Re: Re: Recent deaths of people who don't need their own threads

by Nightjar Fri May 15, 2020 5:36 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/15/phil-may-frontman-with-the-pretty-things-dies-aged-75

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 15, 2020 5:39 pm

The Curse of TNHOTW strikes again. llama

by Nightjar Fri May 15, 2020 5:53 pm

Quite spookily I'd just got off the phone with my Mum and we'd been talking about The Pretty Things. scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 15, 2020 7:57 pm

Astrid Kirchherr has died. gasp

Wikipedia wrote:Astrid Kirchherr (20 May 1938 – 12 May 2020) was a German photographer and artist and is well known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann and Jürgen Vollmer), and her photographs of the band's original members – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best – during their early days in Hamburg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_Kirchherr

by Butterfield Sat May 23, 2020 12:01 am

Mory Kanté: African music star dies aged 70

The singer Mory Kanté, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, has died in Guinea.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52774331

by Butterfield Sat May 23, 2020 12:04 am

I remember Yéké Yéké being in the charts a number of times in different remixed forms.

And upon research, it originally reached number 29 in 1988, number 25 in 1995, and number 28 in 1996. dontpanic

by Butterfield Sat May 23, 2020 12:09 am

It's like early Stock Aitken Waterman/Dead or Alive/Divine meets African music. eye crazy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 29, 2020 12:05 am

by Helium Fri May 29, 2020 1:43 am

Larry Kramer died yesterday.

Loved this interview he did with Lady Bunny years ago.

longer version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35IiX8FKK7A

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sun May 31, 2020 12:07 am

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:18 am

by Butterfield Fri Jun 05, 2020 1:10 am

by Nightjar Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:11 am

by Guest Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:56 am

by Fangirl Three Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:51 am

This actually made the BBC World Service news at 1 am, I was very surprised.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:21 pm

by Butterfield Sat Jun 06, 2020 1:54 am

It seems that music producer Rupert Hine has died, aged 72, a name I know best from producing Tina Turner albums.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Hine (includes extensive list of produced albums)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:21 am

He was in Quantum Jump. gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:23 am

He produced Jon Pertwee's Who is the Doctor single. gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:26 am

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:He was in Quantum Jump.

He was the singer. gasp

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