He was my dear uncle, mentor, and friend and words cannot express the depth of my grief. James Coco (still pretty covered up to present), Perry Ellis (covered up for a while, then revealed). It wasnt even on my mind to do an acoustic record. 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. He was drinking (we all were drinking) and schmoozing with the star of the show - a very well-known popular, handsome, charming, straight actor, better known for game shows and talk shows than for an actual acting career. The old Jazz Journal website What you died from hardly mattersthe fact is, YOU'RE DEAD, so who gives a rat's ass what from? [quote]Clayburgh had chronic lymphocytic leukemia for 20 years. I was like thanks [shrugs]. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Embrace leaving shows early and maybe do some cross-training. This man created synth and piano textures that were astounding. The Grammys | GRAMMY.com From the old SUMMERSTOCK MEMORIES thread: The one story where I really cant tell you the name of the star involved a magical summer night. For a while he was eating nothing but carrots which turned his skin orange. Thanks. 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). Mays was the primary arranger for the Group and was responsible for the synthesizer sound that gave their music its distinctive contemporary fusion aesthetic. He was 66. Lyle Mays FAQ Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Three-ways dont always work out, but in this one, I was the meat in an old-fashioned hero sandwich. He had a lot of pulmonary stuff going on anyway. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Is Iman okay ? From the first notes we played together, we had an immediate bond. Mays also recorded a series of childrens albums for Rabbit Ears Entertainment, including collaborations with Jeremy Irons, Max von Sydow & Meryl Streep. "My partner's father had a crisis with Parkinson's disorder. A decade later, the volunteers were asked if theyd consent to having blood samples from the 70s, frozen since then, to be tested. Mays, who died Monday at age 66, had a "long . died of HIV/AIDS. Convy was a womanizer, the kind that robbed the cradle. "Miles Davis. Some people think Steve McQueen died of AIDS. Thank you for the music. F*ME! He lives in Washington with his wife and two children. [244] The earliest retrospectively described case of AIDS is believed to have been in Norway beginning in 1966. He contracted it from a blood transfusion according to his family and his publicist. Lots of people. Jazz keyboardist Lyle Mays, who grew up in Marinette County, is up for r108 AIDS deaths go back at least to the 1960s, what an idiotic and/or manipulative thing to say. R134 Sorry, but that's a photo of Dom Deluise. The synergistic effect he and Pat Metheny had together on song composition was truly special. He wasn't gay and he didn't die of AIDS. [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. Hmmmmmmm. I don't see the point in spreading totally unfounded rumors. I think I heard it on DL too. Will play my Lyleoid patch on my Pro 2 tonight in his memory. Lyle Mays - Eberhard Digital Download + Digital Liner Notes $5.00 USD. He is also a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader, and as such spends most days either hunkered down at a screen or inside his very big headphones. In my family, all my favorite uncles died of AIDS or suicide, but no one ever covered it up. 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. I don't actually believe that Clayburgh died of AIDS, but for the record 20-year chronic leukemia could easily be a cover for AIDS. Who knows, but he was certainly living an active life and didn't seem compromised - worked plenty. Not necessarily something that happens when you get poisoned. 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. R38 I didn't know about Gil Scott-Heron too. Quite sad news. Duh. Mays is survived by two sisters. It's public knowledge that Alexander McQueen was HIV+ at the time of his death. [quote] .. but speculation on DL can be far from the truth. Did Prince "accidentally" overdose on his AIDS medications? Lyle Mays Interview LA Times Lyle Mays In his later years, Mays worked as a software manager. Lyle was one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, Metheny wrote on his website. They have a lot of unprovable but probable evidence of AIDS going back to before 1900. The history of the AIDS virus is an interesting read on wiki "The earliest well-documented case of HIV in a human dates back to 1959 in the Congo. Hell, have you ever seen [bold]anyone[/bold] with a chronic fatal disease who wasnt withered just before the end? CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated Press Writer. He grew up listening to classical music and, at the age of nine, began teaching himself (with his parents encouragement) to play piano and organ. Along the same lines, I often wondered why Magic Johnson didn't try the IV drug use excuse. An appreciation of science would never leave him, and amongst Mays many non-musical achievements was designing a house for his sister. Known to have been battling against a long-term recurring illness, he passed