Damn. Terrible news... alot of spunk in that lady. She was a true legend. My parents saw her perform at the "Clam shell" in Honolulu on their honeymoon (yes, a long time ago) Barter Town will never be the same RIP
One of the tremendous performers of our time. RIP. What's Love Got to Do with It was probably the dominant song on the Washington Heights juke boxes in the mid-80's. The only other real contender was Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.
Her manager was an aussie called Rodger davies who is Pinks manager . Also olivias manager She did a promo in 1990 with rugby league here in australia , very successful https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/si...r/news-story/a2345118f53cb84450f6b80ad53405f3
I've had little desire to go to another Jets game for a while now; maybe this is the motivation I need to go back to my old bad habits.
She was a class act that overcame abuse and poverty. The true Queen of Rock n Roll. RIP, condolences to her family and friends.
I saw 'Tommy' in a HS auditorium when I was 11. It was the year it came out. They showed 'Fantasia' first. My cousin was kind of sort of baby-sitting me, and I use the term baby-sitting loosely. I was a free wheeler and I didn't need to be watched, thanks, she just wanted to go to the movies on a rainy boring Saturday afternoon and not have to pay for it. It was only years later that I realized half the audience was tripping their faces off. RIP Acid Queen.
She was a real talent. There was a good tribute in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/comment...ner-raw-talent-and-refusal-to-accept-barriers "She was a bona fide superstar, the only artist I have written about who has such a high level of name recognition among people who are not pop fans. Indeed, as has become clear in the days since her death, everyone seems to have heard of her." I think that's a good point, I mean even Brook heard of her from his cave in Turkey. Even if you didn't like her type of music you still had respect for how good she was
