Today in rock history, Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche died of a heart attack in 2000 at the age of 63. Jack was an Academy Award-winning producer, arranger and song writer, who worked with likes of Sonny and Cher, Leon Russell, Phil Spector, Neil Young, Graham Parker, etc. He was married to Buffy Ste. Marie for a time, too. A lot of folks don't know that had also played piano with the Rolling Stones on such hits as "Paint it Black" and "Let's Spend The Night Together." He was also Crazy Horse's piano player for awhile. As is the case with some of the most brilliant artists, he suffered from depression and substance abuse problems, and died way too young. So let's celebrate the life of Happy Jack and enjoy some vintage Nitzsche with "The Lonely Surfer." Thanks to www.garylessard.com and www.wikipedia.org for the info, and hey, surf's up, dude!
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Hey Charlie Mac. Greetings from the intersection of Irving Park Road & Lake Shore Drive.
Man I had record player just about exactly like that. One of the eerie things about watching videos that feature the 45 spinning like that is it really transport me back in time to when I was 12 years old, sitting cross-legged on the floor & playing my 45s for hours.
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