A tribute to another soul who has left us although he has had little attention in the media accept in the area of Wales where he was from. Gareth Mortimer or ‘Morty’ as he was known, was the singer in Welsh band Racing Cars. They had one hit, written by Morty, They Shoot Horses Don’t […]
Original Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone has died aged 62, sadly all original Ramones members have now gone. (Marky replaced him after just three albums in 1978). Tommy Ramone (Erdelyi) was actually Hungarian born in Budapest moving to NewYork when he was four years old. He played on and co-produced their first three albums and continued working as a […]
In a week where two important figures in Australian rock history (Doc Neeson and Jim Keays) have left us, I am reminded of the loss of Darryl Cotton, the lead singer in Zoot, another band from Adelaide. Zoot also boasted Rick Springfield on guitar and Beeb Birtles on bass. Birtles went on to form Little River Band, […]
With the loss of both the Asheton Brothers in the last 5 years, the legend of The Stooges has finally reached its conclusion. A band remembered not just for their excitable front man but for the contributions of the other members including the man that sat on the stool at the back. I am on […]
Junior Murvin has died. The Reggae star was famous for his wonderful falsetto voice and the Lee Scratch Perry produced Police And Thieves, recorded by The Clash on their 1977 debut. The song was a hit for Murvin in England (sometime after the event) reaching Number 23 in the chart in 1980. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Murvin