Dead Celebrities That Don't Warrant Their Own Thread

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Still mourning Larry Storch. 

[HanfordGuy]

1 hour ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Still mourning Larry Storch. 

I remember an episode of Married With Children where Kelly attends the Larry Storch School of Acting also he was a ghost buster.

 

[HanfordGuy]

Mo Ostin obituary

American record label chief executive who nurtured the careers of Neil Young, James Taylor and Prince
 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/07/mo-ostin-obituary?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1659892468
 

It is usually the artists who are the household names in the music business, but there have been a handful of executives who became well known in their own right, such as Clive Davis at Columbia Records and Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic. One of the greats was Mo Ostin, who was renowned as a champion of music and musicians. During his 30-year career with Warner Bros, Ostin, who has died aged 95, was instrumental in building the careers of many of the most highly regarded artists of his era.

After working for Norman Granz’s jazz label Verve in the mid-1950s, Ostin was picked by Frank Sinatra to head his label Reprise. After that was bought by Warner Bros, Ostin helped bring the world the Kinks, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Prince, while Paul Simon, Tom Petty and REM also flourished under his sympathetic regime.

In the mid-70s, Warner-Reprise had become the top label in the US, and the WEA grouping of which it was a part controlled almost a quarter of the US music market. Fleetwood Mac’s 30m-selling album Rumours proved a high-watermark for the company.

Another prestigious signing was Neil Young, who inducted Ostin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. “Mo is just the greatest,” said Young, “and he brought something to my life that made a big difference, and it was creative freedom.”

…

[Lou]

1 hour ago, HanfordGuy said:

Mo Ostin obituary

American record label chief executive who nurtured the careers of Neil Young, James Taylor and Prince
 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/07/mo-ostin-obituary?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1659892468
 

It is usually the artists who are the household names in the music business, but there have been a handful of executives who became well known in their own right, such as Clive Davis at Columbia Records and Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic. One of the greats was Mo Ostin, who was renowned as a champion of music and musicians. During his 30-year career with Warner Bros, Ostin, who has died aged 95, was instrumental in building the careers of many of the most highly regarded artists of his era.

After working for Norman Granz’s jazz label Verve in the mid-1950s, Ostin was picked by Frank Sinatra to head his label Reprise. After that was bought by Warner Bros, Ostin helped bring the world the Kinks, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Prince, while Paul Simon, Tom Petty and REM also flourished under his sympathetic regime.

In the mid-70s, Warner-Reprise had become the top label in the US, and the WEA grouping of which it was a part controlled almost a quarter of the US music market. Fleetwood Mac’s 30m-selling album Rumours proved a high-watermark for the company.

Another prestigious signing was Neil Young, who inducted Ostin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. “Mo is just the greatest,” said Young, “and he brought something to my life that made a big difference, and it was creative freedom.”

…

 Bruin

 

He donated tens of millions of dollars to UCLA.  The basketball facilities are named The Mo Oston Basketball Center. 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

1 hour ago, HanfordGuy said:

Mo Ostin obituary

American record label chief executive who nurtured the careers of Neil Young, James Taylor and Prince
 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/07/mo-ostin-obituary?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1659892468
 

It is usually the artists who are the household names in the music business, but there have been a handful of executives who became well known in their own right, such as Clive Davis at Columbia Records and Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic. One of the greats was Mo Ostin, who was renowned as a champion of music and musicians. During his 30-year career with Warner Bros, Ostin, who has died aged 95, was instrumental in building the careers of many of the most highly regarded artists of his era.

After working for Norman Granz’s jazz label Verve in the mid-1950s, Ostin was picked by Frank Sinatra to head his label Reprise. After that was bought by Warner Bros, Ostin helped bring the world the Kinks, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna and Prince, while Paul Simon, Tom Petty and REM also flourished under his sympathetic regime.

In the mid-70s, Warner-Reprise had become the top label in the US, and the WEA grouping of which it was a part controlled almost a quarter of the US music market. Fleetwood Mac’s 30m-selling album Rumours proved a high-watermark for the company.

Another prestigious signing was Neil Young, who inducted Ostin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. “Mo is just the greatest,” said Young, “and he brought something to my life that made a big difference, and it was creative freedom.”

…

I've read Scar Tissue and one story that sticks out is Anthony Kiedis changing his mind from signing to Sony's Epic label to Warner before they recorded Blood Sugar Sex Magik after Mo Ostin congratulated him on a great deal with Sony.

They nearly became label mates with their friends in Pearl Jam considering Jack Irons drummed with them and even got Eddie Vedder the job as singer through mutual friendship after Andrew Wood died.

[Jason]

Roger Earl Mosley, who played 'T.C. in 'Magnum P.I.,' dies at age 83 after car crash in Los Angeles area, family announces - ABC7 Los Angeles

[Redondo]

Olivia Newton-John, star of 'Grease,' dies surrounded by family and friends after blockbuster career

[HanfordGuy]

 

[St1ck]

5 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

Tell me more, tell me more
Did she put up a fight?

Edited August 9, 2022 by St1ck

[HanfordGuy]

An Angel on Earth and now in Heaven.

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[fan_since79]

Another great Australian singer, Judith Durham, died this weekend. 

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

They even did another movie together.  It's more like Grease 2 and Moment by Moment.

 

[Redondo]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Another great Australian singer, Judith Durham, died this weekend. 

 

She has a really good voice

She did Georgy Girl also

[Tank]

2 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

she was a great singer. had a bunch of pop hits in the 70s. and my goodness, she was so easy on the eyes.

[Brandon]

5 hours ago, Redondo said:

Olivia Newton-John, star of 'Grease,' dies surrounded by family and friends after blockbuster career

Bummer. She had the #1 song on the day I was born.

[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, Redondo said:

She has a really good voice

She did Georgy Girl also

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[Blarg]

Grease, 30 year olds playing high school students. I've always disliked that movie. 

[katie]

4 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Grease, 30 year olds playing high school students. I've always disliked that movie. 

Aww it was my favorite movie forever, until La La Land came out. I guess I like musicals. 

[Blarg]

Most women would agree with you. My wife watches it any time she can. I leave the room. 

 

[katie]

6 hours ago, Blarg said:

Most women would agree with you. My wife watches it any time she can. I leave the room. 

 

That’s why she puts it on

[HanfordGuy]

 

[Redondo]

Founding Fox News Channel anchor Uma Pemmaraju has died at age 64