Leon Redbone Dead at 69

[Quad Linda]

RIP

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Diddy Wah Diddy live:

 

[J. PUPSTER]

RIP

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Diddy Wah Diddy live:

Ahhh man Leon, you were one of a kind

 

[doctors11]

I saw him live at a little club in New York state in the 80's. Great show, wonderful music from the 30's and 40's. Great dry sense of humor. I'll miss him.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

This is hitting me really hard and unexpectedly today, real tears are flowing.

 

[Fourplay]

I have two good Leon stories.

Saw him 5/16/93 at Herman's Hideaway in Denver. Unbeknownst to me, he had a little schtick he tended to do in concert where he had the stage lights out and took out a flashlight to scan the faces of the audience. While he was doing this, I happened to have a penlight in hand for my own nefarious reasons, so when he got to me with his flashlight I pointed mine at him and switched it on. He burst out laughing and said "man comes prepared."

Saw him again at Swallow Hill on 4/15/11, and my friend Laurie and I snuck backstage to greet him. He was very friendly. I asked him about his whistling, and if he had ever heard of jazz whistler Ron McCroby. He had not, and I suspect many here on QQ have not either. I gave Leon a tape (yes, cassette) I had in my car so he could check him out. He was very thankful for it.

Leon warmed up for Tom Waits on a full tour in the fall of 1978. I so wish I had seen that tour! It was just a little too early for me.

RIP Leon. Great music and great friendly energy!

 

[DennisMabry]

We saw him at the Odeon in Cleveland sometime in the mid 90s. Great show! I always liked "I Want to be Seduced".

 

[DuncanS]

RIP Leon

 

[Snood]

 

[hafquark]

What a loss. Such a fine interpreter of old-timey guitar music. RIP Leon.

 

[Philip Spinner]

This morning on news radio they announced his passing while Come and Get Your Love played in the background.

 

[JonUrban]

I remember seeing him on SNL way back when. "Champagne Charlie" is my name........ In some strange way he was very likable to listen to. I ended up with a handful of his albums, although I never really played the heck out of them. Pulled them out when I was in a strange mood. They sounded great, btw.

Time is a bitch.

 

[karlkastner]

Sad to hear. I have and enjoy many of his CDs. Lazy bones, lyin in the shade...

 

[markshan]

I was surprised he was only 69. To be honest I thought he was 69 when he made Off the Track. I guess it was the style that gave me that impression. He was a one of a kind and his music will live on.

 

[markshan]

Time is a bitch.

Still undefeated.