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RIP James Chance
April 20, 1953 – June 18, 2024
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(via James Chance, No Wave and Punk-Funk Pioneer, Dies at 71 - The New York Times)
James Chance, the singer, saxophonist and composer who melded punk, funk and free jazz into bristling dance music as the leader of the Contortions, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 71.
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Lydia Lunch and James Chance at Max’s Kansas City. Photo : Marcia Resnick - 1978.
#rock photography#Lydia Lunch#James Chance#Marcia Resnick#teenage jesus and the jerks#The Contortions#No Wave#1978#1970s#Max’s Kansas City
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Rest in Peace James Chance (1953/2024)
© Jimmy DeSana, circa 1980.
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Sleep well
James Chance
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RIP James Chance
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06.19.24 Sad to hear about the death of James Chance yesterday, after a long illness. A lynchpin of the no wave scene, the brutal Contortions tracks on No New York left a lasting impression.
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R.I.P. James Chance
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#vintage magazine#new york rocker#1970s#james chance#george clinton#sunglasses#hatshop#rock and roll hall of fame
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Anya Phillips and James Chance at the Mudd Club, 1979.
Photo - Chris Stein.
#Anya Phillips#James Chance#James White and the Blacks#Mudd Club#NYC#New York City#1970s#Punk#New Wave#No Wave#Chris Stein#Blondie#Fashion
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R.I.P. James Chance.
I only got to see him twice among the last few years, at a small club and a larger outdoor summerfest, both intense and still right at unhinged… Chatted with him one time - nice, shy, brimming with mystery…
Image - Teenage Jesus & the Jerks; Chance far right - cribbed from Kristian Hoffman’s FB page.
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Composer and musician James Chance/White has died, age 71.
He was one of the most visible faces of "no wave" in NYC in the late '70s, and his brand of skronky sax over downtown funk, as captured in this excerpt from the film Downtown 81, is redolent of that scene and sound.
He was in poor health and finances in the latter part of his life. A GoFundMe helped his family and friends get him settled for the last few years before he passed. That our creators have to have their health care crowdsourced is an indictment of our values. That we, as a government and society, have decided that our elderly have to suffer uncertain health care and financial security is an even harsher indictment.
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#james chance#james white#james chance and the contortions#james white and the blacks#teenage jesus and the jerks#no wave#nyc#jazz#funk#skronk#obituary#Youtube
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James Chance & The Contorsions
James Chance (20 April 1953 - 18 June 2024 - R.I.P)
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James White and the Blacks - Sax Maniac (Live - Downtown 81)
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#james white and the blacks#sax maniac#james chance#chris cunningham#jerry antonius#bemshi jones#cherie donovan#colin wade#ralph rolle#luther thomas#robert aaron#no wave#jazz punk#punk funk#free jazz#soul#disco#edo bertoglio#downtown 81#jean michel basquiat#1981-82#Youtube
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Anya Philips and James Chance at the Mudd Club c 1979-80
Via @chrissteinplays
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