Amazon exiles discussion

Farewell Jerry Butler aged 85. The Iceman was a founding member of The Impressions with Curtis Mayfield. I will remember him for his version of Moon River and his duets with Betty Everett.

https://youtu.be/7RJSTBCPWYk?si=VEuSl...

Jamie Muir, percussionist extraordinaire on King Crimson's 'Larks Tongues' album, aged 82.

https://www.loudersound.com/news/king...

Tim wrote: "Jamie Muir, percussionist extraordinaire on King Crimson's 'Larks Tongues' album, aged 82.

https://www.loudersound.com/news/king..."

Sad news :-(

RIP Roberta Flack died aged 88
😢
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/enterta...

Bill Fay died February 22nd aged 81.

https://pitchfork.com/news/bill-fay-c...

Oh my. A grim few days.

Farewell soul singer Gwen McCrae aged 81.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/202...

Henry Kelly, peacefully at 78. Going for Gold was mandatory viewing when i was a, a very busy student. And today i learn the catchy theme tune was written by Hans Zimmer. How the mighty fall.

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy, along with their dog, found dead at their home. Investigation is ongoing.

David Johansen, last man standing of the original New York Dolls, at 75 from cancer. RIP

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Joey Molland, the last surviving member of Badfinger, at 77

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Roy Ayers dies aged 84
R.I.P.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Brian James, founding member of the Damned, aged 70

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Ken Bruen, Irish Author, a favourite of mine.

Jesse Colin Young died on March 16th aged 83. I remember him as singer with The Youngbloods and their big hit "Get Together" c1969.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xGxQ...

Actor Richard Chamberlain died March 31st aged 90. Dr. Kildare was an early heartthrob of mine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cngAb...

Val Kilmer, A brilliant actor.

I loved that Doors movie.

Johnny Tillotson, aged 86. Had his biggest hit in 1961 with 'Poetry In Motion'. He was one of that generation of American singers who came up after Elvis, whose pop careers were effectively terminated by the rise of the Beatles in 1964.

The very great Clem Burke, drummer of Blondie, passed at 70 after a battle with cancer.

Serial wrote: "Val Kilmer, A brilliant actor.

I loved that Doors movie."

RIP Val, here is my favourite movie with him,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4A2N...

...more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6XIm...

Sera69 wrote: "The very great Clem Burke, drummer of Blondie, passed at 70 after a battle with cancer."

sad to hear.

Tim wrote: "Sera69 wrote: "The very great Clem Burke, drummer of Blondie, passed at 70 after a battle with cancer."

sad to hear."

yep, with a new album due this year as well :(

Dave Allen, bassist with Gang of Four and Shriekback, aged 69. He'd been suffering from early-onset dementia for the last few years. RIP.

RIP Mike Berry

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...

R.I.P. Max Romeo. I don't listen to a lot of reggae but I do own 'War Inna Babylon', which is a fine album. He had a very listenable voice.

Jean Marsh, co-creator of the classic tv series 'Upstairs Downstairs'.

Northern Ireland lost two this week:

Singer Clodagh Rodgers, aged 78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVhzk...

and

Activist and musician Colm Bryce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxZkw...

Just heard that Pope Francis has died.

Tim wrote: "Just heard that Pope Francis has died."

Sad news. I was thinking yesterday as we watched the Easter Address and Blessing on TV that he was actually looking and sounding remarkably well considering how seriously ill and so close to death he had been over recent weeks.

It seems now that he was having one last rally in health which enabled him to have one more Easter Service.

I hope the next Pope will be someone less controversial and much more modern and forward thinking. The whole wide world is in such desperate need of great wisdom and a genuine commitment to care and compassion from all those who seek to lead and guide us in matters of religion and politics.

suzysunshine7 wrote: "Tim wrote: "Just heard that Pope Francis has died."

Sad news. I was thinking yesterday as we watched the Easter Address and Blessing on TV that he was actually looking and sounding remarkably well..."

Hi Suzy, slightly puzzled by your last paragraph. I thought the Pope had a liberal view on LBQT rights and brought attention to climate change in a positive way.

TheFoe wrote: "Hi Suzy, slightly puzzled by your last paragraph. I thought the Pope had a liberal view on LBQT rights and brought attention to climate change in a positive way."

In many ways, yes, Pope Francis was someone who was certainly far more committed to bringing the Church closer to the realities of modern life and he was a far more inclusive and transformative figurehead in the Catholic Church.

However if you do a Google search of ... Pope Francis controversy ... then you will also be able to see many articles which will explain much more fully and clearly than I can as to why many people still found Pope Francis to also be a contradictory and controversial figure in a lot of negative ways as well as positive ways.

suzysunshine7 wrote: "TheFoe wrote: "Hi Suzy, slightly puzzled by your last paragraph. I thought the Pope had a liberal view on LBQT rights and brought attention to climate change in a positive way."

In many ways, yes,..."

Fair play, didn't know that much about him as I don't follow any religion. Had a quick Google search and see where you're coming from.

I believe that, fundamentally, he was a genuine and a good man. The reality is that the position of the Pope is something that is always going to be an utter nightmare of an impossible challenge and commitment for anyone now living in this modern day and age.

Seems likely JD Vance killed The Pope.

Serial wrote: "Seems likely JD Vance killed The Pope."

For not expressing enough gratitude to the US? ... or for not wearing a suit?

Night night, all x

suzysunshine7 wrote: "Serial wrote: "Seems likely JD Vance killed The Pope."

For not expressing enough gratitude to the US? ... or for not wearing a suit?"

LMAO

Talk about a face in need of a good slapping. (JDV, not you Tim.)

If only we could get JD Vance to team up with Liz Truss and send them to meet Putin...

David Thomas, frontman of Pere Ubu.

ah, that hurts

Ah damn, Mike Peters of the Alarm passed at 66.

Wizz Jones, one of the pioneers of the UK folk scene in the 1960s alongside the likes of Bert Jansch, Davey Graham and John Renbourn, although sadly he never had the success they did.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/britis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLs6-...

Simon House, aged 76, classically trained violinist and composer, known for his work with Hawkwind and David Bowie. :-(

Sad to hear that.

Rick Derringer passed at 77. Rock n Roll guitarist probably most famous over here for singing Hang on Sloopy with The McCoys. Also produced the Weird Yankovic and played guitar on Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.

John Gladwin, founder member of "medieval folk rock" band Amazing Blondel. His career began in the sixties with a band called The Dimples. When that ended, John and bandmate Terry Wincott formed a 'loud electric' band called Methuselah (who released one album, 'Matthew, Mark, Luke & John' in 1969). During the band's shows they would play a couple of acoustic numbers and after realising that they seemed to go down better than the Cream-style workouts, both left to pursue the acoustic route. Gladwin left Amazing Blondel in 1973 after the band had released four albums. They eventually broke up around 1976.

RIP Loretta Swit.

RIP James Lowe, lead singer of psychedelic band the Electric Prunes, died aged 82

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Colin Jerwood. Animal rights activist, and singer with anarcho punk band 'Conflict'.

Made a huge impact on me at 15 years old when I heard 'The Ungovernable Force'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_woU...