Favorite Songs From Artists No Longer Alive

[Jackcatscal]

Jerry Garcia died at a very, very old 53 years old in 1995. He's obviously known as the founder of The Grateful Dead. But here's something completely different--Jerry playing banjo with his group called "Old and In The Way." (Jerry did start out as a bluegrass guy.)

 

[Scud49]

Jerry Garcia - yes indeed. RIP.

Always loved this one from his first solo album:

 

[SVCBeercats]

SAM COOKE

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Wow! That brought a tear. What would this world be like without music.

I absolutely believe it is the greatest gift we have been given. Laughter is in second place.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Jerry Garcia - yes indeed. RIP.

Always loved this one from his first solo album:

I believe Jerry's playing pedal steel guitar on this song. A lot of people don't know that he also played pedal steel (uncredited) on the Crosby, Stills, and Nash song, "Teach Your Children."

 

[Bigboote]

John Lodge and Justin Hayward are the only two of the formative-era Moodies still with us. This cut prominently features Grame Edge, Mike Pinder and Ray Thomas. In Search of the Lost Chord is one of those albums I just love from start to finish. I bought it used at a church rummage sale when I was about 15.

 

[Scud49]

The late, great, Warren Zevon and one wonderful tune from his 1st album:

 

[SVCBeercats]

So many have gone into the great beyond.....it's Memorial Day, so let's list some of your favorites from those no longer with us.

Just saw this.

MSN

 

[Scud49]

George Harrison co-wrote this beautiful one with Ronnie Wood of the Stones:

 

[Wasn’t me]

Robbie Robertson

 

[luvgiraf]

Anyone post anything by this guy yet?

 

[Wasn’t me]

Robbie Robertson again - this LP is so freakin good

 

[Scud49]

John Mayall, often called the godfather oif British Blues.

This is "California" from his 1969 album Turning Point:

 

[MTHusky]

So many have gone into the great beyond.....it's Memorial Day, so let's list some of your favorites from those no longer with us.

I'll kick it off with someone who was only "slightly "influential - Bo Diddley:

Cats in the Cradle Harry Chapin

 

[boontonbomber]

"Diddie wah Diddie" by Leon Redbone!

 

[Cuango]

 

[Cuango]

 

[Cuango]

 

[Scud49]

This is one beautiful ballad by the late Richie Havens:

 

[Bigboote]

Jaimoe is the last of the original Allman Bros Band left. Duane and Berry both left us way too early.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I like pretty much all his stuff. He was my back fence neighbor when I was just starting out and he was hot as can be with Bat Out Of Hell. I finally figured out what "that" was. I'm slow I know.

 

[Scud49]

Freddie Hubbard (died 2008) made the trumpet in jazz very cool for me:

 

[Bigboote]

Well, you've motivated me, Scud. Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller, and Yusef Lateef made a great album in, I think, the late 50's. They all died in their late 80's-early 90's. Here's one of Yusef's tunes:

 

[Lafayette]

"Good Arms vs Bad Arms" from Frightened Rabbit is a good one - Scottish band whose lead singer drove off the other day (to quote a Green Day lyric). Good song if you like hearing country type breakup song in a alt version.

 

[Scud49]

Gotta give the great Joe Cocker (died 2014) some love: