FBL

Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I was a Top 40 kid. I got introduced to Leonard Cohen's music in early 1987 via the Famous Blue Raincoat album by Jennifer Warnes. The song "First We Take Manhattan" became a staple of my college radio show.



I knew about Leon Russell from an early age. I was a bit young when "Tight Rope" was a hit, but I clearly remember his 1975 hit "Lady Blue". I later learned of his session work with Phil Spector and his touring with Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen. But it's "Lady Blue" that sticks with me to this day.



Another recent passing was session guitarist Al Caiola. You probably don't know the name, but I'm sure you've heard his work. He played on dozens of big hits from the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known recording, under his own name, was the theme from TV's Bonanza.



And thus concludes FBL's Musicians Death Report.

Have a Magnificent Monday, overs!