Hey, hey, my, my (Classic Rock edition)

Space wrote:
Meh, that doesn't really concern me. I'm more concerned with my own mortality, and those of other family members.


Weird. I never noticed you dont post in the dead celebrity thread.
grateful wrote:
Space wrote:
Meh, that doesn't really concern me. I'm more concerned with my own mortality, and those of other family members.


Weird. I never noticed you dont post in the dead celebrity thread.


I actually do go there to post, but you ghouls always beat me to it.

My wife's friend's husband died Saturday. He was a minor player in the punk rock community of the city that he lived in his whole life (not DC) for the last 35 years. I only met him once, 15+ years ago. I'm actually pretty sad about that.
Justin wrote:
Ric Ocasek


Rock-n-Roll: not dead yet.
One for the topic, Tom:

“We don’t even say the word ‘rock’ on the radio station — we’re New York’s new alternative,” said Mike Kaplan, the ALT 92.3 program director and format captain for alternative across Entercom, the station’s parent company, in an earlier interview. “I don’t think there’s a big win in using the word rock today,” he added.

“The raw, guitar-rock sound is really — I don’t want to say it’s done, but …” He trailed off. “It’s present, but it’s morphed and mixed with other instrumentation. Does anyone really go to Guitar Center anymore and pick up the guitar?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/arts/music/rock-radio.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage 
Is it today?
Well little Richard was not a guitar guy..RNR started with piano and honking saxes…to me it starts in New Orleans then gets mainstreamed with blues (Chicago chess…guitar…Chuck Berry) and rockabilly (Sun and Elvis)


But what Little Richard was more than anything was the attitude of rnr and that is never going to die..ain’t nobody ever been more punk than Little Richard

Starsky wrote:
Charlie Watts




I refuse to believe this


Ugh
Yada wrote:
Justin wrote:
Lee 'Scratch' Perry


Soon we will have no greats


Reggae edition
Hutch wrote:
Shane MacGowan


I have a feeling that 2024 is going to be a dark year.
Hutch wrote:
The Last DJ


https://www.jimladdrocks.com/