The RIP thread

A prominent black actress who defied the stereotypes and portrayed a strong intelligent woman of color. RIP Miss Nicols.

Edited by SteveG - July 31 2022 at 19:38

RIP Olivia Newtown-John. :(

Catcher10 wrote: ^ Dang, she was very cool!! RIP https://ultimateclassicrock.com/olivia-newton-john-dead/

Rip to a legend

Olivia Newton-John almost deserves her own RiP thread, she and Julia Andrews are actors and legends of such state you remember of the scope and skill and flair Olivia had in her hight of her carear, a tremendous singer with a crispy and clear tonal quality, she has that Agnete-clearity to her tone which is endearing. Olivia is the true star of Grease

Atavachron wrote: Micky is our biggest resident ONJ fan---  are you out there, Mike ?

R.I.P. Ted Kirkpatrick, drummer and songwriter for the Christian progressive/thrash band Tourniquet. One of my favorite metal bands 

One of Switzerland’s most top influential, inspirational Lucerne astounding drummers, percussionist has surprisingly died Fredy Studer (June 16 1948 – August 22 2022) .

Schweizer Schlagzeug-Ikone Fredy Studer ist überraschend verstorben!

As a Los Angeles lifelong guitarist that was part of Lucerne Swiss progressive rock band Flame Dream, my o’ Kriens drummer Pit Furrer was his first drum teacher in the 80s, friends, and heavily influenced by this very kind, humble, and generous Swiss Luzerner drummer and percussionist Fredy Studer I personally knew, and met many times in Luzern and California.

Fredy Studer was a great drummer. A master who knew no arrogance. One that rocked steadily, but also rolled in a free, jazzy way.


Fredy was a self-taught drummer and percussionist.
Since the early seventies Fredy has performed as a freelancer with musicians ranging from "A", such as Abercrombie, to "Z", such as Zorn.
Over the past forty years, Fredy Studer worked with many different bands & projects.

Fredy gave concerts and workshops, made radio and television recordings, composed music for dance,theatre and film throughout Europe, Africa, Japan, South America, the Caribbean, Taiwan, India, Russia, United States and Canada.

Fredy had numerous prizes and honors.
Fredy Studer was one of the first drummers who incorporated open improvisation as well as straight beats into his style. Fredy's work has been recorded on more than 70 CDs LPs.

Pierre Favre (85), Daniel Humair (84) and Fredy Studer are the Swiss drummers who have left the deepest marks on international jazz. Now the youngest of these glorious three has died unexpectedly at the age of 74.
http://www.fredystuder.ch/
https://www.ch-cultura.ch/de/archiv/musik-und-tanz/der-schweizer-schlagzeuger-fredy-studer-ist-gestorben?fbclid=IwAR30WOHIe6-9-MHSNZFGStWW0B-BI51WdSsd2AlMU47IBJ-56Dm66dDyBBc

https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/fredy-studer-ist-unerwartet-gestorben-737426010961?fbclid=IwAR1Eo8p2Yq5zIdn5w8nYbCoW8aWdqclSvSNpXzrDUi5zmqgZ1N-qAbOqihY

https://www.paiste.com/en/musicians/fredy-studer
https://www.gretschdrums.com/artists/fredy-studer
https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/kultur/nachruf-schweizer-schlagzeug-ikone-fredy-studer-ist-ueberraschend-verstorben-ld.2331487?reduced=true