away surrounded by family and friends, including former Metheny Group bandmate Steve Rodby. Mays created two works for the company that allowed him to tap into his long-simmering classical influences. JazzReview: It's incredible. Arafat's death was highly controversial at the time. Or was that all about publicity? (Nobody talks about smoking now, either, though it was rampant at least up to the 21st century.). The actor passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer, according to his rep. Retiring from music in 2011, Mays embarked on a new profession as a software designer. There were rumors that he had AIDS because he stopped taking his HIV meds per his JW religion. R205/R206, Miles Davis was also a homosexual on the Down Low his entire life. R150, you really really need to shut the fuck up and pressure wash your dildo cabinet, it's not gonna clean itself you dumb filthy whore. Published June 29, 2009 Updated on June 29, 2009 at 5:00 pm. Lyle Mays - Eberhard Album Tee $25.00 USD. They said so. Prince became quite the homophobe himself when he became a Jehovahs Witness Lyle Alzedo died from a brain tumor as a result of his excessive fondness for steroids. List of 2020s deaths in rock and roll I have to give Pat credit; he kind of talked me into doing it.. [20] Lyle's Oberheim analog synth pad and his voice counting the second hand of a clock at the recording session, "55, 3..," which can be heard from the bridge part of "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981)," was used for Christian Dior's Fahrenheit Cologne commercials for almost 30 years, from 1988 to 2016.[21]. Mays died in Los Angeles at the age of 66 on February 10, 2020 "after a long battle with a recurring illness". El tecladista y compositor Lyle Mays, un msico creativo y un verdadero innovador dentro del jazz contemporneo, falleci el lunes 10, en Los ngeles. RIP Lyle Mays. People were totally in denial regarding Michaels transformation with the skin bleaching and plastic surgery. R112, not to belabor the obvious, but speculation on DL can be far from the truth. Hmmmmmmm. [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. Queen Elizabeth death: Experts hint at possible cause of death R108 If he died of mesothelioma, shouldn't one of the cable channels have an endless tribute to him? So yeah - he died in an elevator from a drug patch. DownBeat is an internationally registered trademark of Maher Publications. [249] The epidemic then rapidly spread among high-risk groups (initially, sexually promiscuous men who have sex with men). I will miss him with all my heart.. I first was exposed to the late great Lyle Mays via Pat Methany, as Im a rock/jazz/fusion guitarist from St. Louis MO. Jazz keyboardist Lyle Mays dead at 66 | Fox News What makes you so sure? His unhealthy diet no doubt contributed to his getting pancreatic cancer. People dont want to pay for music anymore. Great attitude. The GRAMMYs | GRAMMY.com It's all speculation, but since it was well known that he was gay and his personal long time doctor confirmed he had AIDS, maybe that's the reason he died. Music at its best is not in need of novelty; indeed, the older it is, the more one is accustomed to it, the stronger its effect. Brad Davis from Midnight Express, now known but at the time only 2 people knew he had AIDS at the time of death. r10 I don't think that was covered up, it was just said that he got it from blood transfusion, or at least later on AIDS/HIV was mentioned as cause of death. Rock Hudson is the prime example. I got into computers just after the Radio Shack, solder-it-together-yourself stage, he explained. Shorter performing at the 2015 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle. So very sad. Lyle was born on November 27, 1953 in Wausaukee, Wisconsin to a musical family. Since Mays was a young child, he enthusiastically exhibited his architectural fantasies with LEGO bricks and kept the passion until his late years. It was reported as a rare type of cancer. Just not in the way you meant it. r203, Yes bitch really. How Did Mark Hollis Die? New Details About The Talk Talk Star's Death Curious how it randomly came back after being dead since 2018. --Ed. One of the most prodigious composers and singular, harmonically sophisticated improvisers in jazz history, tenor and, There was a time I decided I was not a composer, only an improvisor, and I find that very difficult to do with one hand, Jarrett says. (Scroll down to below the "Sugar Blues" blurb.). Roddy McDowell..I find it amazing there hasnt been a tell all.he was reclusive in his final years because of it Another vote for both Lyle Alzado & Gregory Hines, If they were in Broadway from 1978 - 1992, they died of AIDS. Her doctors have said that it appears to be natural. Her death certificate lists the cause of death as deferred. On February 4, 2010, the Los Angeles County coroner stated that the primary cause of Murphys death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia. Your legacy will live on. The acclaimed keyboardist, composer and arranger from Wausaukee died Monday at age 66 in Los Angeles. This video captures a TEDx performance by Lyle Mays and Friends: The performance highlights