R.I.P. Richard Donner :
The first film I ever rented on VHS was Superman. Our video shop had different colour stickers for pricing on different films, I remember getting...
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Category: R.I.P.
R.I.P. Ned Beatty :
June 14, 2021
by kendalllacey
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Oh man, here is one of the biggest character actors of them all, leaving us, at least at a decent age. Ned Beatty has died...
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R.I.P. BJ Thomas :
May 30, 2021
by kendalllacey
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I guess I discovered BJ Thomas after Manic Street Preachers covered his classic Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, which also led me to the...
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R.I.P. Samuel E. Wright :
May 27, 2021
by kendalllacey
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A sad week in Disney world, with the death of Samuel E. Wright, best known for his iconic work as Sebastian The Crab in the...
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R.I.P. Jim Steinman :
April 23, 2021
by kendalllacey
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Growing up, every builder’s radio, every painter’s car stereo, was playing a Jim Steinman production. I sometimes wonder if I heard more Meat Loaf on...
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R.I.P. Ricky Powell :
February 2, 2021
by kendalllacey
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You might not know the name Ricky Powell, but you most certainly know his work. His photographs of New York City and its music and...
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R.I.P. Larry King :
January 25, 2021
by kendalllacey
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I remember catching Larry King on TV when first visiting America as a kid and found him to be an interviewer that made you interested...
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R.I.P. Phil Spector :
January 18, 2021
by kendalllacey
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Writing a piece on the death of the world’s greatest record producer should be easy, but alas there are so many caveats – for each...
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R.I.P. Mark Keds :
January 12, 2021
by kendalllacey
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Back in the days when record store tape sections were like little islands, I crossed over to the ‘indie’ section having heard Senseless Things and...
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