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Dave Swarbrick Passes Away

June 3, 2016

A solid stepping stone of folk rock, fiddler extraordinaire Dave Swarbrick has just passed away, aged 75. Forever associated with FAIRPORT CONVENTION that he was a member of in their classic period – contributing to such masterpieces as “Unhalfbricking” before joining … Continue reading →

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Tomita Enters Eternity

May 8, 2016

Regarded by many as electronic music pioneer, Isao Tomita, who died on May 5th, aged 84, found mass popularity as imaginative interpreter of classical music who never shied away from refracting through his vision such well-known and globally loved pieces as Stravinsky’s “Firebird,” … Continue reading →

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MAN’s Phil Ryan Passed Away

May 1, 2016

Beyond MAN, there was life for Philip, too: musical – with Pete Brown, with EYES OF BLUE (Ryan played on ), with ANCIENT GREASE () – and personal, in Denmark with his actress wife whose passing a few years ago affected … Continue reading →

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Lonnie Mack Has Passed Away

April 22, 2016

A guitarist’s guitarist, the influence of Lonnie Mack on the masters such as Jeff Beck, Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughan cannot be overestimated. In his muscular melding of blues and bluegrass, he was a true rocker whose instrumental sides such … Continue reading →

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Keith Emerson Passed Away

March 11, 2016

A man who shaped a show out of playing a piano, Keith Emerson, died, aged 71. He was a real revolutionary when it came to delivering a tune and taking it to the public, and if that meant ravaging the ivories, … Continue reading →

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