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. For a while he was eating nothing but carrots which turned his skin orange. Now I wonder if it was a political statement, or if it was indeed homophobic? Since Mays was a young child, he enthusiastically exhibited his architectural fantasies with LEGO bricks and kept the passion until his late years. R38 I didn't know about Gil Scott-Heron too. [2][3] Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awards. According to Loftus, the CIA had knowledge of his condition, and convinced Israel not to assassinate him and wait for his inevitable death of the disease, since the subsequent widespread connotations of the disease with homosexuality would discredit him. Lyle Mays Death: and Cause of Death. And I know we only hear about the pussyhound sleaziness side of them - but when guys are that compulsive sexually - I often wonder if were only seeing a small part of the story. Mays performed with a MIDI-fied Steinway Grand Piano and a variety of synthesizers, notably an Oberheim 4 Voice synth. An acoustic quartet featuring Bob Sheppard, Marc Johnson and Mark Walker, it has several pieces from Fictionary rubbing shoulders with reworkings of Metheny Group favourites Au Lait (from Offramp) and Are We There Yet (from Letter From Home). [quote]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? Someone in a Prince thread right after he died said that Jamie Foxx was the one who infected Prince with HIV. Fortunately for Mays, he had cultivated other interests throughout his life. 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. Thank you Lyle Mays for your awesome music n contributions to the arts. Mays followed suit, taking piano lessons from a local teacher, and eventually began playing organ in his hometown church as a teen. Search on obits from 82 to 92 and find all the youngish guys who died of "lever cancer". Become a member and get exclusive access to articles, live sessions and more! Composer and keyboardist Lyle Mays, best known for his long partnership with Pat Metheny, has died at the age of 66. Lyle Mays Death: and Cause of Death. Ralphie May, the comedian and veteran of "Last Comic Standing" who died at age 45 in October, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, the Clark County, Nevada, coroner's . Itll be fun. Shock, shock, shock! I'm sure that's what killed Jackie Onassis. RIP Brother! No married "straight" man has ever died of AIDS, r58? All rights reserved. He was 84. To the cunt at R224 and R202, this thread has been full of them. R134 Sorry, but that's a photo of Dom Deluise. [1] Mays was posthumously awarded the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022 for his composition "Eberhard". So its no wonder they all had ensuing health problems. But RIP Nana Vasconcelas too, who was sadly even more obscure, but had worked not only on the Wichita recording but with Jon Hassell too. He died in 1985 EXCUUUUSE me, but I was not a homersexshul. [quote]A certain known to be closeted athlete who died of AIDS years ago. This is so true, that its perhaps the even more sad part on this.. . Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . 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? I got interested in architecture early on, to the extent that I designed my sisters house, he said in 2016. Subscribe And the other one he did, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, it was cinematic. Television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests are needed to be sure of the cause of . I remember reading reports even back in 1991/2 that Miles Davis had died of AIDS, in fact, that he was on AZT at the time of his death. This was not the first time they had done this during the tour, but it was a definite first for me. Back at Davids room, there was a knock on the door. I don't see the point in spreading totally unfounded rumors. Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag. From the first notes we played together, we had an immediate bond. Many years before we first met, Alun Morgan was a huge and lasting influence on my jazz listening and helped shape my taste for the music. The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in the 2020s decade.The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. r104 - Oh i totally believe people speculated and spread rumors and "casually dropped it into conversation" But like a lot of office gossip it might have a very thin connection to the truth. died of HIV/AIDS. if your read Brad Davis' wife's book I swear she intimates that Davis had an affair with Jill Clayburgh late in his life.and then we know that Clayburgh died from a blood cancer. R22 Not sure I buy that. He was a pioneer, an original. That's different. I will miss him with all my heart.. Rumors have been swirling around the death of Jim Henson, who was the creator of The Muppets. He sheepishly grinned at me and then the two of them whispered for a bit. All rights reserved. Duh. Henry Mancini was also rumored to have died from AIDS. 