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02-26-2014, 08:00 PM
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RIP Paco de Lucia
I just learned of Paco de Lucia's passing of a heart attack at the age of 66; far too young, far too soon. He was, in my view, the true heir-apparent of the remarkable Sabicas, and like him leaves a legacy of brilliance that will shine forever in the musical firmament.
RIP Paco. 
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02-26-2014, 08:35 PM
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RIP Paco de Lucia
A true artist. I hope his family finds peace with this.
Among the many beautiful memories I have of him is his role in the Sauro's flamenco ballet adaptation of Bizet's Carnen. This is a wonderful film which I recommend to anyone who enjoys either flamenco or Carmen but esp both. Hans Hans
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02-26-2014, 09:01 PM
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wow,
Moraito now this. very sad to hear. d
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02-26-2014, 09:48 PM
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Sad news. I was fortunate to see the mid-80's tour with Paco, John McLaughlin and Al Dimeola. I was stunned, sitting in the aisle seats, 3rd row, stage right, and thinking that I was seeing history being made.
Unfortunately my date for the evening was a pure Top 40 AM radio girl and she finally left 30 minutes into the show. When she left, and left in a huff, Senor De Lucia noticed her exit and gave me (I think) the raised eyebrows as if to say "What happened, buddy?" I just smiled, shrugged and settled in. He and DiMeola (who sat in the center) apparently also noticed her exit but just shook his head (Okay, she WAS a knock-out but you would have stayed, too. Right? Right?). Great show, great memories.
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02-26-2014, 11:01 PM
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02-27-2014, 01:47 AM
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A real legend. RIP PdL
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02-27-2014, 08:47 AM
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Paco is to flamenco (and blues, and classical) what Michael Jordan was to basketball... a game changer.
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02-27-2014, 09:10 AM
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One of our band running jokes is "Paco don't need no cutaway".
And he didn't. A step change musician. One of those special people that changed music for a whole generation of new flamenco players. And likely for many generations to come. He set a new standard. I mentioned this elsewhere but, while his contribution to the trio was beyond significant, if you haven't heard him play flamenco, please take the time to do so. hunter
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02-27-2014, 09:12 AM
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I never did get to see Paco live, and I am deeply saddened by this news. As a kid he was among the first non-pop artists I listened to that expanded my musical horizons into Jazz, classical and flamenco.
Back in the day I was sent a video of a great bootleg recording of the classic DiMeola/McLaughlin/De Lucia trio from Germany in '81. Now it's available online. I'll link to the video in case anyone is interested. http://youtu.be/k_5YZbmLI4c EDIT: Whatever, can't embed on this forum? That's annoying.
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