Tag Archives: 2018

Hugh Masekela

January 23, 2018 mandevm Leave a comment

On January 23, 2018, Hugh Ramopolo Masekela died aged 78. He was musician (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet), singer and composer, known as “Father of South African Jazz.” As leader Masekela released 49 albums, and received many awards, including:

1968 – Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Performance – instrumental
2002 – BBC Radio Jazz Awards: International Award of the Year
2005 – Channel O Music Video Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award
2007 – Ghana Music Awards: 2007 African Music Legend Award
2010 – Order of Ikhamanga: South African National Orders Ceremony
2014 – University of York Honorary Doctorate in Music
2015 – Rhodes University: Doctor of Music

Jim Rodford

January 21, 2018 mandevm Leave a comment

On January 20, 2018, Jim Rodford died aged 76. He was musician (bass), member of bands Mike Cotton Sound, The Zombies, and founding member of Argent, but best known as the bass player of The Kinks.

Dolores O’Riordan

January 15, 2018 mandevm Leave a comment

On January 15, 2018, Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan died aged 46. She was singer, songwriter and musician (guitar, bass, and keyboards), best known as vocalist and leader of The Cranberries. She released seven studio albums with The Cranberries, two solo albums: Are You Listening? (2007) and No Baggage (2009). In 2016 as member of the band D.A.R.K. she released the album Science Agrees.

Fast Eddie Clarke

January 11, 2018 mandevm Leave a comment

On January 10, 2018, Edward Allan Clarke aka “Fast” Eddie Clarke, died aged 67. He was guitarist, member of the bands The Bitter End, Zeus, Continuous Performance, best known as guitarist of Motorhead.

Rick Hall

January 4, 2018 mandevm Leave a comment

On January 2, 2018, Roe Erister “Rick” Hall died aged 85. He was musician (guitar, mandolin) , music producer, songwriter, music publisher, best known as the owner and proprietor of “FAME Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He had recorded and promoted names like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Duane Allman, Etta James, Osmonds, Paul Anka and Tom Jones. In 1985, Hall was inducted into the “Alabama Music Hall of Fame”, received the “John Herbert Orr Pioneer Award”, and In 2014, he won the “Grammy Trustees Award”.

Jean-Michel Jarre: Oxygene 3

December 2, 2017 mandevm Leave a comment

On December 2, 2016, “Columbia” label released “Oxygène 3”, the nineteenth Jean-Michel Jarre album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Jean-Michel Jarre. The album was released on 2 December 2016, on the 40th anniversary of the original Oxygène album.

Personnel:

Jean-Miche Jarre – Eminent 310, AKS, VCS 3, Small Stone, Electric Mistress, ARP 2600, ARP 2500, Moog Sub 37, OB6, Mellotron D4000, Korg Polyphonic Ensemble, Mini Pops, Metasonic, Digisequencer, TR8, Animoog, OP1, OP12, OP24, Qchord, Analog Keys, Virus, Dune, Nordlead 1, Monark, Rblocks, Spire, Serum, Cognosphere, Taurus1, Micro Monsta, Philicorda
Dave Dadwater – mastering
Michel Granger – original painting
Eric Cornic – design
Heidie Moreno Castelli – photography
Louis Hallonet – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Michel Jarre.

Oxygène Part 14
Oxygène Part 15
Oxygène Part 16
Oxygène Part 17
Oxygène Part 18
Oxygène Part 19
Oxygène Part 20

Malcolm Young

November 18, 2017 mandevm Leave a comment

On November 18, 2017, Malcolm Mitchell Young died aged 64. He was musician (guitar), vocalist and songwriter, best known as co-founder and member of AC/DC. In 2003, Malcolm was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” (together with the other members of AC/DC).

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