DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

MisterCairo said:

I can say I saw a handful of British Invasion bands play (with varying degrees of original memebers) and Gerry and the Pacemakers was one. 1984 at Hamilton Place, Hamilton Ontario.

My friend Ivan got the tickets for us. Just turned 17 years old, and these guys were my musical heroes.

Herman's Hermits, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Badfinger and the three of four original Troggs all in one night.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gerry-marsden-you-ll-never-walk-alone-obit-1.5860110

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Zombie_61 said:

Replacement Angel and Bond Girl Tanya Roberts has died in Los Angeles at the age of 65. The cause of death was not released, but her friend and publicist Mike Pingel said it was not Covid-19. Roberts was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on December 24th after she collapsed at home after a morning walk with her dogs, and died Sunday (January 3rd).

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Sharpsburg said:

They are now reporting that Tanya is NOT actually dead. News at 11?

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Zombie_61 said:

Yeah, now I have no idea what's what, 'cause this whole story is screwy. Apparently her boyfriend (who some are now saying is actually her husband) thought she had passed and left the room. Her publicist spoke with him, that news was passed on, and news sources publicized her death. As it turned out the boyfriend/husband was wrong, the hospital called to notify him of his error Monday morning, and now the news is that the reports of her passing were greatly exaggerated. I'm starting to think the whole thing is nothing more than a publicity stunt attempting to resurrect both her and her career.

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belfastboy said:

Apparently she was just sleeping soundly.

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GHT said:

I just love the cynicism on this forum.

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LizzieMaine said:

Death has always been a good career move.

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OldStrummer said:

Re: Gerry Marsden and Claude Bolling.

More signs of my disappearing youth. Names that today would barely register a raised eyebrow in some circles, but had significant impact on this (then) young man. The Merseybeat, which would introduce the world to the Beatles had its adherents, and probably non better symbolizing it than Gerry and the Pacemakers. I still find myself singing along whenever I (rarely now) hear, Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying. It's reported that their song How Do You Do It was recorded, but never released, by the Beatles. Brian Epstein managed them both -- a sure sign that he had a knack for recognizing talent.

I only have one album by Claude Bolling, and that is his 1975 Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio. Music has been a major part of my life, and in the 1970s I began listening to, and attempting to play jazz (I still have my Mickey Baker Jazz Guitar instuctions books - Volumes I & II, considered by many to be the authority on playing jazz guitar). During that period I listened to everything from fusion jazz (Chick Corea & Return to Forever, John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra), to traditional, smoky-club jazz (Joe Pass, Barney Kessel). I heard Jean-Pierre Rampal, a flautist playing jazz and picked this album, and it's still fresh and alive 45 years later. The mark of great musicians and artists is that they actually leave their mark behind them.

R. I. P., gentlemen. Thanks for the memories.

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MisterCairo said:

Baseball legend Tommy Lasorda has died, aged 93:

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-dodgers-tommy-lasorda-death-announcement-1.5866278

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MisterCairo said:

Nope, sorry to say Tanya Robert's is dead, aged only 65. Another part of my youth gone, and loved her on That 70s Show too.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/tanya-roberts-dead-inaccurate-reports-1.5862177

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belfastboy said:

Damn, never much of a Dodger fan (except for the Duke) but I did like Tommy, the guy who bled Dodger blue.

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