#Saturday Night Live Band

[musicmags]

[krispyweiss]

“A Great Loss:” Saxophonist David Sanborn Dies at 78

Saxophonist David Sanborn, who recorded smooth jazz as a solo artist and toured and recorded with David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan and others as a sideman, has died.

“May the great David Sanborn rest in love and peace,” Rundgren’s Spirit of Harmony Foundation said.

Sanborn, 78, died May 12 of complications from prostate cancer, said a post on his Facebook page. The saxophonist had continued performing since his 2018 diagnosis and “already had concerts scheduled into 2025,” the post read.

“David Sanborn was a seminal figure in contemporary pop and jazz music,” the announcement read. “It has been said that he put the saxophone back into rock ‘n’ roll.”

Fernando Perdomo echoed this sentiment, crediting Sanborn with “defin(ing) the sax’s role in pop and rock in the ’70s and ’80s.”

Questlove recalled being “floored” by a Sanborn show in Colorado, where the saxophonist made the drummer “feel like a complete amateur” despite playing an instrument that requires a significant amount of oxygen at altitude.

“He told me that since being diagnosed with cancer, he got a renewed vigor … and decided henceforth to play like his life depended on it,” Questlove said. “Amen, David. Rest in melody.”

Sanborn played Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band and went on to a career that included more than two dozen solo albums, gigs with the “Late Night with David Letterman” and “Saturday Night Live” bands and collaborations with Bowie, Rundgren, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, B.B. King, Maynard Ferguson, Linda Ronstadt, Elton John and others.

“RIP, David S.,” Eric Clapton said.

The members of Spyro Gyra found themselves “shocked and beyond sad” at the news, while band leader Jay Beckenstein eulogized Sanborn as “a truly great saxophonist and musician, one of the most influential of my lifetime and an artist who had an extraordinary ability to play emotionally.

“Whatever he touched, whether jazz, gospel or pop, his approach was beautiful and powerful,” Beckenstein said. “A great loss."

5/13/24

[darlinhutchence]

Michael Hutchence being a rockstar on SNL. x

[coeurdeverre82]

[1pcii]

frobin playlist but it's just an excuse to put all my favourite romantic SPG songs together

[freddiemercurylegendabovelegends]

Today, on September 25th, 1982 - Queen Story!

New York, NY, USA, Studio 8H, NBC

👉 Queen's last US performance

They played 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Under Pressure'

📸 Pic: Freddie Mercury during 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'

[rolloroberson]

The Band performing “Stage Fright” on SNL circa 1976.

[ipsiducis]

[mrs-jake-blues]

Last Saturday (April 22) was the 45 year anniversary of the Blues Brothers premiering to the world on Saturday Night Live!!!!!

[moteldogs]

laura palmer is growing old in a little house out in the desert somewhere. to me

[slashdementia7734]

[darlinhutchence]

Michael Hutchence showing what it means to be a true rockstar (complete with leather pants) during a SNL performance of "Suicide Blonde" in February 1991.

[victorluvsalice]

To Die For by The Birthday Massacre

This Song Saturday is brought to you by the following:

Me: [randomly sees a song by The Birthday Massacre in my Recommendeds on YouTube] Holy shit, The Birthday Massacre?? I listened to them LOADS when I was younger -- they're still around? Huh! Might as well check it out, then...

Me: [after listening to the song "Under Your Spell" and enjoying it well enough] Nice -- I missed this band. What else have I got to listen to by them on here... Oh hey, "To Die For!" I remember that song title, it was on one of the albums I owned! Though I don't remember how it goes...well, what better time to find out?

Me: [clicks the video]

To Die For: Tighten your tie boy/you're something to die for~

Me: [nearly fucking bowled over by a sudden rush of nostalgia and associating this song with Victor]

Me: Oh. Right. Like that.

Me: ... [likes and makes a note for Song Saturday]

Yeah, got a personal blast from the past here for me -- I used to love this song when I was a little younger and listening to Walking With Strangers regularly. As stated, it sounds to me like someone singing to/about Victor, especially with those opening lyrics -- I am like 99% sure this was a Valice song to me, as so many things are, and that I associated it with the Forgotten Vows Verse because of stuff like "your memory's fading/I'll love you forever/I'll try to remember/I'll try to hold on." Though I think there's a case to be made for this as a Victor/Emily song too... Right now, though, it's just giving me the feels in general, so you guys get to share them. :)

[rabid-dog-steve-horn]

FEAR Why Saturday Night Live Banned The Group & Lee Ving

[scarefox]

Me getting lowkey paranoid and start to check every of my fav people / bands if they are allies or at least not anti. But so far I stan the right people 😌

It’s a 2 year old post but still nice to see such open support. They were even active in the comment section.