Died On This Date (February 20, 2011) Terry Clements / Guitarist For Gordon Lightfoot
themusicsover Terry Clements
July 22, 1947 – February 20, 2011
Terry Clements is perhaps best remembered as the longtime guitarist for folk legend, Gordon Lightfoot. He joined up with Lightfoot in 1970 and continued to play with him for some 40 years. Clements was just five years old when he picked up the guitar, and over the years his playing would be influenced by the likes of Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs, and Dick Dale. After high school, he served in the US Navy for a couple of years and then returned to his music career, first playing with Golden Sunflower while working as a session player for Lou Adler, and later joining forces with Lightfoot with whom he stayed until the final years of his life. Terry Clements was 63 when he died on February 20, 2011. The cause was attributed to a stroke he had recently suffered.
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Rick Kulwicki is best remembered as a guitarist for Denver, Colorado punk band, the Fluid. Formed in 1984 out of the ashes of Madhouse, the Fluid went on to release a handful of albums for Rayon, Glitterhouse, Hollywood and most notably, Sub Pop Records. They have the distinction of being the first non-Seattle band signed to that revered label. The band broke up in 1993 and reunited in 2008. All the while, Kulwicki was a constant and respected player throughout the vibrant Denver rock scene. He was most recently a member of the Buckingham Squares. Rick Kulwicki was 49 when he passed away on February 15, 2011. Cause of death was not immediately released.
Brendan Majewski was an artist and musician who is perhaps best remembered as the bassist for Washington DC area art-punk band, Quix*o*tic. Playing with band from 1998 to 2001, Majewski helped the band break out of the DC underground scene thanks in part to their self-released album, Night For Day. Along the way, they made fans out of such alternative rock icons as Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder. After he left Quix*o*tic, Majewski formed the critically acclaimed Orphan as an outlet for his music and visual art. Brendan Majewski took his own life on January 20, 2011. He was 37.
Steve Prestwich was a drummer and songwriter who was the long-time member of Cold Chisel, one of Australia’s most popular rock bands of the late ’70s and ’80s. Born in Liverpool, Prestwich and his family moved to Adelaide, South Australia while still in his teens. He was soon playing in a few local bands before settling in with up-and-coming pub rock greats, Cold Chisel in 1974. The band also included Jimmy Barnes who would find solo success years later. Prestwich wrote several songs for the group, including their hits, “Forever Now” and “When The War Is Over.” After leaving Cold Chisel in 1983, Prestwich briefly played for Little River Band and later released a couple of solo albums. He also reunited with Cold Chisel on a few occasions. In early 2011, Steve Prestwich discovered he had a brain tumor and died as a result on January 16, 2011, less than two weeks later. He was 56.