Thursday, February 05, 2009

Two legends pass the past couple days

We've lost a pair of musical legends the past couple days.
LUX INTERIOR (Erick Purkhiser) was the wild frontman for THE CRAMPS. He passed away yesterday, age 60.
Plenty of other bloggers have been eulogizing Lux, so let's turn our attention to TOM BRUMLEY.
Steel guitarist for BUCK OWENS' BUCKAROOS, Brumley died yesterday age 73 in San Antonio.
The son of gospel songwriter Albert E. Brumley, who wrote "I'll Fly Away," the younger Brumley toured and recorded with Owens throughout the 1960s, playing on such No. 1 hits as "Act Naturally" and "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail." His work on Owens' recording of "Together Again" is widely regarded as one of the finest steel guitar solos in the history of country music.