LUBE:  Wisconsin's greatest cover band is making the rounds in 2001.  Check out their upcoming shows - Jan. 27 at Badger Bowl in Madison and Feb. 23 at The Timbers in DeForest.  And ladies, go easy on Andy, his clothes are not cheap.

212 - The Pride of LaCrosse:  Newest release Sergeant Attention Deficit Disorder's Lonely Hearts Club Sandbox is a tremendous feat of aptitude.  A 10 CD set that will be released February 12th.  Place your order now, because it retails at $1,000!

Let It Be (known):  I get people asking me all of the time, "are you obsessed with death?"  Well, no I'm not.  The historian in me compels me to keep track and pay homage to the musicians that have enhanced our lives through music.  Many of these musicians who have gone into the great unknown have never received their just due.  Being a musician is a tough life and I salute each and every one (alive and dead) for going out there and making it happen.  What a dreary existence we'd have if it weren't for them.
RIP:  2000 ends with the deaths of many Hall of Famers.

David Brown (David Michael Brown) - Died 9-10?-2000 (Rock) Born 2-15-1950 in San Francisco, CA  Was the bass guitarist for Santana - Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Richard "Snax" Jaeger - Died 8-27-2000 (Blues - Jazz) Born 9-11-1947 in San Diego, CA. - Percussionist - Worked with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Crosby, Stills And Nash, Dave Mason, The Pointer Sisters, The BoDeans, Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead.
Maurice Wellington (aka Blacka Morwell) - Died 10-12-2000 - Cancer (Reggae) Born 8-19-1950 - Was a member of The Morwells Group and worked with Culture and Eric "Bingi Bunny" Lamont.
Kevin Mills - Died 12-3-2000 - Motorcycle accident (Christian Rock) Born 1968 - Was a singer and bass player for Newsboys and White Heart.
Mañuel "Puntillita" Licea Lamot - Died 12-4-2000 (Cuban Big Band) Born 1-4-1927 - Singer - Was a member of The Afro-Cuban All Stars and The Buena Vista Social Club - Worked with Ry Cooder, Julio Cueva's Orchestra, La Sonora Matancera and Beny Moré.
Joe Nanini (Oliver Joseph Nanini) Died 12-4-2000 - Blood clot in his brain (Punk - Jazz - New Wave - Country) Born in Japan - Drummer for Wall Of Voodoo and Lonesome Strangers.
Rick Chavoya - Died 12-5-2000 - Cancer (Rock) Born 4-7-1952 in Corsicana - Was a drummer for The Others.
David Egan - Died 12-6-2000 - Soft tissue sarcoma (Rock - Experimental) Born 1942 in Syracuse, N.Y. - Played guitar and keyboards - Was a Member of Porcelain Forehead, Ian's Kitchen, Sumac, Penguin and Frost Giant.
Teresa Sterne - Died 12-10-2000 - Lou Gehrig's disease (Record Company Exec) Born 1927 in Brooklyn, NY - Was the head of Nonesuch Records - Credited with restoring interest in Scott Joplin's ragtime music.
Edmund Ntemi Piliso - Died 12-11-2000 - Illness related to diabetes (Jazz) Born 1925 - Saxophonist - was a member of The Alexandra All-Star Band and The African Jazz Pioneers.
Kirsty MacColl (aka Mandy Doubt) - Died 12-18-2000 - Hit by a speedboat while swimming (Folk Rock - Pop - Punk - New Wave) Born 10-10-1959 (She did, There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and "Walking Down Madison") Was a member of The Drug Addix - Worked with The Pogues, Simple Minds, Happy Mondays, The Smiths, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Robert Plant
Regis Irving (aka Mr. Reg. N.I.C.E) - Died 12-19-2000 - Complications from strep throat (Gospel Rap) Was a member of G.O.G.'z (God's Original Gangtaz).
Pops Staples (Roebuck Staples) - Died 12-19-2000 - Concussion from a fall (Gospel - Pop - Blues) Born 12-28-1915 in Winona, Mississippi. - Was a member of The Golden Trumpets, The Trumpet Jubilees and The Staple Singers
Milt Hinton (aka The Judge) - Died 12-19-2000 - After a long illness (Jazz) Born 1910 - Was a jazz bassist and a photographer - Worked with Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney, The Drifters, The Coasters.  Played on 600 to 1,000 records.
Rob Buck - Died 12-19-2000 - Liver failure (Rock) Born 8-1-1958 in Jamestown, N.Y. - Was the lead guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs
Thomas G. Yohe - Died 12-21-2000 - Pancreatic cancer (Rock) Born 1937 - Creator and creative director of "Schoolhouse Rock" cartoons
Rudi Gassner (Rudolf L. Gassner) - Died 12-23-2000 - Heart attack (Music executive) Born 1942 - Worked for BMG records.
Jimmy Shand - Died 12-23-2000 - Pneumonia (Polka - Scottish Music) Born 1908 - Was the leader of The Jimmy Shand Band
Nick Massi (Nicholas Macioci) - Died 12-24-2000 - Cancer (Rock - Doo-Wop) Born 9-19-1927 in Newark, NJ. - Bass vocalist for The Four Lovers and The Four Seasons - Rock N Rock Hall Of Fame Inductee.

To see a complete listing of all the musicians who have died since the beginning of time, go to The Dead Rock Star Club.
http://users.efortress.com/doc-rock/2000.html

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