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Welcome to the Lockn' Forum - The home of the original Lockn' Music Festival family!
Please note: This forum is in no way officially associated with Lockn' Festival or its promoters.
RIP musicians
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 2, 2023 18:09:13 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 2, 2023 18:14:05 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 7, 2023 17:26:36 GMT -5
Like most of them with only one or two original members, in recent years just a cover band but the music will endure.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 7, 2023 17:30:33 GMT -5
“The loss of David Lindley is a huge one,” tweeted Jason Isbell. “Without his influence my music would sound completely different. I was genuinely obsessed with his playing from the first time I heard it. The man was a giant.”
“That final cadenza on that one live version of Jackson Browne’’s ‘Running on Empty’ is the greatest recorded live song ending EVER,” tweeted Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid upon seeing news of Lindley’s death.
He is also known for a series of collaborations with Ry Cooder that began with the “Jazz” and “Bop Till You Drop” albums in 1979-80 and continued into Cooder’s 1980s soundtrack era. Other longstanding associations include mulitple albums in which he backed Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Rod Stewart in the ’70s and ’80s.
Additional session work included playing with Emmylou Harris, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Leonard Cohen, Dolly Parton, Little Feat, the Bangles, John Prine, Shawn Colvin, Amy Grant, America, Bread, Eddie Money, Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Aaron Neville, Terry Reid, David Blue and many others.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 7, 2023 17:40:16 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 7, 2023 17:42:47 GMT -5
Every original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd is dead? I thought the Ramones were an anomaly. What happens out on the road, why is it that musicians pass before their time?
I know, I know, you're angry that I'm not mentioning all the other performers who have recently died, most specifically David Lindley. Man, I saw him with Jackson Browne at the Bitter End back in '72, I bought "El Rayo-X." I even saw him live before the pandemic.
But David Lindley was normal, he lived in Claremont for God's sake. I don't want to denigrate his musicianship, which was superb, but Lindley was not a rock star. You know, the kind that used to rape and pillage across the country, who got drunk, did drugs, got laid... That was Lynyrd Skynyrd.
And I know I can't say "rape and pillage" anymore. But that's how they described the rock star lifestyle back in the seventies, and Lynyrd Skynyrd were part of the firmament of the seventies, even after the plane crash.
So...
"Free Bird" was not an immediate hit. After all, Skynyrd was on Al Kooper's Sounds of the South label, distributed by MCA, and you remember Skynyrd's song about MCA, right?
And just a sidenote re Al... He produced the first three LPs, the band's best work... Better than the iconic Tom Dowd's stuff thereafter.
So... Skynyrd penetrated the populace very slowly. This was not "Led Zeppelin IV," where "Stairway to Heaven" was immediately added to playlists. In truth, Skynyrd didn't really break through until the second album, "Second Helping," with "Sweet Home Alabama."
You've got to understand, Skynyrd were relatively late in the procession of southern rock bands. It started with the Allman Brothers, but then their manager had his own label, Capricorn, and was issuing product on a regular basis. The Marshall Tucker Band delivered, but Skynyrd almost arrived as also-rans, they were seen as low rent imitators. I'm talking about the perception, forget the facts.
But tracks started to permeate FM radio...
God, if today's youngsters lived through the days of AOR in the seventies. EVERYBODY listened, the FM rock station was the heartbeat of America. If you tuned in, you learned everything you needed to survive. And you never missed a show because you were unaware of it, when a band came to town...
So as the decade wore on, and they had the Memorial 500 and other holiday countdowns, number one was always "Stairway to Heaven." Number two was "Free Bird." And eventually "Kashmir" was number three. Always, year after year.
You see Lynyrd Skynyrd had three lead guitarists. We'd seen two drummers, but three lead guitarists? It pushed the music over the line, made it special, magical.
And then...
That guitar figure and Ronnie Van Zant saying "Turn it up."
