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Re: Fame is Hell on Drummers!
That is true my friend.
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Alex Kirst dead at 47
Tragic news out of the music world this week: Alex Kirst, a drummer best known for his work with Iggy Pop's Trolls, has been killed in a hit-and-run. He was 47.
The musician was struck by a vehicle in Cathedral City, California on January 13. Says Sgt. Paul Herrera: "We have no evidence of any braking. [The driver] made no attempt to stop and fled the scene."
Kirst, a father of two, had simply been headed to buy a pack of cigarettes.
The drummer rose to fame as part of the band The Nymphs. They disbanded in the 1990s and Kirst then started composing music and drumming for Iggy Pop as part of his band, The Trolls.
Police are asking the public for any information they can get on the driver.
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:mmt: quote: tkitna wrote:
Alex Kirst dead at 47
Tragic news out of the music world this week: Alex Kirst, a drummer best known for his work with Iggy Pop's Trolls, has been killed in a hit-and-run. He was 47.
The musician was struck by a vehicle in Cathedral City, California on January 13. Says Sgt. Paul Herrera: "We have no evidence of any braking. [The driver] made no attempt to stop and fled the scene."
Kirst, a father of two, had simply been headed to buy a pack of cigarettes.
The drummer rose to fame as part of the band The Nymphs. They disbanded in the 1990s and Kirst then started composing music and drumming for Iggy Pop as part of his band, The Trolls.
Police are asking the public for any information they can get on the driver.
:mmt: Sounds like California drivers alright.
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On the look out for a Gyro Wagon I heard.
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Re: Fame is Hell on Drummers!
Lost a Legend
Joe Morello, best known best for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, has died. He was 82.
The legendary drummer died on March 12 at his home in New Jersey. Although his family has not revealed the cause of death at this time, people close to the Morello have already written a special message in memoriam on his website saying, "His impact on the world of music and on all those whose lives he touched will live forever."
Throughout his 60-plus year career, Morello performed on more than 120 records -- 60 of which were with the Dave Brubeck Quartet -- and was named best drummer for five consecutive years by Downbeat Magazine.
Born on July 27, 1928 in Springfield, Mass. with partial vision, Morello started playing the violin at 6 and was a featured soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra by the time he was 12. However, after three more years of the violin, Morello traded in the strings for a drum kit. Studying with a local teacher, who encouraged him to study jazz drumming, Morello learned the genre of music among his future contemporaries in the Boston area like guitarist Sal Salvador and sax player Phil Woods.
In the 1950s, he played with the likes of Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, Glen Gray and was briefly a member of Stan Kenton's progressive jazz orchestra. Morello joined a trio with UK pianist Marian McPartland and released two albums with them, including 'Jazz at the Hickory House' and 'The Marian McPartland Trio.' After leaving the trio in 1956, Morello took a two-week gig with the Dave Brubeck Quartet after the band's drummer quit and remained with the group for more than 12 years.
The group disbanded in 1967, and Morello then became a teacher, holding various "drum clinics" to teach budding drummers like American session drummer Danny Gottlieb and Max Weinberg technique. He even produced a number of instructional books and videos.
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Lost Hal Blaine. Sad day.
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