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*'''LIEBEZEIT, Jaki''' - 5/26/1938, Dresden, Saxony, Germany - 1/22/2017 | |||
Jaki Liebezeit, drummer and founding member of Krautrock legends Can, died January 22 of pneumonia. He was 78. Liebezeit recorded with Can for all the band’s studio albums, and performed and recorded throughout his life. While Liebezeit was arguably best known for his work with Can, some of his earliest recordings were as a member of Manfred Schoof’s bands in the late 1960s. He appeared on Brian Eno’s Before and After Science as well as solo records by Neu!’s Michael Rother. He would later collaborate with Depeche Mode and the Eurythmics. He formed drum-centric groups Drums Off Chaos and Club Off Chaos. Liebezeit along with his CAN bandmates can be heard on the Euro-western soundtracks of “Deadlock” (1970) and “Carlos” - 1971 | |||
*'''SPINA, Sergio''' - 4/24/1928, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 1/19/2017, Rome, Lazio, Italy | *'''SPINA, Sergio''' - 4/24/1928, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 1/19/2017, Rome, Lazio, Italy | ||
Revision as of 00:17, 23 January 2017
KÜLOWThis page is our personal hall of fame. A reminder to us all that even though considered a B-genre, Spaghetti Westerns were full of great characters, played by great people. Many have passed away, and while we are young growing up re-watching all these classics, many more will probably leave us. May they be remembered. What follows, is a work-in-progress, a growing list of legends who have passed away...
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Jaki Liebezeit, drummer and founding member of Krautrock legends Can, died January 22 of pneumonia. He was 78. Liebezeit recorded with Can for all the band’s studio albums, and performed and recorded throughout his life. While Liebezeit was arguably best known for his work with Can, some of his earliest recordings were as a member of Manfred Schoof’s bands in the late 1960s. He appeared on Brian Eno’s Before and After Science as well as solo records by Neu!’s Michael Rother. He would later collaborate with Depeche Mode and the Eurythmics. He formed drum-centric groups Drums Off Chaos and Club Off Chaos. Liebezeit along with his CAN bandmates can be heard on the Euro-western soundtracks of “Deadlock” (1970) and “Carlos” - 1971
Italian director, assistant director and writer Sergio Spina died in Rome, Italy on January 19, 2017. He was 88. Sergio was born in Rome on April 24, 1928 and directed of some of the first programs broadcast on RAI-TV in 1954 entitled ‘Strapaese’. He was also responsible for designing and directing ‘Mixer’ a TV special hosted by Giovanni Minoli. He co-wrote screenplays for such films as ‘War Gods of Babylon’ (1962) starring Howard Duff and directed by Silvio Amadio and his lone Euro-western ‘The Mercenary’ (1968) directed by Sergio Corbucci with Franco Nero.
Welsh playwright and actress Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Scarvellis died on October 26, 2016. She was a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and was a committed champion, as an actor and playwright, of London’s fringe theatre for more than 40 years. She also appeared in a dozen films among which as one Euro-western “Sky Bandits” (1986) as a waitress.
Spanish poet, writer, TV actress and dubbing director and voice actress Angelina Gatell died in Madrid, Spain on January 7, 2017. She was 91. Gatell was the Spanish voice of actress María Vico in the role of Ma Manure in “Sting of the West”.
American model, film and TV actress Francine York died at home on January 6, 2017. She was 80. Born on August 26, 1936 in Aurora, Minnesota she was discovered by Jerry Lewis, who gave her a part in “It's Only Money” (1962). She eventually made appearances in six of his films, including The Nutty Professor. Francine went on to have a successful film and TV career appearing with Elvis in “Tickle Me” 1965 and her only Euro-western “Cannon for Cordoba” (1970) as the exotic dancer Sophia.
French songwriter, composer and singer Pierre Barouh, who penned and sang the international hit A Man And A Woman from the eponymous 1966 film, died Wednesday December 28th. He was 82. Born in Paris on February 19, 1934, he had a chequered career, becoming a journalist after World War II and playing for the national volleyball team before going on to Brazil where he befriended the main singers and composers of bossa nova. He then returned to France and starred in films and turned to composing music. Pierre appeared in only one Euro-western as a street singer in “Another Man, Another Chance” (1977).
Spanish art director, set decorator and production designer Gil Parrondo died in Madrid, Spain on December 24th. He was 95. Parrondo won two Academy Awards for “Patton” and “Nicholas and Alexandra and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction. He was involved in five Euro-westerns: “Savage Pampas” (1966) [set decorator], “The Valley of Gwangi” (1969) [art director], “Four Rode Out” (1970) [art director], “Rustlers’ Rhapsody” (1985) [production designer] and “The Return of El Coyote” (1998) [production designer].
American singer, dancer and actress Fran Jeffries died in Los Angeles on December15, 2016. She was 79. Born Frances Ann Makris in Mayfield, California on May 18, 1937 she performed on stage with her then husband singer Dick Hames from the late 1950s to their divorce in 1965. Fran then married producer, director, writer Richard Quine and appeared in his film, her only Euro-western, “A Talent for Loving” as Maria in 1969.
Italian director, screenwriter Aldo Florio died today in Rome. He would have been 91 on January 3rd. Florio started in the film industry as an assistant director with 1955’s “I quattro del getto tonante” directed by Fernando Cerchio. Born in Sora, Lazio, Italy on January 3, 1925 he would go on to direct two of the Eruo-westerns small gems “5 Giants from Texas” (1966) with Guy Madison and “Dead Men Ride” which he also wrote the screenplay with Fabio Testi. He also wrote the screenplay for the futuristic Euro-western “2020 Texas Gladiators” (1982).
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