Into the Void
Don’t know how I missed this: my late chum, Danny Frederick, would have been onto it quick smart. bassblack sabbathDanny FrederickGeezer Butler
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Burke Shelley (1950 – 2022)
Obituary bassbudgieBurke Shelleyheavy metal
Alan Lancaster
Obit here. alan lancasterbassboogiefrancis rossiJohn Coghlanrick parfittstatus quo
Burke Shelly
Happy birthday to Burke: Now yer squawkin’: The story of Burke Shelley and Budgie bassbudgieBurke Shelleyheavy metalwales
Earl King: Poet Laureate of New Orleans
Top-notch music journalism from Geoffrey Himes commemorating the birth of Earl King. The article is populated by the equally excellent Michael Smith photographs. He was living proof that an active, well-stocked mind doesn’t always come with scholarly credentials. “A lot of New Orleans records didn’t have enough bass on them,” King asserted. “You’ve got to…
John Paul Jones
Happy birthday. The least godly of rock gods? — 20 Things You Didn’t Know John Paul Jones Did Basically it was a soul rhythm section with a rock-and-roll front line bassjohn paul joneskeyboardsLed Zeppelinrhythm and bluesrock and roll
Burke Shelley interview
Here’s a more recent interview with Burke. bassbudgieBurke Shelleyheavy metalwales
Remembering Gary Thain
One of the all-time bass greats. Glad to see that there are a few Thain aficionados out there. Audio Culture has a rough and ready page dedicated to the man. This YouTube comment pretty much sums up his status. bassgary thainuriah heep
John Deacon
Happy birthday to John the shyest funkmeister (with a penchant for soul) that ever made it into the big time. We walked passed each other (me on dog walking duty) a few times since we lived very close to each other. Of course Queen was greater than its parts but the primary creative axis was…
Phil Lynott
Gee, has it really been thirty years ago? Paid my respects in Dublin. In case you don’t know who this chap (a non-Quiltonian) is, for what it’s worth here is his wiki entry. As with Nils Lofgren, Thin Lizzy should have cracked the US but never really did. bassmusicnils lofgrenPhil Lynottrock and rollThin Lizzy
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