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Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode DEAD, as well as Alan White of 'Yes'

not a great day for english rock stars thus far: https://...
cerebral ebony circlehead location
  05/26/22
RIP Alan White Witness this killer groove he laid down: ...
salmon feces
  05/26/22
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burgundy hell
  05/26/22
wtf, was it aids. he was fairly young.
Excitant Buff Gay Wizard
  05/30/22


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Date: May 26th, 2022 3:39 PM
Author: cerebral ebony circlehead location

not a great day for english rock stars thus far:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/26/depeche-modes-andrew-fletcher-dies-aged-60

Depeche Mode’s Andrew Fletcher dies aged 60

Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of British electronic band Depeche Mode, has died aged 60

A statement issued by the band on social media said “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher.”

Fletcher was born in 1961 in Nottingham, and moved to Basildon where, in the late 1970s he formed the band Composition Of Sound alongside Martin Gore and Vince Clarke. With the recruitment of singer Dave Gahan they changed their name to Depeche Mode, and the quartet went on to enjoy chart hits including New Life and Just Can’t Get Enough.

With the departure of Clarke, who went on to form Yazoo and then Erasure, Gore went on to become chief songwriter, and the band enjoyed huge international success in the late 80s and early 90s with songs such as Personal Jesus, Enjoy The Silence and I Feel You. The band were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2020.

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/alan-white-dead-drummer-yes-john-lennon-1235278985/

Alan White, Drummer for Yes and John Lennon, Dies at 72

Alan White, longtime drummer of progressive-rock titans Yes who also played with John Lennon and George Harrison, died Thursday at his Seattle home after a short illness, his family and the band reported on social media. No further details were immediately announced; he was 72.

While best known for his decades-long stint with Yes, White began working with the former Beatles at an early age, appearing with Lennon at his famous “Live Peace in Toronto” concert in 1969 (in a backing band that also included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Yoko Ono) as well as several of Lennon’s albums and singles at the time, most notably the 1970 song “Instant Karma!,” where his whipcrack drumming is front and center. He also played on Lennon’s “Imagine” album as well as George Harrison’s 1970 masterpiece “All Things Must Pass.”

The group had announced on Sunday that “due to current health issues” White would not be taking part in next month’s British tour and would be replaced on drums by his friend Jay Schellen.

White’s career took a turn into progressive territory when he joined Yes in 1972, replacing founding drummer Bill Bruford, who’d left to join King Crimson. White joined the group for its “Close to the Edge” album and also appeared on much of the live triple album “Yessongs.” He remained with the group for most of its many incarnations over the years, including its 1983 comeback album “90215” and the smash single “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” Over the years he also performed with Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood, Terry Reid and Ginger Baker.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017.

White was born in 1949 in England’s County Durham and began playing the drums aged 12. He joined his first band, the Downbeats, shortly afterward, and later played with pop singer Billy Fury. Lennon saw him performing with a group called Griffin in 1969 and recruited him as drummer for his Plastic Ono Band.

White initially thought Lennon’s phone call was a prank but soon found himself flying to Toronto with Lennon, Ono, Clapton and Voorman for the hastily arranged gig, rehearsing songs in mid-flight by banging on a seat cushion. The set, performed in front of some 20,000 people at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium on Sept. 13, 1969, was later released as the album “Live Peace in Toronto.”

It features the ad-hoc group playing some rock and roll covers, Lennon’s singles “Cold Turkey” and “Give Peace a Chance,” and two rough rave-ups with Ono on vocals. He would go on to perform with Lennon on “Instant Karma!” and the “Imagine” album as well as the live album, recorded in 1969, included with “Some Time in New York City.” In addition to “All Things Must Pass,” he worked with Harrison on the Radha Krsna Temple’s album for Apple Records, which the former Beatle produced.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5117561&forum_id=2#44578750)



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Date: May 26th, 2022 4:26 PM
Author: salmon feces

RIP Alan White

Witness this killer groove he laid down:

https://youtu.be/FoJQAyrUHhA

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Date: May 26th, 2022 9:38 PM
Author: burgundy hell

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Date: May 30th, 2022 5:15 AM
Author: Excitant Buff Gay Wizard

wtf, was it aids. he was fairly young.

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