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Another Loss...R.I.P. Gatemouth Brown


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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown passed away in his hometown of Orange, TX. His home in suburban New Orleans was destroyed by Katrina but he was successfully evacuated. He had been battling lung cancer and heart disease for the last year or so. I would imagine the disaster was the last straw. I saw him live several times and, no matter what kind of music you favor, you would have to say that he was a hell of a musician. This has been a very bad year, too many legends passed away.

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This sucks. My woman and I saw Gate about 3 years ago in Vancouver. She's Indian, and as the only woman of colour at the gig, Gate kept winking at her and giving me (a big goofy white guy) the thumbs up and kudos! We were planted right in front of the stage - centre - and it was an amazing gig. My girl is going to be crushed.

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What a tragic loss. Gatemouth was one of my all-time favorites. The last drummer I had, played for Gatemouth for 10 years and was the drummer on the last Gatemouth release. He had some great stories about working with Gate. R.I.P.

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Arizona, huh...do you know Rena Haus and Texas Red?

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Actually, I'm from San Antonio. I have been out here in Phoenix on a job assignment for a little over a year now. I don't recognize the names you are referring to. Are they players here in Phoenix?

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Have you ever seen the Freddie King video featuring all of his appearances on a show called "The Beat"? A very young Gatemouth Brown was the house guitarist on the show. There is one segment where Clarence steps up to cut heads with Freddie. What an awesome video!!

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I have seen those videos. Rena Haus and Texas Red are local Mpls/St. Paul musicians who came here from AZ. Texas Red is in the AZ Blues Hall of Fame.

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