redrum Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Really liked Ray in Dominick & Eugene. R.I.P. Edited May 26, 2022 by redrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingzoso Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, Stryder1978 said: NOOOOOOO!!!! I liked almost everything he was in! Damn! Same here. One of my favorite actors. All I can think and say is that/this sucks. I'm gonna miss you Ray!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummingbird69 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Alan White has died also https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/yes-drummer-alan-white-dead-72-1359113/ Alan White, Drummer for Yes and John Lennon, Dead at 72 Alongside 50 years in Yes, Hall of Famer also played on George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ and Lennon’s “Imagine” and “Instant Karma” By ANDY GREENE Alan White performs at Jonathan Cain and Friends at Rose Bar on Saturday, April, 8, 2017 in New York. Michael Zorn/Invision/AP Yes drummer Alan White, who joined the progressive rock band in 1972 and stayed with them for the next 50 years, has died at 72 after a brief illness. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is most famous for his work in Yes, but also performed with John Lennon in the Plastic Ono Band — He’s featured on both “Instant Karma” and “Imagine” — and with George Harrison on All Things Must Pass. “Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people,” his family wrote in a statement confirming his death. “A certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him.” White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949. He began playing drums at 12 and started gigging in London clubs the following year. His life changed forever in 1969 when he received a phone call from John Lennon. “I thought it was a friend trying to joke with me, so I put the phone down,” White told Rolling Stone in 2019. “Eventually I got a call back and he told me he was doing a gig in Toronto and was I available to play drums and can he send a car to pick me up the next morning.” Before he knew it, White was on a plane to Toronto alongside Eric Clapton, Yoko Ono, and Klaus Voormann. Lennon was making a rare live appearance at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival and needed a drummer. White played the show with almost no rehearsal. “Suddenly, the sticks were thrown into my hand and John counted, “1, 2, 3,” White recalled. “And we were in the first number. It was all kind of a flash in a pan.” Lennon was pleased with his on-the-fly work and invited him into the studio to work on Imagine. He was one of three drummers on the record, along with Jim Keltner and Jim Gordon, but he was the one selected to work on the legendary title track. “I remember at one point the song started with the drums at the very beginning of the song and the band playing,” White told Rolling Stone. “John played it so good by himself on the piano I said, ‘Why don’t you do the first verse like that?’ He said, ‘That’s a good idea.’ He said, ‘What do you think, Phil [Spector]?’ The next thing you know, we tried it like that and John kept it.” The experience on Imagine led to a call to record with George Harrison on All Things Must Pass, which was also produced by Spector. White is on several songs, though the sessions were so chaotic that there are no proper credits. White claimed to have played on “My Sweet Lord,” but this has been disputed. “That was a bigger group,” White recalled. “It was Delaney and Bonnie’s group, George and Eric. There was a lot of people at the studio every day for about three weeks. When we all got there, we’d decide who was playing what. George would say, ‘One of you play drums.’ That’s how we cut a lot of those tracks.” A couple of years later, Yes parted ways with founding drummer Bill Bruford. White was offered the position because bassist Chris Squire and frontman Jon Anderson had recently seen him play with Joe Cocker and liked his work. The only problem was they had a gig just three days later in Dallas, Texas and virtually no time to rehearse. “I just went the whole weekend and listened to the music and got used to it,” he said, “and then there I was in Dallas going onstage with Yes with pretty much no rehearsals.” Yes saw a small army of musicians come and go over the next few decades, but White remained fiercely loyal to the band. His work powers innovative prog albums like Tales From Topographic Oceans and Relayer and their poppier work in the Eighties, including the worldwide hit single “Owner Of a Lonely Heart.” White’s most recent studio work with Yes was their 2021 LP The Quest. He logged more years in the band than any other member. When the band took a short break in the early Eighties, White jammed with Squire and Jimmy Page for a project they called XYZ, which stood for “Ex Yes and Zeppelin.” None of their music was ever officially released, but the tapes eventually leaked. White maintained a heavy tour schedule with Yes in the 2000s, even after Anderson parted ways with the group in 2008. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Health problems sidelined him on recent tours, but he would come out for the final few songs of the evening. When he spoke to Rolling Stone three years ago, he was hoping he’d be able to play full shows with the band in the future. “I had back surgery a couple of years ago,” he said. “I’ve been steadily getting better since then and I’m starting to play more and more. It’s pretty good right now and I feel good every day. I’m moving forward.” He last played with the band July 28th, 2019 at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga Springs, California. The encore that night took his career full circle: a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” Edited May 26, 2022 by hummingbird69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 DAMN...what the hell is going on today? R.I.P. Mr. White! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 R.I.P. Alan White (Drummer Yes) R😎🎶🥁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Andy Fletcher from Depeche Mode (musician) R.I.P. R😎 Edited May 27, 2022 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 21 hours ago, Stryder1978 said: DAMN...what the hell is going on today? R.I.P. Mr. White! You said it. Ray Liotta, Alan White, and Andy Fletcher. Dammit. The obituary page is gonna be crammed today. Rest In Peace, gentlemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 R.I.P. this week recap R😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 2:40 PM, reids said: R.I.P. Alan White (Drummer Yes) R😎🎶🥁 R.I.P. Alan White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 R.I.P. Bill Walker (keyboardist for a Johnny Cash / artist / arranger / producer). R😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) R.I.P. Ronnie Hawkins 87 (Singer / songwriter; producer, The Band, etc) R😎 Edited May 30, 2022 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Bo Hopkins. Lived to 80 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 https://blabbermouth.net/news/legendary-kiss-and-manowar-artist-ken-kelly-reportedly-dies-at-76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Rip recap this week R😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) RIP Alec John Such (70) original bass player of Bon Jovi.., R😎 Edited June 6, 2022 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Bo Hopkins...Alec John Such....frickin' Grim Reaper sucks ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Stryder1978 said: Bo Hopkins...Alec John Such....frickin' Grim Reaper sucks ass! Hopkins was great in 'The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) R.I.P. Jim Seals (Seals & Croft) R😎 Edited June 8, 2022 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 ...that really sucks! "Diamond Girl" and "Summer Breeze" were such a huge part of my childhood summers. This thread is really getting depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 RIP this past week recap R😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 So sad. He was instrumental in making that episode my FAVORITE Seinfeld episode! Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's first movies and who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in "Seinfeld," has died. He was 90. Holly Wolfle Hall, the actor's wife of nearly 40 years, said Monday that Hall died on Sunday surrounded by loved ones in Glendale, California. She said Hall had been well until a few weeks earlier, and spent his final days in warm spirits, reflecting on his life. "His voice at the end was still just as powerful," said Wolfle Hall. Her husband, she added, never retired from acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 RIP this week recap R😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brett-tuggle-fleetwood-mac-david-lee-roth-band-keyboardist-dead-1370965/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 7 hours ago, luvlz2 said: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brett-tuggle-fleetwood-mac-david-lee-roth-band-keyboardist-dead-1370965/ Oh, wow. Brett was also the keyboardist on Coverdale/Page's 1993 tour of Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 James Rado R.I.P. The last of the trio of "Hair" creators to die. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HAIR-Co-Creator-James-Rado-Dies-at-90-20220622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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