Two musicians with two very different styles died this week. You might not have heard of them (well, you've probably heard of the one, even if you haven't heard his songs.) They were both important in my musical education.
Lemmy Kilmister, from Motorhead, is the more famous of the two. Motorhead was a huge influence on many heavy metal musicians, and many bands have covered one of their biggest hits, Ace of Spades. I was never a big metalhead, but I had friends who were and I heard plenty.
Around the same time I was discovering heavy metal I became aware of a more laidback musical style, reggae, that would stick with me for longer. One of the first reggae songs I remember hearing was "Ghost Town" by The Specials. I'm surprised I haven't included it in earlier reggae posts. Their drummer, John Bradbury, just died.
Both of these guys were fairly old and still playing music. They'll be remembered.
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