Posts tagged RIP
RIP: Michael “The Hook” Deutsch
Jun 24th
It is with great sadness to report that Minnesota Blues Piano player Michael “The Hook” Deutsch has passed away this morning…
It is with great sorrow we share that Mike passed away peacefully early this morning. (Wed. June 24th) Lois, Mark and Donna would like to thank everyone for there support and prayers for Mike. The family looks forward to sharing our memories of Mike with everyone as we mourn his passing and
celebrate his life in the coming days.Thank you all. On behalf of Mark, Donna and Lois.
Deutsch Family
RIP: Willie King
Mar 10th
Alabama blues artist Willie King passed (3/8/1943 – 3/8/2009) away on his 65th birthday…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Willie King, an Alabama blues singer and guitarist whose career took him from backwoods juke joints to the largest blues festivals in North American and Europe, died Sunday. He was 65.
King had a heart attack at his home in the Old Memphis community of Pickens County near the Mississippi line, said band member Debbie Bond. She said he died on the way to the hospital.
King was named Blues Artist of the Year by Living Blues Magazine in 2004. He appeared in the Martin Scorsese film “Feel Like Going Home.”
RIP: Phil Guy at 68
Aug 20th
News around the Internet includes Phil Guy passing away at the age of 68.
Phil Guy, Buddy’s brother, dead at 68
Story Source: ABC 7 – ChicagoHe was the brother of legendary bluesman Buddy Guy and an acclaimed performer in his own right.
Phil Guy died Wednesday morning at Saint James Hospital in Chicago Heights of complications from prostate cancer. He played backup for his brother Buddy and also fronted his own band, Phil Guy and the Chicago Machine.
Buddy Guy has been on tour. He is flying home tonight to be with family members.
Never had the chance to see Phil live but I like what I found on YouTube…
RIP: Sean Costello (4/16/79 – 4/15/08)
Apr 15th
I am shocked to have read that Delta Groove Recording artist Sean Costello has passed away. Not many details are available but this is a true shocker. He was a great blues influence and a powerful vocalist and guitarist. He would have turned 29 years old tomorrow. More details to come. He was booked to play the 2008 Bayfront Blues Festival.
RIP Sean Costello 4/16/79-4/15/08: This shocking and sad news just in from Steve Hecht of Piedmont Talent: Blues singer/guitarist Sean Costello was found today dead in his hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia. He would have been 29 tomorrow. Cause of death is not known at present but details will posted on the Piedmont Talent website as they are revealed. Sean had recently released his fourth CD, We Can Get Together on the Delta Groove Record Label, and was a featured guitarist on the acclaimed new Nappy Brown CD Long Time Coming on Blind Pig Records. A handsome young man with amazing guitar ability, a fine voice, and a strong sense of carrying forward the tradition of the blues, Sean was a rising star with a brilliant career in front of him. In a world where we sorrowfully watch so many elder statesman of the blues pass, the loss this youthful bright light is especially hard to take. Rest in peace, Sean.
Here are a few of my favorite videos of Sean Costello…