What musician that has passed away...

[Bish]

do you admire/miss the most?

For me it has to be Jeff Porcaro. He was my idol. I learned more technique and creativity from his work than any other musician ever.

Frank rates right up there, too.

[EddieV]

Buddy holly

[pastor_bob]

Well, I grew up on Led Zeppelin, so John Bonham has to be mentioned here, and at the same time I would agree with Bish that Frank probably had more impact on me than any drummer other than my current teacher. I learned a lot from that man.

[almostmatt1]

Dimaebag darrel
Truly an AMAZING musician.

[ScreaminSGs]

Terry Kath
Amazing guitarist and vocalist.

I came too late to know Frank.
He certainly made an impression on a lot of members here!

[stick clicker]

Frank Zappa.....a big loss to music when he passed.

At the moment it is Zappadan, 4th - 21st December (FZ's birth and death date)

Play Zappa Everyday!

[ScreaminSGs]

Frank Zappa.....a big loss to music when he passed.

At the moment it is Zappadan, 4th - 21st December (FZ's birth and death date)

Play Zappa Everyday!

Zappa was a genius.
Number 2 on my list!

[bassist learning drums]

frank zappa.....a big loss to music when he passed.

At the moment it is zappadan, 4th - 21st december (fz's birth and death date)

play zappa everyday!

zappa was a genius.
Number 2 on my list!

Zappa, period!!!

[Russ]

Michael Hutchins is one for me.

[Larrysperf]

Gene Krupa has special meaning to me as I met him and got 1 lesson from him. Yes Im that old. Frank as Bish said, as he always was there to help. Great thread Bish

[Bubingabill]

music icon Jerry Garcia

[Bubingabill]

Zappa, period!!!

Dweezil is doing a Apostrophe tribute in its entirety in PHX in a few days
"watch out where the huskys go dont you eat that yellow snow"
now back to the thread

[gonefishin]

Frank rates right up there, too.

......I miss that guy and those red sparkling Luddies.

[Constinator25]

The Rev.

If he were alive then Dream Theatre would still be rockin.

[marko138]

Dimebag Darrell. Incredible musician, great person, awesome band. I saw them on their last tour as Pantera. I was blown away.

[Drumbledore]

Louis Bellson.....folks, without Louis, the idea of double bass drumming would not have been developed into what we now take for granted nowadays.

[Kazaamski]

SRV- Not because I like the guy, but then I could stop hearing every other drunk go on about how he was G-ds gift to Man and that we we're robbed oh his presence.

[xweasel]

Frank, because he was always so helpful and knowledgeable. Always gave me advice when I asked.

Dimebag, because his heavy riffs were something else. Amazingly skilled guitarist.

Louie Bellson, for the reason that Drumbledore gave. I don't know why many jazz drummers are quick to condemn double kick drumming when many jazz greats played double kick and made it great.

Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka. Died when he was 23. Amazing death metal drummer, and was on his way to becoming one of the death metal greats, up there with George Kollias, Inferno, Gene Hoglan, Derek Roddy, Pete Sandoval etc. He was 15 years old when this was recorded. That is insane.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8WH-fd4SY&feature=related"]YouTube - Decapitated - Winds Of Creation[/ame]

[Dawgkikker]

No doubt Frank left a large impression on me in the short time I knew him through the site. As someone said he was always willing to help anyone became better.
As far as more well known musicians that have passed Randy Rhodes really is about the only dead musician that had any influence on me.

[Drumbledore]

Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka. Died when he was 23. Amazing death metal drummer, and was on his way to becoming one of the death metal greats, up there with George Kollias, Inferno, Gene Hoglan, Derek Roddy, Pete Sandoval etc. He was 15 years old when this was recorded. That is insane.

Holy crap..I forgot about Vitek man!!

In that case we should also include Gar Samuelson from the early days of Megadeth.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DWoJBHibhM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

[Bish]

Bump...

Thought I might revive this one. I was looking for something else but this'll do for a start.

Maybe more to follow...

[trickg]

For me, it was Maynard Ferguson. I'm a trumpet player first, and Maynards phat sound and soaring stratospheric playing is something that always inspired me. He was a giant of the jazz trumpet world, and he was constantly working high schools and other events where he could inspire younger generations to pursue music and jazz. I never got to "meet" him, but I did get to hear him in person a bunch of times - once so close in a small club where I could have reached out and touched him.

The day he died it was like I got punched in the gut. I used to laugh when I'd see people on TV crying about the death of this or that celebrity, and in that moment when I was on the verge of tears, I understood.

Maynard falls into a category similar to Buddy Rich - he was one of a kind. There are many imitators, but only one original, real McCoy.

[Howzit]

Farrokh Bulsara

[jordison515]

For a drummer, definitely the Rev.

He was so different, so original in his work... I might be a fast player, but I have no chops compared to Jimmy's. Some of his stuff is just insane. I finally got the double-ride move in Almost Easy down after a year. We lost an amazing drummer when the Rev passed.

In music in general, I will always miss Paul Gray.

I loved Paul. He was so integral to Slipknot and the band's sound, and honestly, he was always overlooked. It's always Corey or Joey or Mick or Jim. Never Paul. I'll always miss Paul because the music he wrote (he wrote a lot of the music in Slipknot) inspired me to play drums and I'll play drums until the day I die. Paul will always be in my heart. We lost a big heart and a good soul when we lost Paul.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdwlZ4g8OFI&feature=related"]Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Duality - Jam with Roy Mayorga - YouTube[/ame]

[Olimpass]

John Lennon