R.I.P. Lyn Collins
R.I.P Lyn Collins.
Edit – Mixmaster Spade is NOT dead as previously reported. Sorry about the mixup. We wish him and his family support in trying times.
R.I.P Lyn Collins.
Edit – Mixmaster Spade is NOT dead as previously reported. Sorry about the mixup. We wish him and his family support in trying times.
March 15th, 2005 at 9:02 am
That is so fucked up. If you don’t own some Lyn Collins you are missing out on some of the hardest vocal lines in 70’s soul. And Spade? Made some of th emost fun tracks out there. First ones I remember was Ya Better Bring A Gun and Do You Wanna Go? on a little comp at the end of the eighties. Look forward to seeing what you post.
March 15th, 2005 at 1:15 pm
Damn! Lynn Collins and Spade. What are the details of their passing? I think you should post up Spade and King T as a tribute.
RIP
March 15th, 2005 at 1:17 pm
Just read the Spade article. America needs a public healthcare system! Shame.
March 15th, 2005 at 6:22 pm
RIP to Lyn Collins, the story is true:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/music/11141303.htm
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock owe their whole careers to her song “Think” and countless others have used that sample…
RIP to Mixmaster Spade as well…
March 15th, 2005 at 6:24 pm
That link aint working, here’s the article…
Singer Lyn Collins dies at 56
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – Lyn Collins, whose funky vocals landed her a spot in James Brown’s stage show and the nickname “Female Preacher,” died of cardiac arrhythmia Sunday, said her son. She was 56.
Collins, whose voice also was sampled in the 1980s hip-hop hit “It Takes Two,” died Sunday night at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, her son Bobby Jackson said Monday.
Collins, who lived in Abilene, Texas, was visiting the Los Angeles area after having returned from a tour in Europe last month. She was due to start touring again next month.
Collins took up singing as a teenager. At 14, she married a man who worked as the local promoter for the James Brown Revue. Brown heard Collins sing and in 1970 she was invited to join his traveling show.
Her powerful voice led Brown to nickname her the “Female Preacher,” and two years later, she cut her first solo album, “Think (About It).” In 1975, Collins released “Check Me Out If You Don’t Know Me By Now.”
Over the years, Collins’ songs have also appeared in various compilations, but it was hip-hop duo Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock who exposed Collins’ work to a new generation when they sampled one of her songs for their 1988 hit “It Takes Two.”
Since then, other contemporary R&B and rap artists have also mined Collins’ songs, including rapper Ludacris.
March 15th, 2005 at 6:52 pm
rip like whoa
and thank god nobody has mentioned that horrible Lil Romeo “it takes two” remake.
March 15th, 2005 at 10:23 pm
that link says mixmaster spade ISNT dead.
March 15th, 2005 at 11:23 pm
damn that’s a relief
March 16th, 2005 at 1:01 am
Damn, sad to hear about MMS. He was one of my favorites back in the day with his sing/rap style. R.I.P.
March 16th, 2005 at 9:28 am
Shit, I was just gettin’ ready to put my toddy tee records on ebay …
March 16th, 2005 at 7:58 pm
glad to hear that,
“it’s kokane not lemonhead…”
March 17th, 2005 at 4:22 pm
RIP Lyn Collins.
Was gonna see her at Jazz Cafe about a month ago. Damn, wish I’d gone now!
peace.
March 17th, 2005 at 8:12 pm
Latest news I heard was Spade passed yesterday morning. heard it on KDAY in LA
March 24th, 2005 at 8:37 am
all i gots to say is it;s all bout the west side kidz