HAROLD BATTISTE, 83
Died June 26, 2015. Owner of the New Orleans-based AFO (All for One) Records. The label recorded hits for Barbara George and Lee Dorsey and arranged tunes for Sam Cooke. He was musical director on the Sonny & Cher 1970s TV show and played sax on their #1 hit "I Got You Babe" in 1965.
CHRIS SQUIRE, 67
Died June 27, 2015. Founding member and bassist of Yes. The only member to appear on all the group's 21 studio albums. The group formed in London in 1968. In 1971 their Fragile album had their first hit with "Roundabout" which went to #13.
The group's lineup has changed often over the years, but he was the only one throughout. In 1984, he co-wrote their "comeback hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart."
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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