Very sad news to report about the great saxophone player Clarence Clemons, who has died at the age of 69 at his Florida home, less than a week after he suffered a stroke. A member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street …
TV On the Radio bass-player Gerard Smith has died. The 34 year old had been battling lung cancer for the last couple of months.
DIsco diva supreme Loleatta Holloway has died after a short illness. The 64 year old is probably best known for tracks like “Love Sensation” and a collaboration with Fire Island on a stunning version of The Style Council’s “Shout to …
John Caddell presents Key Cuts on Phantom 105.2 every weekday night. On Tuesdays before I do The Far Side, the two of us shoot the breeze about the musical news and views of the day. This usually involves semi-coherent rants, …
Sad news from Spain as former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore is found dead in his hotel room. The Belfast native was 58 years of age. Short obituary here and lovely piece by Stuart Bailie here.
The soundtrack composer who scored “Midnight Cowboy”, “Born Free”, “Goldfinger”, “From Russia With Love” and many other classic films has died. Obituary here.
Entertainment Weekly are reporting the sad death of Don Van Vliet AKA the great Captain Beefheart. The 69 year old died of “complications from multiple sclerosis”.
The great Polish composer died today after a long period of ill-health. Obituary here. A haunting video for one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 “Sorrowful Songs” Lento e Largo, below.
