Strangely, the newswire stories I've seen aren't mentioning it, but he had a big solo hit in the late 70's with the song "Gold" (YouTube vid, pops), with some backup vocal help from Stevie Nicks. I suspect most would know him more for this.

RIP and all.

now I'll NEVER know just what it means

:(

I'm just glad he was able to spend his last days
doing what he loved best.

John Stewart. I never did get his humor.

So it turns out that skimming headlines first thing in the morning and coming up with "Jon Stewart dies" can do the work of quite a large cup of coffee. Thanks, Subby. Just as soon as I get some fresh trousers, I'll be ready to face the day in record time.

Dammit, wrong "John" Stewart.

The Green Lantern is dead?

Meh. I hate that farking song.

He and Ace Frehley can now make beautiful music in rock-n-roll heaven.

Peaceboy: Strangely, the newswire stories I've seen aren't mentioning it, but he had a big solo hit in the late 70's with the song "Gold" (YouTube vid, pops), with some backup vocal help from Stevie Nicks. I suspect most would know him more for this.

Thanks for pointing that out. I thought the same thing when I saw the name and starting skimming stories, with no mention of that fact in them. I had to dig around to make sure it was in fact the same one I was thinking of. I liked "Gold".

RIP.

Those Kingston Trio albums gave me many smiles... RIP

boonfarker: Peaceboy: Strangely, the newswire stories I've seen aren't mentioning it, but he had a big solo hit in the late 70's with the song "Gold" (YouTube vid, pops), with some backup vocal help from Stevie Nicks. I suspect most would know him more for this.

Thanks for pointing that out. I thought the same thing when I saw the name and starting skimming stories, with no mention of that fact in them. I had to dig around to make sure it was in fact the same one I was thinking of. I liked "Gold".

RIP.

The entire album is excellent - Lindsey Buckingham also is on there in places.

Sweet Dreams.

danking: Sweet Dreams.

That's David Stewart.

Oh, crap, my mother is going to flip out. She loved him more than just about anything. :(

"Where's that money, you silly stupid old fool? Where's that money? Do you realize what this means? It means bankruptcy and scandal and prison. That's what it means. One of us is going to jail - well, it's not gonna be me."

Some of his best work.

RIP

danking: Sweet Dreams.

Are made of these:



/sadly

Who will get Charley his sandwich at the Scollay Square station?

I guess the six o'clock alarm will never ring for him again.

Peaceboy: Strangely, the newswire stories I've seen aren't mentioning it, but he had a big solo hit in the late 70's with the song "Gold" (YouTube vid, pops), with some backup vocal help from Stevie Nicks. I suspect most would know him more for this.


Hey, no kidding? I never knew that guy wrote "Daydream Believer". Can't believe they didn't mention "Gold" in the obit. Love that song. Reminds me of being a little kid when it was popular.

Peaceboy: Strangely, the newswire stories I've seen aren't mentioning it, but he had a big solo hit in the late 70's with the song "Gold" (YouTube vid, pops), with some backup vocal help from Stevie Nicks. I suspect most would know him more for this.

Totally. It's sorta like "Neil Diamond, who wrote 'I'm A Believer' for the Monkees, dies"

Nobody comes to praise Caesar in FARK obituary threads, here's a FAR better article on the guy. Goodnight Pomona Catholic alumni/Tim Robbins babysitter;Link (new window)

NOW try it;
Link (new window)

FlyingJ: Nobody comes to praise Caesar in FARK obituary threads

On the bright side, apart from Daily Show jokes, he's obscure enough to avoid most of the usual mockery :)

/in all seriousness, it's a good song
//rest in peace, Mr. Stewart

Dang.
I was just reading about The Kingston Trio last night and watching clips on youtube. My sister and I loved his stuff. We saw him eons ago at The Boardwalk in Mountain View. Here's a youtube clip of a more recent show- Link (new window)

Dave Guard used to come into the Mom & Pop shop I worked in when I was a kid.

RIP

I used to have vinyl of California Bloodlines from 1972,
one of those underground classics I spent a lot of time chasing down.

Sounds like the kingston duo now.

Where have all the flowers gone?

California Bloodlines is a great album.

This should be a warning to all the kids out there: Say no to sniffing Bondo.

Goodnight, funny man.

/wait...

People out there turning music into gold.



What a great song.


RIP

I'm told this is a true story: When Stewart wrote "Daydream Believer," the original lyric was "Now you know how funky I can be." The word "funky" was not in wide use at the time, and the network suits didn't know what it meant, and didn't particularly like the sound of it. So they made him change it to "happy." Stewart wasn't thrilled about the change, but went along with it. Then he received his first, big royalty check for the song. He looked at it and said "Happy is good."

Who cares? Oh wait, it's another John Stewart... meh, who cares?

Keep in mind, he was a replacement Kingston Trio, not part of the original group that brought Folk music to prominence in the 50

"When the lights go down in a California town......"

Goodnight music-man...

When he sang "Scotch and Soda," not a dry eye was to be found.

I'm just here to praise Caesar.