On November 4, 1994, Frederick Dewey Smith aka Fred “Sonic” Smith died aged 45. He was musician (guitar), member of the band Sonic’s Rendezvous Band, recorded with his wife Patti Smith, but was best known as a member of MC5 (The).
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Sleeps With Angels
On August 16, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Sleeps With Angels”, the twenty-first Neil Young & Crazy Horse album . It was recorded November 1993 – April 1994, at “The Complex Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Neil Young and David Briggs. Young created the title track after the death of Kurt Cobain, who quoted him in his suicide note.
Personnel:
- Neil Young – lead vocals, guitar, tack piano, accordion, flute, harmonica
- Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – vocals, guitar, grand piano, electric piano, keyboards, bass marimba,
- Billy Talbot – vocals, bass, vibes, bass marimba,
- Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.
- My Heart
- Prime of Life
- Driveby
- Sleeps With Angels
- Western Hero
- Change Your Mind
- Blue Eden – Ralph Molina, Frank Sampedro, Billy Talbot, Neil Young
- Safeway Cart
- Train of Love
- Trans Am
- Piece of Crap
- A Dream That Can Last
Henry Mancini
On June 14, 1994, Enrico Nicola “Henry” Mancini, died aged 70. He was composer, arranger and conductor, best known for his movie and television music. His most popular work is “The Pink Panther Theme”, main score to the movie series “Pink Panther”, and the theme to the “Peter Gunn” television series. He achieved a long lasting collaboration with the famous movie director Blake Edwards. For his work he has won four “Academy Awards”, “Golden Globe”, twenty “Grammy Awards” and a posthumous “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1995.
Jeff Buckley
On May 29, 1997, Jeffrey Scott “Jeff” Buckley died aged 30. Son of Tim Buckley, he was singer-songwriter and musician ( guitar, organ,harmonium, Appalachian dulcimer and bass guitar). In 1994 “Columbia” released his only studio album, the highly acclaimed “Grace”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” considered Jeff Buckley as one of the greatest singers of all time.
Kurt Cobain
On April 5, 1994, Kurt Donald Cobain died aged 27. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, best known as founding member, guitarist and lead singer of the band “Nirvana”.
Milan Mladenović
On November 5, 1994, Milan Mladenović died aged 36. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of Šarlo Akrobata, but best known as founding member and front man of the band Ekaterina Velika.
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