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Gotta add Otis ReddingHendrix and Keith Whitley are the first 2 that come to mind
Always wondered what Ritchie Valens would've done too
Gotta add Otis ReddingHendrix and Keith Whitley are the first 2 that come to mind
Weather Report was one of the best bands many have never heard of.So many to choose from, so I'm going to drop a name that many may not recognize - Jaco Pastorius.
Pastorius was an utterly amazing jazz bassist, played for Weather Report and had a strong solo career. He also suffered from severe mental health problems which led to drug use, homelessness and self-destructive behaviors. One of these was a tendency to provoke bar fights, and this was what eventually killed him in his mid-30s.
To this day, Pastorius is still a huge influence on bass players worldwide, and many of you have likely heard him play and didn't realize it.
He's on my playlist, along with many of the others mentioned here.Pastorius is still a huge influence on bass players worldwide, and many of you have likely heard him play and didn't realize it.
Jaco is on my top 5 bass players of all timeHe's on my playlist, along with many of the others mentioned here.
I probably should have use quotation marks, but it should still be clear that's how the person who shot him felt.
I wrote this exactly to denounce that attitude.
....Pastorius was an utterly amazing jazz bassist....many of you have likely heard him play and didn't realize it.
Lanye was the man. Got to see him once in 1991 and was supposed to again at Woodstock but he had to cancel.A bunch already mentioned above and Layne Stayle, Amy Winehouse
100% agree. Either we need another category for pre 1960, or need to extend the starting date back to the 50s. Can't exclude Holly, Valens and Big Bopper.This. Way too many. And ummm, 1960 on? But "the day the music died" was in 1959 -- what are we old folks, chopped liver?
Anyway, for me, very tough to choose among John Lennon, Sam Cooke, Jim Croce, Phil Ochs, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Marvin Gaye. Every one a giant, and every one contributed significantly to my life. In the end, I'll go with Lennon, over Cooke and Croce. His death and JFK's are the only ones that gave me that sick feeling, like losing a parent, in the pit of my stomach for days.
For 1990 to the present, easy for me -- George Harrison. But not as much impact as those three from the earlier era, simply because he (and I) are older.
....Also, while I love George Harrison, I wonder if someone who dies at age 58 after a pretty amazing run qualifies as a career cut short?
I don't disagree. Just wondering where we draw the line? Johnny Cash recorded one of the most amazing songs of his career, his remake of Hurt about 6 months before he died at age 71. Same age that my own father died. Both definitely gone too soon.I guess it's a matter of perspective. Miles Davis's death at 65 seemed "gone too soon" to me.
FTFYJaco is on my top 1 bass players of all time