Part one in the annual Heavy Friends series that pays respects to the departed.
Pictured: Can in the early 1970s (Damo Suzuki, left, died in February). Irmin Schmidt (center) is 87 and the only surviving member of the German collective.
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| Hour one
The first three tracks are by musicians whose deaths in 2023 were not known when last year's shows were produced |
| What You Won't Do for Love Bobby Caldwell (sadly passed) - Bobby Caldwell - T.K. Records, Clouds - 1978 |
| Hotel Mein Bottle Sharda (Sharda Rajan Iyengar sadly passed) - Papi Pet Ka Sawal Hai OST - His Master's Voice - 1984 |
| De Bon Matin Claude Lafrance (sadly passed) - Une Belle Soirée - Disques Bleu - 1977 
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| We begin in January 2024 and present chronologically |
| She Came Through The Chimney Amon Düül II (Chris Karrer sadly passed) - Yeti - Liberty - 1970 |
| En Swaram Poovidum K. J. Yesudas (composer K. J. Joy (sadly passed) - Anupallavi OST - Dheera - 1979 |
| Chase That Car Laurie Johnson (sadly passed) - Metropolis - KPM - 1975 |
| Oh! Calcutta! The Open Window & The Entire Company (Peter Schickele aka. P. D. Q. Bach sadly passed) - (single) - Avalanche, United Artists - 1972 |
| Dis Marie Serge Laprade (sadly passed) - Sois Heureuse... - Trans-Canada - 1964
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| It Ends The Soft Moon (Jose Luis Vasquez sadly passed) - Zeros - Captured Tracks - 2012 |
| Remember (Walking in the Sand) The Shangri-Las (Mary Weiss sadly passed) - (single) - Red Bird - 1964 |
| Ram Goat Liver Pluto Shervington (sadly passed) - (single) - Wild Flower, Trojan - 1974 |
| California Soul Marlena Shaw (sadly passed) - The Spice Of Life - Cadet - 1969 |
| Krasivo Sleva Маркше́йдер Кунст (Markscheider Kunst) (Сергей Ефременко Sergei Yefremenko sadly passed) - Krasivosleva - Gala Records - 2001 |
| Bo Bo's Party (Bobo's Party) Melanie (Melanie Safka sadly passed) - (single) - Buddah - 1969 |
| Gotta Go Home Boney M (Frank Farian sadly passed) - Oceans Of Fantasy - Hansa, Atlantic - 1979 |
| So Into You Michael Watford (sadly passed) - (single) - EastWest Records America - 1994 |
| Ce Mortel Ennui Serge Gainsbourg (Michel Hausser sadly passed) - Du Chant À La Une !… - Philips - 1958 |
| Monterey Eric Burdon & The Animals (Barry Jenkins sadly passed) - (single) - MGM - 1967 |
| You want to find the truth in life?
Don't pass music by Superb video of the late 1960s music scene captured at the Monterey Music Festival (June 1967) https://youtu.be/xnIFB6wQy0w |
| Ngena-Ngena (Instrumental) Hugh Masekela (Tony Cedras sadly passed) - Beatin' Aroun De Bush - Novus - 1992 |
| Hour two |
| Dream Starts Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera (Paul Brett sadly passed) - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Epic - 1968 |
| Kick Out The Jams MC5 (Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson sadly passed) - Kick Out The Jams - Elektra - 1969 |
| Get Up, Stand Up Bob Marley and the Wailers (Aston "Family Man" Barrett sadly passed) - Burnin' - Island - 1973 |
| Shades of Orange The End (Nicky Graham sadly passed) - Introspection - Decca - 1969 |
| Don't Let the Old Man In Toby Keith (sadly passed) - The Mule OST - Show Dog - 2018 |
| Ghetto Child The Spinners (Henry Fambrough sadly passed) - Spinners - Atlantic - 1973 |
| Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child Mojo Nixon (sadly passed) - Root Hog or Die - Enigma - 1989 |
| Greenback Dollar (Watch and Chain) Ray Harris (Jimmy Van Eaton sadly passed) - (single) - Sun - 1957 |
| Vitamin C Can (ダモ鈴木 Kenji "Damo" Suzuki sadly passed) - Ege Bamyasi - Unites Artists - 1972 |
| Wild Trip Flat Duo Jets (Dexter Romweber sadly passed) - Go Go Harlem Baby - Sky Records - 1991 |
| Cimerron The Stonemans (Roni Stoneman sadly passed) - All In The Family - MGM - 1968 |
| Essence Jamey Aebersold (Dan Haerle sadly passed) - Time To Play Music! (Jazz And Rock) - JA Records - 1975 |
| I'll Never Smile Again Eleanor Collins (sadly passed) [orig. Ruth Lowe] - Mother of Pearl - She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women - Mopster Records - 2003
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| Joy In The Morning The Gaylads (B. B. Seaton sadly passed) - (single) - Doctor Bird, Coxsone - 1968 |
| Nepotřebujeme Krále (What Need Have We Of A King) The Plastic People (Of The Universe) (Pavel Zajíček sadly passed) - Passion Play - Boží Mlýn Productions - 1980 |
| I Like It (I Like It Like That) Pete Rodríguez y Su Conjunto (Pete Rodríguez sadly passed) - I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) - Alegre Records - 1967 |
| Nador Les Variations (Marc Tobaly sadly passed) - Nador - Pathé - 1970 |
| Deeper Bo$$ (Lichelle Marie Laws sadly passed) - (single) - DJ West - 1993 |
| Conrad Veidt Marquis de Sade (Frank Darcel sadly passed) - Dantzig Twist - Pathé - 1979 |
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