[19] He composed and recorded children's audiobooks, such as East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Moses the Lawgiver, The Lion and the Lamb, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and Tale of Peter Rabbit with text read by Meryl Streep. He played live up to the end and people who saw him said he looked atrocious. I've always wondered about Wilt Chamberlain. But what the world lost with his passing is, as Cantor put it, an amazing intellect. Have known several guys who had reputations as lotharios with the ladies - who also werent averse to threeways with other guys - and lotsa other bi and gay fun besides. R199 sounds interesting. Mays final post-retirement release, The Ludwigsburg Concert (2016), is an archive recording from 1993. He did enough hard drugs to have a lasting effect, and long term substance abusers (even if they've quit) have health issues when they hit their 60s. Always feel like the blood transfusion excuse is just a cover up for whole range of other sexual escapades their loved ones would rather not have to deal with in the public domain. He had four main interests: chess, mathematics, architecture, and music. [1], Mays was posthumously awarded the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 for his composition "Eberhard".[32]. Maybe because there were enough rumors of orgys and dalliances with trans people to break the internet before it even existed? Haha - threads dwindle out and this one has turned into fan girls trolls. Pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away April 16 in his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, after battling prostate. Send flowers, find service dates or offer condolences for the lives we have lost in maryland. Mays died in Los Angeles at the age of 66 on February 10, 2020 "after a long battle with a recurring illness". r109 - Yeah, right after Prince died lots of speculation on DL (and elsewhere) that he had symptomatic HIV. Its @32:23. LOS ANGELES Lyle Mays, a jazz keyboardist whose work, chiefly with the Pat Metheny Group, won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, died Monday in Los Angeles, it was announced. Born in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, 27 November 1953, Lyle David Mays came from a musical family. The explanation for his death at the time was pure hokum. Ralphie May, the comedian and veteran of "Last Comic Standing" who died at age 45 in October, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, the Clark County, Nevada, coroner's . Oh, he was full blown alright. Published since 1970, JazzTimesAmericas Jazz Magazineprovides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the jazz scene. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Already a member? Jamie Foxx is not gay!! I got interested in architecture early on, to the extent that I designed my sisters house, he said in 2016. Mays became the groups chief arranger, with his distinctive touch and impressionistic piano solos heard on the bands Grammy-nominated album, Lab 75! Thank you for the music. All rights reserved. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s and includes a diverse . While the band bore the guitarists name, Mays was a crucial factor in their success. [247] Although the virus may have been present in the United States as early as 1966,[248] the vast majority of infections occurring outside sub-Saharan Africa (including the U.S.) can be traced back to a single unknown individual who became infected with HIV in Haiti and then brought the infection to the United States some time around 1969. Given what we know about the incubation period and progression to full-blown AIDS, the timeline makes sense. One I read mentioned it was highly probable that many more women than previously considered had died of AIDS, since it spread faster in them, and was diagnosed as various cancers, uterine, ovarian, etc. I can stand bitchy, but to claim someone died of AIDS when they did not R46 makes you sick little person. Along the same lines, I often wondered why Magic Johnson didn't try the IV drug use excuse. A lot of wisdom here in this dad-blamed thread. Lyle Mays, a jazz keyboardist whose work, chiefly with the Pat Metheny Group, won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, died Monday in Los Angeles, it was announced. Ahmad Jamal (19302023) with his trio at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. Convy - brain cancer 1991". R134 Sorry, but that's a photo of Dom Deluise. How so, R183? In addition to his work on the national and international jazz scenes, he has been covering D.C.s local jazz community since 2009. His pioneering work has been recognized with