*Official* In Memoriam Thread

[rhd]

Wallace Roney, another prominent jazz musician (trumpet), also died from complications due to COVID-19, on 3/31. He lived in the NYC area. He was 59.

[heyelander]

Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the New Jersey power-pop group Fountains of Wayne and Emmy- and Grammy-winning songwriter for film, television, and theater, died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fountains-of-waynes-adam-schlesinger-dead-obituary-coronavirus-975786/

[revo]

The great Bill Withers has died at age 81. RIP.

[Judge Jude]

Legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli died - at age 94.

[TranaGreg]

Legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli died - at age 94.

I wonder if he's related to the guy who does the Sunday morning jazz radio show from NYC (father?)

[rhd]

I wonder if he's related to the guy who does the Sunday morning jazz radio show from NYC (father?)

Yes, Bucky was John Pizzarelli's father.

[madducks]

I missed this one on February 21 since he wasn't nationally known and his death didn't receive much publicity. But, those of us who grew up in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and parts of Canada in the 70's and 80's will remember WUAB Cleveland's Marty Sullivan aka/Superhost whose Saturday afternoon show "Supe's On" featured "Three Stooges" films and a double feature of old black & white monster movies. The first part of the show and commercial breaks featured silly skits performed by Sullivan and reading viewer mail from kids along with showing the kids' monster artwork included along with their letters. As a kid, it was a great four hours worth of entertainment on Saturday afternoons. Marty Sullivan was 87 years old. RIP Superhost.

[madducks]

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[johnnya24]

A word for John Prine, who died from COVID-19 last week. Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter.

Sometime last year, I listened to a live version of this song on repeat for a whole day:

[Hornsby]

A word for John Prine, who died from COVID-19 last week. Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter.

Sometime last year, I listened to a live version of this song on repeat for a whole day:

As Monty Python said in a sketch..."I'm not dead yet". Prine is currently in ICU, but he continues to fight for his life.

[Gregg]

A word for John Prine, who died from COVID-19 last week. Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter.

Sometime last year, I listened to a live version of this song on repeat for a whole day:

We have our old pontoon boat on Grass Lake (first year). We go north through the channel and spend most of our time on Lake Marie.

I am also a big John Prine fan. Checked on line late last night. He has double pneumonia and is on a ventilator. My wife asked when I first heard him. I believe it was 1973 when I was home from college. I was playing FM radio in my old room when Dear Abby came on. I was in stitches. We listened to it last night before lights out.

Prayers are with you John and your family.

[Judge Jude]

A word for John Prine, who died from COVID-19 last week. Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter.

Sometime last year, I listened to a live version of this song on repeat for a whole day:

to quote Bob Dylan: "My God, They Killed Him!"

[johnnya24]

to quote Bob Dylan: "My God, They Killed Him!"

Apparently not ...

As Monty Python said in a sketch..."I'm not dead yet". Prine is currently in ICU, but he continues to fight for his life.

Here's hoping he pulls through.

The cruelty of this disease is that it will take so many who have recently just recovered from life-threatening ailments ...

[Gregg]

John Prine passed this evening.

Thank you for the wonderful music and the good memories.

You will be missed.