2021 In Memoriam thread

[Con]

Biz Markie has died

Sad news. He didn’t have many hits but “just a friend” was great.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I'll forever remember Biz for his work with the Beastie Boys. The outtake at the end of 'Intergalactic' is awesome.

"With the echo? I'm telling you!"

 

[Bazza]

Condolences to the family, fans and friends of Robby Steinhardt, who left us today at 71.

Kansas issued a statement as well, saying, “The members of the band Kansas, past and present, wish to express our deepest sorrow over the death of our bandmate and friend, Robby Steinhardt. Robby will always be in our souls, in our minds, and in our music. What he brought to us as bandmates, to the fans who attended our concerts, and to the sound of Kansas, will always be heartfelt.”

Steinhardt was born May 25th, 1950 in Chicago, and was adopted by his parents, Ilsa and Milton Steinhardt, when he was four days old. One year later, as a biography on Steinhardt’s website notes, the family relocated to Lawrence, Kansas, where Milton worked as a music professor and eventually became the Chairman of the Music History and Literature Department at Kansas University. Steinhardt grew up playing and studying classical violin, but in 1972, he joined a fledgling rock based out of Topeka, then known as White Clover.

(more at the link below)
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robby-steinhardt-kansas-obit-dead-1198999/

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Assistant coach Greg Knapp dies of injuries from a bicycle accident. He was hit by a car. I only barely remember him from his Falcons days, but the hit by a car has my mind just whirling.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...eg-knapp-dies-injuries-suffered-bike-accident

 

[Ledsteplin]

Jeff LaBar, the longtime guitarist for Cinderella, died at his Nashville home on July 11, from undisclosed reasons. He was 58.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Jackie Mason has passed at 93.

Legendary comedian Jackie Mason dies at 93

Comedian Jackie Mason, known for his rapid-fire befuddled observations in a decades-long standup career, died at a New York hospital Saturday at the age of 93, long-time friend and collaborator Raoul Felder told CNN on Saturday night.

www.cnn.com

 

[crimsonaudio]

Rest in peace, Mr Hill.

ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dead: Longtime Bassist Dies at 72

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Rest in peace, Mr Hill.

ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dead: Longtime Bassist Dies at 72

This one hurts a lot.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Yeah, ZZTop is one of my all-time favs and was also one of the first 'big' bands to give me a chance in the industry (the XXX (30th anniversary) album).

 

[Bazza]

Very sad.....

I still have all my ZZ Top albums, including "Rio Grande Mud", which I got the day it was released.

RIP Dusty and thanks for all you have done for us.......

 

[TexasBama]

Sad news for Ronco fans

Ron Popeil, ‘Set It and Forget It’ Infomercial King, Dies at 86

Ron Popeil, the prolific infomercial spokesman behind “as seen on TV” products like the Showtime Rotisserie and Hair in a Can, has died. He was 86. Popeil died early Wednesday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a “severe medical emergency” on Tuesday, Popeil’s family told TMZ...

www.yahoo.com

 

[CajunCrimson]

This one hurts a lot.

He’s in LaGrange now

 

[Bodhisattva]

Rest in peace, Mr Hill.

ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dead: Longtime Bassist Dies at 72

Ugh, this sucks. One of my favorite bands. I have tickets to their November concert in Jacksonville.

 

[Crimson1967]

Tom York has died. He hosted the morning show on Channel 6 in Birmingham for years.

 

[Bamaro]

Richard Trumka, AFL/CIO head, dead at 72

 

[Crimson1967]

JR Richard, the hard throwing Houston Astro whose career was derailed by a stroke, has died at 71.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Dave Severance - Mt Suribachi

Col. Dave Severance, Commander at Iwo Jima, Dies at 102

He sent Marines to the top of Mount Suribachi to plant the flag. Captured in a photograph, the scene remains an enduring image of American men at war.

www.nytimes.com

 

[selmaborntidefan]

JR Richard, the hard throwing Houston Astro whose career was derailed by a stroke, has died at 71.

This guy might be at the top of the list of “what could have been.”

 

[CrimsonTheory]

Beautiful Bobby Eaton passed away at 62. Vastly underrated performer, imo. What makes it even sadder, he died about month after his wife, Donna.

RIP Beautiful Bobby.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Beautiful Bobby Eaton passed away at 62. Vastly underrated performer, imo. What makes it even sadder, he died about month after his wife, Donna.

RIP Beautiful Bobby.

Jody Hamilton, one of the Assassins, also died this week.

"The Masked Assassin" Jody Hamilton Passes Away

"The Masked Assassin" Jody Hamilton has passed away at the age of 82. As noted earlier today, it was revealed that the legendary Hamilton had…

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