Posted by admin on 16 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: news, RIP
Rick Wright, one of the founders of Pink Floyd, died of cancer on September 15 at the age of 65. Wright was a renowned musician, providing the distinctive Hammond organ playing for Pink Floyd, as well as being a songwriter. He provided tunes for several early Floyd tracks, including ‘Paintbox’, ‘Remember A Day’ and ‘Summer [...]
Posted by admin on 05 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: news, RIP
My, my how times change. This item covered in journals such as Forbes and the International Herald Tribune, no less, is an indication of two things. The first is the importance of words. The second is the increasing number of women in armies around the world. The story they are covering is the announcement of [...]
Posted by admin on 07 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: news, RIP
One of the truly great songwriters and all-round characters has just died. Chances are that lee Hazelwood will be best remember for “These Boots are Made for Walking” (a great song in itself). But there was more – far more – to this incredible writer, producer and performer.
Posted by admin on 08 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: awards, gadgets, meanings, politics, RIP
Thanks for dropping by. As you can see, we have moved – and I’m still in the process of unpacking virtual boxes. The new design is easier to use, and faster. Plus you can now navigate by Tags such as Tribute, RIP, Awards and Meanings. I’ve put a few in on this article for you [...]
Posted by admin on 02 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: meanings, RIP, tribute
Reading the lyrics of “The Saints are Coming”, it’s no surprise that U2 chose it as a song to celebrate the re-opening of New Orleans’ Superdome with Green Day. The song, written by singer Richard Jobson and guitarist Stuart Adamson of Scottish punk group The Skids, made an impression on the Dublin band as it [...]
Posted by admin on 27 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: RIP
Spare a thought for Bruce Hart, the lyricist who came up with the famous line, "Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street". It must be one of those songs that always seemed like it was out there for millions of people. But of course, someone had to come up [...]
Posted by admin on 12 Jul 2002 | Tagged as: RIP
It was another age, of course. But I can’t help thinking about the blues songwriter Rosco Gordon who died recently. He and Jimmy McCrackin wrote “Just a Little Bit” in the fifties and played to to a record company who passed on it – but copyrighted the song just in case. It went on to [...]
Posted by admin on 30 Oct 2001 | Tagged as: news, RIP
Not many people noticed the fact, but one of the world’s most prolific songwriters just passed away. Few people outside the business know the name Jay Livingstone, although everyone has sung his hits which included “Que Sera, Sera”, “Mona Lisa” and/or “Bonanza” (yep, the cowboy series). All of these were written with lyricist Ray Evans, [...]