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INTRODUCTION
This is the Rest in Playlist for Friday, August 18th, 2023, featuring recording artists from around the world who passed away recently. This week the Reaper has chosen an eclectic lineup from Australia, Belgium, India, Greece, Italy, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, and France, sandwiched between American artists to open and close the show. Get ready to expand your musical horizons on this global jam session from the great beyond. Let’s kick things off with our Opening Act.
Opening Act:
[11 Aug 2023] Shoji Tabuchi, 79, Japanese-American fiddler, cancer.
Shoji Tabuchi – Fiddler on the Roof Medley
Our Opening Act had quite a journey from his birthplace in Japan to the country music stages of Branson, Missouri. Shoji Tabuchi was born in 1944 and began playing violin at age 7. While in college, he saw Roy Acuff in concert, and caught the bluegrass bug. He formed a bluegrass band in Japan, won a national contest, and made his way to Nashville in the mid-1960s, where Acuff got him onstage at the Grand Ole Opry. Fast-forward to 1990 and he had built his own theater in Branson, performing the popular Shoji Tabuchi Show for the next two decades. Tabuchi passed on August 11th, concluding his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Headliner:
[13 Aug 2023] Magoo, 50, American rapper (Timbaland & Magoo) and songwriter (“Up Jumps da Boogie“).
Our Headliner this week is a one-hit wonder from the world of rap. Melvin “Magoo” Barcliff, who died on August 13th at age 50, was half of the duo Timbaland & Magoo with his longtime friend Timothy “Timbaland” Moseley. Their 1997 debut album, Welcome to Our World made it to #33 on the US charts and this single, “Up Jumps da Boogie,” featuring Missy Elliot and Aaliyah, reached #12.
Timbaland & Magoo – Up Jumps Da’ Boogie [Radical Russ Radio Edit]
Main Stage:
[11 Aug 2023] Ron Peno, 68, Australian singer-songwriter (Died Pretty), cancer.
We’ve got a couple Aussies to christen the Main Stage this week. Ron Peno, also known as Ronnie Pop, was best known as the front man for the Australian band Died Pretty from 1983 to 2002. Peno passed on August 11 at age 68 following his battle with cancer.
Died Pretty – D.C.
[06 Aug 2023] Louis Tillett, 64, Australian singer and musician.
Our second Aussie this week is Louis Tillett, who died on August 6th at age 64. Tillett was a singer-songwriter, keyboardist and saxophonist who fronted and performed with numerous Australian bands in his career, in addition to his solo work.
Louis Tillett – Since You’ve Been Gone
[04 Aug 2023] Tom Pintens [nl], 48, Belgian singer, guitarist and pianist (Roosbeef, Zita Swoon).
Closing the Main Stage we have Belgium’s Tom Pintens, at age 48 the youngest artist on the Reaper’s Rotation this week. Pintens passed on August 4th and was a singer, guitarist, and pianist with the Dutch band Roosbeef. Here’s their 2012 track…
Roosbeef – Vergis Ik Mij
Festival Stage:
[09 Aug 2023] Peppino Gagliardi, 83, Italian singer.
This week on the International Stage we welcome 83-year-old Italian singer Peppino Gagliardi, who joined the concert eternal on August 9th. Gagliardi had a few hits in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s, with one of his songs landing on numerous movie soundtracks.
Peppino Gagliardi – Tornerai Da Me
[11 Aug 2023] Carlos Camacho, 73, Puerto Rican singer (Los Hispanos) and pastor
Not much is known about our next singer, Puerto Rico’s Carlos Camacho. He met his maker on August 11th at the age of 73. Camacho was part of the New York City Puerto Rican vocal quartet Los Hispanos that was active in the 1960s.
Los Hispanos – Adonay
[29 Jul 2023] Manolo Miralles [ca], 71, Spanish musician and singer (Al Tall).
Closing the International Stage we have Manolo Miralles, a musician and singer with the Spanish band Al Tall. Miralles died on July 29th at the age of 71. Al Tall was formed in 1975 and was one of a set of bands that came to define a new folk genre composed of Castillan, Basque, and Galician music.
Al Tall – Tio Canya
International Stage:
[12 Aug 2023] Vilayil Faseela, 63, Indian singer.
On our International Stage this week we have Vilayil Faseela from India, who took his final bow on August 12th at the age of 63. With a career spanning over four decades, she sang more than 5000 songs in the genre known as Mappila.
Vilayil Faseela – Samkrithapamagiri
[11 Aug 2023] Lizeta Nikolaou [el], 71, Greek singer, fall.
Closing the International Stage we have a singer from Greece considered the most beloved singer of the Pontic Hellenism genre. Lizaeta Nikolaou sadly passed on August 11th at age 71 from brain injuries sustained in a fall.
Lizeta Nikolaou – Tis Gerakinas Gios
The Amphitheater:
[16 Aug 2023] Renata Scotto, 89, Italian operatic soprano.
Our oldest performer opens the Amphitheater this week. One of the preeminent operatic sopranos of her generation, 89-year-old Renata Scotto passed on August 16th. Over four decades she rose to become a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera. After retirement from singing in the 1990s, she turned to directing opera and teaching vocals.
Renata Scotto – Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
[12 Aug 2023] Berit Lindholm, 88, Swedish soprano.
Our second soprano in the Amphitheater is Sweden’s Berit Lindholm, who lived to age 88 and passed on August 12th. She made her debut in 1963 and was soon sought for her dramatic as well as singing abilities. She became well known for her performances of Wagner’s German operas.
Berit Lindholm – Schützt mich und helft in höchster Not
[11 Aug 2023] Florence Malgoire, 63, French classical violinist, pedagogue and conductor.
We close the Amphitheater with Florence Malgiore, a French classical violinist and conductor who left us on August 11th at the age of 63.
Florence Malgoire – Nouvelle suites de pièces de clavecin
Closing
And that’s the Rest in Playlist for Friday, August 18th, 2023, featuring artists who passed away in recent weeks. Join us here next week for a tribute to the artists who have passed this week. Catch up on every year of Rest in Playlist back to 2016 on RadicalRuss.com. For Rest in Playlist, I’m “Radical” Russ Belville reminding you to seize the day, it may be your last.
