Alan White morreu há quatro anos...

Alan White (Pelton,14 June 1949 – Newcastle, Washington, 26 May 2022) was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. He was the longest-serving member of the band and the only member besides original bassist Chris Squire never to leave. He appeared on 43 albums with Yes, 17 of which were original studio albums. 

 

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Os Jethro Tull lançaram o álbum Heavy Horses há 48 anos

   

Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978.

The album is often considered the second in a trio of folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, alongside Songs from the Wood (1977) and Stormwatch (1979). In contrast to the British folklore-inspired lyrical content found on Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses adopts a more realist and earthly perspective of country living - the album and its title track are dedicated to the "indigenous working ponies and horses of Great Britain". Musically, the album sees the band continuing the combination of folk and progressive rock found on Songs from the Wood, although with an overall darker and more sober sound fitting the changed lyrical content. 

 

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Cozy Powell morreu há vinte e oito anos...

 

Cozy Powell (Cirencenter, Gloucestershire, 29 de dezembro de 1947 - Bristol, 5 de Abril de 1998) foi um famoso e aclamado baterista britânico.

Muito solicitado em gravações de pop e rock, Cozy Powell foi quase uma lenda no estilo pesado de tocar bateria, tocando ao lado de nomes como Rainbow, Whitesnake, Mickie Most, Black Sabbath, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Powell), ou mesmo no seu trabalho a solo, como o single "Dance with the Devil", que foio seu maior hit no Reino Unido, em 1974.

Powell começou a sua carreira profissional em 1965 com os The Sorcerers, eventualmente tocando com Jeff Beck, depois que este deixou os Yardbirds. Em 1971, formou a banda Bedlam, chegando a lançar um álbum, mas abandonou este projeto para produzir singles, como o "Dance with the Devil", faixa instrumental que chegou à 3ª posição no Reino Unido em 1974. Mais tarde ele formou os Cozy Powell's Hammer, que acabaram em 1975. Nesse mesmo ano juntou-se aos Rainbow, do guitarrista Ritchie Blackmore, ficando até 1980. Sempre muito requisitado, ele alternava os seus trabalhos entre sessões de estúdio e concertos ao vivo com uma grande variedade de bandas como os Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake e Black Sabbath, nunca permanecendo em nenhuma banda durante muito tempo. Em 1996, ele trabalhou numa longa turnê com os Fleetwood Mac.

Em abril de 1998, Cozy Powell havia abandonado uma turnê com Yngwie Malmsteen, por se ter magoado no pé. Pouco depois, a 5 de abril, Cozy morreu num acidente de automóvel enquanto dirigia o seu carro, um Saab 9000, a cerca de 170 km/h,  com chuva, na Auto Estrada M4, próximo da cidade de Bristol, na Inglaterra. De acordo com uma reportagem da BBC, no momento do acidente o nível alcoólico de Cozy estava acima do limite legal. Ele não usava cinto de segurança e estava a conversar com a sua então namorada, Sharon Reeve, ao telemóvel, quando ela ouviu o barulho do acidente.  

  

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Saudades de Peter Banks...

Peter Banks morreu há treze anos...

Banks (bottom) in Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968

 

Peter William Brockbanks (Chipping Barnet, London, 15 July 1947 – Chipping Barnet, London, 7 March 2013), known professionally as Peter Banks, was an English guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He was best known as the original guitarist in the rock bands the Syn, Yes, Flash, and Empire. Former Sniffin' Glue and NME journalist Danny Baker described Banks as "the architect of progressive music". 

    

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Banks died of heart failure on 7 March 2013 at his home in Barnet, London. He was reportedly found after failing to turn up for a scheduled recording session. He was 65.  

  

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Still Got The Blues...

Gary Moore morreu há quinze anos...

 

Robert William Gary Moore (Belfast, Northern Ireland, 4 April 1952 – Estepona, Spain, 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician, most widely recognised as a singer, songwriter, and virtuoso rock and blues guitarist.

In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with musicians including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey during his teenage years, leading him to memberships of the Irish bands Skid Row and Thin Lizzy, and British band Colosseum II. Moore shared the stage with such blues and rock musicians as B.B. King, Albert King, John Mayall, Jack Bruce, Albert Collins, George Harrison, and Greg Lake, as well as having a successful solo career. He guested on a number of albums recorded by high-profile musicians.

