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Legendary P-Funk Guitarist Garry Shider Dies

June 17, 2010

Legendary funk guitarist Garry Shider, whose work with Parliament and Funkadelic earned him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 56. Shider was known to millions of fans as “Starchild" or “Diaperman," the latter because of the loincloth he often wore onstage. Shider's son, Garrett, says his father died ...

Bill and Fred

June 17, 2010

Bill Dixon is gone. Fred Anderson is ailing. This week has been one of the worst in recent memory for creative improvised music. Reason enough to interrupt the relatively rigid format under these rafters for a salvo of positive thoughts beaming out to the families and loved ones of both men. I haven't been ...

Memorial for Manuel "Michael" Orias

June 15, 2010

On Thursday afternoon, June 17, 2010, at 1:00pm, Tula's Jazz Club will host a reception to celebrate and remember the life of Manuel “Michael" Orias. This reception will follow a funeral mass to be held at 10am at Our Lady of the Lake, 8900 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115. As additional information becomes available it ...

Carpenters' Lead Guitarist Tony Peluso Dies

June 15, 2010

Tony Peluso, lead guitarist for the Carpenters and a Motown and Latin music producer, died June 5 in Los Angeles of heart disease. He was 60. Peluso was with the band for 12 years, beginning with single “Goodbye to Love" in 1972, touring the world with siblings Richard and Karen Carpenter and recording many albums. After ...

L. A. Philharmonic's Ernest Fleischmann Dies

June 15, 2010

Ernest Fleischmann dies at 85; manager who guided Los Angeles Philharmonic's transformation. Fleischmann, a visionary administrator who had a hand in every decision made about the orchestra for nearly 30 years, was pivotal in raising its profile and quality. Ernest Fleischmann, the impresario who dominated the Los Angeles Philharmonic for nearly 30 years as it was ...

Jimmy Dean Country Singer and Sausage Entrepreneur Dies

June 14, 2010

Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81. With his drawled wisecracks and quick wit, Dean charmed many fans. But in both entertainment and business circles, he was also known for his tough ...

Michael Orias of Tula's (Seattle) Dies

June 13, 2010

Frank Dawson Chicago Jazz Guitarist/Educator Dies

June 7, 2010

Chicago area jazz guitarist and music educator Frank Dawson passed away early on Thursday June 3rd, 2010 in his early 60s. He had been diagnosed with advanced spinal cancer just a few days prior to his death... He originally hailed from Pittsburgh, PA, and began studying music with Victor Lawrence while beginning to play professionally during ...

Marvin Isley, Bassist of Isley Bros. Dies

June 9, 2010

Marvin Isley, bassist for the Isley Bros. during their hit-making funk resurgence of the '70s, died June 6 in Chicago. He was 56, and had suffered from diabetes since the late '90s. With his guitarist sibling, Ernie, Isley joined elder brothers Ronald, Rudolph and O'Kelly in 1969; the Cincinnati-vocal act had already scored such indelible R&B ...

Ali Ollie Woodson, Singer in Temptations Dies

June 2, 2010

Ali Ollie Woodson, who led the Motown quintet the Temptations in the 1980s and 90s and helped restore it to hit-making glory with songs like Treat Her Like a Lady, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 58. The Temptations: Theo Peoples, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Ali-Ollie Woodson. The cause was cancer, said ...