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R.I.P. Eric Haydock (The Hollies)

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Six-string bassist Eric Haydock of The Hollies has died at the age of 75.

According to bestclassicbands.com, Haydock’s death was confirmed by Hollies co-founder Bobby Elliott, “Along with Tony [Hicks], Eric and I were the rhythm section that created the springboard for [Allan] Clarke, Hicks and [Graham] Nash to launch that famous three-way Hollies harmony…On the early package tours, Dave Clark, the Kinks and artists of the period would watch from the wings as we effortlessly rocked the screaming theatre audiences into a frenzy…Although Eric left the Hollies in 1966, I occasionally listen enthralled by our BBC and Abbey Road recording sessions and dear Eric masterfully playing his six string bass.”

Below are more recent deaths - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2019.

January (10)

[05 Jan 2019] Eric Haydock (British bassist for The Hollies), 75

[05 Jan 2019] Dan Tshanda (South African musician for Splash), 54, heart attack

[03 Jan 2019] Steve Ripley (American musician for The Tractors), 69, cancer

[02 Jan 2019] Daryl Dragon, aka The Captain (American musician for Captain & Tennille), 76, renal failure

[01 Jan 2019] Shane Bisnett (American bassist for Ice Nine Kills), 31

[01 Jan 2019] Feis Ecktuh (Dutch rapper), 32, shot

[01 Jan 2019] Joan Guinjoan (Spanish composer and pianist), 87

[01 Jan 2019] Kris Kelmi (Russian singer-songwriter for Autograph), 63

[01 Jan 2019] Joe Stapleton (American radio broadcaster for WBZ, WAAF), 55

[01 Jan 2019] Pegi Young (American singer-songwriter), 66, cancer

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Fourth of July

The Hollies - Sandy (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Bruce Springsteen - 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" was written by Bruce Springsteen for his 1973 album The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle. "The choir is really one female singer with lots of overdubs. Springsteen wanted to use a children's choir, but ended up using Suki Lahav. She played with the band from September 1974 - March 1975, but was not credited on the album." (songfacts.com). The English band The Hollies covered the song which appeared on their Super Hits album.

The Beach Boys - 4th of July

"4th of July" by The Beach Boys was released as part of the 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys which is a four-disc set containing classics and rarities. It also included a bonus disc "that mixes music and vocal tracking sessions with rare live material". The song was written in 1970 by Dennis Wilson and Jack Rieley and originally intended for their album Surf's Up "as a veiled comment on the alleged suppression of the NY Times by the US government ... but was pulled by Dennis after an argument with brother Carl over sequencing the album" (source).

Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July

This song is taken from Galaxie 500's third album, This Is Our Music, which was also their last album as Galaxie 500. After their breakup, Dean Wareham went on to play for the now defunct indie rock band Luna and started the duo Dean & Britta with fellow bandmate, Britta Phillips. Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang went on to play under the name Pierre Etoile, but later changed it to simply Damon & Naomi. They were also part of the short-lived band Magic Hour and run a book publishing company called Exact Change. (link: video)

Sunday Morning - July July

This song isn't patriotic, but it's called "July July" and I thought I'd post it anyway since it's July. Anyway, Sunday Morning is a band from Cesena, Italy and comprised of five-members. They've released a free 4-song demo in 2005 under Midfinger Records, their current label. Their debut album Take These Flowers to Your Sister features the four tracks ("July July", "Ellis", "From the Basement", and "Is That Racoon Sweeter Than Me") from that EP. And just if you're wondering, they sing in English despite being from Italy.


Jason