"Sweet Home Alabama" was one of those one listen records. Looped you right in. I asked Al Kooper the backstory. Just after the first LP was released, the band called and asked to come up to Hot Lanta to record a new song. That wasn't released for another year. I asked Al if he knew it was a hit. He said...IT WAS SWEET HOME ALABAMA!
Now I'm not going to write chapter and verse about Skynyrd's career.
But one thing you've got to know is Ronnie Van Zant was the frontman, and not a reluctant one like Gregg Allman. Ronnie had a large personality, he was full of quotes, and he didn't give a f*uck, he'd say whatever he wanted. Point being, the rest of the band was relatively faceless. You only knew the players from the album covers.
And the key songwriters were Van Zant, Allen Collins, occasionally Ed King and Gary Rossington, Rossington had his hands all over the hits.
And after the plane crash, Rossington united with Collins in the Rossington Collins Band, with Dale Krantz as the lead singer. How could you not buy it, you wanted another hit of the magic, at least I did, I loved "Don't Misunderstand Me."
But no one could replace Ronnie.
But the Skynyrd legend could not be kept down. Ultimately the band was reformed with Ronnie's brother Johnny as lead vocalist, and over time the original players came and went, and then they ultimately passed away.
It's not like Gary Rossington's death is a shock. He had so many health problems, it seemed inevitable, unlike the surprise of David Lindley's death.
But if every original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd is dead...
Today's Skynyrd is a tribute act. But it's not only Skynyrd, so many of the classic rock acts feature only an original or two. You know who the new players are, they're smooth-skinned, they're not ragged and haggard, they're YOUNG!
But the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd is still young. Doesn't sound dated. Sounds as fresh as the seventies, when rock ruled the world, when we thought it could never die.
Skynyrd was not background. It wasn't the soundtrack to a video game. The band and its music stood alone. That was enough. No brand extensions were necessary. Ronnie Van Zant's identity, the band's image was enough. Long after all the perfumes and other chozzerai the "musicians" of today are purveying is gone, they'll still be playing Skynyrd music.
You see our music wasn't momentary, it was FOREVER!
And a good portion still is.
But you can only really get the hit by listening to the records. Like Journey... Ariel does a good job imitating Steve Perry, but he's not Steve Perry. No one else could be Steve Perry. And no one else could be Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington. Without them, without either of them, it's not Skynyrd. A band. Self-contained. Living the life we all wanted to. The dream was to go on the road, at least go backstage, just to touch, to be in the presence of these giants.
So it's the end of an era, and those of us still here are left with this empty feeling. We knew we were gonna die, but not our heroes, not the musicians, if they made it past twenty seven, they were here forever.
David Bowie? Glenn Frey? Anomalies.
But David Lindley was 78, and you might think that's young, but pray you'll get there, it's quite an achievement.
And Gary Rossington was only 71. He was born in the fifties, like that old Police song, like me.
We're being taken off the field. One by one. But it's getting faster, and will get faster still. To the point where there will be little hoopla, to the point it will be de rigueur.
But if you were there, if you lived through it, if you broke the shinkwrap on these records and dropped the needle...you'll never forget. When you spun records day and night, when every show sold out. When if you weren't there, you'd have to wait a whole 'nother year.
I mean every member of Lynyrd Skynyrd? They all were cut down? I mean the plane crash was horrible, I remember hearing the news and feeling the emptiness.
But there were some survivors.
And now those guys are gone.
Who will carry on the tradition? Who will clue in the young 'uns?
