Former member of Wilco, Jay Bennett died yesterday, and we don’t yet know what the cause of death was (autopsy is pending). He was only 45 and representatives for Wilco could not be reached for comment yet. He was a main part of Wilco’s best albums, “Being There” and “Summerteeth.” I think, without him the band would have never earned such a cult following, by injecting strong pop craft into Jeff Tweedy’s Tupelo style. In May 2009, Bennett sued Tweedy for breach of contract stemming from his work for Wilco. The suit came less than two weeks after Bennett publicly revealed that he needed hip replacement surgery which he could not afford due to lack of health insurance. You will be missed, Jay.
Category: Notable Obituaries
R.I.P. Kelly Groucutt
Kelly Groucutt, former bass player of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) has passed away at the age of 63. He died in England of a heart attack. Groucutt performed with the band from 1974 and 1983. What a sad loss to his family and the legion of ELO fans out there. It’s a real shame I never heard much of his solo work, which in many ways stands alongside Jeff Lynne as a true pop master. This video is of his hit song “Oh, Little Darling.”
If anyone knows where I can get a copy of his solo LP on CD “Kelly” please give me a shout out (It seems impossible to find).
Patrick McGoohan finally escaped
The Prisoner, created by Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein, follows a former British Secret agent who is held captive in “the Village” by mysterious authorities who want to know why he has resigned his position. The series ran for seventeen episodes, from 1967 to 1968, first on the BBC. Star of the cult show, Patrick McGoohan passed away on January 13th. The popularity of the show rivaled that other British fictional character, James Bond. You can watch the entire “Prisoner” series on AMCTV here
Listen to The Times “I helped Patrick McGoohan Escape”