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This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2017.
Mike Sturgis is an American drummer, having played for the band 21 Guns [1] and later with Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith in Psycho Motel, where he played on both State of Mind (1996) and Welcome to the World (1997) albums.
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The Full Throttle Saloon is located in Sturgis, South Dakota and is known as the world's largest biker bar. The original Full Throttle was located on 27 acres of land purchased in 1999 by Michael Ballard. The indoor/outdoor bar included several large stages, a burn-out pit, tattoo parlors, a zip line, a wrestling ring, restaurants, dozens of ...
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John Sturgill Simpson was born in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky. His middle name, Sturgill, stems from his paternal grandmother's maiden name which originates from the town she was born in, Wurtland, Kentucky.[citation needed] His father was a Kentucky State Police Trooper who formerly worked undercover. Due to his father's work, Simpson's fa...
2004−2013: Early performances and recordings
Simpson formed the Country/Rock band Sunday Valley in 2004, which played at the Pickathon festival in Portland, Oregon.He later moved to Nashville, but says he "didn't have the foggiest notion of how to hustle my music ... [it] was a total bust." Setting his musical ambitions aside, Simpson focused on building a career at a Salt Lake City railroad freight-shipping yard for Union Pacific Railroad, which he eventually ended up managing. He credits his wife and friends with changing what he char...
2014–2016: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
In 2014, Simpson released his second album, again produced by Dave Cobb, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, to positive reviews. The lead single was "Living the Dream". The album has been described as "flesh[ing] out a deep and unconventional relationship between traditionalism and new ways of thinking," and a departure from Simpson's more traditional hard country debut. Simpson said that "recording and mixing was done in five and a half days for about $4,000. I was pretty proud about that."...
2016–2017: A Sailor's Guide to Earth
In March 2016, Simpson released the first track from his third album, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, a song called "Brace For Impact (Live a Little)", with the album itself released in April. The album, which was recorded live, has been described as a "heartfelt" guide to living from Simpson to his infant son, and Simpson produced it himself, replacing Dave Cobb, the producer of his two previous records. It features work by The Dap-Kings from Brooklyn's Daptone Records, as well as a cover of Nirv...
Simpson made his acting debut with a cameo in the 2011 indie film Orca Park. In 2018, he also had a role in the short film Black Hog Gut. He secured his first substantial role the same year, appearing in several episodes of the CBS All Access television series One Dollar, in which he plays the part of Ken Fry, a laid-off steel mill worker who sells...
Simpson's overall sound was described by Indiewire as "a mesmerizing and sometimes bewildering mix of traditional country sounds, contemporary philosophy, and psychedelic recording-studio wizardry." Simpson cites Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Keith Whitley, and Marty Robbins as large influences on his music. However, Simpson is also frequently comp...
Simpson's song "Oh Sarah", from his album A Sailor's Guide to Earth, is dedicated to his wife, and the record as a wholeis dedicated to his first son. The couple have three sons. Simpson is a Kentucky Colonel, having been honoured at the Kentucky State Capitol on March 20, 2018. Rep. James Kay described Simpson as "independent" and "very proud to b...
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Nov 27, 2023 · Sturgis began drumming at the age of ten and from 1982 to 1986 attended the University of Miami, where he received a degree in studio music and jazz. From 1986 to 1987, he toured with Norwegian band A-ha and played on "The Swing of Things", "I've Been Losing You" and "Soft Rains of April" from the album Scoundrel Days . During that time he was asked by Phenomena co-producer Wilfried ...
Dec 29, 2017 · From virtuoso players and visionary composers to charismatic bandleaders and golden-eared producers, explore the musical voices who left us this year.