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. [5] His teacher allowed him to practice improvisation after the structured elements of the lesson were completed. Shorter performing at the 2015 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle. R104 you mean Leonard Bernstein? Try & look up the Lizard album from the North Texas State Lab Band way back in the 70s. by Anonymous reply 19 August 31, 2016 7:21 AM Lyle was 66 years old at the time of death. His medical files were never made public. An announcement on Metheny's Facebook page said he died surrounded by loved ones "after a long. This was long before the internet; so wed all read newspaper and magazine clippings the professor had collected. I will miss him with all my heart. Who knows if this is true but Jamie did on of his stand up acts where he talks about how pretty Prince was. 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. Rumor has it that John Lennon looked so skinny and ill just before he got shot in 1980 because he was seriously sick, and some have suggested it was HIV or AIDS that was the cause. I once read here that Sophia Loren was bi. What about Vanity? According to Steven Cantor, the co-producer of Mays first two solo albums (a 1986 self-titled LP and 1988s Street Dreams), He was completely mystified by [the live Evans recording]. Guys who lived in these areas were wholesale fucking visitors/tourists and seamen (no pun intended), allowing infections to spread pretty rapidly. 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. I believe my uncle died of AIDS. According to a statement released by the Pat Metheny group on Tuesday (Feb. 11), Mays passed away on Monday in Los Angeles after "a long battle with a recurring illness." So yeah - he died in an elevator from a drug patch. RIP. Died in 1995, aged 45 of "natural causes". Who could imagine me with a gay man?? [245] In July 1960, in the wake of Congo's independence, the United Nations recruited Francophone experts and technicians from all over the world to assist in filling administrative gaps left by Belgium, who did not leave behind an African elite to run the country. 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. Who knows if this is true but Jamie did on of his stand up acts where he talks about how pretty Prince was. He wasn't gay and he didn't die of AIDS. From his legendary status and strong voice in the Pat Metheny Group to his sparsity of solo recordings and trepidations about the music business ("The music business left us."), enjoy a conversation with the self-proclaimed non-jazz keyboardist, Lyle Mays. The shocker came six months after her death when The L.A. County Coroner announced that the husband of Brittany Murphy, Simon Monjack, had died from the same acute pneumonia and severe anemia. If they managed to cover it up, we're not going to know who they are. Sourced told the . In the final years of his life Michael Jacksons body type experienced some severe changes. r109 - Yeah, right after Prince died lots of speculation on DL (and elsewhere) that he had symptomatic HIV. Mays remained with the Pat Metheny Group until 2010when he not only left the group, but also began paying increasingly less attention to the music business in general. Don't count on it, R234. is a hottie. He didnt say AIDS deaths didnt exist until 1980, he said it was before there was a correlation between HIV and gay sex. Along the same lines, I often wondered why Magic Johnson didn't try the IV drug use excuse. shit. Presuming that he did die of mesothelioma, why would there be any sort of "endless tribute to him"? On February 10, 2020, Lyle Mays died of non-communicable disease. The doctor who treated his pancreatic cancer had devoted his career to AIDS related research. [quote]Arafat's death was highly controversial at the time. View local obituaries in maryland. Yes and lived with it just fine, until the HIV infection pushed her into death. R272 so who was the actor, or was it Bert? His death on August 9, 2008, was caused by complications from pneumonia. Its Lhistoire Du Soldat instrumentation. Neither did their doctors. I thought Brad Davis revealed his diagnosis shortly before he died. Some features on this site require a subscription. Hello and thank you for registering. I would think that would be big news. Composer and keyboardist Lyle Mays, best known for his long partnership with Pat Metheny, has died at the age of 66. I like that he realized the music industry had changed so much and that he felt confident about a career change! McQueen was definitely positive. [quote]Some