eleven Grammy Awards. I feel so good now, more than enough to keep me fed all year! Really good show & the M.E. Published June 29, 2009 Updated on June 29, 2009 at 5:00 pm. But medical experts told News . r25 i think you wandered into the wrong thread. I don't for 1 minute think Bowie died of AIDS. That's just where I happened to be living, I don't know what was being reported in other major urban centers. Photo: Getty. In the meantime, Mays continued freelancing, including work with bassist Steve Swallow, drummer Bob Moses, and Rickie Lee Jones. I have to give Pat credit; he kind of talked me into doing it.. John Zorn will appear in a number of different configurations at this years Big Ears Festival. The number 9 is the peak of change because this is the time to close an old cycle and open a new cycle. James Coco died of a heart attack, not AIDS. Odd since he's not that old and was once muscular. Mays was born on November 27, 1953 in Wausaukee, Wisconsin. That's different. RIP Brother! If they do, Ill be shocked. The manager revealed that the Hollis failed to recover from "a short illness". Adored his brilliance, his music, his ability to stir every emotion in my soul. Here's how opioids kill. Sponsored content An announcement on Metheny's Facebook page said he died surrounded by loved ones "after a long. Keyboard master, composer, founding member of the Pat Metheny Group and self-taught architect, Lyle Mays died in Los Angeles on the morning of 10th February 2020 aged 66. And yet his widow did not sue nor have a settlement with any hospital/medical provider. What a retarded statement, even for DL. [4], While growing up in rural Wisconsin, Mays had a lot of curiosity but had to learn many things all by himself due to a lack of available resources and information. Not necessarily something that happens when you get poisoned. If you are an insider and want to share please do so, but your post doesn't mean a lot without more detail. A. crazy rumor I heard was that Alexander McQueen killed himself bc he found out he got hiv from George Michael. It is perhaps surprising that his own discography stretched to just five albums. The former lead singer of the 1980s band Talk Talk died on Feb. 25 at the age of 64. Bowie, rumors. Lyle Waggoner, the sable-haired heartthrob best remembered as the announcer and a comic performer in the early years of "The Carol Burnett Show" and for playing opposite Lynda Carter on the 1970s. I must say that my heart was immediately and involuntarily filled with instant sadness and shock. So, I'm gonna have to switch [laughs] platforms. As for so many artists of his generation, rock and popular music were formative influences, and Mays collaborative credits also included recordings with Joni Mitchell (Shadows And Light, 1980), Rickie Lee Jones (Girl At Her Volcano, 1983), and Earth Wind & Fire (Heritage, 1990). His biographer stated it flat out (Swed); it wasn't just rumour or tabloid reports. I hadnt prepared a record. People weren't buying "The He can't live without his mother." From Wikipedia: "According to some of his friends in news articles he did enjoy the services of female prostitutes.". r104 - I did several Google searches and read several obits and nothing mentions AIDS related symptoms typical in 1990. He had a lot of pulmonary stuff going on anyway. Mind you, these friends would be in a position to know based on professions and families, so who knows! You know how he got AIDS. He was a bisexual man, who died of AIDS and circulated the Roid story as it was far more palatable. In theaters November 25 2022 brought to you by Sony Pictures Classics. How about author/actor Thomas Tryon who was reported to have died of stomach cancer in 1991? I lived in Berkeley up until 1981 and there was a small article in the local paper about men coming into the Gay's Men's Health Center with lesions of unknown origin. I think he was poisoned but it's all speculation - no way to know for sure. Rumors have been swirling around the death of Jim Henson, who was the creator of The Muppets. He was married three times (to women) but there were rumors he was gay. His category will be among the awards handed out ahead of the prime-time broadcast at 7 p.m. Sunday on CBS, which focuses on main categories and star-studded performances. Wikileaks released an alleged death certificate for Jobs that stated HIV as an underlying cause for his death and that Karposi's of the pancreas leading to respiratory failure as the primary cause. Gower Champion died of blood cancer in 1980. Incredibly sad to hear of this. Convy - brain cancer 1991". From 1977 to 2010, Mays and Metheny wrote most of the group's songs jointly, achieving an uncommon popularity for a jazz group and winning 11 Grammys. Weird r177. [quote]Anyone who had "cancer" from 1981 to 1995 and was gay had AIDS. Jim Henson died of pneumonia. By 1978, the prevalence of HIV-1 among homosexual male residents of New York City and San Francisco was estimated at 5%, suggesting that several thousand individuals in the country had been infected.