2020 In Memoria

too larry

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• Jan 18, 2020

• #1

I didn't get this up in time for Neil Peart.

But Chris Darrow, a former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has died.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Alumnus Chris Darrow Dead at 75

Chris Darrow, a former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has died.

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too larry

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• Jan 18, 2020

• #2

 

too larry

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• Jan 18, 2020

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Amos Otis

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• Jan 20, 2020

• #4

Singer David Olney Dies During Performance at Florida’s 30A Festival

Singer-songwriter David Olney has died at age 71, after falling silent and dropping his head in the midst of a performance at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Florida Saturday night. Some news reports said he "collapsed" on stage, but that isn't quite true: Olney simply became still on his stool...

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too larry

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• Jan 20, 2020

• #5

Amos Otis said:

Singer David Olney Dies During Performance at Florida’s 30A Festival

Singer-songwriter David Olney has died at age 71, after falling silent and dropping his head in the midst of a performance at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Florida Saturday night. Some news reports said he "collapsed" on stage, but that isn't quite true: Olney simply became still on his stool...

www.yahoo.com

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I saw that on the local news. They said he said, "sorry," slumped over and died. Wasn't til the end of the song that anyone realized what had happened. Never heard of him, but he rubbed elbows with some good folks.

This was his set from early in the day. {or maybe the day before}

 

too larry

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• Feb 6, 2020

• #6

Buddy Cage of NROTPS dead at 73.

New Riders of the Purple Sage's Buddy Cage Dead at 73

Buddy Cage, pedal steel guitarist for New Riders of the Purple Sage, died at the age of 73 in February 2020.

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too larry

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• Feb 6, 2020

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too larry

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• Feb 6, 2020

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too larry

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• Feb 6, 2020

• #9

 

too larry

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• Feb 6, 2020

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too larry

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• Feb 6, 2020

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too larry

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• Mar 7, 2020

• #12

McCoy Tyner, a cornerstone of John Coltrane’s groundbreaking 1960s quartet and one of the most influential pianists in jazz history, died on Friday at his home in northern New Jersey. He was 81.

McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81 (Published 2020)

With his rich, percussive playing, he gained notice with John Coltrane’s groundbreaking quartet, then went on to influence virtually every pianist in jazz.

www.nytimes.com

 

too larry

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• Mar 7, 2020

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too larry

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• Mar 7, 2020

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injinji

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• Mar 31, 2020

• #15

Joe was in Panama City a couple weeks ago.

Joe Diffie, Wry Country Traditionalist, Dead At 61 Following COVID-19 Diagnosis

After spending many years tracing the outline of a music career, Diffie finally found success in the early '90s with songs featuring his patented honky-tonk attitude.

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injinji

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• Apr 2, 2020

• #16

Wallace Roney, Philadelphia-born jazz trumpeter, dies at 59 of coronavirus complications

Mr. Roney, a protégé of Miles Davis, first made a name for himself as a club musician in New York City in the late 1970s.

www.inquirer.com

 

injinji

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• Apr 2, 2020

• #17

Remembering Adam Schlesinger, One Of Pop's Great Collaborators

Schlesinger's creative tendrils extended into the catalogs of many other brilliant artists.

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injinji

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• Apr 2, 2020

• #18

Harry Connick Jr. mourns jazz legend Ellis Marsalis Jr., who died at age 85 of coronavirus

Jazz musician Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the famed jazz family, has died at 85. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell confirmed his passing on Twitter.

www.usatoday.com

Ellis Marsalis, Patriarch Of New Orleans' Most Famous Musical Family, Has Died

Jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis has died at the age of 85, according to tweets from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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DrUgZrBaD

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• Apr 3, 2020

• #19

too larry said:

I didn't get this up in time for Neil Peart.

But Chris Darrow, a former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has died.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Alumnus Chris Darrow Dead at 75

Chris Darrow, a former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has died.

theboot.com

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Joe diffie also died, his was the corona virus

I missed him being posted above there oops

 

injinji

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• Apr 3, 2020

• #20

Bill Withers, Singer-Songwriter Of 'Ain't No Sunshine,' Has Died At Age 81

The soulful artist behind a number of 1970s hits died Monday of heart disease. He created all of his hits in a 14-year recording career before walking away from the music business.

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