Nrthwnd Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 ^ Sweet dreams, Songbird of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She will be missed, especially in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbt Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Album art designer Storm Thorgerson died at the age of 69. You probably don't recognize the name, but you would recognize some of the covers he's designed. His work includes Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, and Wish You Were Here as well as Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin), Absolution (Muse), and Audioslave's self-titled album. http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/19/album-art-designer-storm-thorgerson-dies/?hpt=hp_c4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 ^ A wonderful artist. Always remember and loved his iconic covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Wow I can do without the Audioslave, but the other album covers are iconic for great bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Interesting...I never knew that the guy that did 'Wish you were here' also did 'Houses of the Holy'. I always remember being somewhat creeped out by the album cover of 'Houses of the Holy' as a kid...it's just so bizarre. Same way with Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' & 'Black Sabbath' covers, although not the same artist - they still creeped me out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Wow...I never heard about this until today. RIP Pat Summerall - one of sports most recognizable voices. DALLAS -- Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden's storm. Over four decades, Summerall's deep, resonant voice described some of the biggest games in America. Simple, spare, he delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style that was the perfect complement for the "boom!" and "bang!" of Madden, his partner for half of the NFL player-turned-broadcaster's career. Summerall died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac arrest, said University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center spokesman Jeff Carlton, speaking on behalf of Summerall's wife, Cheri. "He was an extraordinary man and a wonderful father," said Susie Wiles, his daughter. "I know he will be greatly missed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Chrissy Amphlett from the Divinyls. Breast Cancer AND MS. What a crappy way to go. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/22/chrissy-amphett-dead-divinyls-lead-singer-was-53/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Chrissy Amphlett from the Divinyls. Breast Cancer AND MS. What a crappy way to go. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/22/chrissy-amphett-dead-divinyls-lead-singer-was-53/ I was coming here to post this. all I can say is "damn it" one of my favorite lead singers ever. . raspy, unique vocal sound, and a just an all around beautiful person (even if not a "beauty" in the general sense) tho I always heard her referred to as "Christina". . so very odd to see all the news reporting her as "Chrissy" way, way to young to be gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 man. .tough day for music. Richie Havens has passed as well http://www.jambase.com/Articles/118431/Richie-Havens-Dies-at-Age-72 a true pioneer and one of the most recognizable voices in Folk Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Wow...I never heard about this until today. RIP Pat Summerall - one of sports most recognizable voices. DALLAS -- Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden's storm. Over four decades, Summerall's deep, resonant voice described some of the biggest games in America. Simple, spare, he delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style that was the perfect complement for the "boom!" and "bang!" of Madden, his partner for half of the NFL player-turned-broadcaster's career. Summerall died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac arrest, said University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center spokesman Jeff Carlton, speaking on behalf of Summerall's wife, Cheri. "He was an extraordinary man and a wonderful father," said Susie Wiles, his daughter. "I know he will be greatly missed." I missed this one. I'm definitely very familiar with his voice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 ^He made the best football broadcasting team along side John Madden. Most of them today suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 RIP George Jones, country singing legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 ^In his honor I intend to get drunk and drive my lawnmower around the neighborhood. (but seriously, he was an all time great and will be missed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 ^^^ For any non-rednecks in the forum George Jones was a notorious drunk who drove his lawnmower to town on more than one occasion to procure more alcohol. Legendary. Ole Possum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 ^He made the best football broadcasting team along side John Madden. Most of them today suck! Agreed--he and Madden were always fun to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Chris Kelly -- one half of Kris Kross died. http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/showbiz/georgia-chris-kelly-obituary/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 in memorium, I will wear my shorts backwards tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Jeff Hanneman, from Slayer died today. It's a dark day for metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Jeff Hanneman, from Slayer died today. It's a dark day for metal. I went through the typical "Big 4 of Metal" phase early on in high school, but I outgrew it by about Junior year and never really went out of my way to keep up with this genre of music since. The lone exception to that was Slayer, which somehow has managed to find it's way into my cd or iPod rotation every so often consistently since I discovered them in 8th grade. It was a bummer to hear about this last night to say the least. I knew he went on an extended sick leave from 2011-present to deal with a rare & nasty skin infection (necrotizing fasciitis), but this came out of left field. I was stunned when I heard about this. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 ^^ Wow...that is wild. I never knew that he was even ill. I'll never forget the only time I saw Slayer at the old Darien Lake amphitheatre with Megadeth, Alice In Chains and Anthrax. I was jostling down towards the front when Slayer was set to take the stage. Unfortunately for me, when they started playing, the entire area I was in turned into a big mosh pit and I was getting thrown around like a 100 pound rag doll until I was dragged out and taken to the nurses station to clean the blood off my face after someone elbowed me in the nose. My Levi jean jacket was covered with blood and apparently I was a hero to some of my friends when they saw me after the show for daring to go into the mosh pit....like I even tried! I was just unlucky enough to be standing there when 200 pound tattooed drunken guys just started going off when Slayer took the stage and launched into 'Angel of Death.' I should have known that it was going to get hostile when they booed Alice in Chains off the stage because A). No one had yet heard of them and B). They weren't heavy enough and most of the people were just there to see Slayer anyway. Not one of my fonder memories of my younger days, but Slayer was definitely one of the heaviest, craziest bands of their genre and it was one of the most insane concerts I have ever attended. 'Reign in Blood' to me is still one of the most heaviest, craziest black metal records I have ever heard...just relentless from start to finish. And the front and back covers alone are enough to give kids nightmares for weeks...definitely some crazy sh%t!! RIP Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) We've lost one of the greatest special-effects talents to ever make movies: RIP Ray Harryhausen. Edited May 7, 2013 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 ^I remember watching most of those movies growing up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 RIP Margaret Groening. Mother of Matt. Inspiration for Marge Simpson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 man, Dr. Joyce Brothers dies and not a mention here? shame on you young-uns! RIP kind lady, I grew up with you on my TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 another great gone. the man who absolutely defined the sound of the Doors has passed. R.I.P. Ray Manzarek Jim Morrison may have been the voice, but you were the driving engine behind him with those unique keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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