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| :: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Sep 22, 2006 |
Details are now coming in surrounding the untimely death of ex-King Crimson singer and bassist, Boz Burrell who passed away yesterday.
I spoke to guitarist Neil Warden who told me that Boz had died at his Spanish home in Puerto Banus, Marbella, and not Edinburgh as had previously been reported. Singer Tam White with friend Billy had been visiting Boz, and all three were ready to go out to a small party to play a few tunes with some friends.
Neil went on to say “Tam was sitting in Boz’s apartment singing when Boz picked up a guitar and sat back in his seat, and slumped over and passed away. Efforts were made to revive him before the emergency services arrived but no luck.” Neil went on to pay tribute to his fellow musician and friend. "Very sad, I’m very upset to say the least. Boz was one of the good guys, I’ll never forget that impish smile and crazy humor, a sad loss indeed. I used to stand next to him on stage in ’The Groove Connection’ and have a great laugh.
He was a great musician and a cool guy to say the least. He was like a long lost older brother to me; we were both into the same music and hit it off from first meeting. A sad loss indeed. I can’t stop thinking of him at present; my heart goes out to Kath his wife.” Neil understands that the funeral will be held in Edinburgh although clearly no date has been set. We’ve set up a tribute page on the site where people can offer their thoughts and memories of Boz, and where you can download a free remix of the studio version of Ladies of the Road that was done at the time of the FxF box set but unused.
 Boz on stage with Mel and Ian - their final gig with Crimson on April 1st, 1972 at the Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama
(photo by Chuck Bryant)
I’ve added my own thoughts on Boz and his passing over on the blog.
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Sounds Familiar?
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Sep 2, 2010
What's that you say? Major labels making material available for downloading without proper agreement? Surely not! Read awl abaat'd!
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Travis & Fripp Play Cornwall
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Sep 2, 2010
Travis & Fripp will be making their final UK appearances for 2010 in two beautiful churches in Cornwall in October. It is also their first appearance in the South West of England. The performances are as follows-
Friday, 29th Oct (7.30pm) Falmouth, Cornwall. - All Saints Church, Killigrew St (01736 334 682)
Saturday, 30th Oct (7.30pm) Newlyn, Near Penzance, Cornwall . - St Peter's Church (01736 334 682)
Both concerts are in aid of the charity Shallal of which Robert Fripp is a patron. The charity is a the socially inclusive community dance theatre company.
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JF&C Album Completed
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Sep 1, 2010
Robert’s updated diary reveals that Jakko Jakszyk and RF have completed work on the debut album by JF&C, A Scarcity Of Miracles.
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Caption Competition aka The Pic That Keeps On Giving
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Sep 1, 2010
A nip and punch for the first of the month as we unleash our latest competition. Take a look at this hot-off-the-press pic below, rev up your mirth muscle, and crack off your caption onto the guestbook marked, er, "caption competition."
Only one entry per person will be allowed so think before you click!
A special panel of humour experts will be convened to monitor the progress of the competition on the guestbook. When they deem that all comedic possibilities and punning depths have been plumbed, a winner will be announced. The said winner will then be awarded a download of their choice from DGMLive.
Remember - only one entry per person allowed !
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League of Crafty Bunny Adorers?
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Aug 31, 2010
My thanks to Davidly for the following. Regarding the diary entry dated the 15th of August: I thought I had
seen the photograph therein somewhere else before. It didn't take long
before I found this:
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Stick Men Giveaway
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Aug 30, 2010
We've got a copy of Soup, the new album from Tony Levin, Michael Bernier and Pat Mastelotto (collectively known as Stick Men) to giveaway. All you need to do to get your hands on this platter is to send an email to competitions@dgmlive.com headed SOUP.
The lucky winner will be announced on the 5th September. You can hear some of the album by visiting Stick Men's myspace site and see some of recent touring action over on Tony Levin's website. You can also read my take on the album over on the blog.
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The Fifth Spin Of The Sun
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Aug 27, 2010
There's another video up on Trey Gunn's site as a part of his Music For Films series.
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How Fripp & Grinderman Came About
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Aug 27, 2010
Warren Ellis of Grinderman talks about how RF came to play on one of their tracks in this interview.
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A Little Light Reading
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Aug 25, 2010
The Reading Festival is almost upon us, and as the DGM team get kitted up for for the mudslides and pack the cans of Ye Olde Oak ham (ask yer dad), take a look at this account of Reading Festival circa 1975.
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Fripp "He is one serious dude."
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Aug 24, 2010
My thanks to PabloF for sending me this link in which an encounter with RF is recalled.
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