[249]". Been listening to the Pat Metheny Group since the early 80s and seen them live so many times. What a infantile post r10. Birthday: November 27, 1953 Date of Death: February 10, 2020 Age at Death: 66 Live Live Death Statistics Worldwide and The United States Lyle Mays - Biography Lyle Mays is a musician,composer who was born on November 27, 1953. Right through to This Way Up (2005) Mays elegant acoustic piano flights and rich keyboard textures were an ever-present feature of their radiant sound. Apparently he was into drugs both soft and hard, and died of pneumonia in the late 1970s in NYC, and I heard about how IV drug addicts in NYC had some then new pneumonia called the "junkie pneumonia" in the 1970s, [post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) r203, Yes bitch really. He was 66. He's as straight as Richard Simmons. The old Jazz Journal website Your legacy will live on. This is totally dvastating. From what I've read, HIV really got going in the US around this time of year 42 years ago during all the bicentennial celebrations in major cities leading up to July 4. Lyle Mays with Steve Rodby (left) and Pat Metheny, 1981 (photo: Ralph Quinke/ECM Records) The first time I saw Lyle was at a place called Harry Hope's in Cary, Illinoisthe same town where I went to high school, actually. The original Pat Metheny Group, a pared-back quartet with Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb, debuted in 1977. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9fY9fQm4lo The Original Pat Metheny Group: Mark Egan, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Danny Gottlieb. Who knows if this is true but Jamie did on of his stand up acts where he talks about how pretty Prince was. Beyond Sketches Of Spain Tete Montoliu And The Construction Of Charlies Good Tonight The Life, the Times, and the Rolling JJ 04/80: Beyond the Mainstream: Herbie Hancock. George Michael didn't die of AIDS but he had it. I think I heard it on DL too. Search on obits from 82 to 92 and find all the youngish guys who died of "lever cancer". On February 10, 2020, Lyle Mays died of non-communicable disease. [quote] omeone in a Prince thread right after he died said that Jamie Foxx was the one who infected Prince with HIV. Speaking of Brad Davis, his daughter is now a trans man. Lyle Mays, a jazz pianist and composer, and longtime member of the Pat Metheny Group, died Feb. 10, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif., after a long illness, at age 66. The best recording I think Lyle ever made was with Metheny on the So falls Wichita Falls recording. I'm sure that's what killed Jackie Onassis. Thank you Lyle Mays for your awesome music n contributions to the arts. I knew that David was popular and he had hinted at other relationships with folks that I knew, but I really didnt care. [13][14], Mays composed, orchestrated, and arranged as a core member of the Pat Metheny Group, playing piano, organ, synthesizers, and occasionally trumpet, accordion,[15] agog bells,[16] autoharp,[17] toy xylophone,[18] and electric guitar. (Scroll down to below the "Sugar Blues" blurb.). That's very interesting, R119. Or do they think their wit is SO original that no one in the years this thread has been ongoing thought of that? While Mays first professional gig out of college was playing with Woody Hermans band, it was his work with Metheny that defined the next 30 years of his career. Incredibly, I came across a small article reporting the death of Lyle Mays on 2/10/20. Across more than 30 years, every moment we shared in music was special. Mays performed with a MIDI-fied Steinway Grand Piano and a variety of synthesizers, notably an Oberheim 4 Voice synth. In the 1990s, he offset his work in the Metheny Group (which kept him touring through most of the year) with projects by McFerrin, Coil, Paul McCandless, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Did Prince "accidentally" overdose on his AIDS medications? He was playing with Pat [Metheny], and it was just the quartet at that time. Jim Henson NOT Gay are you mad or paid to post such nonsense. Many years before we first met, Alun Morgan was a huge and lasting influence on my jazz listening and helped shape my taste for the music. Email the editor [4], Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Filles de Kilimanjaro