Thursday, February 28, 2013

Three for the reaper

Death has been busy lately.

First, there was the tragic suicide of country singer Mindy McCready, who took her own life last week, ending a struggle with substance abuse. If you believe the tabloids, Mindy might be better known for an alleged underage relationship with baseball pitcher Roger Clemens than for her music.

Let's serve up McCready's 1996 hit, "Ten Thousand Angels":



Concert pianist Van Cliburn is associated with classical music, and there is an annual competition that bears his name. Cliburn passed away on Wednesday at 78. Mainlymuzik uploaded this performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1, recorded in Moscow in 1962:



Finally, there is actor Dale Robertson, who also passed away on Wednesday, at 89. Robertson is known for his work in Westerns, particularly a stint as host of the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days, which he took over after his ABC series, Iron Horse, ended in 1968. Jpwrites uploaded the open to season 2 of Horse:



Rest in peace.

2 comments:

magicdog said...

It's sad about Mindy, but most of her issues were of her own making. It's a shame she chose suicide, because it didn't have to come to that.

Van Cliburn was truly a gifted performer rivaling the greatest European pianists! In a way he was a rock star of the classical genre.

Sadly, I don't remember Dale Robertson's name off the bat, but he's likely to be found in the "that guy" catagory of actors. He worked in a variety of roles, but never quite going over the top in his stardom.

may they all rest in peace.

hobbyfan said...

Indeed. Now I have to find some Death Valley Days clips for another multi-clip fest down the road.......