At least we have the records to keep the dream alive. And in the case of Lynyrd Skynyrd, that's enough.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 30, 2023 10:50:02 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/arts/music/bobbi-ercoline-dead.html
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Mar 30, 2023 12:02:04 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on May 1, 2023 16:12:19 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Cowboy Neal
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Dead and Company featuring Johnny Slayer
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by The Other One on May 1, 2023 23:04:45 GMT -5
Buy the ticket, take the ride...
the KIND 1/26
Dead Reckoning 1/27
Daniel Donato 2/3
St. Patty's Day Party 3/16
Del McCoury BAnd 4/25
About Time Music Festival 5/3-4
Rooster Walk 5/23-26
Floydfest 7/24-28
Yarnival 10/24-26
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on May 2, 2023 10:15:27 GMT -5
I like most of his hits but find Edmund Fitzgerald one of the most annoying songs ever. Along with we will we will rock you.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on May 24, 2023 14:14:06 GMT -5
Lots of people remember her for her powerful role in Mad Max/Thunderdome (I loved it). And those older, the hot version of Proud Mary done with former husband Ike.
I saw Ike and Tina at Scope just after their iconic live album came out. I think I was in eighth grade so it would have been 1971-72. My date and I were not like the rest of the crowd but for that event, it didn't matter.
She had quite a life, but while important, it shouldn't eclipse that she had quite a voice, and presence, as well.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on May 24, 2023 14:26:37 GMT -5
Concert was April 1971 and released July 1971.
What You Hear Is What You Get – Live at Carnegie Hall was reissued on CD by EMI Records in 1996.[12] In 2012, it was digitally remastered and released on CD by BGO Records.[13]
Track listing
Side A
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Introduction" 1:30
2. "Piece Of My Heart" (performed by the Ikettes) Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy 3:38
3. "Everyday People" (performed by the Ikettes) Sly Stone 2:10
4. "Introduction To Tina" 0:40
5. "Doin' The Tina Turner" Ike Turner, Tina Turner 1:20
6. "Sweet Soul Music" Arthur Conley, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke 1:00
7. "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" 4:05
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Honky Tonk Women" Mick Jagger, Keith Richard 3:05
2. "A Love Like Yours" Holland-Dozier-Holland 3:43
3. "Proud Mary" John Fogerty 6:35
4. "(Encore Of) Proud Mary" John Fogerty 2:35
Side C
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Proud Mary (Continued)" John Fogerty 3:25
2. "I Smell Trouble" Don Robey 7:57
3. "Ike's Tune" Ike Turner 0:30
4. "I Want To Take You Higher" Sly Stone 3:35
Side D
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" Otis Redding 8:35
2. "Respect" Otis Redding 5:03
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Railroad Earth
Number of LOCKNs attended: 2
Post by estprofinhumboldt on May 24, 2023 15:09:29 GMT -5
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on May 24, 2023 15:22:18 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on May 24, 2023 15:22:48 GMT -5
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Jun 28, 2023 13:55:31 GMT -5
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne, who helped popularize the song “Rocky Top," died early Tuesday, according to a statement from the college where he worked. He was 91.
Osborne and his brother Sonny made up “The Osborne Brothers,” and their version of the song “Rocky Top” in 1967 became an official state song of Tennessee, his website said. Osborne was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
Old Head
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain!
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by war fart on Jul 8, 2023 13:48:02 GMT -5
5/24-27 Dark Star Jubilee Legend Valley Thornville OH
6/13-16 Beardfest Hammonton, NJ
7/7 Outlaw Music Fest Hershey PA
7/18-21 4848 Festival Snowshoe WV
8/2-3 Billy Strings Bryce Jordan Center Penn State
8/29-9/2 - Karnival of the Arts (East) Kempton PA
9/19-22 Infamous Weekend Pops Farm VA
Post by longhair1218 on Jul 14, 2023 9:14:53 GMT -5
Post by grumbly-one on Jul 14, 2023 10:53:46 GMT -5
I think it was the first Lock'n I attended, he was sitting by himself at a little card table in the vendor area trying to sell his book.
It was kind of sad.
6/28 Midsummer Barn Dance
7/12 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 1973 tribute
7/24 Floydfest
8/31 Front Porch Festival
10/24 Yarnival
Cowboy Neal
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Dead and Company featuring Johnny Slayer
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by The Other One on Jul 14, 2023 11:06:17 GMT -5
It was kind of sad.
