On July 16, 2012, John Douglas “Jon” Lord, died aged 71. He was musician (piano, keyboard, Hammond organ) and composer, best known as member of Deep Purple. Lord also performed with Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, The Artwoods, and The Flower Pot Men. On November 11, 2010, he was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of “Stevenson College” in Edinburgh, and on July 15, 2011, Lord was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree at “De Montfort Hall” by the University of Leicester.
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Steve Marriott
On April 20.1991, Stephen Peter “Steve” Marriott died aged 44. He was musician (guitar), songwriter and producer, leader of Small Faces (The) and Humble Pie. In 2012, Marriott was inducted posthumously into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of Small Faces (The).
Jim Marshall
On April 5, 2012, Jim Marshall died aged 88. “The Father of loud” or “The Lord of loud” was an English businessman and pioneer of guitar amplification. His company “Marshall Amplification” and his amplifiers changed the face of rock music and granted iconic status among the world best known guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend, Kurt Cobain, Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash, Eddie Van Halen and Angus Young. In 2003, Marshall was awarded an “OBE” for “services to the music industry.
U2: The Joshua Tree
On March 9, 1987, “Island” label released “The Joshua Tree”, the fifth U2 studio album . It was recorded January 1986 – January 1987, at “STS Studios”, “Danesmoate House”, “Windmill Lane Studios”, and was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. In 1988, “The Joshua Tree” won “Grammy Awards” for “Album of the Year” and “Best Rock Performance” by a “Duo or Group with Vocal”. It is U2 best sold album with more than 25 million copies sold worldwide. In 1995, the album was certified 10× Platinum in US by “RIAA”, and album subsequently received the “Diamond” certificate. In Canada it was certified Diamond by “Canadian Recording Industry Association”, In UK it was certified 8 x Platinum by “BPI”, with an additional silver certification for the 20th anniversary edition. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 27 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bono– lead vocals, harmonica, guitars
- The Edge– guitars, piano, backing vocals
- Adam Clayton– bass guitar
- Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums, percussion
- Brian Eno– keyboards, DX7 programming, backing vocals
- Daniel Lanois– tambourine, Omnichord, additional guitar, backing vocals
- The Armin Family – strings
- The Arklow Silver Band – brass
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen.
- Where the Streets Have No Name
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
- With or Without You
- Bullet the Blue Sky
- Running to Stand Still
- Red Hill Mining Town
- In God’s Country
- Trip Through Your Wires
- One Tree Hill
- Exit
- Mothers of the Disappeared
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