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Buddy Emmons & Ray Price – Nightlife
Let's take a moment to remember Buddy Emmons, who passed away this week. Here he delivers the sweet, buttery tones of the notorious finicky pedal steel along with the the rich velvet vocals of Mr. Ray Price.
Yes – The Gates of Delirium
We've sure done a lot of "in memorandum" posts lately.
1975
Joe Cocker – Something’s Coming On
Though he was off by a day or two, bS' comment led me to realize we never gave proper recognition at the time (he passed away just before Christmas). We will rectify that now (as well as test out a little feature).
1969
Jim Ed Brown & The Whites – Uncloudy Day
We will here take some to recognize the passing last week of Jim Ed Brown.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GmuyYvuRs
Coming up next: FREEALONZO WEEK.
Ornette Coleman – In Berlin
Safe travels, jazzman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk-k3KzBZec
1972
B.B. King – Sweet Sixteen
The King is dead. Long live the King.
1974
Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
Today we mark the passing of Errol Brown. Godspeed, you sexy thing.
1976
Honestly, I tried very hard to find an actual live cut that wasn't this song, but every performance I found was only "live", so, here we are...
Ben E. King – What Is Soul?
Goodbye, good sir.
The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
Jack Ely, lead singer of The Kingsmen, has passed away at the age of 71.
1964/5