Obituary Thread, famous people, places & events.

[mugofbeer]

It's obviously wrong but l had just come across it and was suprised......
https://countylocalnews.com/2024/04/...eather-legend/

[Dob Hooligan]

The Gary England that died was a 3M sales rep in the auto body repair products division. From about 1970 to the early 2000s he was a well known and respected figure in the Oklahoma body shop biz. Still a legend for the older people still in the biz.
His oldest (I think) son, Ty England, was one of Garth Brooks’ earliest side men when they started in Stillwater, while attending OSU. Stayed with Brooks into the early part of the “superstar” period. Had a couple solo albums and minor hits.

[Laramie]

RIP Gary England, you were the best!

[Mr. Blue Sky]

RIP Max Nichols. Age 90. Those of us who knew Max were always amazed at his breadth of knowledge about… well … everything. A great journalist whose time at the Journal-Record will especially be remembered fondly.. He is a member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Historians HOF. Here is his obit at The Oklahoman and a couple more links of interest.

https://www.oklahoman.com/obituaries/pokl0806957
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Max-Nichols/ (must-read for anyone wanting a great read on Max)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Max_Nichols[/QUOTE]

[Brett]

RIP - Duane Eddy

[Bill Robertson]

RIP - Duane Eddy

What an influential guitar player he was. If he didn't invent twang he did the most to make it well known.

[Jersey Boss]

What an influential guitar player he was. If he didn't invent twang he did the most to make it well known.

Formerly married to singer Jessi Colter.

[Bill Robertson]

Formerly married to singer Jessi Colter.

I had completely forgotten that!

[Jersey Boss]

I had completely forgotten that!

You could probably count on 10 fingers the number of posters in this forum familiar with his work.

[TheTravellers]

You could probably count on 10 fingers the number of posters in this forum familiar with his work.

I'm one, have a few CDs of his. Wasn't he the one that cut up the speakers in his amp to get more nastiness, or was that someone else in those early days?

I actually didn't know he was married to Jessi before she married Waylon!

[Martin]

You could probably count on 10 fingers the number of posters in this forum familiar with his work.

i don't think duane eddy is *that* obscure... play the opening of miserlou and just about anybody is going to think of pulp fiction or the black eyed peas. few may be familiar with the name, but most are familiar with the work.

[Bill Robertson]

You could probably count on 10 fingers the number of posters in this forum familiar with his work.

Yeah. Probably. I love different styles of guitar playing and all the tricks people used to make unique sounds way back before you could buy a pedal to make a similar sound.

[Jeepnokc]

Scott Wilson, 39th Street nightclub pioneer passed away. Mr. Wilson successfully sued the city over their harassment of gay clubs.

https://www.okgazette.com/news/from-...rt-two-2947675