by Miles Davis (both recorded in 1968) were important influences. Billys mays cause of death Famous People I was watching a youtube video and they mentioned billy mays at one point and on his autopsy his cause of death was "posssible heart attack via cocaine use" and I could of swore that he died of head trauma while driving (maybe in an accident I dont remeber) anybody else remeber this? 139. Drug overdose and intoxication are significant causes of accidental death and can also be used as a form of suicide.Death can occur from overdosing on a single or multiple drugs, or from combined drug intoxication (CDI) due to poly drug use.Poly drug use often carries more risk than use of a single drug, due to an increase in side effects, and drug synergy. Johnson said that Mays had died after a long battle with a recurring illness.. The next rumor is surrounding the death of American business magnate Howard Hughes. By the time Mays had finished his formal education, his arrangements for North Texas State University Lab Band could be heard on the Grammy nominated Lab 75, the first of 23 lifetime nominations for the Recording Academys coveted gong. or there must have been famous people before Rock Hudson who died? Jazz Journalcontributors Very possibly with the AIDS virus. For Mays' final recognition from the Recording Academy, Johnson and her daughter, New York-based jazz singer Aubrey Johnson, will represent him at the 64th annual ceremonies at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . View Comments. Lyle Waggoner, known for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show" and " Wonder Woman ," has died at the age of 84. Eat ass. From the first notes we played together, we had an immediate bond. McQueen was definitely positive. Prince didn't die of AIDS. Hmmmmmmm. It was commonly known he was gay. R246: There are rumors that they were HIV positive, but *actual* cause of death were not HIV/AIDS related: Prince (OD), George Michael (Heart failure), Bowie (Cancer). His mother Doris played piano and organ, and his father Cecil, a truck driver, taught himself to play guitar by ear. What is the definition of "early eighties?" Sad, so sad. When film music historians discuss the increasing influence of jazz on movie soundtracks through the 1940s and into the 1950s, they usually mention films like The Best Years Of Joachim Khn, Mateusz Smoczyski: Speaking Sound, Alister Spence, Joe Williamson, Christopher Cantillo: Curve, Arv Garrison: wizard of the six string / 2, Alun Morgan, a huge and lasting influence. R157 If they were prostitutes they weren't female. Jazz keyboardist Lyle Mays, whose work won nearly a dozen Grammy awards, died Monday in Los Angeles, Calif. I loved his sounds, i.e the ARP, Oberheim MOOG, and other beautiful sounding synths and keys he used. Very sad indeed! Get email alerts if your read Brad Davis' wife's book I swear she intimates that Davis had an affair with Jill Clayburgh late in his life.and then we know that Clayburgh died from a blood cancer. R22 Not sure I buy that. [quote]While we now know about AIDS deaths in the early eighties, the first reports of a "mystery" disease killing gay men weren't published until 1982. I've always wondered about whether DOM DeLUISE might have. Prior to his death, crowdfunding efforts had raised nearly $250,000 to help cover Martino's medical expenses. Isn't it an open secret in NY music circles that this certain individual - who's discussed in a current DL thread because of a book by his daughter - died of an Aids-related illness? I remember it not being very detailed or urgent. Mays was particularly influenced by the legendary American architect, designer, the father of American modernism, and fellow Wisconsinian, Frank Lloyd Wright. No one played key boards or guitar like those two. Will play my Lyleoid patch on my Pro 2 tonight in his memory. In a 1993 publication, Howard Hughes: The Secret Life, written by Charles Higham, it is claimed that Hughes may have been one of the first people to die from AIDS, in 1976. I don't see the point in spreading totally unfounded rumors. He was a handsome local politician with an eye on higher offices. I know kidney failure was the official cause, but she got around A LOT and was with Prince during his Wild days. Lyle Mays, the pianist and composer from Wausaukee who co-founded the innovative jazz fusion band the Pat Metheny Group, has died, according to an announcement posted on . I kind of feel like the music industry has left me, he said in a revealing podcast interview for Jazziz in 2016, and his observation that people were increasingly reluctant to pay for music has proven to be remarkably prescient. I got into computers