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Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues. 82. He had a good run.
Hell...I missed that Gramme Edge died...in 2021!We saw them in 2016...they still sounded great, though Gramme had an apprentice on stage along side him doing the harder stuff...
Never saw them in concert. I think Justin Heyward is still touring.
Here's the classic 'Colo(u)r Me Pop' (precursor to 'The Old Grey Whistle Test') performance (BBC 2 - September 1968).
Bernard Hill, at age 79.
Steve Albini, 61
QuoteI took this photo of Steve Albini in Abbey Road Studios in London in 1997. I was in London for a my photoshow with Pat Graham at the ICA: “People from DC in Bands with their Favorite Mode of Transport by Cynthia and the Same People Live in their Band by Pat”. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were recording at Abbey Road and Steve was engineering their record. Steve invited me over to check it out late at night when Plant and Page were gone. Steve invited me to be on the guest list of a small show in London where Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were performing for a benefit. I arrived at the show and found Steve at a table with Robert Plant. He introduced me to him, and I am not sure what I said, but might have said something like, “really a pleasure to meet you, I am a fan of Led Zeppelin.” (I mean what DO YOU say to someone like that?) Anyway, the most amazing part of the trip was going to the bathroom. I wished I had a recording device, as the women were speaking in all sorts of British accents, they were older, very skinny, face lifts and make up, reconstructed noses, the whole nine yards. They were walking rock ’n’ roll history as far as I saw it. I still wished I had a tape recorder. His bands Shellac and Rapeman played at dc space consistently in DC. He always came by Dischord for a visit when he was in town. He was a core figure in the punk/DIY scene- building his recording studio and making so many great bands (both small local bands or well, not) sound freaking excellent. In a time of vinyl recordings he brought strong heavy full sounds that I thought could never be heard through the needle and into the speakers of my stereo. The last time I spoke with him was 10 years ago to ask him to be in a sound exhibition at Artisphere, of which he turned down. He did things his way, with passion, humor and generosity. Steve loved this photo and sent magazines to me to purchase the rights to use the image when they interviewed him. Steve left this world too soon, and it is a huge loss for us all. This is a sad moment for so many. RIP Steve Albini and thank you.
I took this photo of Steve Albini in Abbey Road Studios in London in 1997. I was in London for a my photoshow with Pat Graham at the ICA: “People from DC in Bands with their Favorite Mode of Transport by Cynthia and the Same People Live in their Band by Pat”. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were recording at Abbey Road and Steve was engineering their record. Steve invited me over to check it out late at night when Plant and Page were gone. Steve invited me to be on the guest list of a small show in London where Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were performing for a benefit. I arrived at the show and found Steve at a table with Robert Plant. He introduced me to him, and I am not sure what I said, but might have said something like, “really a pleasure to meet you, I am a fan of Led Zeppelin.” (I mean what DO YOU say to someone like that?) Anyway, the most amazing part of the trip was going to the bathroom. I wished I had a recording device, as the women were speaking in all sorts of British accents, they were older, very skinny, face lifts and make up, reconstructed noses, the whole nine yards. They were walking rock ’n’ roll history as far as I saw it. I still wished I had a tape recorder. His bands Shellac and Rapeman played at dc space consistently in DC. He always came by Dischord for a visit when he was in town. He was a core figure in the punk/DIY scene- building his recording studio and making so many great bands (both small local bands or well, not) sound freaking excellent. In a time of vinyl recordings he brought strong heavy full sounds that I thought could never be heard through the needle and into the speakers of my stereo. The last time I spoke with him was 10 years ago to ask him to be in a sound exhibition at Artisphere, of which he turned down. He did things his way, with passion, humor and generosity. Steve loved this photo and sent magazines to me to purchase the rights to use the image when they interviewed him. Steve left this world too soon, and it is a huge loss for us all. This is a sad moment for so many. RIP Steve Albini and thank you.
