Dance Macabre

Dance Macabre

Monday 6 February 2017

Some Figures From Punk & New Wave

Pete Overend Watts ~ 69 ~ Bassist w/1970's Glam Rock band Mott the Hoople ("All The Young Dudes")

MOTT THE HOOPLE ~ "ALL THE YOUNG DUDES";


MOTT THE HOOPLE ~ "ALL THE WAY TO MEMPHIS";


Mike Kellie ~ 69 ~ British session drummer w/The Only Ones, Spooky Tooth, Joe Cocker, Traffic, George Harrison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Peter Frampton, Maurice Gibb, Johnny Thunders, Neil Innes, Chris Jagger, Sean Tyla, Jim Capaldi, Pat Travers.

THE ONLY ONES ~ "ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET";


Deke Leonard ~ 72 ~ Welsh rock guitarist w/1970's pup rock band Man

MAN ~ "BANANAS";


Robert Dahlqvist ~ 40 ~ Swedish singer/guitarist w/The Hellacopters, Thunder Express & Dundertåget
THE HELLACOPTERS ~ "CARRY ME HOME";


THE HELLACOPTERS ~ "BY THE GRACE OF GOD";


Mike Gaborno ~ 51 ~ American singer Cadillac Tramps, Manic Hispanic

THE CADILLAC TRAMPS ~ "IT'S ALRIGHT";


Gil Ray ~ 60 ~ Drummer w/American 1980's Power Pop bands Game Theory, Loud Family and Rain Parade
GAME THEORY ~ "ERICA'S WORLD";


GAME THEORY ~ "I'VE TRIED SUBTLY";


Bobby Lloyd Hicks ~ Memphis drummer w/Untamed Youth, Dave Alvin, Jonathan Richman, Steve Forbert, NRBQ, Skeletons & Symptoms, Bobby Lloyd & Windfall Prophets

BOBBY LLOYD HICKS & SKELETONS ~ "DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR" & "YOU REALLY GOT ME";


BOBBY LLOYD HICKS & THE SKELETONS ~ "CRAZY COUNTRY";


John Lever ~ 55 ~ Drummer w/British Post-Punk bands The Chameleons and The Sun & The Moon

THE CHAMELEONS ~ "DON'T FALL";


THE CHAMELEONS ~ "MONKEYLAND";

Larry Steinbachek ~ 56 ~ English keyboardist w/ Electro-Pop band Bronski Beat

BRONSKI BEAT ~ "SMALL TOWN BOY";


BRONSKI BEAT ~ "TELL ME WHY";

Friday 3 February 2017

Some Jazz Figures From The 1950's & 60's

Buck Hill ~ 90 ~ American jazz saxophonist w'Charlie Byrd, Shirley Scott, Shirley Horn

SHIRLEY SCOTT ~ "DON'T LOOK BACK";


Buddy Greco ~ 90 ~ American 1950's Big Band Pop singer & pianist

BUDDY GRECO ~ "THE LADY IS A TRAMP";


Svend Asmussen ~ 100 ~ Danish swing jazz violinist played w/Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Stephane Grappelli, Ray Nance, Fats Waller, Josephine Baker, Jon-Luc Ponty, Stuff Smith

SVEND ASMUSSEN ~ "BEHAVE YOURSELF";


SVEND ASMUSSEN ~ "SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET";


SVEND ASMUSSEN ~ "HALLELUJAH I'M A BUM";


Misha Mengelberg ~ 81 ~ Dutch Jazz pianist with/Eric Dolphy, Anthony Braxton, Peter Brotzman and the Mengelberg Quartet

MENGELBERG QUARTET ~ "IMPROVISATION";


Arthur Blythe ~ 76 ~ American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, w/Gil Evans, Lester Bowie, Jack DeJohnette and McCoy Tyner

Arthur Blythe/Chico Freeman/McCoy Tyner;