This was an idea Jon gave me when we posted "SHT LIVE LIVE LIVE" playlist. Too bad he's out for a while, but he'll catch it when he comes back.
I think it was RJ that mentioned we should probably add a category for the departed Classic Rocks artists because it is happening so often now. And so this week’s list is homage to some of my favorites who have moved on ...
Just to make this more authentic, I am wearing all black...
PLAYLIST VITALS...
Length: 45 minutes 47 seconds
Link:
http://www.podsnack.com/playlists/23743827edab1736be61debf3a862868Note: All information was pulled from Wikipedia where documented.
TITLE: What You're DoingBAND: RushALBUM: RushYEAR: 1974LENGTH: 4:23DID YOU KNOW: Rutsey wrote some lyrics for the debut, but never submitted them to the band and some lyrics had to be thrown together.John Howard Rutsey (May 14, 1953 – May 11, 2008) - Rutsey died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack, related to complications from diabetes. Rutsey's family wished to keep the funeral a private affair, although an obituary posted in the Toronto Star on May 15 suggested those wishing to pay tribute to Rutsey could do so by making a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Ontario.
TITLE: She's Got BallsBAND: AC/DCALBUM: High VoltageYEAR: 1976LENGTH: 4:51DID YOU KNOW: This song was written about Scott's ex-wife Irene. It was the first AC/DC song for which he wrote lyrics, originally ad-libbed during his first live performance with them.Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) - Scott, 33 at the time, passed out after a night of heavy drinking in a London club called the Music Machine (currently known as the KOKO). He was left to sleep in a Renault 5 owned by an acquaintance named Alistair Kinnear, at 67 Overhill Road in East Dulwich, South London. The following afternoon, Kinnear found Scott lifeless, and alerted the authorities. Scott was rushed to King's College Hospital in Camberwell, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
TITLE: This TimeBAND: ChicagoALBUM: XIYEAR: 1977LENGTH: 4:43DID YOU KNOW: Chicago XI is notable for feeling like a collection of solo songs rather than the work of the ensemble whole Chicago had been earlier in the 1970s. Peter Cetera aimed to replicate the success of the Grammy-winning "If You Leave Me Now" with "Baby, What A Big Surprise". This was his only writing contribution to the album.Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) - Around 5 p.m., on January 23, 1978, after a party at roadie/band technician Don Johnson's home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath took an unloaded .38 revolver and put it to his head, pulling the trigger several times on the empty chambers. Johnson had warned Kath several times to be careful. Kath then picked up a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry, it's not loaded". After showing the empty magazine to Johnson, Kath replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple, and pulled the trigger. There was a bullet in the chamber, and he died instantly. It was the week before his 32nd birthday.
TITLE: High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)BAND: Def LeppardALBUM: High 'N' DryYEAR: 1981LENGTH: 3:28DID YOU KNOW: At the time of his death, Clark was on a six-month leave of absence from Def Leppard.Stephen Maynard Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) - On January 8, 1991, Clark was found dead on his couch by his girlfriend Janie Dean. He was 30 years old. The autopsy revealed he had died from an overdose of codeine and had Valium, morphine and a blood alcohol level of .30, three times the British legal driving limit
TITLE: I'll Supply The LoveBAND: TotoALBUM: TotoYEAR: 1978LENGTH: 3:46DID YOU KNOW: According to popular myth, at the first recording sessions, in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands' in the studio, Jeff Porcaro wrote the word "Toto" on them. David Hungate, after viewing the name on the demo tapes, explained to the group that the word "Toto" in Latin translated to "all-encompassing." Because the band members played on so many different records and many different musical genres, they adopted the name Toto as their own.Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) - Porcaro died in an accident at the age of 38. The rock star fell ill after spraying insecticide in the yard of his Hidden Hills home and died that evening at Humana Hospital-West Hills. According to the LA Times Report, The Los Angeles County Coroner's office lists the cause of death to be a heart attack from the hardening of the arteries caused by cocaine use, not from an allergic reaction to the pesticides as presumed (and stated by in the band's official history) immediately after his death.[
TITLE: What A ShameBAND: FoghatALBUM: Rock & RollYEAR: 1973LENGTH: 3:51DID YOU KNOW: Peverett decided to call the band Foghat, a nonsense word he had made up as a child while playing Scrabble with his brother. He used his new word to create Junior Foghat, an imaginary childhood playmate who became an alter ego and therefore the genesis of the "Lonesome Dave" persona that he was to employ as a performer.David Peverett or Lonesome Dave (April 16, 1943 - February 7, 2000) - Peverett reunited with the original Foghat line-up in 1993, beginning the first of several tours. He continued to write and record songs not only for Foghat, but also for a wide variety of projects, until his death from cancer.