   

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Bob Siebenberg, baterista dos Supertramp, celebra hoje 76 anos

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Robert Layne "Bob" Siebenberg (born 31 October 1949, in Glendale, California, USA) also known as Bob C. Benberg, is an American musician, best known as a member of British progressive rock band Supertramp, playing drums and percussion. He was the sole American in Supertramp's lineup.

Siebenberg's son Jesse also joined Supertramp at the time of the release of the live album It Was the Best of Times (live; 1999).

Siebenberg released a solo album in 1985 called Giants in Our Own Room (and credited to "Siebenberg"), where he sings lead on half of the songs and also plays keyboards and drums. Joining Siebenberg on this record were Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy fame. Gorham was Siebenberg's brother-in-law from 1969 to 2000), Steve Farris of Mr. Mister, Procol Harum drummer B. J. Wilson, Kerry Hatch of Oingo Boingo, and Supertramp bandmate John Helliwell. An old friend, Derek Beauchemin, joined in to co-write and play keyboards.

Prior to joining Supertramp, Siebenberg was a member of pub rock band Bees Make Honey as well as RHS, an American band.

Siebenberg was also in a band called "Heads Up" who released the 1989 album The Long Shot. Joining Siebenberg were his writing partner Dennis O'Donnell, Mark Hart, Brad Cole, John Helliwell, Marty Walsh and again, Scott Gorham on guitar.

In 1989, Siebenberg composed the original music for Sierra On-Line's video game Space Quest III. He endorses Drum Workshop drums, pedals and hardware, Paiste cymbals, Remo heads and Regal Tip drumsticks. In the 1970s, he used Ludwig drums.

  

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Steve Lukather, guitarrista dos Toto, nasceu há 68 anos

Steven Lee Lukather (San Fernando Valley, October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a steady flow of session work beginning in the 1970s that has since established him as a prolific session musician, recording guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums spanning a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. Notably, Lukather played guitar on Boz Scaggs' albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980), and was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller (1982). Lukather has released nine solo albums, the latest of which, Bridges, was released in June 2023.

Influenced by blues-rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and such jazz fusion players as Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin, Lukather is known for a "melodic and intense" playing style. He is also recognized for his efficiency in the studio, often recording tracks in one take using minimal sound processing. While he once used many guitar effects in the studio and on stage, he now frequently disparages such practice, and instead advocates cleaner tones and minimal studio processing. Lukather plays primarily a signature electric guitar manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man bearing his nickname, Luke. He also plays Yamaha and Ovation Adamas series acoustic–electric guitars. 

 

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Jon Lord nasceu há oitenta e quatro anos...

    

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord, mais conhecido como Jon Lord (Leicester, 9 de junho de 1941 - Londres, 16 de julho de 2012), foi um compositor, pianista e organista inglês, mais conhecido por ter integrado as bandas Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord, The Artwoods e Flower Pot Men, além de ser pioneiro na fusão do rock com música clássica.

Em 1968, Lord fundou a banda de rock inglesa Deep Purple, onde, praticamente, era o líder da banda, até 1970. Ele e o baterista Ian Paice foram os únicos integrantes constantes da banda durante a fase inicial da sua existência (1968-1976) e, a partir do momento em que eles refundaram a banda, em 1984, até à saída de Lord dos Deep Purple, em 2002.

Em 11 de novembro de 2010, Jon Lord foi eleito membro honorário da Faculdade de Stevenson, em Edimburgo. Em 15 de julho de 2011, foi-lhe concedido um grau honorário de Doutor em Música pela Universidade de Leicester, a sua cidade natal.

  

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Morte

Jon Lord faleceu em Londres, no Clinic Hospital, aos 71 anos de idade, após sofrer uma embolia pulmonar. Lord sofria de cancro no pâncreas e estava ao seu lado a sua família, na hora de sua morte. Lord deixou mulher e duas filhas. Foi sepultado em Hambleden (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Buckinghamshire, na Inglaterra.

  

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O baterista Alan White morreu há três anos...

