sdavmor wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kinchmusic@...>
> To: <mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 11:35 AM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Gus Dudgeon
>
> > Sad news indeed my friends.
> > Buried somewhere beneath the latest Big Brother stories and much other non
> > news in our newspapers here in the UK you'll find a story that will sadden
> > all of us brought up during the seventies listening to the likes of Elton
> > John. Legendary producer Gus Dudgeon and his wife were killed in a
> > car crash on the M4 motorway over the weekend.
> > Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano
> > Player are still my favourite EJ albums. Both produced by Gus Dudgeon
> > and both featured some great Mellotron. All respect to a man who had
> > the vision to use the tron in a commercial situation seeing beyond the
> > "Prog Rock" tag it had been given.
> > Andy Kinch EMI m400 # E4/1405
>
> Yes. That is sad to hear. Worse yet, I can't find anything about it on the
> net after 30 mins of poking about... :-(
>
> But, while I was poking, I found a very good GD interview with some
> interesting technical sidebars. Go to:
> http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/jul01/articles/gusdudgeon.asp
> --
> Cheers, SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
> www.systemstheory.net / www.thecleanersystem.com
>
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Hello All, I'm stepping out of my usual whacky but lovable personager
to expresss sincere condolances to the family of Gus Dudgeon
over their tragic loss.
Besides the tunes so well known above, let us also remember the "Spring",
and Al Kooper's "NYC,You're A Woman" LP's. Both directed
and produced by Gus in the golden Mellotron years. I'm certain there
are more. By all means,let's share these on our List.
Does anybody have the particulars of that M4 accident? Tragic indeed.
Unfortunately,time is our greatest enemy besides these unnatural causes.
Thanks for sharing that URL,Steve. Will look at it
Sincerely, Jerry Korb ("silent sorrow in empty Mariner-20 boats")