TITLE: Days Gone DownBAND: Gerry RaffertyALBUM: Night OwlYEAR: 1979LENGTH: 6:32DID YOU KNOW: In October 2010, "Baker Street" was recognised by the BMI for surpassing 5 million plays worldwide. "Stuck in the Middle With You" has received over 4 million plays worldwide, and "Right Down The Line" has had over 3 million plays.Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty (April 16, 1947 – January 4, 2011) - In November 2010, Rafferty was admitted to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, where he was put on a life-support machine and treated for multi-organ failure. After being taken off life-support, Rafferty rallied for a time and it seemed that he might survive and recover. He died at his daughter Martha's home in Stroud, Gloucestershire on 4 January 2011 of liver failure.
TITLE: Used To Bad NewsBAND: BostonALBUM: Don't Look BackYEAR: 1978LENGTH: 2:56DID YOU KNOW: Delp was also a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, harmonica and keyboards. Additionally he wrote or co-wrote several songs for Boston and many other artists.Bradley E. Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) - Delp, 55, died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he lit inside his sealed bathroom. Following a string of successive suicide attempts, which began with a parked car connected to a dryer vent,[4] Delp was found by police, lying on a pillow on his bathroom floor with a suicide note pinned to his shirt stating that he was a "lonely soul."
TITLE: SpookyBAND: Atlanta Rhythm SectionALBUM: Underdog (Posted track pulled from "Greatest Hits" package)YEAR: 1979LENGTH: 4:58DID YOU KNOW: "Imaginary Lover" proved to be the band's biggest hit, reaching number seven on the charts. A story (possibly an urban legend) has been told of a New York DJ who accidentally played the 33 rpm album cut of Imaginary Lover at 45 rpm and was inundated with calls asking about the new Stevie Nicks sung Fleetwood Mac song. Whether the story was true or not, the single and album both hit the Top 10, with the album going Platinum.Ronnie Hammond (Nov. 10, 1950 - Mar. 14, 2011) - On December 28, 1998 there was a close call with tragedy. Hammond, who had battled alcoholism and depression off and on over the years, got into a confrontation with the police in Macon, Georgia and forced an officer to shoot him. Hammond was seriously injured, but survived the injury and dealt with the depression. Ronnie Hammond passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 in Forsyth, Georgia of heart failure. He was 60.
TITLE: The Song Is OverBAND: The WhoALBUM: Who's NextYEAR: 1971LENGTH: 6:14DID YOU KNOW: Moon died shortly after the release of Who Are You. On the album cover, he is seated on a chair back-to-front to hide the weight gained over three years (as discussed in Tony Fletcher's book Dear Boy). Coincidentally the words "NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY" appear on the back of the chair.Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) - Moon took 32 tablets of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin). The medication was a sedative he had been prescribed to alleviate his alcohol withdrawal symptoms as he tried to dry out on his own at home. The police determined there were 32 pills in his system, with the digestion of 6 being sufficient to cause his death, and the other 26 of which were still undissolved when he died.
Big shout out to Phil Lynott who was left off this list only because I just played them in the last SHT list, otherwise he'd be here as well. Sadly there’s too many choices when building this type of playlist, but tell me who I didn’t include that I should have?