RIP Leon Redbone

[Toulouse_Tuhles]

One of the greatest of the greats.... gone too early at 69 years young.

 

[rgand]

Another one of the greats. Sorry to hear he's gone.

 

[ghotiphry]

Aw man, I loved him!

 

[BigSteve22]

RIP, Champagne Charlie, one of my favorites.......  :sad:

 

[Rick]

Oh no ...

 

[ghotiphry]

You will be missed. 

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngas6KfP3s0[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUxbInKev-o[/youtube]

 

[bagman67]

When I was a spotty lad of but 22?  23? living in Las Vegas, my girlfriend got wind that Leon Redbone would be playing an otherwise unpromoted gig at one of the lounges in one of the off-strip locals joints, and we beat feet over there as fast as we could.  That set was one of the high-points of my musical life.  Such a pro.  What a loss.

 

[Seamas]

I remember when he used to be a frequent musical guest on SNL.

One of his regular guitars was a'50s 00-17, which is what I have (still do), so I always took notice of that.