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Sleep Well, Peter Solley

December 2, 2023

Sometimes news travel tragically slow, so it was only on the first day of winter that I received the news of my friend ‘s untimely passing two weeks earlier, on November 16th, aged 75. A pedagogue, a producer and a … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Brian Godding

November 27, 2023

Universally praised as a jazz player, Brian Godding, who passed away on November 25th at the age of 78, has always been, in fact, held in high esteem as half of a musical unit that influenced most of the classic … Continue reading →

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Gregg Sutton Passed Away

October 24, 2023

The great Gregg Sutton passed away yesterday, October 22nd, a songwriter whose work is respected the world over, even by those who have never heard the American musician’s name, because there’s nary a person that isn’t familiar with Sam Brown’s … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Dream Weaver Gary Wright

September 5, 2023

There’s hardly a radio listener in the world who hasn’t heard Gary Wright – even if they didn’t know it was him. While it’s hardly fair to call the instantly recognizable piano line of Harry Nilsson’s take on “Without You” … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Bernie Marsden

August 25, 2023

“I’ve always been conscious of writing the best songs I can,” Bernie Marsden many years ago, and songs were indeed everything the legendary English guitarist cared about – that and his friends about whom he was always much more ready … Continue reading →

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