Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats

At least 1 WFMU show aired a 30 minute chunk of Syd Barrett. To jump directly to the Syd, click the following:http://www.wfmu.org/listen.m3u?show=19668&archive=28703&s...The playlist is at WFMU: Liz Berg: Playlist from July 11, 2006 Moose

Here's a NPR page, for lack of a better link:
Soul Icon James Brown Dies at 73Mooseps: It wasn't easy tracking down this topic.

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Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham

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"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith

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"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_us/obit_ivins

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Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as "Shrub," died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62.

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I wish I had a flag to fly at half-mast.MooseEdited by Minnemooseus, : Fix formating in quote.

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Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle,” died Wednesday. He was 84....

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I have been very late in becoming acquainted with his work.MooseAdded by edit: Kurt Vonnegut - WikipediaEdited by Minnemooseus, : See above.

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Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham

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"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith

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"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose

Jazz pianist Andrew Hill died 4/20/07.
Andrew Hill - WikipediaCellist/Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich died 4/27/07.
Mstislav Rostropovich - WikipediaAnd, as a nod to Chevy Chase, to the best of my knowledge, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
Francisco Franco - WikipediaMoose

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Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham

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"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith

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"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose

Max Roach, jazz drummer legend, died August 16th. Obit at NY TimesMax Roach - WikipediaTribute program at WFMU -
Playlist.
RealPlayer (perminent) - http://www.wfmu.org/listen.ram?show=24245&archive=37215
MP3 (good for 2 weeks) - http://www.wfmu.org/listen.m3u?show=24252&archive=37218Also, Tom Snyder died July 29th.
Tom Snyder - WikipediaIngmar Bergman died July 30th.
Ingmar Bergman - WikipediaMoose

Beer authority Michael Jackson diesMoose

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Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday after suffering from pancreatic cancer, his manager Terri Robson said in a statement. He was 71.

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Luciano Pavarotti - WikipediaMoose

http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=61::79GPMooseAdded by edit:
Hilly Kristal - Wikipedia
CBGB - Wikipedia
http://cbgb.com/history1.htmEdited by Minnemooseus, : See above.Edited by Minnemooseus, : One more link.

From Joe Zawinul - Wikipedia

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Josef Erich Zawinul (July 7, 1932 - September 11, 2007) was a jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the front runners in the development of jazz fusion along with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and Miles Davis. Best known as the founder of the band Weather Report, with Miroslav Vitous and Wayne Shorter with whom he had previously recorded two albums as part of Davis' studio band, in his final years he headed the ensemble called The Zawinul Syndicate.

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I found out from the WFMU blog:
Joe Zawinul - WFMU's Beware of the BlogMoose

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Lois Maxwell, a Canadian-born actress who was to many moviegoers the definitive Miss Moneypenny in James Bond films, has died, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. She was 80.

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SourceMoose

Marcel Marceau - WikipediaMoose

http://www.stockhausen.org/From allmusic.com:

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Karlheinz Stockhausen emerged early on as one of the most influential and unique voices in the post-WWII European musical avant-garde and his prominence continued throughout the rest of the twentieth century and into the twenty first. Combining a keen sensitivity to the acoustical realities and possibilities of sound, rigorous and sophisticated compositional methods expanded from integral serialism, innovative theatricality, and a penchant for the mystical, Stockhausen remains one of the most innovative musical personalities to span the turn of this century.

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http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=41:8009~T1Moose

See the 3rd cartoon down at http://www.berkeleybreathed.com/pages/favorite_strips.aspLooking at the cartoon, Opus actually says "Fogerburp".Moose

Not a personal favorite, but he is/was one of the giants of jazz piano.http://oscarpeterson.com/news/
Oscar Peterson - WikipediaThe "Oscar Peterson" search at Google.Moose