As we end 2017 here is my final list of artists who have passed in the last year that at some point influenced me
Blues Harmonica player James Cotton
Soundgarden lead vocalist Chris Cornell
The king of insult comedy Don Rickles
The great everything man Glen Campbell
Actor Martin Landau
Gord Downie one of Canada’s best
Teen heartthrob David Cassidy (one for the wife)
Long time actress and singer Rose Marie
AC/DC Malcolm Young
Rock & Roll legend Chuck Berry
Forgotten Rock Classics 
Martin is so good in that role. A favorite. Just watched ‘Remember’ with him and Christopher Plummer. Good flick. His work is always solid.
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I missed James Cotton’s passing. I’ve been hammering Muddy Waters Hard Again a lot recently too, which has the best Cotton stuff on it that I have.
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I only remember seeing a quick blimp of it after it happened. News media tends to ignore the old blues greats which is sad.
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Rickles was a comic classic. Martin Landau a great, underrated actor. R.I.P. to all.
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Agree. Had a tough time choosing a Landau clip though. Finally decided on the Bela one.
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Good choice. That was his Oscar-winning role. I feel he deserved another Oscar for “Crimes and Misdemeanors,” maybe my favorite Woody Allen flick. His early work, movie and TV, was very good. Then after “Mission Impossible,” he had a long fallow period.
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“MI” was my first taste of his talent. Also love the episode “The Jeopardy Room” from Twilight Zone
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Don Rickles was David Letterman’s guest when I went to a taping years ago – on a trip where a few friends & I went to go see The Tragically Hip in Philadelphia. Well said about Gord, one of Canada’s best
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When the whole country almost shuts down to watch your final performance like Canada did for Gord’s last show you are one of the countries best. Thought about doing a clip on Rickles from one of those early 60’s surf movies but that wouldn’t have done him justice..
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