Performers who died too young

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Has Jim Morrison been mentioned?

He must have ... surely ... ? (Cue Leslie Nielsen quote).


As for Bolan, he was lost in the Punk era (although he was quite receptive to their Music, presenting Punk Bands on his kids' TV show in the late '70s). I think he might have found more to say in the "New Romanticism" of the early '80s - and even given the entire movement the substantial "clout" that it so desperately needed.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

charlie parker.

Bix Beiderbecke

Robert Johnson.

[Beef Oven!]

He must have ... surely ... ? (Cue Leslie Nielsen quote).


As for Bolan, he was lost in the Punk era (although he was quite receptive to their Music, presenting Punk Bands on his kids' TV show in the late '70s). I think he might have found more to say in the "New Romanticism" of the early '80s - and even given the entire movement the substantial "clout" that it so desperately needed.

Yes, New Romantics needed a clout.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes, New Romantics needed a clout.

[edashtav]

What of Arriaga - the Spanish Mozart and, like WAM, a virtuoso performer, child prodigy and composer. He shared two names with Mozart and his birthday, being born 50 years to the day later than the earlier composer. He wrote an overture that was published at the age of 13 and Symphony that could be termed "in D minor and major" and a number of string quartets. Sadly, he died about 10 days before his 20th birthday.

What might Arriaga have achieved had he lived - well, as long as Mozart?

[clive heath]

Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 7, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, most notably Clifford Brown(October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956), aka "Brownie," ( both infos from wiki). I've got a lot more Brownie than Fats in my collection which means I am probably doing myself and Fats a disservice!

[Roehre]

What of Arriaga - the Spanish Mozart and, like WAM, a virtuoso performer, child prodigy and composer. He shared two names with Mozart and his birthday, being born 50 years to the day later than the earlier composer. He wrote an overture that was published at the age of 13 and Symphony that could be termed "in D minor and major" and a number of string quartets. Sadly, he died about 10 days before his 20th birthday.

What might Arriaga have achieved had he lived - well, as long as Mozart?

Mentioned in Msg 22, but a good question indeed: what if....

[Serial_Apologist]

Bix Beiderbecke

Robert Johnson.

Charlie Christian - another great influence on the axe's use in both jazz and blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce9Jtl9D6FQ

[pastoralguy]

Kirsty McColl. English singer/ songwriter.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Kirsty McColl. English singer/ songwriter.

[Barbirollians]

Kirsty M a star of stars !

Also can i add to the list Lekeu

[pastoralguy]

Also can i add to the list Lekeu

A wonderful violin sonata whose finest recording was, IMHO, Yehudi and Hepzibah Menuhin in the 1930's. rare to hear such passion in a recording.

[pastoralguy]

A wonderful violin sonata whose finest recording was, IMHO, Yehudi and Hepzibah Menuhin in the 1930's. rare to hear such passion in a recording.

In fact, after listening to Hans Werner Henze's first Violin concerto for the last hour, I think I'll put it on!!

[pastoralguy]

In fact, after listening to Hans Werner Henze's first Violin concerto for the last hour, I think I'll put it on!!

My goodness. The disc has the receipt in it from 20 years ago!

Recorded 29/3/38

[verismissimo]

Before their time

I thought it might be interesting to remember and celebrate musicians lost before their time.

Prompted by listening to the soprano, Lucia Popp, singing Schubert with Graham Johnson in April 1992. Simply delightful. Thoroughly musical and never overstated. She was dead eighteen months later at 54.

I'd first seen and heard her in Mozart with the Frankfurt Opera at Sadler's Wells in the late 1960s.