Posted on 03/06/2024 12:24:27 PM PST by Morgana
RIP. I saw him in January with Steely Dan. Great show.
There sure are a lot of “ sudden illnesses “ causing premature deaths in the last three years.
Maybe someday the Beltway Empire will allow us to know why.
Thank you fo4 the music, RIP.
Huge fan of all types of music from their time period...but Steely Dan was one group I’d always change the station on when they put them on.
Oh my, he was only 4 months older than I am...ugh.
Quite the talent.
Saw him a few years ago, also at a Steely Dan Concert. Gotta see these talented folks before they are gone.
For a while, in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, the radio was overwhelmed with Steely Dan music. Many of us who liked their music grew tired of hearing the same tunes over and over.
Such is the price of popularity.
Phil Collins went through the same thing.
All of his music was professionally done, as he was backed by other very experienced group members from Genesis.
Many of Phil’s hits were played over and over again, until some folks got tired of hearing any of his work.
The average musician never gets anything close to that level of popularity, and would loved to have achieved it.
Same with The Eagles.
I’ve seen SD about 4-5 times in the past decade, always a good performance.
Your comment brought back a memory I had from my childhood ironically enough.
I was pretty small, and had a stomach ache in the back of a hot car from eating some gummy bears (or whatever) while my mom was driving around doing errands.
And the song “Deacon Blues” was playing on the radio in that memory (I didn’t know the name of the group or song at the time obviously)
Maybe that was the cause of my life long disliking Steely Dan.
Coincidently...I remember Willy Nelson’s “On the Road Again” playing as well that day..and I cant stand him either.
There sure are a lot of “ sudden illnesses “ causing premature deaths in the last three years.
Almost epidemic!
Most professional musicians were required to take the horrid jabs, in order to enter MANY venues, travel abroad, etc.
Very sad.
RIP Music man.
Back in the vinyl days, Steely Dan had the cleanest and clearest audio around.
Condolences to family and friends of Jim Beard. R.I.P.
Safe and effective.
Well, definitely *effective*. :-(
Musical tastes vary...and mine does (enormously) from yours.
I know what you mean. I sick as a dog for almost a week back in the early 70s and the radio kept playing” My name is Michael, I’ve got a nickel...” I feel like puking just typing it.
If you’re old enough, I bet the opening notes of Do It Again toss you into the Time Machine and take you back to a memory of high school that is bittersweet.
RIP and thanks for the trip back to happier days.
Sorry. I couldn't resist.
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