Passages 2010
In memory of those notable musicians who made their final curtain call in 2010
Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) 11/15/41- 12/17/10
Avant garde rock musician, American painter, the man with
the Trout Mask Replica on his head. Inspiration to music geeks all over the world.
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Lena Horne 6/30/17- 5/9/10
Jazz singer, recorded the definitive version of Stormy Weather that
Billie Holiday claimed to be the greatest vocal performance she ever heard.
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Gregory Isaacs 7/15/1951 - 10/25/10
Reggae singer, the Cool Ruler, King of Lover's Rock, quintessential rude boy hero & outlaw musician.
Gregory released 250 new Jamaican singles in 1980, the most prolific year of his career.
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Alex Chilton 12/28/50-3/17/10
Founder & frontman for Big Star and the Box Tops. Enduring
pop music icon for five decades.
Solomon Burke 3/21/40- 10/10/10
King of Rock & Soul Recorded Cry To Me and Everbody Needs Somebody To Love
Jimmy Dean 8/10/28- 6/13/10
Country Singer, pork sausage maker & singer of Big Bad John
Doug Fieger 8/20/52- 2/14/10
The Knack frontman, Composer and singer of sugarpop anthem My Sharona
Ari Up 1/17/62- 10/20/2010
Punk rock icon, founder of the Slits & unapologetic dreadlocked wildchild
James Moody 3/26/25- 12/19/10
Jazz saxaphonist, Composer of jazz classic Moody's Mood for Love
Gary Shider 7/24/53- 6/16/10
Guitarist and member of Parliament-Funkadelic mothership
Malcom McLauren 1/22/46- 4/8/10
Punk rock provocateur, manager of Sex Pistols & Bow Wow Wow
Jay Reatard 5/1/1980- 1/13/2010
Garage rock musician
Teddy Pendergrass 3/26/50- 1/13/2010
R&B crooner lead singer for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes,
vocalist on the sublime Philly soul classic Wake Up Everybody
Herb Ellis 8/14/21- 3/28/10
Jazz guitar stylist and innovator
Abbey Lincoln 8/6/30- 8/14/10
Jazz singer and social activist
Keith "Guru" Elam 7/17/61- 4/19/10
Rapper and member of the Gang Starr possee
Mark Linkous 9/9/62- 3/6/10
Singer/songwriter, lead of Sparklehorse
Albertina Walker 8/29/29- 10/8/10
Queen of Gospel Music
Kate McGarrigle 2/6/46- 1/18/10
Folk music icon, one-half of the McGarrigle Sisters, wife of Loudon
Wainwright, mother of musicians Rufus & Martha Wainwright
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There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff.
Townes Van Zandt
Last edited by Gavin B.; 12-27-2010 at 07:33 PM.
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