Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
Remembering Smithereens Singer Pat DiNizio
The New Jersey rock band earned success and much respect with a series of albums, beginning in the mid 1980s. He was their lead singer and principal songwriter
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David Crosby 2.0 Knocks it Out of the Park in NYC
Sobriety, and a serious reconsideration of his life’s purpose, has produced a David Crosby that must be seen to be believed.
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Johnny Mandel, Composer of ‘M*A*S*H’ Theme Song, Dead at 94
The composer felt that the theme for the film was too soft considering the subject matter, but it proved so popular it was also used for the TV series.
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Ian Whitcomb ‘You Turn Me On’ Singer, Dead at 78
He scored only one top 10 hit in the United States, but continued to enjoy a lengthy career as performer, author, historian and actor.
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Manu Dibango, ‘Soul Makossa’ Hitmaker, Dies from COVID-19
The multi-instrumentalist’s jazz-funk single was discovered by a Brooklyn disc jockey and eventually made its way into the Billboard Top 40.
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Jerry Slick, San Francisco Musician/Filmmaker & Grace’s 1st Husband, Dead at 80
Before Grace Slick joined Jefferson Airplane, she recorded “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit” in another band with her then-husband. This is their story.
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McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Legend, Dead at 81
As a member of the renowned John Coltrane quartet of the 1960s, he became one of the most influential and heralded jazz pianists of all time.
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Buddy Cage, New Riders of the Purple Sage Steel Guitarist, Dead at 73
Cage first met the New Riders on 1970’s cross-Canadian Festival Express Tour, and was subsequently recruited to replace Jerry Garcia in the band.
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Wes Wilson, San Francisco Psychedelic Poster Artist, Dead at 82
Wilson was known for inventing and popularizing a ‘psychedelic’ font around 1966 that made the letters look like they were moving or melting.
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George ‘Pops’ Chambers, of Chambers Brothers, Dies
The brothers started out as a gospel quartet, and then became a soul band fused with psychedelia. They scored a huge hit in 1968 with “Time Has Come Today”
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