people think Steve McQueen died of AIDS. Don't remember the date but it may have been before or around the time that the term AIDS was first used. R27 read the fucking title of the thread. The explanation for his death at the time was pure hokum. He is/was a very public figure and his life very searchable. It wasn't just John but Yoko was extremely thin as well. In some respects it neatly squared Mays career circle, though it is only really when his five solo albums are viewed as a totality that the extraordinary breadth of his talents can be fully appreciated. It pains me to say this but Freddie ALMOST covered up the cause of his death. [32] Discography [ edit] As leader/co-leader [ edit] That's very interesting, R119. Prior to his death, crowdfunding efforts had raised nearly $250,000 to help cover Martino's medical expenses. This brings up the question. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site R184 what did he say wrong? What is the definition of "early eighties?" He was my dear uncle, mentor, and friend and words cannot express the depth of my grief. By Emily Blackwood Written on Feb 26, 2019. Cause of death, according to his niece, vocalist Aubrey Johnson, was "a long battle with a recurring illness." If we were talking Lyle Menendez, that's one I'd believe in a hearbeat. His father, a truck. That's what HE said. Don't make shit up. r223, Bitch my sarcasm beat u to the punch. And as 1981 progressed things began to ramp up rapidly. I think I heard it on DL too. While Mays first professional gig out of college was playing with Woody Hermans band, it was his work with Metheny that defined the next 30 years of his career. Birthday: November 27, 1953 Date of Death: February 10, 2020 Age at Death: 66 Live Live Death Statistics Worldwide and The United States Lyle Mays - Biography Lyle Mays is a musician,composer who was born on November 27, 1953. I kind of feel like the music industry has left me, he said in a revealing podcast interview for Jazziz in 2016, and his observation that people were increasingly reluctant to pay for music has proven to be remarkably prescient. And he may or may not have had HIV but if he did it was under control. [10], After leaving the University of North Texas, Mays toured in the US and Europe with Woody Herman's jazz big band, Thundering Herds, for approximately eight months. I did get a chance to hear him play live a couple of times (Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny Group), but I really wish I had paid closer attention to his music over the years. That's just where I happened to be living, I don't know what was being reported in other major urban centers. I'm guessing if he were HIV symptomatic it could only make things worse. ], [quote]"Did Bert Convy die of AIDS? One I read mentioned it was highly probable that many more women than previously considered had died of AIDS, since it spread faster in them, and was diagnosed as various cancers, uterine, ovarian, etc. The first time I heard San Lorenzo was on my car radio on WJZZ in Detroit circa 1977. 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. For all the people who don't think fat people die of AIDS, Robbin Crosby from the metal band RATT was almost 400 lbs when he died. I could have read that as early as 1979 or 1980. In 2019, his health took a bad turn, and at the same time he decided to try to get this piece recorded. I thought no one dies of that anymore. 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). Convy - brain cancer 1991". Its not that I have a real desire to leave the music industryI kind of feel like the music industry has left me. That should have been the end of the story, but it wasnt. I will miss him with all my heart.. He will be sadly missed. Maybe because there were enough rumors of orgys and dalliances with trans people to break the internet before it even existed? Photo: Getty. He was 66. 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. So young and such a unique person. A marriage with Miss Kitty would give him hetero credentials, something the glass-closeted gay Spaeth needed. May have been pancreatic cancer as claimed but neither condition can be treated by diet which is what he is alleged to have done until it was too late. I remember practically teaching my high-school geometry class. His last years were primarily spent designing and managing software. Weird r177. Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 February 10, 2020)[1] was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, In the 1990s, he offset his work in the Metheny Group (which kept him touring through most of the year) with projects by McFerrin, Coil, Paul McCandless, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Metheny called his collaborator of 30 years "one of the greatest musicians I have ever known" . I even [italic]said[/italic] I didn't believe it, for Crissake. Some over the coarse of weeks or months. 