just after the Radio Shack, solder-it-together-yourself stage, he explained. Blanche Devereaux, the slut who actually deserved it. Henry Mancini was also rumored to have died from AIDS. "Miles Davis. Three people popped to mind reading the thread title. Mays died in Los Angeles at the age of 66 on February 10, 2020 "after a long battle with a recurring illness". I heard Jackie O got it from Nureyev, but it was hushed up. No one talked about my uncle and I don't remember details but as a young kid I wasn't supposed to sleep in the same room with him. An absolute masterpiece. At the tail end of 2022, Brad Mehldau took advantage of a New York sojourn to play piano with old friends at Smalls. The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1950s: Critics Picks, Year in Review: The Top 40 Jazz Albums of 2022, Year in Review: The Top 10 Historical Albums of 2022. There isnt a contemporary keyboard player that hasnt felt Lyle Mays influence. I'm guessing if he were HIV symptomatic it could only make things worse. I could have read that as early as 1979 or 1980. Arafat's death was highly controversial at the time. By 1962, Haitians made up the second largest group of well-educated experts (out of the 48 national groups recruited), that totaled around 4500 in the country. He wasn't HIV-positive. ". He was 66. A James Bond wannabe. r205 there was no cover up on that one. [quote]Prince died of AIDS and we'll never know because the family knows it'll hurt their sales. JazzReview: It's incredible. Guys who lived in these areas were wholesale fucking visitors/tourists and seamen (no pun intended), allowing infections to spread pretty rapidly. And certainly a great innovator in the sounds he used, in perfect fusion with another great musician: Pat Metheny. I Just listened to the TEDx performance. An acoustic quartet featuring Bob Sheppard, Marc Johnson and Mark Walker, it has several pieces from Fictionary rubbing shoulders with reworkings of Metheny Group favourites Au Lait (from Offramp) and Are We There Yet (from Letter From Home). David turned to me. "Jim Henson NOT Gay are you mad or paid to post such nonsense. [19] John Loftus reported on ABC radio that Arafat had died of AIDS. His broad intelligence and musical wisdom informed every aspect of who he was in every way. It's been said he died of heart ailment. Mays, who died Monday at age 66, had a "long . People dont want to pay for music anymore. While there were certainly a lot of people who hid their disease, those who died of the disease in the early eighties didn't know they had it. Lyle Mays, a pianist, best known for his connection with guitarist Pat Metheny, died February 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 66. R108 If he died of mesothelioma, shouldn't one of the cable channels have an endless tribute to him? But RIP Nana Vasconcelas too, who was sadly even more obscure, but had worked not only on the Wichita recording but with Jon Hassell too. Duh. I even [italic]said[/italic] I didn't believe it, for Crissake. Hello. What a loss. R38 I didn't know about Gil Scott-Heron too. [quote]Arafat's death was highly controversial at the time. El tecladista y compositor Lyle Mays, un msico creativo y un verdadero innovador dentro del jazz contemporneo, falleci el lunes 10, en Los ngeles. He was 66. He was never married, liked women's tennis, liked catsI was always suspicious that he was gay. Now I wonder if it was a political statement, or if it was indeed homophobic? Lyle Mays, the keyboardist who spent a significant portion of his career recording and performing as a member of the Pat Metheny Group, died Feb. 10 at Adventist Hospital in Simi Valley, California. Tag "lyle mays cause of death" NEWS PLUS: On This Day. His death was announced via his Facebook page: "It is with deep sadness that I share that my uncle, Lyle Mays, passed away this morning in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with a recurring illness. In some respects it neatly squared Mays career circle, though it is only really when his five solo albums are viewed as a totality that the extraordinary breadth of his talents can be fully appreciated. Lyle Mays. His death was announced by his niece, vocalist Aubrey Johnson, who posted the news to social media late on the evening of the 10th. "Along the same lines, I often wondered why Magic Johnson didn't try the IV drug use excuse.". Mays toured with Woody Herman for eight months between 1975 and 1976, but it was a meeting with guitarist Pat Metheny at the 1974 Wichita Jazz Festival that would come to most define his subsequent career. But did he say he got it from GM or mutual Paul Stag?? I had bedded the musical director (David) of