In Memoriam

[CaptainEurope]

Joey Meyer, who played and coached at DePaul for some three decades, has passed away.

Broadway actor/choreographer/dancer Maurice Hines has passed away.

I can't believe it's already 20 years since we lost his brother Gregory.

[Deathstroke]

Champion NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough has passed away.

[Deathstroke]

Comedian Shecky Greene has passed away.

[achilles]

RIP to David Soul.

[Iron Maiden]

RIP to David Soul.

I noticed that William Shatner posted his condolences on X / Twitter. He remembered him from the Star Trek episode "The Apple" in season 2.


I remember David Soul was also in the show "Here Come the Brides" before he went on to the original "Starsky and Hutch" show.

RIP

[Zelena]

RIP to David Soul.

Rip.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

RIP to David Soul.

Oh, damn! I loved Starsky & Hutch when I was a teenager. And Mr. Soul was terrific as Ben Mears in the original Salem’s Lot. RIP.

[Riv86672]

Oh, damn! I loved Starsky & Hutch when I was a teenager. And Mr. Soul was terrific as Ben Mears in the original Salem’s Lot. RIP.

^^^Same and same and RIP.

[The Darknight Detective]

Oh, damn! I loved Starsky & Hutch when I was a teenager. And Mr. Soul was terrific as Ben Mears in the original Salem’s Lot. RIP.

Yeah, of all his roles, the latter is my favorite of his.

RIP

[ed2962]

[PaulBullion]

The jazz piano player and vocalist, Les McCann, has died. Les was 88.

He was suffering from pneumonia, and died in a Los Angeles hospital from the illness.

Since the Nineties nearly 300 artists have sampled his music.

These include A Tribe Called Quest, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, the Notorious B.I.G., Sean Combs, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Mary J. Blige, the Pharcyde, Eric B. and Rakim, Mobb Deep, Gang Starr, and Raekwon.

Prior to this era, Les McCann’s music has touched many genres including Jazz to Acid Jazz.

His early career saw success with the Les McCann Trio (featuring Les alongside Herbie Lewis & Ron Jefferson) in the Sixties.

Born in Lexington, Les grew up in a musical family of four, a brother and three sisters (with most of his family singing in church choirs).
As a young musician, Les played the tuba and drums and performed in his school's marching band.

He taught himself the piano, only having a couple of ‘proper’ lessons from a teacher prior to the teachers passing.

Les served in the navy and went on to win a song contest before appearing on the famous Ed Sullivan Show.

On leaving the service, Les relocated to California where he created his aforementioned own jazz trio.

He was invited to join Cannonball Adderley's band but declined at the time.

His trio performed at the Purple Onion club in 1959 accompanying Gene McDaniels.

In the Sixties he recorded with his trio for the Pacific Jazz imprint.

By the end of the decade, Atlantic Records released ‘Swiss Movement’ also featuring saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey.

The album contained the song ‘Compared to What’, an anti war song written by Eugene McDaniels.

Roberta Flack's own version appeared as the opening track on her debut album ‘First Take’ in 1969.

The success of the album saw Les becoming a pioneer in soul jazz merging jazz with funk, soul, and world rhythms.

In the early Seventies, Les and Eddie Harris were part of a group featuring Soul, R&B, and Rock performers (also including Wilson Pickett, the Staple Singers, Santana, and Ike & Tina Turner) who travelled to Ghana, to perform a 14-hour concert for over 100,000 Ghanaians.

The concert was recorded for the documentary film ‘Soul to Soul’ (a film that was released on DVD in later years).

Les suffered a stroke in the Nineties, returning to music in 2002.

Artistically Les had exhibited his work as a painter and photographer in recent years.

[Gaastra]

Tron has lost his girlfriend. Rip.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainm...fe1f0a67&ei=22

[Deathstroke]

German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer has passed away.

[The Darknight Detective]

German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer has passed away.

For my generation, I would have to think he was second behind Pele in popularity back in the '70s.

RIP

[KurtW95]

The creator of the series, Sliders, Tracy Tormé passed away a few days ago. Also the son of famous musician Mel Tormé. He was pushing to revive the show recently after he lost control in its initial run.

RIP Tracy Tormé.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ion-1235783832