Wouldn't a unified obituary topic be a nice thing, rather than a bunch of micro-topics?
Ruthless.
That way, a new passing will also bump the news etc. of the previous passings.
Ruthless AND devilishly clever.
BTW - I just caught in Time magazine that R.L. Burnside also recently passed on.
Ruthless, devilishly clever, AND persistent.
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I dare you to edit the title of this thread.
In all seriousness though... does anybody know where to get some sound clips of Gatemouth Brown to listen to? It's the best tribute I can think of.