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RIP: Deon Estus From his Twitter account: "  don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." |
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This is sad.I have his 1988 Spell CD.The title track is one of my favorite songs
R.I.P Deon | |
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of course,the big hit was "Heaven Help Me".Deon was also in the 1970s band Brainstorm. But not on their first album which has probably their most known song called Lovin' Is Really My Game. That's him 3rd from the right.
You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Andrew Ridgeley: V. sad news today of Deon Estus’ death. A lavishly gifted bass guitarist, a charismatic & impish character & a rock of the WHAM! rhythm section. He lives large in the memory, he radiated warmth, humour & life’s illuminating light, my heartfelt commiserations go out to his family. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Rip, didn’t know about him and I love wham | |
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. Rest In Peace to Deon Estus . And [IMO] he was the 3rd member of Wham!. Deon also worked and toured with George during the Faith-era. | |
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Dag, I just looked this guy up about a week ago. I heard he was now apart of the newly tefotmed late 70s R&B group Switch. I do remember his affiliation with George Michael and Wham. I remember that song Heaven Help Me. RIP Deon. | |
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Oh wow, so sad, his "heaven help" is one of my favorite songs ever. | |
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Is this the person who did the bassline on "Hard Day"? |
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Oh no!! Big RIP to Deon. Heaven Help Me is a great tune, and so is the other song he did with David Z "You're The Only One" / Very funky! Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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playing on I Want You with Marvin Gaye in 1981 You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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wow, that was the most sublime 4 and a half minutes EVER. so much history, context, and beauty in that clip!! Deon had roots and chops! | |
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i tried to confirm that but not finding any studio credits online. maybe its in the album credits which i dont have. definitely a classic riff to note if its Deon's | |
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What I found - the consensus - on the Hard Day YouTube video comments is that it was George playing synth bass. That bassline kills all bullshit dead within 1000 mile radius. |
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Does it ever. The remix goes another 1000 miles. | |
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