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Early rockabilly star Dale Hawkins, writer of “Suzie Q,” died of cancer at 73. Hawkins was a Louisiana guitarist and cousin of Ronnie Hawkins (The Hawks, The Band). Doug Fieger, 57, died on February 14, 2010. He was the lead singer of the New Wave band The Knack and co-wrote the biggest hit song of 1979, [...] Chilton Searcy Price, writer of “You Belong To Me” and “Slow Poke,” died in Louisville on Thursday, January 14. Price was a violinist with the Louisville Orchestra who later worked as a music librarian at WAVE radio during the 1940s. She was discovered by Louisville band leader Pee Wee King and his partner Redd Stewart, [...] J. L. Puckett has a bit of an obituary of Vic Chestnutt, as befits a music geek. Chestnutt was rather a figure similar to the late Townes Van Zandt – both singer-songwriters more appreciated by fellow musicians than the general publice, both too early dead at their own hands. Various sources are reporting that singer/songwriter Vic Chestnutt had died, following a suicide attempt on Christmas eve. Other reports are that he is in a coma but not dead. More to follow as information becomes available. Chestnutt’s record label, Constellation Records, released a statement yesterday that Chestnutt died Friday, December 25, at 14:59. The last surviving member of The Clancy Brothers, Liam Clancy, died in Ireland on December 4 at 74. NPR has details. From Ray Redman, we have this remembrance/party review for Mr. Fish: “Pat Lentz, Jon Gage, Heather Drury Leoncini and various JJB (Juggernaut Jug Band) supporters orchestrated a farewell party for Steve Drury AKA ‘The Amazing Mr. Fish’. It was standing room only for the majority of the night at the Park Restaurant at Slugger Field. [...] If you had any doubts that Steve Ferguson was a significant player, the fact that the New York Times, a.k.a., the nation’s more-or-less official Paper of Record, ran an obituary should settle the question. I got a phone call from Mary Wagner, widow of Rick Wagner, songwriter and host of a number of Songwriters’ Nights around town during the 90s. I hadn’t heard that Rick had died; Mary said he didn’t want to make a fuss. He passed away on June 4, 2008. Mary is looking for an autographed [...] Various music-related blogs are getting posts concerning the death of drummer Tony Bailey of the band Dead Child. No word of when or how is being noted at this time, although some comments suggest an abnormal passing. Pianist Arthur Ferrante, 88, died of natural causes at his home in Longboat Key, Fla. He was one-half of the piano duo of Ferrante and Teicher. The LA Times has the most complete story. |
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