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Tough few weeks for music!
Jun. 9th, 2022 03:46 pmThey Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh was in a serious car accident returning home from a gig. He broke SEVEN RIBS, some with multiple fractures. Fortunately this did not result in any internal organ damage, he got lucky there. Several future concert dates will have to be postponed as he recovers.
The problem here is that injured ribs are extremely painful when injured. While I've never broken them, I have a condition that flares occasionally from strained ribs that is just terrible. I can imagine what John is going to go through and wish him a speedy recovery.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/they-might-be-giants-postpone-tour-john-flansburgh-car-accident-1365241
Depeche Mode lost a founder. Keyboardist Andy Fletcher passed away at the age of 60 from natural causes. He was a co-founder and was with the band from their founding through their latest album. In 2020, Depeche Mode was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I'm glad that he got to see that honor.
The Rolling Stone article was quite nice.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-andy-fletch-fletcher-dead-1359207/
Jim Seals of the soft rock duo Seals and Crofts passed away, he was 79. The duo started out backing John Denver, and after meeting while playing for a band called the Champs, they moved to California "where they also played with or wrote songs for a wide range of artists, including the Monkees, Buck Owens, Gene Vincent and Rick Nelson."
Jim's brother Dan, was half of the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. He passed in 2009. Jim suffered a stroke about five years ago which ended his singing and touring career. Darrell Crofts is apparently still alive.
Jim's birth year is unclear, thus his age is listed as 79 or 80.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jim-seals-seals-crofts-singer-behind-summer-breeze-dead-at-80-1364260/
And finally, Alec John Such, Bon Jovi’s Founding Bassist, passed at 70. He played on the first five albums. Such was there when the band was formed in 1983 and left eleven years later.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alec-john-such-bon-jovi-bassist-dead-obit-1363317/
The problem here is that injured ribs are extremely painful when injured. While I've never broken them, I have a condition that flares occasionally from strained ribs that is just terrible. I can imagine what John is going to go through and wish him a speedy recovery.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/they-might-be-giants-postpone-tour-john-flansburgh-car-accident-1365241
Depeche Mode lost a founder. Keyboardist Andy Fletcher passed away at the age of 60 from natural causes. He was a co-founder and was with the band from their founding through their latest album. In 2020, Depeche Mode was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I'm glad that he got to see that honor.
The Rolling Stone article was quite nice.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-andy-fletch-fletcher-dead-1359207/
Jim Seals of the soft rock duo Seals and Crofts passed away, he was 79. The duo started out backing John Denver, and after meeting while playing for a band called the Champs, they moved to California "where they also played with or wrote songs for a wide range of artists, including the Monkees, Buck Owens, Gene Vincent and Rick Nelson."
Jim's brother Dan, was half of the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. He passed in 2009. Jim suffered a stroke about five years ago which ended his singing and touring career. Darrell Crofts is apparently still alive.
Jim's birth year is unclear, thus his age is listed as 79 or 80.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jim-seals-seals-crofts-singer-behind-summer-breeze-dead-at-80-1364260/
And finally, Alec John Such, Bon Jovi’s Founding Bassist, passed at 70. He played on the first five albums. Such was there when the band was formed in 1983 and left eleven years later.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alec-john-such-bon-jovi-bassist-dead-obit-1363317/
