Request Line: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Earlier this week Don T served up a touching tribute to our dear departed friend the Wee Baby Seamus.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: nobody contributed more to Request Line than tWBS did.  Whether it was filling in for me when I couldn’t get my shit together, or just contributing his heart out every week, the man clearly had a lot of music in his heart.  And like many great rock stars, he lived fast, loved hard, and died (relatively) young.  So I thought in tribute to a year since his passing, today’s topic would be a pretty simple one: artists who left the stage tragically early.  I’ll get us started with one of the most talented (and troubled) young women who ever stepped in front of a microphone.

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yeah right

The part that really sucks about this, they had just started. I had just really discovered them. My niece and her husband saw them live and they blew the joint up.

Riley Gale the lead singer just died last August. They had their tour cancelled by the pandemic.

Fuck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOWf8uqGf8A

Last edited 2 years ago by yeah right
scotchnaut

Both Fred “Sonic” Smith and Rob Tyner died in their 40’s. Before they passed, they made sure that the jams were kicked out. Seriously, come for the “MUTHAFUCKA” and stay for the mind-boggling guitar work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhQRFO4M7A

BeefReeferLives

Vernon Isley was gone by the time this came out, but love this version. Specially the guitar at the end… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkwBMO16JzM

Last edited 2 years ago by BeefReeferLives
Senor Weaselo

Schubert died at 31 from either typhoid or syphilis, so this counts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Y3gHKywTQ

BeefReeferLives

“Why not both?”

scotchnaut

Probably the most prominent member of the “Country Music ’29’ Club”-I give you Hank Williams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXYjm74WFI&ab_channel=wilsonmcphert

BeefReeferLives

I was waiting for Hank. To combine last week’s & this week’s themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtolv9kM1qk

Last edited 2 years ago by BeefReeferLives
SonOfSpam

Nate Dogg had many more “featuring” appearances left.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSnMcoxGxlk&ab_channel=SachaSydorovSachaSydorov