I was watching both Mac and Stu in the 81 Hampton video and was struck how hard that particular position is on musicians. Three stellar stones keyboard players
Are now deceased: Stu, Nicky and Mac. Now some may ask "what's taking so long for
Chuck" - but I'm not in that category. I hope Chuck beats the curse.

Billy Preston too?? I've taken an interest in Billy Preston, I like that song "Nothing from Nothing", I even put a verse in my signature but I guess it was not recognized, "

"Remember I told Ya, I'm a soldier in the war on poverty", well, I know Billy Preston has been consider an unofficial Rolling Stone before.

I saw a Youtube video of a very young Billy Preston, 9 years old or so and he was the piano-player for Nat King Cole doing "Blueberry Hill." Then, Billy Preston also had an instrumental album way back in his teens as well. Quite talented. Tragic. Again. [worldbiography.net]

Their reluctance, laziness, whatever, to seek out new, interesting keyboard players has hurt their sound since at least the mid-80s. They haven't had an appropriate sounding, serious pianist in a long, long time. Chuck has provided the odd boogie woogie on a couple studio cuts, but his sensibility is simply wrong for the band.

Yes, please don't forget Preston. I've been relistening/revisiting his That's The Way God Planned It record. That's a great song and album.

Not a good job to have in a band. Look at the Grateful Dead.

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Their reluctance, laziness, whatever, to seek out new, interesting keyboard players has hurt their sound since at least the mid-80s. They haven't had an appropriate sounding, serious pianist in a long, long time. Chuck has provided the odd boogie woogie on a couple studio cuts, but his sensibility is simply wrong for the band.

On B2B they didn't use Chuck...

and Jack Nitzsche as well, died in 2000

I was watching both Mac and Stu in the 81 Hampton video and was struck how hard that particular position is on musicians.

OK, I'll take the bait...how exactly is it 'hard' on a musician, as compared to any other instrument, drums for example?

<<how exactly is it 'hard' on a musician, as compared to any other instrument, drums for example?>>

Yeah, no kidding. Those keyboard guys even get to sit down all the time. Is it hard on them because they don't get a comfy chair or something?

No position is hard on musicians. That's what she said, anyway...

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and Jack Nitzsche as well, died in 2000

It is a crime how unrecognized this self made man is. Self made like his good buddy/associate/partner in crime/LA pop pioneer Sonny Bono

Jack Nitzsche helped make The Stones at a crucial time when they were recording in LA. Oh, to be a fly on the wall at those sessions and afterwards as they went out socializing in the LA scene. What a time!

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I was watching both Mac and Stu in the 81 Hampton video and was struck how hard that particular position is on musicians.

OK, I'll take the bait...how exactly is it 'hard' on a musician, as compared to any other instrument, drums for example?

"Hard" not in the physical sense but in the lifespan sense. I had completely
Overlooked Billy Preston and Jack N. so this brings the curse total to five.
Chuck might want to schedule a medical check-up.

I don't think there's a curse. That is superstitious and rather ridiculous. All those great players died for reasons that have little to do with black magic. Yes it's rather sad and tragic that some when before they should have, but seeing this as a curse related to the Stones? I guess you believe Anita had something to do with it too? What's next a Beatles guitarist curse thread? peace

If I have this correctly, sadly, Nicky Hopkins was always a sickly lad and played with the Jeff Beck group, Jefferson Airplane and I'm sure a number of others.

Peace Out

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I don't think there's a curse. That is superstitious and rather ridiculous. All those great players died for reasons that have little to do with black magic. Yes it's rather sad and tragic that some when before they should have, but seeing this as a curse related to the Stones? I guess you believe Anita had something to do with it too? What's next a Beatles guitarist curse thread? peace

Sorry, I was joking with the curse thing. Coincidence yes, curse no. I mistakenly
Assumed the reader would recognize this.

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I don't think there's a curse. That is superstitious and rather ridiculous. All those great players died for reasons that have little to do with black magic. Yes it's rather sad and tragic that some when before they should have, but seeing this as a curse related to the Stones? I guess you believe Anita had something to do with it too? What's next a Beatles guitarist curse thread? peace

Sorry, I was joking with the curse thing. Coincidence yes, curse no. I mistakenly
Assumed the reader would recognize this.

No worries, my mistake then, probably just that death is kind of hard to pull off in a joking manner, especially so soon after Mac's. peace

Also have The Curse of 27 : [www.nerdygaga.com]

Jim Dickinson has passed on, but Leon Russell lives.

Keys in the Dead was definitely like the drum chair in Spinal Tap.

They really attracted the cream of the crop keyboard players. Even the mighty Beatles only had Preston and Martin as outside players. I guess you could say keyboards became a minor thought to them after Stu died. They never again had, or found, any one memorable. Same with bass. Darryl took the job, and they seemed never to listen again and figure they needed a new direction. Which has led to three mostly mediocre albums. The disrespect they show for their own music is galling.

Oh, brother.

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They really attracted the cream of the crop keyboard players. Even the mighty Beatles only had Preston and Martin as outside players. I guess you could say keyboards became a minor thought to them after Stu died. They never again had, or found, any one memorable. Same with bass. Darryl took the job, and they seemed never to listen again and figure they needed a new direction. Which has led to three mostly mediocre albums. The disrespect they show for their own music is galling.

Don't blame the bassist and keyboard player themselves. They are doing what they're told to do, just the way Mick and Keith want. peace

I think the following also played keyboards or degrees of on the odd track:
GENE PITNEY - deceased
BRIAN JONES - deceased
PHIL SPECTOR - say no more

Yes the last 25-30 years have been very static. But they probobly need to have it this way nowadays. Continuity. They haven't got everydaysessions like in 60's and 70's.So it's difficult - will take a lot of time- to work with a new keyboardplayer.

The Steel Wheel-tour was the fundament for everything. For better or worse.