RIP To Those Departed

[Finnatic]

[John in Louisiana]

Guitar god Rick Derringer has passed away.

Drove through a blizzard to see him at a little club in Connecticut back in February of '78. My ears are still ringing.

Rick had a #1 hit in the US at the age of 17 with a cover of Sloop John B and later had a big hit with Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo. He was in great demand as a guitarist working with artists as diverse as Steely Dan, Johnny and Edgar Winter, and Barbra Streisand.

Boy could flat out play. He was shredding years before Eddie Van Halen got around to it.

Here's a link to a video of him playing Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo as a member of Ringo's All Starr Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAeRPtmxFn8

[1964white]

Guitar god Rick Derringer has passed away.

Drove through a blizzard to see him at a little club in Connecticut back in February of '78. My ears are still ringing.

Rick had a #1 hit in the US at the age of 17 with a cover of Sloop John B and later had a big hit with Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo. He was in great demand as a guitarist working with artists as diverse as Steely Dan, Johnny and Edgar Winter, and Barbra Streisand.

Boy could flat out play. He was shredding years before Eddie Van Halen got around to it.

Here's a link to a video of him playing Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo as a member of Ringo's All Starr Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAeRPtmxFn8

I own the Edgar Winter Group album that features Derringer & the track 'Frankenstein' of course!

RIP Rick

[1964white]

4th May - Peter McParland (Villa and N Ireland forward)

Scored five for NI at the 1958 WC and two v Scum in the 1957 cup final

Peter was still playing football in '64, but I never saw him live.

RIP Peter.

[CUSSIE01]

Uriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee dies aged 65. RIP

[Lorimer46]

Uriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee dies aged 65. RIP

That's sad news . , 65 is very young these days

[1964white]

RIP Uriah

One of the most respected & best referees of that era.

[1964white]

Legendary racehorse trainer Peter Easterby has died at the age of 95.

Easterby, based in Malton, North Yorkshire, saddled equine greats Sea Pigeon, Night Nurse and Little Owl to big-race victories.

[Barlow Boy]

Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86.

[Muppet the Cat]

Busy day for The Reaper………but I sense he’ll be back again shortly

[The Subhuman]

Busy day for The Reaper………but I sense he’ll be back again shortly

Not kidding, legendary Sly Stone passes away. One of the true greats

[1964white]

Not kidding, legendary Sly Stone passes away. One of the true greats

RIP Sly.

Time to dig out his albums.

[1964white]

Busy day for The Reaper………but I sense he’ll be back again shortly

Is my pal losing his touch?

[John in Louisiana]

Sly Stone is gone, as others have noted.

A very sad day.

[Irish Ian]

Freddy Forsythe at 86

Author of many spy novels and a cold war hero.

Definitely one of the best researched ( behind Tom Clancy) in the global politics/ espionage word and bless him the only author who used the word vituperative in the second paragraph of a book who I stuck with and who I am glad I did.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj4ljxv17xo

[1964white]

Freddy Forsythe at 86

Author of many spy novels and a cold war hero.

Definitely one of the best researched ( behind Tom Clancy) in the global politics/ espionage word and bless him the only author who used the word vituperative in the second paragraph of a book who I stuck with and who I am glad I did.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj4ljxv17xo

Freddy could speak twelve languages.

RIP Frederick.

[lufc1304]

Not kidding, legendary Sly Stone passes away. One of the true greats

Innovator, icon, legend. RIP Sly

[The Subhuman]

Innovator, icon, legend. RIP Sly

Went bonkers in the 80's but a legend before that

Don't forget the golf

[lufc1304]

Went bonkers in the 80's but a legend before that

Don't forget the golf

Industrial level cocaine use will do that!!!

[John in Louisiana]

Brian Wilson has passed away.

I hope he can find some peace in the next life.