Yea I saw the same thing. We tried to get him to tell us some stories and he's like yea, you gotta buy the book. We walked off...
Buy the ticket, take the ride...
the KIND 1/26
Dead Reckoning 1/27
Daniel Donato 2/3
St. Patty's Day Party 3/16
Del McCoury BAnd 4/25
About Time Music Festival 5/3-4
Rooster Walk 5/23-26
Floydfest 7/24-28
Yarnival 10/24-26
Cowboy Neal
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Dead and Company featuring Johnny Slayer
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by The Other One on Jul 26, 2023 13:29:29 GMT -5
The last few years of Sinéad's life were marked with tragedy, including the death of her son, 17-year-old Shane, who died by suicide in January 2022. Prior to his death, Shane was on suicide watch inside an Irish hospital ... but he'd gone missing from the hospital just two days earlier.
After his death, Sinéad released a statement saying, "My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O'Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby. I love you so much. Please be at peace."
Sinéad has had her own personal struggles with mental health, she was reported missing and suicidal in Chicago back in 2016 ... but was later found safe. In an interview with Dr. Phil, Sinéad admitted she'd attempted suicide 8 times in one year.
Sinéad's music career kicked off in a big way with the release of "The Lion and the Cobra" -- her first album -- back in 1987. The album earned her a Grammy nom for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and reached gold status.
However, Sinéad's 1990 album, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" -- which contained her biggest hit, "Nothing Compares 2 U" -- propelled her to stardom. The single, written by Prince, scored her a win for Video of the Year at the MTV Video Awards.
Sinéad continued to record, release and tour music over the next several decades, but announced she was postponing all of her tour dates in 2020 until 2022 to enter a one-year trauma and addiction treatment program. At the time, she stated, "I had a very traumatic six years and this year was the end of it but now recovery starts."
Sinéad announced her retirement from music in June 2021.
She's survived by her three children, Jake, Roisin and Yeshua.
Sinéad was only 56.
RIP
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.
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the KIND 1/26
Dead Reckoning 1/27
Daniel Donato 2/3
St. Patty's Day Party 3/16
Del McCoury BAnd 4/25
About Time Music Festival 5/3-4
Rooster Walk 5/23-26
Floydfest 7/24-28
Yarnival 10/24-26
Cowboy Neal
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Dead and Company featuring Johnny Slayer
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by The Other One on Jul 27, 2023 19:47:55 GMT -5
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Randy Meisner, a founding member, bassist, and vocalist of the Eagles died last night (July 26, 2023) in Los Angeles at age 77, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). The news of his passing was announced by the band.
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Buy the ticket, take the ride...
the KIND 1/26
Dead Reckoning 1/27
Daniel Donato 2/3
St. Patty's Day Party 3/16
Del McCoury BAnd 4/25
About Time Music Festival 5/3-4
Rooster Walk 5/23-26
Floydfest 7/24-28
Yarnival 10/24-26
Old Head
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Railroad Earth
Number of LOCKNs attended: 2
Post by estprofinhumboldt on Jul 27, 2023 21:45:44 GMT -5
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Randy Meisner, a founding member, bassist, and vocalist of the Eagles died last night (July 26, 2023) in Los Angeles at age 77, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). The news of his passing was announced by the band.
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Old Head
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain!
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by war fart on Jul 28, 2023 0:29:34 GMT -5
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Randy Meisner, a founding member, bassist, and vocalist of the Eagles died last night (July 26, 2023) in Los Angeles at age 77, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD). The news of his passing was announced by the band.
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5/24-27 Dark Star Jubilee Legend Valley Thornville OH
6/13-16 Beardfest Hammonton, NJ
7/7 Outlaw Music Fest Hershey PA
7/18-21 4848 Festival Snowshoe WV
8/2-3 Billy Strings Bryce Jordan Center Penn State
8/29-9/2 - Karnival of the Arts (East) Kempton PA
9/19-22 Infamous Weekend Pops Farm VA