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. His broad intelligence and musical wisdom informed every aspect of who he was in every way. He couldnt understand it at all. From the first notes we played together, we had an immediate bond. "I've always wondered about Wilt Chamberlain. Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ Ozark (1981) Georgy Porgy's Favorites 22.2K subscribers 516 36K views 3 years ago "Ozark" is a song from "As Falls Wichita, so Falls Wichita Falls", a collaborative. r215, I don't know but thats what my guncle always told me. People dont want to pay for music anymore. His niece, jazz vocalist Aubrey Johnson, announced his death on social media, noting that he passed away "surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with a recurring . David Bowie. As he pulls the protective cloth from. r104 - I did several Google searches and read several obits and nothing mentions AIDS related symptoms typical in 1990. r25 i think you wandered into the wrong thread. I've always wondered about Wilt Chamberlain. I was mesmerized by that sound and have been a fan of Lyle and Pat ever since. Arafat had lost a lot of weight before he died, he was stick thin and looked very sick. Funny that Paul Stag is the one still standing, if all of this is true? In the last 15 years, there are practically no influential personalities to die from AIDS-related complications. In a 2016 interview with Jazziz, Mays explained that Its not that I have a real desire to leave the music industry I kind of feel like the music industry has left me. Oh Christ, R225, Lennon was strung out on heroin in the 1970s - the entire decade. Jim Henson NOT Gay are you mad or paid to post such nonsense. At one point in the middle of this crisis, he had a marvelous recovery with some drug therapy. He didn't seem afraid of a lawsuit at all. Sometime in 1978, IIRC. 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. I was like thanks [shrugs]. It was commonly known he was gay. Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for The Son on the official site. The Original Pat Metheny Group: Mark Egan, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Danny Gottlieb. This live performance of Song for Bilbao features Mays combining piano and synth layering in his extended solo: Finally, in this video from 1985, Mays discusses his stage rig and his approach to incorporating synthesizers into his performances: Wow. Maybe you can have a conversation with yourself. At the time of his death he survived by his . He played live up to the end and people who saw him said he looked atrocious. Mays was born in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 27, 1953, to a musical family. [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. Aside from releasing a statement before his death confirming he had AIDS, the precise cause was stated on the death certificate, which I assume was by his wish. El tecladista y compositor Lyle Mays, un msico creativo y un verdadero innovador dentro del jazz contemporneo, falleci el lunes 10, en Los ngeles. r92 - maybe because he had no history of transfusions. r112 a dear friend of mine who was a radio DJ in New York told me the Prince always requested a male escort when in town. I'm not saying I think Bowie was +. Raul Julia did not die of AIDS. JazzReview: It's incredible. George Michael didn't die of AIDS but he had it. James Coco died of a heart attack, not AIDS. I'll have to look elsewhere for my unfounded rumors. Hello. 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. Three people popped to mind reading the thread title. I knew his wife back then. Gudenov was a supposed pussy hound and raging alkie. Gods speed Mr. Lyle Mays, I just discovered Moses, the Lawgiverit makes me miss Lyle Mays that much more! Mays and Methenys creative partnership extended outside the band, as well. Lyle David Mays was born on November 27, 1953 in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, to a guitarist father and pianist mother. [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. With the amount of people who die from the disease every year, statistics say that notable deaths are unaccounted for. While the band bore the guitarists name, Mays was a crucial factor in their success. Lots of people. 