The day the music died.

[PJSprog]

Rupert Neve, creator of the modern recording console, died last week from heart failure at 94.

 

[dragoneggs]

Mary Wilson, Supremes

RIP

Oh no... just saw this. I met her by happenstance at a luxury hotel top floor lounge in Tokyo 10 to 15years ago. I was sitting at the bar alone and she struck up a conversation. We were the only two at the bar. Her body guard didn't like it but she waved him away. We spent over an hour just chatting on random things on life. I didn't know who she was until she said she was performing solo 'here'. Then I took note of the little advertisement card in the clear plastic stand a couple feet on the other side of me.

I loved the fact that she was so down to earth and approached a mere mortal just for some innocent conversation out the 'blue'. She was a pleasure to speak with but she seemed a bit sad and lonely. Later I read her bio and learned that she lost her son in a car accident... same as my wife. I wish I would have known that then.

RIP Mary.

 

[MossRoad]

Wow, what a great experience.

 

[robbyr]

I'll second that, Miss.

 

[robbyr]

Moss. Sorry. Don't know how to work this new format well.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[Welshman]

Michael Stanley has died. Still a big name here locally.

 

[MossRoad]

Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and founder of The Wailers, dies at 73

He formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He died Tuesday in his native Jamaica.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[rswyan]

RIP Michael Gee ...

 

[dragoneggs]

Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and founder of The Wailers, dies at 73

He formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He died Tuesday in his native Jamaica.

www.cbsnews.com

Sad... the Wailers were one of those bands that changed music.