Hobbayne Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 The great Rico Rodriguez the trombone player from the Specials has passed away according their website. [u]Our dear friend Rico passed away today.We offer our deepest condolences to his family.His legacy will go on forever and a day. RIP dear Rico[/u] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 RIP Rico, I will give the Specials records an outing this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Making the trombone cool since 1977. His simple yet effective solo in A Message to you Rudy is always good for a bit of air trombone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 What a shame. I saw him playing with Jerry Dammers Spatial AKA Orchestra last year and he looked really frail and not at his best at all. Memories of happier times.. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vTzit75q0s"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vTzit75q0s[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGDQ85Dg-ss[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Aw :-( We're doing Message to You Rudy with my new band. Only just started rehearsing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez68 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Rip Rico you were the sound of my youth !! Ah the specials and ska scene have a big void left!! Aww gutted !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1441387887' post='2858586'] Making the trombone cool since 1977. His simple yet effective solo in A Message to you Rudy is always good for a bit of air trombone. [/quote] Rico was recording from around 1958 in Jamaica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1441460714' post='2859054'] Rico was recording from around 1958 in Jamaica. [/quote] I know he was a veteran - just saying that his playing with the Specials popularised the sound for a whole new generation in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Heartbreaking. RIP El Reco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 That's a sad loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgie Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 oh man, nae good:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmz Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Sad to hear of Ricos passing - his playing brought delight to many over the years. He played with Linton Kwesi Johnson amongst many others - I just adore this album and can recommend it to anyone - some great bass playing too ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRHDLKTFLKU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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