Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Deaths: Ray Kennedy and Francis "Franny" Beecher

RAY KENNEDY, 67-- Studio sax player died Feb. 16, 2014. Cowrote "Sail On Sailor" for the Beach Boys. Also wrote "Isn't It Time" and "Everytime I Think of You" for the Babys. //// FRANCIS "FRANNY" BEECHER, 92-- Died February 24, 2014. Lead guitarist for Bill Haley and His Comets beginning in 1955. Before that, he played with Benny Goodman and Buddy Greco. You can hear him reciting the title at the beginning of "See You Later Alligator" #6 1956 and also played on "R.O.C.K." #15 in 1956 and "Burn That Candle" #9 in 1956. Played with the Comets until 1962 and helped reform them after Haley's death in the 1980s. ////

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