Alan White (Pelton,14 June 1949 – Newcastle, Washington, 26 May 2022) was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. He was the longest-serving member of the band and the only member besides original bassist Chris Squire never to leave. He appeared on 43 albums with Yes, 17 of which were original studio albums. 

 

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O álbum Heavy Horses foi lançado pelos Jethro Tull há 47 anos

   

Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978.

The album is often considered the second in a trio of folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, alongside Songs from the Wood (1977) and Stormwatch (1979). In contrast to the British folklore-inspired lyrical content found on Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses adopts a more realist and earthly perspective of country living - the album and its title track are dedicated to the "indigenous working ponies and horses of Great Britain". Musically, the album sees the band continuing the combination of folk and progressive rock found on Songs from the Wood, although with an overall darker and more sober sound fitting the changed lyrical content. 

 

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Cozy Powell morreu há vinte e sete anos...

 

Cozy Powell (Cirencenter, Gloucestershire, 29 de dezembro de 1947 - Bristol, 5 de Abril de 1998) foi um famoso e aclamado baterista britânico.

Muito solicitado em gravações de pop e rock, Cozy Powell foi quase uma lenda no estilo pesado de tocar bateria, tocando ao lado de nomes como Rainbow, Whitesnake, Mickie Most, Black Sabbath, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Powell), ou mesmo no seu trabalho a solo, como o single "Dance with the Devil", que foio seu maior hit no Reino Unido, em 1974.

Powell começou a sua carreira profissional em 1965 com os The Sorcerers, eventualmente tocando com Jeff Beck, depois que este deixou os Yardbirds. Em 1971, formou a banda Bedlam, chegando a lançar um álbum, mas abandonou este projeto para produzir singles, como o "Dance with the Devil", faixa instrumental que chegou à 3ª posição no Reino Unido em 1974. Mais tarde ele formou os Cozy Powell's Hammer, que acabaram em 1975. Nesse mesmo ano juntou-se aos Rainbow, do guitarrista Ritchie Blackmore, ficando até 1980. Sempre muito requisitado, ele alternava os seus trabalhos entre sessões de estúdio e concertos ao vivo com uma grande variedade de bandas como os Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake e Black Sabbath, nunca permanecendo em nenhuma banda durante muito tempo. Em 1996, ele trabalhou numa longa turnê com os Fleetwood Mac.

Em abril de 1998, Cozy Powell havia abandonado uma turnê com Yngwie Malmsteen, por se ter magoado no pé. Pouco depois, a 5 de abril, Cozy morreu num acidente de automóvel enquanto dirigia o seu carro, um Saab 9000, a cerca de 170 km/h,  com chuva, na Auto Estrada M4, próximo da cidade de Bristol, na Inglaterra. De acordo com uma reportagem da BBC, no momento do acidente o nível alcoólico de Cozy estava acima do limite legal. Ele não usava cinto de segurança e estava a conversar com a sua então namorada, Sharon Reeve, ao telemóvel, quando ela ouviu o barulho do acidente.  

  

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Peter Banks morreu há doze anos...

Banks (bottom) in Mabel Greer's Toyshop, 1968

 

Peter William Brockbanks (Chipping Barnet, London, 15 July 1947 – Chipping Barnet, London, 7 March 2013), known professionally as Peter Banks, was an English guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He was best known as the original guitarist in the rock bands the Syn, Yes, Flash, and Empire. Former Sniffin' Glue and NME journalist Danny Baker described Banks as "the architect of progressive music". 

    

(...)

  

Banks died of heart failure on 7 March 2013 at his home in Barnet, London. He was reportedly found after failing to turn up for a scheduled recording session. He was 65.  

  

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Gary Moore morreu há 14 anos...

 

Robert William Gary Moore (Belfast, Northern Ireland, 4 April 1952 – Estepona, Spain, 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician, most widely recognised as a singer, songwriter, and virtuoso rock and blues guitarist.

In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with musicians including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey during his teenage years, leading him to memberships of the Irish bands Skid Row and Thin Lizzy, and British band Colosseum II. Moore shared the stage with such blues and rock musicians as B.B. King, Albert King, John Mayall, Jack Bruce, Albert Collins, George Harrison, and Greg Lake, as well as having a successful solo career. He guested on a number of albums recorded by high-profile musicians.

