Posted on 08/31/2019 9:59:55 AM PDT by Rebelbase
[Snip] Yes, we've lost some already. On top of the icons who died horribly young decades ago — Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, John Lennon — there's the litany of legends felled by illness, drugs, and just plain old age in more recent years: George Harrison, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Prince, Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty.
Those losses have been painful. But it's nothing compared with the tidal wave of obituaries to come. The grief and nostalgia will wash over us all. Yes, the Boomers left alive will take it hardest — these were their heroes and generational compatriots. But rock remained the biggest game in town through the 1990s, which implicates GenXers like myself, no less than plenty of millennials.
All of which means there's going to be an awful lot of mourning going on.
Behold the killing fields that lie before us: Bob Dylan (78 years old); Paul McCartney (77); Paul Simon (77) and Art Garfunkel (77); Carole King (77); Brian Wilson (77); Mick Jagger (76) and Keith Richards (75); Joni Mitchell (75); Jimmy Page (75) and Robert Plant (71); Ray Davies (75); Roger Daltrey (75) and Pete Townshend (74); Roger Waters (75) and David Gilmour (73); Rod Stewart (74); Eric Clapton (74); Debbie Harry (74); Neil Young (73); Van Morrison (73); Bryan Ferry (73); Elton John (72); Don Henley (72); James Taylor (71); Jackson Browne (70); Billy Joel (70); and Bruce Springsteen (69, but turning 70 next month).
A few of these legends might manage to live into their 90s, despite all the … wear and tear to which they've subjected their bodies over the decades. But most of them will not.
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
You got that right. My kids - late 20's and early 30's - love the music I grew up with. There was something special about those times. Just like with art - it died with the Impressionists. Modern art sucks just as bad as modern music.
Loving Dwight Yoakum’s “Cattle Call” and “Suspicious Minds”......he’s only 62 and tours. Plus, he is really good looking:)
Saw that Eddie Money has Stage 4 esophageal cancer, and it’s not looking good.
I lost most of my nostalgia for the music after all the corporate commercialization. Songs I used to like shilling for some product to get us aging folks to buy more. No thanks.
The mainstream “stars” & “rappers” being pushed by the “suits” and played on commercial radio (Ariana, Bieber, Rhianna, yada ya) are vulgar, talentless nose-whiners who can’t sing & have nothing to say, AND and their “music” is programmed techno-crap machine made by robots & even then requires in-studio editing.
A pox on all of them.
Phooey.
As much as conservatives diss on NPR’s left-leaning politics, it’s my go-go spot on the radio to hear REAL music of all kinds— classical, opera, delta blues, jazz, bluegrass, newgrass, Gospel, female vocalists, country, folk, backroads Americana, dixieland...
I remember, it was Mike Myers playing Mick Jagger, and Mick was playing Keith.
Phil Lesh, base player for the old Grateful Dead will be 80 in 3/20.
Funny how all of the Dead Members, with the exception of Jerry and the keyboard players, all seem to have taken good care of themselves.
Yes, rock. Willie Nelson has jammed with EVERYbody at one time or another.
Is there anyone Willie hasn’t done a duet with?
What’s most amazing about that list of “rock legends” is that John Fogerty (74) is not it. And that Joni Mitchell, etc., etc., are on it.
Dwight Yoakam is one of my favorites, even if he has to hide his baldness under that big cowboy hat!
Ian Gillan is 74
Paul Rodgers will be 70 in December (and still sounds great)
Right? I’ve been a fan of theirs for years. Say the words ‘’drug band’’ and for some reason The Grateful Dead are always associated with drugs as if no other band from that era ever had anything to do with doing drugs. Still, four keyboard players all dead from drug and alcohol related issues. That band certainly lived up to their name.
If they made it this long, lots of them likely have another decade anyway.
No doubt that was the inspiration for the dead Spinal Tap drummers.
Dayum! What a black heart you have!
I have a chance to see The Who next week. The tickets are pricey, but I keep thinking it may be the last tour they’ll ever do. I can’t make up my mind ...
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