Andy Hummel 1951-2010

Big Star's first bass player, who checked out to go into aeronautical engineering after contributing the beautiful "Way Out West" to the brilliant second album, Radio City. He was a bassist of the McCartney-Entwistle school, getting fancy while (kind of) holding down the bottom for Jody Stephens' wonderfully manic drumming, and a creditable singer to boot. Sad to see him leave us just a few months after Alex Chilton, even if he had very little to do with the band's legacy (or with music in general) since '72.

July 2010 Top Ten Hit List

1. M.I.A., /\/\/\\//\ (sic)
2. Sleigh Bells, Treats
3. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son Of Chico DustyL'Etoile de Dakar, Once Upon a Time in Senegal - The Birth of Mbalax 1979 - 198
4. Emily Remler, East to Wes
5. Carissas Wierd, They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003
6. Various Artists, Soundway Presents Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro
7. Various Artists, Unheard Ofs & Forgotten Abouts
8. The B-52s, Funplex
9. Joe Farrell, Moon Germs
10. Various Artists, Si, Para Usted - The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol.1
    

Barb says and Christine says that I should

start writing about tunage again. Hey, does anyone know how to cross-post to FB? I will find out.

I should set this in Comic Sans to make designers' heads explode.