Enjay Posted December 26, 2006 Get up. Get on up. Stay on the scene. :( 0 Share this post Link to post
GGG Posted December 26, 2006 spank said:Yeah, he died today. Considering I have no available news sources, I never would have known that. 73 seems to be a popular year. 0 Share this post Link to post
Raikoh_Minamoto Posted December 26, 2006 A truly sad Christmas indeed. :( I <3 his music, too. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 26, 2006 Damn, electronic music wouldn't be the same without him. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ultraviolet Posted December 26, 2006 Any word on cause of death? Didn't see it in the Wikipedia article. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lüt Posted December 26, 2006 Ultraviolet said:Any word on cause of death?Most likely living with a hernia :( 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted December 26, 2006 Lüt said:Most likely living with a hernia :( A wife? 0 Share this post Link to post
Texas Libra Posted December 26, 2006 Lüt said:Most likely living with a hernia :( That was Weird Al, you dope :P 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 26, 2006 Ultraviolet said:Any word on cause of death? Didn't see it in the Wikipedia article. He died...YOW! IN THE HOT TUB! /old SNL reference 0 Share this post Link to post
GGG Posted December 26, 2006 Ultraviolet said:Any word on cause of death? Didn't see it in the Wikipedia article. Heart failure from pneumonia complications or something. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bank Posted December 26, 2006 GGG said:Heart failure from pneumonia complications or something. That's the cause. Yeah, the God Father of Soul died on Christmas. Fitting? 0 Share this post Link to post
SYS Posted December 27, 2006 I was really bummed to hear that. He was scheduled to do two nights at the boulevard casino (Jan12-13) in Coquitlam. I wanted to see him once before he kicked the can. The irony has yet to wear off. 0 Share this post Link to post
Aseph Posted December 27, 2006 It must be a real bummer to die on Christmas. Then again, I guess he doesn't care... being dead and all. Danarchy said:Damn, electronic music wouldn't be the same without him. Right, didn't he come up with the legendary "Amen Break" that's used so often in techno music? That break is the most sampled thing in the entire electronic genre, I believe. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted December 27, 2006 Aseph said:didn't he come up with the legendary Amen Break that's used so often in techno music? Hell no 0 Share this post Link to post
Aseph Posted December 27, 2006 What DID he do for the electronic scene then? 0 Share this post Link to post
VileSlay Posted December 27, 2006 I just heard on the news that he will lie in state on the stage of the apollo theater in harlem, NY on thursday. I wish I could make it, but I'm workin. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 27, 2006 Aseph said:What DID he do for the electronic scene then? http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html Under "samples" there's a bit called "funky drummer". That and a bunch of other stuff of his has been used a bunch. I guess it's more his drummer's fault than his though. :P 0 Share this post Link to post
sargebaldy Posted December 27, 2006 That one has an article as well. So really it's Clyde Stubblefield that deserves the credit. 0 Share this post Link to post
jobro Posted December 27, 2006 Indeed it's sad. James Brown is dead... He was for the funk what Kraftwerk is for techno. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ultraviolet Posted December 27, 2006 jobro said:Indeed it's sad. James Brown is dead... He was for the funk what Kraftwerk is for techno. Hilarious, but not very good for serious listening? 0 Share this post Link to post