The Year That Music Died

Tobias-Reiper · 12-25-2016, 08:35 PM

No disrespect meant to Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, or The Big Bopper, but damn... the musical talent lost this year is astounding... and we still have 6 days to go in this rotten year :\

Prince
David Bowie
Glenn Frey
Pete Fountain
Greg Lake
Keith Emerson
Maurice White
Sharon Jones
Leonard Cohen
Buckwheat Zydeco
Juan Gabriel
Merle Haggard
Sonny James
George Michael

They were not only singers/musicians, they were icons of the music industry.

K Major · 12-25-2016, 10:59 PM

R.I.P to all.

QBREES9 · 01-09-2017, 11:37 PM

EMERSON LAKE &

neugey · 01-10-2017, 07:08 AM

The Bowie loss still hurts the most. He went out on top with an incredible album made while battling cancer. Took his greatness to another level.

Danno · 01-10-2017, 06:32 PM

Well the greatest era of Rock and R&B was the 60's and early 70's.

Those artists are now in their golden years so I think every year for the next decade or two will be quite similar.

I think rock and roll is dying and a new style of music will emerge. I just have no idea what it'll be.

It probably hasn't even been born yet.

RailBoss · 01-15-2017, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by neugey

The Bowie loss still hurts the most. He went out on top with an incredible album made while battling cancer. Took his greatness to another level.

I never realized how much Bowie music I liked.

QBREES9 · 05-27-2017, 12:26 AM

Bowie was magic.

12-25-2016, 08:35 PM	#1
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	The Year That Music Died No disrespect meant to Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, or The Big Bopper, but damn... the musical talent lost this year is astounding... and we still have 6 days to go in this rotten year :\ Prince David Bowie Glenn Frey Pete Fountain Greg Lake Keith Emerson Maurice White Sharon Jones Leonard Cohen Buckwheat Zydeco Juan Gabriel Merle Haggard Sonny James George Michael They were not only singers/musicians, they were icons of the music industry. K Major likes this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,026 Blog Entries: 3	Re: The Year That Music Died R.I.P to all.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: The Year That Music Died EMERSON LAKE &

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neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,591 Blog Entries: 13	Re: The Year That Music Died The Bowie loss still hurts the most. He went out on top with an incredible album made while battling cancer. Took his greatness to another level. RailBoss likes this.

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Danno Site Donor 2014 Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,640	Re: The Year That Music Died Well the greatest era of Rock and R&B was the 60's and early 70's. Those artists are now in their golden years so I think every year for the next decade or two will be quite similar. I think rock and roll is dying and a new style of music will emerge. I just have no idea what it'll be. It probably hasn't even been born yet.

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RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Re: The Year That Music Died Originally Posted by neugey The Bowie loss still hurts the most. He went out on top with an incredible album made while battling cancer. Took his greatness to another level. I never realized how much Bowie music I liked.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: The Year That Music Died Bowie was magic.