Designer1 Posted February 29, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29, 2016 George Kennedy gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 27 minutes ago, Designer1 said: George Kennedy gone 91 is a great innings .....I remember he was in nearly every film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Dragline? No! Babalugats and Luke have company. Edited March 1, 2016 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 A sad inevitability, Joey Feek of country music duo Joey + Rory died of cervical cancer. Its a duo who put out music I enjoyed a lot, and she went through cervical cancer at the same time as my sister had it, my sister was lucky, Joey Feek unfortunately not so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I wouldn't have recognised the name. But that song is on a lot of the mixtapes in the other car. When I sit in the other car I'm usually given an enthusiastic three person karaoke version of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Might as well keep this thread bumped, Aaron Ramsey scored today... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nancy Reagan bites the dust at 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Nancy Reagan bites the dust at 91 I believe she was 94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Aaron Ramsey does it again 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 12 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: I believe she was 94 Correct, stupid radio news got it wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Paul Daniels only got days left due to a brain tumour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 41 minutes ago, Xela said: Paul Daniels only got days left due to a brain tumour Yeah saw that earlier, I've got him in this thread, don't even know why I picked him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Martin Crowe died a few days ago, was inevitable really. Hence why I picked him in my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Sir George Martin, gone to produce the great band in the sky.... From the BBC Quote 'Fifth Beatle' Sir George Martin dies, aged 90 1 hour ago From the section Entertainment & Arts Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Martin, pictured with the Beatles in 1963, was knighted in 1996 Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the "fifth Beatle", has died, aged 90. His family thanked "everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support" after his death at home on Tuesday, his manager said. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr broke the news on Twitter and led tributes, saying Sir George "will be missed". Sir George signed the Beatles and produced more than 700 records. He also worked with artists including Gerry and the Pacemakers, Dame Shirley Bassey and Cilla Black. Tributes paid to Sir George Martin Obituary: Sir George Martin and the sound of British popular music Image copyrightAFPImage caption Ringo Starr and Sir George Martin share the stage at the 2008 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Manager Adam Sharp said: "The family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support. "In a career that spanned seven decades, he was an inspiration to many and is recognised globally as one of music's most creative talents. He was a true gentleman to the end." A carpenter's son from Holloway in north London, Sir George helped the Beatles achieve global success as the head of the Parlophone record label after hearing their demo tape in 1962. He took them from their mop-top recordings in the early 1960s to the psychedelia of Sergeant Pepper. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis By Mark Savage, BBC Music reporter Without George Martin, the Beatles would have been a very different band. His calm demeanour and technical expertise allowed the band to experiment and indulge in their wildest and most elaborate ideas. On many occasions, Lennon and McCartney would entrust him with arranging their songs - the string quartet on Yesterday is all his work, while he plays the piano solo on Misery. Famously, Martin walked out of the band's first recording session at Abbey Road, leaving his engineers to supervise the recording of Besame Mucho while he went to the canteen. But when the group started playing Love Me Do, a tape operator was despatched to fetch him. It was the start of the most productive producer-musician relationship in modern pop - although the Beatles weren't quite ready to accept this suave Londoner to their inner circle. As the recording session finished, Martin asked if there was anything the band didn't like. "Well, for a start," replied George Harrison, "I don't like your tie." Luckily, he saw the funny side - and together the quintet rewrote the rule book on popular music. After the Beatles disbanded, Martin wrote film scores and worked with artists as varied as Sting, Jose Carreras, Celine Dion and Stan Getz. In 1997, he produced Elton John's re-write of Candle In The Wind, which went on to become the biggest-selling single of all time. Despite beginning his career as an oboist, the classically-trained producer never regretted making his name in the mass market. "Rock and roll has the same function as classical music," he once said. "To make sounds that are appealing to a mass of people and are of some worth." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'A little bit posh' Of his reputation as the "toff" guiding the working-class Beatles to fame, Sir George said: "I've been cast in the role of schoolmaster, the toff, the better-educated, and they've been the urchins that I've shaped. "It's a load of poppycock, really, because our backgrounds were very similar. Paul and John went to quite good schools. We didn't pay to go to school, my parents were very poor. Again, I wasn't taught music and they weren't, we taught ourselves. "As for the posh bit, you can't really go through the Royal Navy without getting a little bit posh. You can't be like a rock 'n' roll idiot throwing soup around in the wardroom." Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionJohn Lennon: "He had a very great musical knowledge and background so he could translate for us" In his lifetime, he won multiple Grammy awards and an Academy Award for the score to A Hard Day's Night. Sir George received a knighthood in 1996 and in 1999, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Starr, 75, wrote: "God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara George will be missed." In a second message, he added: "Thank you for all your love and kindness George peace and love." BBC Arts editor Will Gompertz described Sir George as "a visionary". He said: "The Beatles were like an orchestra without a conductor, until the visionary George Martin gave them a shape and a sound. A wonderful man." Image copyrightSean Ono Lennon/InstagramImage caption Sean Ono Lennon was among those to pay tribute to Martin Sean Ono Lennon posted a picture of Sir George on Instagram, writing: "R.I.P. George Martin. I'm so gutted I don't have many words. Thinking of Judy and Giles and family. Love Always, Sean." Prime Minister David Cameron wrote: "Sir George Martin was a giant of music - working with the Fab Four to create the world's most enduring pop music." 'Visionary producer' Neil Portnow, president and chief executive of The Recording Academy, paid tribute to the six-time Grammy winner. "Having worked on hundreds of recordings, he was one of the most innovative producers of all time and his impact on music is unparalleled," he said. "Our creative community has lost a gifted artist, and our thoughts go out to his family, his friends, and the many musicians with whom he collaborated." Sir Roger Moore wrote: "How very sad to wake to the news Sir George Martin has left us. He made my first Bond film sound brilliant!" Liam Gallagher, lead singer of rock band Oasis, who modelled themselves on the Beatles, said on Twitter: "Sir George Martin RIP LG X" Musician Lenny Kravitz wrote: "The legends are really going home! Visionary producer of #TheBeatles, George Martin (1926-2016)." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 RIP George Martin, brilliant producer and seemed like a true gent. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted March 9, 2016 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) The Beatles would probably not have succeeded without George Martin. He would definitely not have succeeded (to the level he did) without them. Unlike - say - Phil Spector, he was not an auteur, with an original style of his own. He was a facilitator for artists who had ideas and imagination, but didn't know how to realise them via the studio technology. So The Beatles + GM was a dream team. No-one will remember him for his production work with the likes of Gerry and the Pacemakers or Cilla Black, simply because there wasn't much there to work with in the first place. But if he hadn't had the vision to give The Beatles their head, and they'd been stuck with a more conservative producer, they might have been just another one hit wonder beat group. Edited March 9, 2016 by mjmooney 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) Prog musician, Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer has died aged 71, according to the ELP Facebook page. Edited March 11, 2016 by dAVe80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rugeley Villa Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 dont mind a bit of ELP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 11, 2016 They've got a producer (Martin), a singer (Bowie), a guitarist (Frey), a bass player (Lemmy), and a keyboardist (Emerson). Drummers, be afraid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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