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22 de jul. de 2020 · Gil Bridges truly is the last of the last of the last. He has endured the deaths of three of his bandmates, the permanent retirement of another two, and the betrayal of yet another. He has experienced racial segregation, record label meddling and indifference, protracted lawsuits, and even the slow and inexorable decline of his band Rare Earth ...
10 de dic. de 2021 · Gil Bridges, miembro original del grupo de soul- rock Rare Earth, una de las escasas bandas blancas que fichó Motown, murió el miércoles 8 de diciembre a los 80 años. Bridges era el último miembro de la formación original que seguía actuando con la banda.
5 de jul. de 2024 · Gil Bridges, an original member of the rock band Rare Earth, who began as the Sunliners and went on to record three Top 10 singles for Motown, including “Get Ready” and “I Just Want to Celebrate,” died Wednesday (December 8, 2021).
The main personnel in the group were Gil Bridges, saxophone, flute, vocals; Peter Hoorelbeke (aka Peter Rivera), [8] lead vocals, drums; John Parrish (aka John Persh), bass guitar, trombone, vocals; Rod Richards (born Rod Cox), guitar, vocals; and Kenny James (born Ken Folcik), keyboards. The group's recording style was hard-driving.
11 de dic. de 2021 · El saxofonista de una de los primeras bandas de rock que firmó para Motown, y la única que alcanzó el éxito. Gil Bridges (foto izda) era el único miembro con vida de la formación original. En 1961, un grupo de compañeros de la escuela secundaria formó una banda y la llamó “The Sunliners”.
The legendary, Gil Bridges. Motown recording artist and founding member of his band, Rare Earth. Gil was the one, and only, original band member beginning with the Sunliners and throughout all the years of Rare Earth who played and sang on every song recorded.
Gil Bridges on sax, performing with Rare Earth on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1970. When Gil Bridges—an original member of the rock band Rare Earth—died in 2021, it marked the end of an era. For the saxophonist was the last remaining member of the original lineup to continue to perform with the band.
