Obituary thread of notable or obscure folk: Stephen Gould, Tenor

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71

I was only posting something on the 'What are you listening to' thread a few days ago. This song is still quite exquisite,
 

 

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Totally gutted. Huge Japan fan. Got heavily into Sylvian solo. Sakamoto was always around.

 

Without even listening to your posted video above, I can guess what it is.

 

Huge soundtrack to my youth.

 

How about the maestro sans Dave's voice?

 

 

Trying not to cry.

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Now up on Dave's site too.

 

 

"I believe Icarus was not falling as he fell,

but just coming to the end of his triumph"

~ David Sylvian

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Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor[1] for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 Subsequent Nuremberg trials held by U.S. authorities at Nuremberg, Germany.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ferencz

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Nigel Lawson: Reforming chancellor dies aged 91

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Barry Humphries.   

 

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Bit more of him.

 

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A man who made me laugh a lot. Even his standard opening greeting of "Hallo possums" made me smile.

R.I.P Barry 

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Len Goodman: Ex-Strictly head judge dies at 78

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"Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96"

 

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NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.

 

Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, said Paula M. Witt, of public relations firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis.

 

With his glowing, handsome face and silky-husky voice, Belafonte was one of the first Black performers to gain a wide following on film and to sell a million records as a singer; many still know him for his signature hit “Banana Boat Song (Day-O),” and its call of “Day-O! Daaaaay-O.” But he forged a greater legacy once he scaled back his performing career in the 1960s and lived out his hero Paul Robeson’s decree that artists are “gatekeepers of truth.”

 

He stands as the model and the epitome of the celebrity activist. Few kept up with Belafonte’s time and commitment and none his stature as a meeting point among Hollywood, Washington and the civil rights movement.

 

 

https://apnews.com/article/harry-belafonte-dead-2d8cbdf0043e4383a6c4a85c862cdbe1

 

 

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Jerry Springer, the former mayor and news anchor of my hometown and oh yeah, trash TV.

 

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Rest in peace Jock Zonfrillo Masterchef

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65446351

 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/masterchefs-jock-zonfrillo-dead-aged-46/9eb4uk65e

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Gordon Lightfoot

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991?cmp=rss

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The papers they say

She'd have made Whitefish Bay

If she'd put 15 more miles behind 'er.

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The first line is actually:

The searchers all say...

 

Funny how misremembering works

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I think gordon is the only singer that when i bought a album i could listen to every song and all were great! He was proclaimed dead many years ago during a health emergency. Rip

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Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65644596

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Rolf Harris, 93.

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"Unrepentant sex pest dies"

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After a long, turbulent life filled with shining moments and wacky arguments, our friend Toytown Germany sank into dementia and inactivity triggered by a script failure and was committed to The Local Hospice.
His closest friends are attending him and await his passing away at any moment.

Please send TT your thoughts and prayers.

There will be no service.

RIP