So far, 2012 has been an exceptionally rough year for the music world. Today, news has surfaced of the loss of three greats even if renown Motown bassist and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt may not have been a household name.
This performance by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from The Andy Williams Show is obviously lip synched and Bob Babbitt was not a member of the Miracles but he does play on the original recording:
Re: Sad Day for the Music World
Posted: July 17, 2012 1:28 am
by Rabbitz
I was most saddened to hear the news about Jon Lord.
The world is losing many of its great musicians.
Sadly they are not being replaced, these great musicians learnt their craft by working hard and working with other talented musicians. It was not for the money, nor the fame, it was for the music.
Today's crop of popular "music industry identities" (for few are musicians in the real sense) will not have the career longevity of these legends as once the hard grind starts and once they have work at and improve their craft it will be too hard and they will disappear.
Vale Jon, you have left us with a musical legacy that will never be forgotten.
Re: Sad Day for the Music World
Posted: July 18, 2012 5:43 pm
by Tiki Torches
I have to respectfully disagree with a couple of your points. The world of music is vastly different these days because of the internet (as well as other factors), but I still believe there to be lots of great musicians out there. While there may be plenty of one hit wonder type artists out there, that's not to say that other artists' won't enjoy the same sort of longevity that Jon Lord, Levon Helm and many of the other artists we've lost this year did. Who will be remembered 10-20 years from now out of the pool of musicians out there currently making music? I have no idea myself, the same way I wouldn't have been able to answer that question 10-20 years ago but I'm sure they will. While the pop music cookie cutter machine seems to be in full effect in 2012, I'm also well aware of plenty of artists that don't fit that mold and never will. If they will be remembered 10-20 years from now is anybody's guess. I guess what I'm trying to say is, there's still some high quality music being made out there even if it may not be reflected by the Pop charts or commercial radio.