Today Little Lighthouse turns into little mortuary. We say goodbye to several great rock musicians who all passed away recently. Guitarist of MC5, Wayne Kramer passed away of pancreatic cancer on February 2nd. Singer of Jeff Beck Group, The Gass and Hummingbird, Bobby Tench passed away on February 19th. Denny Laine who was a founding member of The Moody Blues and played with Paul McCartney in Wings passed away on December 5th last year. Dex Romweber of Flat Duo Jets passed away on Februay 16h. Mojo Nixon died on February 7th. Scott Kempner who was in Dictators, Del Lords and Brandos passed away on November 29th last year. The last one we pay tribute to this time is Melanie, who passed away on January 23rd.
MC5 – Kick Out The Jams
Wayne Kramer – Danground Madness
MC5 – Teenage Lust
MC5 – Miss X
The Jeff Beck Group – Highway
The Jeff Beck Group – Going Down
The Gass – Black Velvet
The Moody Blues – And My Baby’s Gone
Wings – Again and Again And Again
Paul McCartney and The Wings – No Words
The Flat Duo Jets – Wild Trip
The Flat Duo Jets – Rock House
The Flat Duo Jets – Stalkin
Mojo Nixon And Skid Roper – Burn Down The Malls
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – Amsterdam Dog Shit Blues
Mojo Nixon – Girlfriend in a Coma
The Del-Lords – True Love
The Del-Lords – Mercenary
The Del-Lords – Cheyenne
Melanie – Maybe Not For A Lifetime
Melanie – Don’t Wait By The Water
My coming out of age decade is the 80s. But we can all safely objectively admit that the best rock music came out between 1965 and 1975. Two of the strongest creators in that period left the planet recently within a week from each other. Legendary guitarist of Yardbirds Jeff Beck and founder of The Byrds David Crosby. Both left an permanent mark in the history of popular music. Beck as a guitarist and Crosby as a vocalist and songwriter. We merely use this sad moment to just take back the clock and listen to some music from the period when rock was truly innovative and fresh. Excuse my US vinyl for the Yardbirds, but that’s how it came out back then in glorious fake “electronically enhanced” stereo.
Byrds – Psychodrama City
Yardbirds – Train Kept A Rolling
Yardbirds – Evil Hearted You
Yardbirds – Shapes of Things
Yardbirds – Over Under Sideways Down
Yardbirds – Jeff’s Boogie
Jeff Beck – Hi Ho Silver Lining
Jeff Beck Group – Blues De Luxe
Jeff Beck Group – Spanish Boots
Jeff Beck Group – Ice Cream Cakes
Beck, Bogert and Appice – Superstition
Byrds – The Airport Song
Byrds – Wait and See
Byrds – Eight Miles High
Byrds – Wild Mountiain Thyme
Byrds – What’s Happening
Byrds – Renaiscance Fair
Byrds – Lady Friend
Byrds – Triad
Byrds – Draft Morning
David Crosby – Get Together.
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