Died On This Date (February 3, 2004) Cornelius Bumpus / Doobie Brothers; Steely Dan
themusicsover Cornelius Bumpus
January 13, 1946 – February 3, 2004
Cornelius Bumpus is best remembered as the saxophonist for the Doobie Brothers and later, Steely Dan. In 2000, he won the Best Album Grammy for his work on Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature. As an in-demand session player, Bumpus has performed or recorded with the likes of Michael McDonald, Jeff Lorber, Lacy J. Dalton, Patrick Simmons, Phoebe Snow, Ambrosia and Boz Scaggs. While flying from New York to Los Angeles for a gig, Bumpus suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 58.
Tom Brumley was an accomplished steel guitarist who played with two of California’s most beloved recording artists, 
Sid Vicious is best remembered as the bassist for the enormously influential and equally notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols. Vicious’ music career began in 1976 with a band called The Flowers of Romance in which he sang and played the saxophone. He also played drums for Siouxsie & the Banshees at their first ever gig, 1976’s 100 Club Punk Festival. It has alson been reported that Vicious was once considered to be the lead singer of the Damned. He was asked to join the Sex Pistols in early 1977, not necessarily because of his bass skills – he didn’t have any – but because of his punk attitude. Besides, he had been to every one of the band’s shows thus far. He played his first gig with the band on April 3, 1977, but what many don’t realize, he did not play on Never Mind the Bullocks. It was Steve Jones playing the bass parts. In November of 1977, Vicious met American music lover, 
Fernando “King Nando” Rivera was a Latin musician who was instrumental in the growth of Latin boogaloo in the ’60s and ’70s. His “Fortuna” was an international hit in the mid ’60s. Rivera died in his sleep on February 2, 2008 at the age of 62.
