Chuck Brown the "Godfather of Go Go" gone gone.
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/16/152862467/chuck-brow
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
Is it just me, or are all of the great muscians leaving us with no replacements?
Donald *Duck* Dunn died the other day...remember him in The Blues Bros. band from the movie? He was 70 and on tour in Japan; died in his sleep.
skeeterintexas wrote:I just read that Donna Summer died. This is crazy.
Well, let's just hope that means that DISCO is finally dead. 
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How can you be in two places at once, when your not anywhere at all?
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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There are three kinds of people, those that can count, and those that can't.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
oz_1 wrote:
I guess you know your old when all your favorite movie stars and musicians are passing away.
Well think how old I feel. I've never heard of most of these people that everyone else says were big stars. My kind of music has always been classical and jazz. By the way....jazz is a long way from dead. It's very popular here in the Kansas City area. Got a young grandson in high school who plays trombone and he is quite active in both school jazz band and in amateur jazz groups in the area. It is truly amazing to hear a 16 yr. old kid play that well so early in his life. He's into classical also. But....as is typical with a lot of these musical kids....when he listens on his iPhone or iPod he is listening to whatever that junk they call music these days. He also plays the piano and has done a little composing. Also is a straight A student. Surely does NOT get his brains from his paternal grandpa. Must be inherited from his grandmother.
I think if you're a music buff, you like a little bit of everything--there are only 2 types I don't listen to. I like some Jazz, but more of a Ragtime fan. My parents always liked music and it was playing somewhere most of the time. My dad was hip and even liked modern artists, so I guess that's where I get my varied interests. A lot of music I like was around way before I was born.
I wish more young people would listen to music from the past, if nothing else, to get a sense of where music started.