Music people taking the stairway to heaven.

[RFTK Radio]

Donna Summer , also Chuck Brown ( soul singer ) and now Robin Gibb , they seem to be all dropping like flies lately

[RYAN]

Ive added Robin Gibb to the list. Really sad to hear this news.

[Doubleday]

I heard a rumour about Robin Gibb .... couldn't see it on BBC website .... so checked here (call me out of touch if you like!). More seriously though, a sad day for music lovers ... the staggering thing for me is how much material the Bee Gees wrote for all those other artists.

[Boogiebox]

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[PattiForPM]

Good song BB.  Try "Every Christian Lionhearted Man Will Show You" for another interesting early Bee Gees song (I won't link as I don't want to get this Thread too far off track).  The Bee Gees certainly were crucial to Pop music.

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[Paperboyplod]

I don't know if he's a big enough name to be mentioned here but the singer of The UK bhangra group RDB, Kuly Ral has succumbed to cancer aged just 35!


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a383173/rdb-singer-kuly-ral-dies-aged-35.html

[RFTK Radio]

Peter Jones from Crowded house 20th May  


Cedric Sharpley drummer with Gary Numan 13th March

[Paperboyplod]

Bob Welch of Fleetwood Mac has passed away, aged 66 he took his own life!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a385991/fleetwood-macs-bob-welch-commits-suicide-aged-66.html

[RYAN]

Thanks guys, ive belatedly added Cedric Sharpley and Peter Jones and ive also added Bob Welch to the list of the departed.

[Paperboyplod]

Brian Hibbard, the lead vocalist of The Flying Pickets has passed away, aged 65 years, he was also an actor who's appeared in Doctor Who, amongst other productions!

The full-story is here:-

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a388021/flying-pickets-founder-brian-hibbard-dies-aged-65.html

[RYAN]

Thanks PBP, ive added Brian to the list.

[BeautifulBabs]

Everyone seems to be surviving quite well recently except for dear Eric Sykes who I can't quite make a musical connection with.

[RYAN]

He released two singles with Hattie Jacques in 1962, but im affraid this dosent get the late Mr Sykes a place on my dear departed board.

[Paperboyplod]

Don't tempt fate!

[SuPaLu]

Greg Ham from Men At Work died in Melbourne on the 19.04.12.Probably best known for the saxaphone part in Who Can It Be Now,and the flute part in Down Under.

[PattiForPM]

I had many a Vegemite sandwich when I was in NZ years ago and I liked that tune.  He can't have been that old

[Lookmacinanger]

That's a real shame about Greg Ham I can still see him now sitting up in the gum tree playing his flute to a koala bear (not real) from their ' Down Under' video.
Men at Work have a special place in chart music history because their single ' Down Under' and the album it was taken from 'Business as Usual' simultaneously topped the UK/US single and albums charts in Feb 1983.

I believe the only other artists to do this are ' Michael Jackson' with Billie Jean/Thriller and 'Rod Stewart' Maggie May/Every Picture Tells a Story,very select company indeed, you'll never be forgotten Greg.

[BeautifulBabs]

Jon Lord rip

[Paperboyplod]

Here's a link to that sad story:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a393612/deep-purple-co-founder-jon-lord-dies-aged-71.html