R.I.P. EMITT RHODES

Sad to report the loss of the legendary singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Emitt Rhodes. We lost Judy Dyble a week ago, seen here singing accompaniment to this wonderful Fairport Convention song here written by Rhodes and part of the soundtrack of my life . . . . .




Richard (Thompson) reports here on his Facebook page:

So sorry to hear of the death of Emitt Rhodes. We covered his song back in 1967, and I got to meet and record with him 50 years later. What a talented man. I will miss him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHyoumqydY0

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Still singing with a beautiful voice and here with RT

Sad loss . . . . Emitt Rhodes

Last week Richard also noted the death of Judy Dyble

"So sad to hear of the passing of Judy Dyble, a founding member of Fairport Convention, after a long battle with lung cancer. All my thoughts and prayers."

‎The Music Aficionado said:

RIP Judy Dyble, fantastic singer who was involved with some of the finest talents in the late 1960s folk and progressive rock scene in Britain. Dyble was the singer on Fairport Convention's debut album (also playing electric and acoustic autoharps, recorder and piano). In June 1968, after meeting Ian McDonald, she put an ad in Melody Maker reading "Judy Dyble requires brilliant and creative bass guitarist / vocalist and lead guitarist / vocalist. Musicians only." Peter Giles answered the ad, bringing along his brother Mike and a friend, one Robert Fripp. The lads have already recorded an album called The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles & Fripp. Dyble recorded with them an early version of I Talk to the Wind. Later that year that group of musicians sans Dyble formed King Crimson.
She later formed the duo Trader Horne with former Them keyboard player and vocalist Jackie McAuley. The band got their name after John Peel's nanny Florence Horne as a thank you after the DJ bought Dyble an electric harp. They performed alongside Humble Pie, Yes, and Genesis, but sadly broke up after a sole album.
Another collaboration, unfortunately unrecorded, was with Canterbury scene musicians Lol Coxhill and brothers Steve and Phil Miller.

Here is that historic recording of I Talk To The Wind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfqXh5s4t4k
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