christastrophe (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} christastrophe) wrote,@ 2008-08-20 13:46:00 |
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Life is just a one night stand
If there's a rock and roll heaven, you know they've got a hell of a horn section as of today.
We lost two massive talents yesterday: Johnny "Dizzy" Moore of The Skatalites died of cancer at the age of 70, and LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band died of complications from, of all things, an ATV accident about a month ago. Johnny Moore played trumpet, LeRoi Moore saxophone.
I happened to be hanging out with just the right crowd in the early 90's, when fundraiser dances for Amnesty International just turned into big ska parties. I've done my share of skanking, and partied to my share of Skatalites. This is sad news, man. But nice work if you can get it - the original lineup of the Skatalites was only together for a year, apparently. I was unaware of that.
LeRoi Moore makes me sad because I love my Bug. He's long held his DMB banner over his head, weathering any attacks to his character that come along with it. I've never owned an album, but I've become a staunch defender. There's not a single guy on stage with Dave Matthews who doesn't smoke pretty much every other musician out there. It's not my stylistic cup of tea all the time, but they have my absolute total respect as musicians. They absolutely smoke it, and LeRio's sax was a huge part of defining what that great jam sounded like.
So, in honor of the man, here's LeRoi with DMP doing what they do best: absolutely crushing it live with an extended jam. The comments on YouTube are pretty devastating, too. Somebody wrote "it just seems unreal....i saw him live over 40 times and to think that i will never see him again is just unfathomable. leroi will be missed greatly"
If there's a rock and roll heaven, you know they've got a hell of a horn section as of today.
We lost two massive talents yesterday: Johnny "Dizzy" Moore of The Skatalites died of cancer at the age of 70, and LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band died of complications from, of all things, an ATV accident about a month ago. Johnny Moore played trumpet, LeRoi Moore saxophone.
I happened to be hanging out with just the right crowd in the early 90's, when fundraiser dances for Amnesty International just turned into big ska parties. I've done my share of skanking, and partied to my share of Skatalites. This is sad news, man. But nice work if you can get it - the original lineup of the Skatalites was only together for a year, apparently. I was unaware of that.
LeRoi Moore makes me sad because I love my Bug. He's long held his DMB banner over his head, weathering any attacks to his character that come along with it. I've never owned an album, but I've become a staunch defender. There's not a single guy on stage with Dave Matthews who doesn't smoke pretty much every other musician out there. It's not my stylistic cup of tea all the time, but they have my absolute total respect as musicians. They absolutely smoke it, and LeRio's sax was a huge part of defining what that great jam sounded like.
So, in honor of the man, here's LeRoi with DMP doing what they do best: absolutely crushing it live with an extended jam. The comments on YouTube are pretty devastating, too. Somebody wrote "it just seems unreal....i saw him live over 40 times and to think that i will never see him again is just unfathomable. leroi will be missed greatly"
