Music Monday: In Memorium

Leon Stevens

Jan 1

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, "You might like this" and if they don't like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music

At some point in time, we are going to lose a musician that when we hear a song they wrote or were involved in, brings us good memories from our lives. Here are some of the talent that will live on in their music:

Jeff Beck - June 24, 1944 — Jan. 10, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley - Feb. 1, 1968 — Jan. 12, 2023
Robbie Bachman - Feb. 18, 1953 — Jan. 12, 2023
David Crosby - Aug. 14, 1941 — Jan. 18, 2023
Burt Bacharach - May 12, 1928 — Feb. 8, 2023
David Lindley - March 21, 1944 — March 3, 2023
Gary Rossington - Dec. 4, 1951 — March 5, 2023
Harry Belafonte - March 1, 1927 — April 25, 2023
Gordon Lightfoot - Nov. 11, 1938 — May 1, 2023
Tina Turner - Nov. 26, 1939 — May 24, 2023
George Winston - Feb. 11, 1949 — June 4, 2023 (Pianist)
Tony Bennett - Aug. 3, 1926 — July 21, 2023
Sinéad O'Connor - Dec. 8, 1966 — July 26, 2023
Robbie Robertson - July 5, 1943 — Aug. 9, 2023
Jimmy Buffet - Dec. 25, 1946 — Sept. 1, 2023
Gary Wright - April 26, 1943 — Sept. 4, 2023
Roger Whittaker - March 22, 1936 — Sept. 13, 2023

You can read the complete list here: NPR

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/