Mays wide-ranging interests, creating music based on physics equations, Feynmans speech patterns and more, using improvisation, algorithmic composition, live video mixing, and a custom designed linked laptop network. West is a jazz journalist in Washington, D.C. I really enjoyed reading an interview he had in Keyboard Magazine back in 1986, complete with a recording of his music on one of those thin record-player compatible disks magazines had back then. Who is out there that died from HIV, but the information was never made public? He was 66. He couldnt understand it at all. I didn't say he didn't have AIDS because he was straight. All rights reserved. It was commonly known he was gay. is a hottie. His broad intelligence and musical wisdom informed every aspect of who he was in every way. I'm not saying I think Bowie was +. 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. r104 - I did several Google searches and read several obits and nothing mentions AIDS related symptoms typical in 1990. Henry Mancini was also rumored to have died from AIDS. #506 Lyle Mays, Jazz Pianist, 1953-2020 Lenny B could as easily have died of something age-related (which is what I have always believed) as AIDS-related. [22] Arafat's personal doctor for 18 years, Dr. Ashraf Al-Kurdi, said Arafat suffered from AIDS. Adored his brilliance, his music, his ability to stir every emotion in my soul. He played live up to the end and people who saw him said he looked atrocious. Why should anybody believe a crazy twat like you? He wasn't HIV-positive. First attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Mays transferred after two years to the University of North Texas (then still known as North Texas State University), where he studied in the famous One OClock Lab Band with fellow keyboardist Coil. True R239 many broadway actors, producers, set/costume designers, dancers, etc. 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. R90 Bowie looks like a lez most of the time. 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While the band bore the guitarists name, Mays was a crucial factor in their success. Obituary: Lyle Mays - Jazz Journal Lyle Mays may has chances such as moving house, changing job, severing some old relationships, giving birth to a new relationship Before his death, a collection of articles were published that questioned whether Jackson had cancer or AIDS. He recorded his first (self-titled) album under his own name in 1985, one of only five he ever made. 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. Another Giant becomes history. It was amazing to say the least. I always heard that Alexander Godunov died of alcoholism. I've always wondered about whether DOM DeLUISE might have. Fashion designer Charles James maybe? Prince died of a big disease with a little name? "I've always wondered about Wilt Chamberlain. Raul Julia did not die of AIDS. Not covered up; but if he was HIV+ or living with AIDS it was not known as that at the time. At the time of his death he survived by his . I kind of feel like the music industry has left me, he said in a revealing podcast interview forJazzizin 2016, and his observation that people were increasingly reluctant to pay for music has proven to be remarkably prescient. The two first met at a jazz festival in Wichita, Kansas, during 1974. Author Bruce Chatwin. Or left all of us, he said in a 2016 interview. Not necessarily something that happens when you get poisoned. Writing shortly after Mays death, Metheny said: Lyle was one of the greatest musicians I have ever known. [31] Mays brought intellectual and organic architectural concepts in his music and sound design based on the innovative integration of many different sources to create a completely new soundscape as Wright achieved through his unique architectural landscape. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn In the end he was another actor who died at a rather young age. Pat Metheny Group Co-Founder Lyle Mays Dies at 66 This thread is from 2016. Mays appeared on Methenys 1977 album Watercolours (ECM), and it was their elegiac 1982 masterpiece As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls that really cemented Mays reputation as a sound painter par excellence. 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. Subscribe Someone in a Prince thread right after he died said that Jamie Foxx was the one who infected Prince with HIV. RIP Lyle. Email the editor Lyle Mays. Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, which is an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the solid organs, but the condition was in remission. Ken Handler (son of Ruth Handler [who created Barbie] and whom the Ken doll was named after) allegedly died of a brain tumor. The death, of unspecified causes, was . In the brain stem, regions called the medulla and the pons control the depth and rate of breathing.Both are loaded with opioid receptors proteins that sit on the . There isnt a contemporary keyboard player that hasnt felt Lyle Mays influence. No married "straight" man has ever died of AIDS, r58? Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ Ozark (1981) - YouTube Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Queen Elizabeth II's official cause of death might never be revealed, as Buckingham Palace remains tight-lipped on the circumstances that precipitated her passing. The title stems from the long personal crisis in Mays' life that inspired it. Take a look at This year is Lyle Mays's personal year number 9. 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. [4], Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Filles de Kilimanjaro by Miles Davis (both recorded in 1968) were important influences. Not all, of course, but I'd gamble that most. 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? 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. No one is saying that r241; and the death speculation has been focused on those who died prematurely during a fraught time period. Mind you, these friends would be in a position to know based on professions and families, so who knows! r92 - maybe because he had no history of transfusions. My heart is broken for the loss of such a musical genius. Pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away April 16 in his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, after battling prostate. He was 66. He was a heroin addict into the 80s. Lyle Mays (November 27, 1953 February 10, 2020) and Pat Metheny pioneered a unique style of jazz fusion, integrating elements of jazz, rock and musical traditions from around the world. click ACCEPT. But you always knew that Read More Kelly Sill, My introduction to Joeys music was in 1995 when I was given his Live at the 5 Spot CD as a Christmas gift and immediately Read More In Memoriam: Joey DeFrancesco, America's jazz resource, delivered to your inbox. He won total 11 Grammy awards and was nominated 23 times. It wasn't just John but Yoko was extremely thin as well. The fabulous couple who made his debut in '77 with Watercolors on behalf of Metheny, before explicitly becoming "Group" the following year giving life to compositions such as San Lorenzo and Phase Dance, in the eponymous dazzling debut ( Pat Metheny Group, ECM 1978). Reportedly, more than half if them tested positive. He was on steroids when he died thus the bloat. I have been a listener and follower of Metheny and Mays for many, many years. What about Vanity? The first is regarding Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. In 2015, Naxos Germany released a live double album The Ludwigsburg Concert from their 1993 appearance (with Johnson) there.[26]. Don't count on it, R234. Can someone die from AIDS while being obese? Both brilliant musicians. His niece Aubrey Johnson wrote that he passed away "surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with a recurring illness." Researched and written by Matt Spaiser After his death, John Loftus reported on ABC radio that Arafat had died of AIDS. Billy, do you mind if he joins us? Itll be fun. Shock, shock, shock! Word on the street has it that a masseuse worked on his nose five or six times a day because it was so badly damaged from excessive use. It's been said he died of heart ailment. Try & look up the Lizard album from the North Texas State Lab Band way back in the 70s. He passed away surrounded by family and friends, including Steve Rodby, who worked with Mays in Methenys group. The Walter Payton suggestion is intriguing. Lyle Mays Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Pat Metheny Group and Death John Lennon looked so bad due to years of smoking, drinking, drug addiction and poor diet. Already a member? And I remember reading about the mysterious deaths from an unknown illness affecting gay men in large cities in June of 1981. 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. That performance of Song for Bilbao was mind blowing. I cannot recall his name but I know he played a priest in one film and lead a gangbang of Armond Rizzo in another film. I heard Jackie O got it from Nureyev, but it was hushed up. Tag "lyle mays cause of death" NEWS PLUS: On This Day. 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. If you are an insider and want to share please do so, but your post doesn't mean a lot without more detail. The same neo-romantic streak that had made Wichita Falls so appealing echoed through the work, and Mays interest in classical composers from Bach to Bartk was very apparent. That's just where I happened to be living, I don't know what was being reported in other major urban centers. Lyle Mays - Eberhard Mug $10.00 USD. Gudenov was a supposed pussy hound and raging alkie. IIRC he died of pneumocystic sarcoma. Lyle Mays, a keyboardist, composer and orchestrator who helped carve a new channel for contemporary jazz with The Pat Metheny Group, died on Monday in Los Angeles. The next rumor is surrounding the death of American business magnate Howard Hughes. Very possibly with the AIDS virus. To the general public, it appeared that Michaels 50 year-old frame was wearing down faster than expected. Friends of the deceased are interviewed as well especially what was going on around the death. Lyle Mays Death: and Cause of Death. Starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen Mcgrath, and Anthony Hopkins.
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