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RIP RICHARD WRIGHT
Pink Floyd keyboardist and founding member Richard Wright died yesterday at the age of 65. The cause was cancer. There are only a few deaths of rock stars that we'd mention on the Easy Star news ticker, but obviously, thanks to DUB SIDE OF THE MOON, Easy Star owes a big debt to Wright's talent. His most important single contribution to the Pink Floyd songbook is "The Great Gig In The Sky," which is pretty ironic, considering that the subject of that song is death. He was a key songwriter in the band's early days, but over time was pushed to the side as Roger Waters took more control in the '70s. By THE FINAL CUT, Wright was out of the group. He returned for the band's albums without Waters in the late '80s and '90s and also played on all of David Gilmour's solo records. Rest in peace. More info »

MIKE GORDON/JBB/EASY STAR
Phish's Mike Gordon invited members of John Brown's Body and Easy Star All-Stars to play with him at his gig at the Paradise in Boston this past weekend. As reported in Relix:

"On Saturday Gordon reunited with Phish at Brad Sands' wedding and, last night, the bassist closed out his solo tour with an appearance at Boston’s Paradise. Gordon’s percussionist Craig Myers opened the evening with his other band Rubblebucket Orchestra and later brought out Rubblebucket bandleader/trumpeter (and John Brown's Body member) Alex Toth, Rubblebucket/John Browns Body’s saxophonist Kalmia Traver and Easy Star All-Stars saxophonist Jenny Hill for Gordon’s "Radar Blip." The improvisational vehicle finds Gordon teaching the audience a variety of hand signals which they can then use to decide which musician leads the band’s jams at any given moment." More info »

JBB WELCOMES A NEW "MEMBER"
The Easy Star Family would like to extend a congratulations to John Brown's Body keyboardist Matt Godwin and his wife Vanessa on the birth of their son Kofi. Kofi was born at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, at 9:35 PM on September 4, 2008. He weighed 8 lbs 10 oz and measured 21 inches long. He arrived to the sounds of Midnite's "Ras Mek Peace". No word yet on when he begins learning how to play piano and organ. More info »

EASY STAR ALL-STARS IN NEW ENGLAND
The Easy Star All-Stars play in Boston tonight, aboard the boat Freedom in Boston Harbor. This should be a fun night, with a long set from the band. Check here for more info on tonight's show. The band then headlines the RedHookFest in Portsmouth, NH, tomorrow. More info »

NEW JBB TOUR DATES ADDED
More dates of the AMPLIFY FALL TOUR have been announced today, including shows in the Midwest, Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. See the band's tour page to check the schedule for the entire tour, which includes 37 shows and begins Sept 26 in Crystal Bay, NV. The new dates bring the band back to Hawaii for three shows, as well as to Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Madison, Seattle and Portland. The band has also announced two dates in Canada: October 30th in Toronto and December 18th in Victoria, British Columbia. More info »

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