount of talent to reach around,off balance like that,and still absolutely nail a thousand mile per hour beat while being blind to the strings. To think that a teen could do that blows my mind.

Well, to be truthful, he wasn't actually playing what you heard. Eric Weissberg's three finger style was what you heard. The guy behind Redden was playing clawhammer style banjo which is pretty different from three finger picking.
So they just recorded Weissberg and some guitar player in a studio and  timed it to what Cox and Redden were "playing" onscreen.

[verga]

RIP to my friend Howard Berman, my best music friend in Las Vegas. We jammed together (he was a drummer and harmonica player and loved the blues and jazz as deeply as I do), we had a shipload of laughs and good talk, he was always calling me (sometimes every third day!) to double check the keys of blues songs he wanted to play, and most of all he was a cherished friend.

Shalom, chaver, until we get to play a few more rounds of "Sugar" (Stanley Turrentine) or "Chicago Bound" (Jimmy Rogers) or "The Sermon" (Jimmy Smith) together again . . .

As Alan Freed used to sign off, it isn't goodbye, it's just good night.

Condolences.

[roamer_1]

RIP to my friend Howard Berman, my best music friend in Las Vegas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXrmAKBBTU

 

[musiclady]

RIP to my friend Howard Berman, my best music friend in Las Vegas. We jammed together (he was a drummer and harmonica player and loved the blues and jazz as deeply as I do), we had a shipload of laughs and good talk, he was always calling me (sometimes every third day!) to double check the keys of blues songs he wanted to play, and most of all he was a cherished friend.

Shalom, chaver, until we get to play a few more rounds of "Sugar" (Stanley Turrentine) or "Chicago Bound" (Jimmy Rogers) or "The Sermon" (Jimmy Smith) together again . . .

As Alan Freed used to sign off, it isn't goodbye, it's just good night.

I'm so sorry!  You will be in my prayers.

[EasyAce]

Condolences.

Thank you @verga