Remembrance Archives - Classical Music Globe

Monday, May 26, 2025

LISTEN: Heaven Must Have Sent Bonnie Pointer

We put together a career spanning mixtape in memory of the original Pointer Sister

Glam Remembrance Rock

Steve Priest Was The Passionate One

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Andy Scott, Ballroom Blitz, Brian Connolly, Fox on the Run, Mick Tucker, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, RIP, Steve Priest, Sweet

The renowned glam rocker and Sweet survivor gone at age 72

Blues Remembrance

Blues Giant Lucky Peterson Gone at 55

May 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Coronavirus, Lucky Peterson, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, PBS, Soul

Child prodigy turned renowned statesman kept the blues alive and well in the 21st century

New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance Rock

One Will Burn: Closer by Joy Division Turns 40

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1980, Bernard Sumner, Closer, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

On the 40th anniversary of Ian Curtis’s sudden, self-inflicted departure, we look back at his band’s greatest album

Blues Hard Rock Remembrance

In Memory of Brian Howe

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bad Company, Brian Howe, Dangerous Age, Fame and Fortune, Foreigner, Here Comes Trouble, Holy Water, Jimmy Page, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Paul Rodgers, RIP, Simon Kirke

A good pinch hitter in Bad Company, the British singer helped the band remain vital after Paul Paul Rodgers ditched the lads for Jimmy Page in the mid-80s

Remembrance Rock

Ready, Set, Go Man, Go: The Legacy of Little Richard

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alan Freed, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Lucille, Prince, The Beatles, Tutti Frutti

Remembering the life of the one true King of Rock & Roll

Dance Electronic Experimental Hip Hop Industrial New Wave Pop Psychedelics Remembrance

Florian Schneider April 7, 1947 – April 30, 2020: Year Zero Not Only Can Be Beautiful, It Must Be Beautiful

May 8, 2020May 10, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Florian Schneider, Jimmy Fallon, Klaus Dinger, Kraftwerk, Michael Rother, Ralf Hütter, Sonic Youth, Suicide, Sun Ra, Sunn O))), Terry Riley, The Eagles, The Rascals, The Strokes, Tom Hanks

Tim Sommer bids Auf Wiedersehen to Herr Schneider, a man responsible for a half-century of innovation in pop musik

Country and/or Western New Wave Remembrance Soul

Rest In Peace, Sweet Pea Atkinson

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Brick By Brick, Circus Money, Countryman, David Was, Don Was, Dot Com Blues, Elvis Costello, George Jones, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I'm Alive, Iggy Pop, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Smith, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Paula Abdul, Phantom Blues, Richie Sambora, RIP, Sir Harry Bownes, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Taj Mahal, The Hard Stuff, Under The Red Sky, Walter Becker, Was (Not Was), Wayne Kramer, Willie Nelson

Reflecting on the Detroit soul singer’s career beyond Was (Not Was)

New Wave Punk Remembrance

LISTEN: Rest In Peace, Dave Greenfield

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Baz Warne, Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black, Members: Jean-Jacques Burnel, Paul Roberts, pub rock, RIP, The Stranglers

The legendary keyboardist for The Stranglers died on May 3 from COVID-19

Hip Hop Remembrance

Rest In Peace, Fred The Godson

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Cardi B, Fred The Godson, Joell Ortiz, Joey Bada$$, New York City, RIP, South Bronx

Beloved South Bronx MC died from COVID-19 complications at age 35

Heavy Metal Remembrance

Guitar Pick Giveaway Reveals a Grieving Nation

April 19, 2020May 29, 2020 Ken Kurson 5 Comments Altar of Bedlam, Judah Spears, the Suncharms

Singer of Ohio Christian death metal group dies and bandmates carry on in his honor

jazz Remembrance

LISTEN: A Requiem For Henry Grimes

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Henry Grimes, Jazz, McCoy Tyner, On This Night, Pharoah Sanders, Reaching Fourth, Spirits Rejoice Don Cherry, Thaiud, Unit Structures, Where Is Brooklyn?

COVID-19 continues to take its toll on the jazz community with the passing of a master bassist and freethinker

Records Remembrance

Amarcord Hal Willner: His Five Greatest Albums

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 1 Comment Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gavin Friday, Hal Willner, Kurt Weill, Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull, Nino Rota, Saturday Night Live, Walt Disney Concert Hall

The beloved SNL composer’s production work runs as deep as his love for music

North Americana Remembrance

The Primest Prine

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bonnie Raitt, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illegal Smile, John Prine, Oh Boy Records, RIP, Sam Stone

John Prine, one of the greatest architects of Americana music, passes away from COVID-19

Remembrance

LISTEN: RIP Hal Willner

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments Charles Mingus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gavin Friday, Hal Willner, Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Weill, Laurie Anderson, Leon Redbone, Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Williams, The Neville Brothers, Walt Disney

Remembering the legendary producer through his work behind the boards

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