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Died on this day ... - Ruby - 29-12-2015
Folk musician Tim Hardin died on this day in 1980. He was 39 â yet another casualty of the excesses of the rock n roll lifestyle, or maybe just his own worst enemy, which often seems to happen where there is immense talent/intelligence/creativity involved. That is not to say those things cannot exist without the self-destruct gene â clearly they can, and do! Human nature is an eternal paradox.
He first got a lot of attention with âIf I Were a Carpenter", at Woodstock, a song which has since been covered by any number of worthies and then thereâs âReason to Believeâ which Rod Stewart has done a good job of putting his stamp on (we wonât discuss Neil Young), but IMHO, nothing beats the original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hh9whNOGvg.
I recently acquired, on vinyl, his Suite for Susan Moore and Damion: We are One, One, All in One - this is the lead track â
[video=youtube;r72YYUlaW_o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r72YYUlaW_o[/video]
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 31-12-2015
Rick Nelson - New Jersey native died on this day in 1985 at the age of 45, in a plane crash
the man had 36 albums
his first #1, from 1958
[video=youtube;_5UDiQC3RDs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5UDiQC3RDs[/video]
Died on this day ... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-01-2016
a bit of trivia on the Ricky Nelson plane....
it was originally owned by the Dupont's, they sold it to Jerry Lee Lewis because of its continual mechanical problems,
Jerry Lee off loaded it to Ricky Nelson because it was unreliable and had continual problems,
unfortunately Nelson was unaware of these issues and paid the ultimate price.
Ricky Nelson also had a phobia of planes but he was sick of the uncomfortable travels in 'tour busses', that's why he bought
the plane.
Nelson was only two miles out from landing in Dallas when the plane crashed, seven of the nine people on board died.
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 01-01-2016
Hank Williams - Alabama native died on this day in 1953 at the age of 29, of heart stuff from years of alcohol and drug abuse
the king
an artist that I can say I love their gospel side as much as their popular
along side of Elvis, Johnny and George
from his Luke The Drifter album
[video=youtube;rKaZTw_6yOc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaZTw_6yOc[/video]
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 02-01-2016
Tex Ritter - Texas native died on this day in 1974 at the age of 68, of a heart attack
CMHOF in 1964
a pioneer in the field
very few hits but he was laying the pavement
from 1961
[video=youtube;yJ2DKq9Ma1M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ2DKq9Ma1M[/video]
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 03-01-2016
Phil Everly - Chicago native died on this day in 2014 at the age of 74, of cancer
thought they were both Ky born
only Don was
R&RHOF
CMHOF
wonder how many artists are in both of those
what harmonies
[video=youtube;lTYe9eDqxe8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYe9eDqxe8[/video]
Died on this day ... - CRAZY-HORSE - 03-01-2016
Elvis is in both, plus also the Gospel HoF
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 03-01-2016
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:Elvis is in both, plus also the Gospel HoFJC has to be too
can't think of any others
maybe Jerry Lee?
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 04-01-2016
Gerry Rafferty - Scotland native died on this day in 2011 at the age of 63, of organ failure from alcohol abuse?
I only have his City To City and Night Owl albums
should have followed up
Baker Street was the biggie
loved this one as well
[video=youtube;YzSXSo3dTHU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzSXSo3dTHU[/video]
Died on this day ... - CRAZY-HORSE - 04-01-2016
I have "city to city" and a compilation "baker street" which covered tracks from his first three albums...
cool artist....
he was originally in a band called Humblebums with Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, they must have been a bit folky because Connolly played banjo.