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 . In September 2005, based on obtained Arafat records, an Israeli AIDS expert claimed that Arafat bore all the symptoms of AIDS, while The New York Times claimed it was highly unlikely that Arafat died from AIDS. Tue 26th Feb 2019 12.24 GMT. His biographer stated it flat out (Swed); it wasn't just rumour or tabloid reports. R199 sounds interesting. [19] John Loftus reported on ABC radio that Arafat had died of AIDS. Benedetto Guitars, the company that made his signature model . An eponymous 1986 debut carried on in the Metheny Group vein, while the lush Braziliana of Street Dreams (1988) juxtaposed big band and chamber orchestra. Mays was a cofounder of the Pat Metheny Group in 1977, and remained a member for 33 years. His category will be among the awards handed out ahead of the prime-time broadcast at 7 p.m. Sunday on CBS, which focuses on main categories and star-studded performances. I really think your playing is the best Ive heard you play, Mays told writer Martin Johnson. [246][247] Dr. Jacques Ppin, a Quebecer author of The Origins of AIDS, stipulates that Haiti was one of HIV's entry points to the United States and that one of them may have carried HIV back across the Atlantic in the 1960s. The list, not hidden but more names on there then I knew about. You know how he got AIDS. Not necessarily something that happens when you get poisoned. There was a huge media buzz in the SFBA, many more cases of the mysterious set of symptoms were turning up amongst the gay male population. He died from a drug overdose, like so many rock stars do. Arafat was poisoned. The best recording I think Lyle ever made was with Metheny on the So falls Wichita Falls recording. The former lead singer of the 1980s band Talk Talk died on Feb. 25 at the age of 64. 0:00. Embrace leaving shows early and maybe do some cross-training. Staff. He was 66. [4] In 1985, Metheny's and Mays's compositions were performed by the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago in the critically-acclaimed production of Orphans by Lyle Kessler. No one is saying that r241; and the death speculation has been focused on those who died prematurely during a fraught time period. A six- or seven-piece ensemble with lots of woodwinds. Redirecting to /news/grammy-winning-jazz-keyboardist-lyle-mays-dies-66 (308) Given what we know about the incubation period and progression to full-blown AIDS, the timeline makes sense. Do you think people like Neil Patrick Harris, Burt Reynolds and others are ever going to admit they have AIDS. My favorite Pianist! Time goes by. I remember it not being very detailed or urgent. Fascinating. Convy - brain cancer 1991". In 1984 Amanda Blake married Austinite Mark Spaeth. He contracted it from a blood transfusion according to his family and his publicist. You cannot imagine what it was like then. You seem pretty crazy. R205/R206, Miles Davis was also a homosexual on the Down Low his entire life. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." In theaters November 25 2022 brought to you by Sony Pictures Classics. He worked closely with Metheny, serving as co-composer and primary arranger for the band; they enjoyed considerable crossover success and won 11 Grammy awards. His pioneering work has been recognized with eleven Grammy Awards. We did a brief round of gigs a while back, and it was clear in every way that he had had enough of hotels, buses, and so forth., Mays quietly lived out the rest of his days in California, working in the computer industry and encouraging the creative efforts of his niece. Unless otherwise indicated, all content copyright Jazz Journal 1948-2023. Who is out there that died from HIV, but the information was never made public? ". From Wikipedia: "According to some of his friends in news articles he did enjoy the services of female prostitutes.". While still in school, he wrote most or all of the arrangements and What Was contains one of the most brilliant piano solos ever. That was just sort of the command center. Or left all of us, he said in a 2016 interview. In West Hollywood. 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. I was MARRIED! PS: Bowie looks like Melissa Etheridge -- or some other aging lez -- here (?). The lifestyle of going out on the road night after night, Metheny wrote, for sometimes hundreds of nights at a time, is not for everyone and has real challenges . [249] The epidemic then rapidly spread among high-risk groups (initially, sexually promiscuous men who have sex with men). Been listening to the Pat Metheny Group since the early 80s and seen them live so many times. While the specific cause of death was not made public by press time, Mays niece, jazz vocalist Aubrey Johnson, said in a social media post that it came after a long battle with a recurring illness., Lyle was a brilliant musician and person, and a genius in every sense of the word, she wrote. Lyle continued to work on it for a bit after that, finishing and finessing a complete MIDI demo of the work, before he stepped away from public music-making altogether and pursued other interests for a decade.
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