   

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Bob Siebenberg, o baterista dos Supertramp, comemora hoje 75 anos...!

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Robert Layne "Bob" Siebenberg (born 31 October 1949, in Glendale, California, USA) also known as Bob C. Benberg, is an American musician, best known as a member of British progressive rock band Supertramp, playing drums and percussion. He was the sole American in Supertramp's lineup.

Siebenberg's son Jesse also joined Supertramp at the time of the release of the live album It Was the Best of Times (live; 1999).

Siebenberg released a solo album in 1985 called Giants in Our Own Room (and credited to "Siebenberg"), where he sings lead on half of the songs and also plays keyboards and drums. Joining Siebenberg on this record were Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy fame. Gorham was Siebenberg's brother-in-law from 1969 to 2000), Steve Farris of Mr. Mister, Procol Harum drummer B. J. Wilson, Kerry Hatch of Oingo Boingo, and Supertramp bandmate John Helliwell. An old friend, Derek Beauchemin, joined in to co-write and play keyboards.

Prior to joining Supertramp, Siebenberg was a member of pub rock band Bees Make Honey as well as RHS, an American band.

Siebenberg was also in a band called "Heads Up" who released the 1989 album The Long Shot. Joining Siebenberg were his writing partner Dennis O'Donnell, Mark Hart, Brad Cole, John Helliwell, Marty Walsh and again, Scott Gorham on guitar.

In 1989, Siebenberg became the first major artist to compose original music for a video game in Sierra On-line's Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon.

  

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Steve Lukather, guitarrista dos Toto, nasceu há 67 anos

Steven Lee Lukather (San Fernando Valley, October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a steady flow of session work beginning in the 1970s that has since established him as a prolific session musician, recording guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums spanning a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. Notably, Lukather played guitar on Boz Scaggs' albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980), and was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller (1982). Lukather has released nine solo albums, the latest of which, Bridges, was released in June 2023.

Influenced by blues-rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and such jazz fusion players as Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin, Lukather is known for a "melodic and intense" playing style. He is also recognized for his efficiency in the studio, often recording tracks in one take using minimal sound processing. While he once used many guitar effects in the studio and on stage, he now frequently disparages such practice, and instead advocates cleaner tones and minimal studio processing. Lukather plays primarily a signature electric guitar manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man bearing his nickname, Luke. He also plays Yamaha and Ovation Adamas series acoustic–electric guitars. 

 

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Hoje é dia de ouvir Toto...

Jon Lord nasceu há oitenta e três anos...

    

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord, mais conhecido como Jon Lord (Leicester, 9 de junho de 1941 - Londres, 16 de julho de 2012), foi um compositor, pianista e organista inglês, mais conhecido por ter integrado as bandas Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord, The Artwoods e Flower Pot Men, além de ser pioneiro na fusão do rock com música clássica.

Em 1968, Lord fundou a banda de rock inglesa Deep Purple, onde, praticamente, era o líder da banda, até 1970. Ele e o baterista Ian Paice foram os únicos integrantes constantes da banda durante a fase inicial da sua existência (1968-1976) e, a partir do momento em que eles refundaram a banda, em 1984, até à saída de Lord dos Deep Purple, em 2002.

Em 11 de novembro de 2010, Jon Lord foi eleito membro honorário da Faculdade de Stevenson, em Edimburgo. Em 15 de julho de 2011, foi-lhe concedido um grau honorário de Doutor em Música pela Universidade de Leicester, a sua cidade natal.

  

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Morte

Jon Lord faleceu em Londres, no Clinic Hospital, aos 71 anos de idade após sofrer uma embolia pulmonar. Lord sofria de cancro no pâncreas e estava ao seu lado a sua família, na hora de sua morte. Lord deixou mulher e duas filhas. Foi sepultado em Hambleden (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Buckinghamshire, na Inglaterra.

  

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O baterista Alan White morreu há dois anos...

Alan White (Pelton,14 June 1949 – Newcastle, Washington, 26 May 2022) was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. He was the longest-serving member of the band and the only member besides original bassist Chris Squire never to leave. He appeared on 43 albums with Yes, 17 of which were original studio albums. 

 

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