a touring show, and we really clicked sexually. I'm usually thrown off course by those who blame steroid use. Lyle Mays may has chances such as moving house, changing job, severing some old relationships, giving birth to a new relationship Some insight into what made their relationship so fruitful can be found in an interview Mays gave to DownBeat for the March 1993 edition, around the time Fictionary was released. Rest in peace. Oh Christ, R225, Lennon was strung out on heroin in the 1970s - the entire decade. Has anyone else heard this? Lyle Mays, the keyboardist who spent a significant portion of his career recording and performing as a member of the Pat Metheny Group, died Feb. 10 at Adventist Hospital in Simi Valley, California. In his later years, Mays worked as a software manager. He also worked with a host of other noted musicians, including Pat Coil, Bobby McFerrin, Rickie Lee Jones, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Joni Mitchell. I have every Album from the Pat Metheny Group and have seen him more than 20-times in Concert. NEW YORK Lyle Mays, a keyboardist, composer, and arranger best known for his long association with guitarist Pat Metheny, died Monday at Adventist Hospital in Simi Valley, Calif. This is ridiculous. The two first met at a jazz festival in Wichita, Kansas, during 1974. In fact, if someone wanted it to look like natural causes or AIDS that would be the best way to do with without looking like a murder. Steve had truly bizarre eating habits. I remember practically teaching my high-school geometry class. His last years were primarily spent designing and managing software. His broad intelligence and musical wisdom informed every aspect of who he was in every way. True, r219, but let's face it. This brings up the question. Jumping off a cliff takes two hands and two feet., Keith Jarrett can do more with his right hand than most pianists can with two. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The family of TV pitchman Billy Mays released the findings of an independent medical examiner Thursday, who concluded that the . Peace to him and his family. Mays and Methenys creative partnership extended outside the band, as well. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. R27 read the fucking title of the thread. Here is the verbiage. He was 66. Bernstein, along with many others on this list, smoked like a chimney. Feb 10, 2020: Lyle Mays, of Pat Metheny Group, Dies. I don't see the point in spreading totally unfounded rumors. The last thing I remember was visiting his grave site and a relative commenting that it was nice someone paid to put a marker on his grave. Ken Handler (son of Ruth Handler [who created Barbie] and whom the Ken doll was named after) allegedly died of a brain tumor. DownBeat is an internationally registered trademark of Maher Publications. So essentially (according to datalounge) anyone rumored to be gay, every effeminate male, every closeted male has AIDS or has already died of AIDS. This man was absolutely one of the finest pianists Ive ever heard and at 65 Ive had the privilege of seeing many of the greats like Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, and George Shearing to name but a few, Lyle Mays was clearly of their creative and technical caliber. If a gay guy under 50 died during that era, more than likely it was due an to AIDS-related illness. I really think your playing is the best Ive heard you play, Mays told writer Martin Johnson. Lyle Mays - Eberhard Vinyl + Digital Download Card $20.00 USD. R144, have you ever seen a fat AIDS patient? Don't count on it, R234. [249] The epidemic then rapidly spread among high-risk groups (initially, sexually promiscuous men who have sex with men). Clayburgh had chronic lymphocytic leukemia for 20 years. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Pianist Lyle Mays died Monday after a long battle with reoccurring illness according to a family member twitter 148 Jazz Music 40 comments Best Add a Comment Brewster345 3 yr. ago Such terrible news. He wrote a half hour of music that was so beautiful and so expansive and worked so well with the story.. [1] Mays was posthumously awarded the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 for his composition "Eberhard". You really cant trust what his personal doctor says. Thanks, caulixtla, found it here: He was my dear uncle, mentor, and friend and words cannot express the depth of my grief., After the news of Mays death was reported during the second full week of February, Metheny had the following message posted to his website: Lyle was one of the greatest musicians I have ever known.
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