Flashermac Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Etta_James Surprised I didn't see Etta James on here. She was 're-discovered' when a Jaguar car commercial had her hit 'At Last' as its theme song. I didn't know who she was but loved the song. I asked my parents about her when I first heard it and my dad said I should know who she was but had my head filled up with that rap stuff to appreciate good music (sidenote: why am I sorry I ever ask them anything? They only criticize me...arghhh!!) Anyway, I read her life story and hers was basically a poster child story for how a lot of black singers career was in those days. Glad she could re-capture some popularity before she died. I vaguely remembered her name, but as soon as they listed some of her songs I knew who she was. What a voice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBZMmTH_uag&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 This won't mean much to non Americans (USA Thread?) but Juan Espstein has died. He of 'Welcome Back Kotter' fame in the '70s. http://tv.yahoo.com/news/welcome-back-kotter-star-robert-hegyes-dies-60-230045135.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 60 - not that old.... plenty of Aussies remember him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPaed8I3V1A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Don Cornelius of the dance/musc show Soul Train. Suicide. We watched it religously on Saturday afternoon when I was growing up. Had the coolest baritone voice. Also, his signature signoff ".....wishing you love, peace and soooouuuuuullllll! http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/soul-train-founder-commits-suicide-report-143958906--abc-news.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I loved that show! Didn't know his real name - Hegyes, unmistakably Hungarian. I've often felt like Mr. Kotter in the classroom. Didn't see Soul Train very often - mostly in SE Asia, where it wasn't shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston No question that it was a steady downhill slide from the mid-90s, but its ironic that she survived an abusive marriage only to die in a bathtub. I question 'accidental' whenever someone combines prescription drugs with gallons of alcohol, but I guess some folk have been doing it for so long that it seems like just another day on planet earth. RIP Whitney - your Superbowl anthem rendition is what you should be remembered for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jeUINzHK9o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneSoup Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 It appears that Whitney Houston was already coming unglued last Thursday - as per photos at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/whitney-houston-left-hollywood-club-thursday-belli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 She looks a lot older than 48 there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 In 2010 this was the response to her performance here in Oz ANGRY fans of American diva Whitney Houston are facing an uphill battle to get a refund for tickets to her controversial Brisbane show. Radio talkback shows and online chat forums were jammed with disappointed concert-goers who were fuming at what they considered to be a substandard performance by the one-time pop diva. "This show was like watching a slow and painful death of a living legend," one reader wrote on The Courier Mail's website. "It was so sad and disappointing. Out of breath, incoherent, barely sung any full songs and butchered the ones she did." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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