2016 saw a number of important musicians leave this planet of perpetual sorrow. We pay tribute to some of them tonight, including:
- Alan Vega (Suicide)
- Brian Rading (Five Man Electrical Band)
- Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople)
- David Bowie
- Frank Sinatra Jr (was a guest on Was (not Was) “What up dog?”)
- George Martin (producing Jeff Beck)
- Keith Emerson
- Leon Russell (with Joe Cocker)
- Lonnie Mack (with the Doors)
- Merle Haggard
- Mose Allison
- Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane)
- Ross Hannaford and Wayne Duncan (Daddy Cool)
- Scotty Moore (with Elvis)
- Hugh Macdonald (Redgum)
- Al Caiola
- Muhammad Ali (yes, we know he wasn’t musician, but he was pretty spesh)
Listen to part 1
Tracks
- David Bowie – Sound and Vision
- David Bowie – D.J.
- Jefferson Airplane – Today
- Jefferson Airplane – D.C.B.A.-25
- Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
- Daddy Cool – 60 Minute Man
- Jeff Beck – You Know What I Mean (for George Martin – he produced Blow by Blow)
- Jeff Beck – She’s A Woman (ditto)
- Was (not Was) – Wedding Vows in Vegas (Frank Sinatra Jr on lead vox)
- Mott the Hoople – All the young dudes
- Mott the Hoople – Walking With A Mountain
- Emerson Lake and Palmer – Nutrocker
Listen to part 2
Tracks
- Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard – A Horse Called Music
- The Doors – Roadhouse Blues (Lonnie Mack on bass)
- Five Man Electrical Band – Absolutely Right
- Five Man Electrical Band – Signs
- Johnny Wakelin – The Black Superman
- Suicide – Keep Your Dreams
- Suicide – Rocket USA
- Elvis Presley – Baby Let’s Play House (featuring Scotty Moore)
- Elvis Presley – Mystery Train (ditto)
- Mose Alison – Parchman Farm
- Redgum – The Diamantina Drover
- Joe Cocker – Cry me a river (features Leon Russell)
- Al Caiola – Hound Dog
- Daddy Cool – Lollipop
- Mott the Hoople – Rest in peace