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Dale "Buffin" Griffin, drummer and founding member of the Seventies glam rock group Mott the Hoople, passed away Sunday in his sleep following a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was 67. (www.rollingstone.com, January 18 2016)
Glenn Frey, Eagles guitarist, passed away Monday. He was 67.

Die Eagles waren mir immer ein wenig zu amerikanisch, - Pardon: zu glatt [“I Hate The Fuckin’ Eagles, Man…” - The Big Lebowski], auch wenn es in Hotel California diese großartigen Schlussverse gibt:

"Relax," said the night man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!"

Mott The Hoople waren erst ein Island-Geheimtipp (zu der Zeit, als man fast jede Island-LP kaufen konnte) und dann - mit David Bowies und Mick Ronsons Unterstützung - erfolgreich, aber trotzdem immer noch richtig gut.


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Now Jimmy looking sweet though he dresses like a queen
He can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
We can love
Oh we can love
And my brother's back at home
With his Beatles and his Stones
We never got if off on that revolution stuff
What a drag
Too many snags
Well I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head
Oh brother you guessed I'm a dude

All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news (Songfacts)

Yours truly in the Hoople era ...



Die 60er Jahre des letzten Jahrhunderts gehen zu Ende
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Nachträge zu David Bowie dies at 69:

- Rolling Stone berichtete (am 19.01.), dass auf dem „Todos Santos Music Festival“, einer jährlichen Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung von Peter Buck (Ex-R.E.M.) verschiedene Musiker Cover-Versionen von David-Bowie-Songs gespielt haben. Und jetzt raten Sie mal, wo in Todos Santos diese Konzerte stattgefunden haben? Genau: hier

im Hotel California!


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Final song of week 1 of the Todos Santos Music Festival, 16 January 2016.
Jeff Tweedy and Friends : All The Young Dudes. Featuring Scott McCaughey (lead vocals), Rhett Miller, John Stirratt, Pat Sansone, Spencer Tweedy, Gary Louris, Bill Rieflin, Mike Mills, Kurt Bloch, and others!

+ Eine liebevoll zusammengestellt Sammlung von Bowie-Raritären bei Anorak Thing; zB.
DAVY JONES- "Baby Loves That Way" U.K. B-side ("You've Got A Habit Of Leaving") Parlophone R 5315 1965
With it's feedbacking power chord intro from guitarist Dennis "Tea Cup" Taylor, cool backing vocals and Shel Talmy production Davy Jones and The Lower Third could not help escape comparisons to The Who... oder
"Round and Round" U.K. B-side ("Drive In Saturday") RCA 2352 1973
Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" (re-titled by Bowie as "Round And Round") is best known for Mick Ronson's Nigel Tuffnel style guitar solo at the end....

Nachtrag:

In Memoriam – January 2016 (Any Major Dude With Half A Heart)