musicians

For the first time in many, many years I cried tonight when I heard that Peter Green (Greenbaum) has died. A troubled man I had the very great privilege to meet back in the day and the only man ever to give B.B. King (another great I've met and who holds my No 1 spot) the sweats. It's early...

Passed away Sad really I saw a documentary about his battle with Alzheimer's. Pretty difficult watch Me no want to go that way

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38432862 Couldn't stand his music Good voice though

Greg Lake, of ELP and King Crimson (but mostly ELP) fame. ELP was my favorite band back in the early 80s, and I still have huge respect for them. This saddens me. LA Times article

RIP Leonard Cohen. http://http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82-w449792

Guitar great Jerry Reed passed away this week, at age 71, from complications from emphysema. But sadly, news of his passing has been eclipsed by hurricanes, a political convention, and stories about the pregnancy of a politician's teenage daughter. Yes, I did say "guitar great". These days...

I stumbled across this story today. It appears that Joyce Hatto (1928 - 2006), a classical pianist who produced, in her last cancer-ridden years, an astounding output of critically acclaimed (though not without skepticism) recordings, may not have actually played on them. Gramophone Article...

Here's a very nice recent interview (on South Bank) with George Michael: http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=8322789929985840447&q=george+michael Included are clips of live performances of Careless Whisper, Knocks Me Off My Feet, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (incredible!)...

A little lighter fare... (I think) Beatles or Stones? (You know what I mean.) :)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050817/music_nm/clements_dc_3 "Virtuoso fiddler Vassar Clements, who melded his unique "Hillbilly Jazz" style with traditional bluegrass and country music, has died, his family said on Wednesday" A really innovative artist, who deserved the...

Probably not a household name for many, but certainly is in my household... "Al McKibbon, a bassist who brought a masterly fusion of jazz and Latin music to the George Shearing quintet and other groups in the 1940s and '50s, has died. He was 86."...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050804/music_nm/campbell_dc_2 "The 71-year-old Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer known for writing and recording the blues anthem "The Blues Is Alright" never awoke from a coma following a stroke he suffered on July 27 in Memphis..." Another...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050722/en_afp/afpentertainmentbaldry Long John was more of an influence on the blues scene than many folks realize. Sorry to see him go.

Darrell Abott in rock, Son Seals in blues, and now Hank Garland, jazz and country legend... http://tennessean.com/obits/archives/04/12/63436997.shtml?Element_ID=63436997

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released Sunday. Recording labels and movie studios have...

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I don't know if I'm missing something really obvious here. I've never done music on PC before, and it's about time I started. I really just want to use Cubase to record my piano and drum parts. My piano (a Roland ep-9e, if it matters) has a female 5-pin DIN socket (a standard midi connector...

Rolling Stones - A bunch of counter-revolutionaries! It seems the Rolling Stones kicked off a world tour in Japan. There next stop is Beijing. ABC News reported they can play, but are banned from singing these songs: "Beast of Burden" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Brown Sugar" "Honky...