I JUST DISCOVERED THAT JOE LANE, BEEBOP JAZZ SINGER AND ALL ROUND LEGENDARY CHARACTER ON THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SCENE DIED ON FRIDAY. IN THE EARLY 70'S I SHARED DIGS WITH JOE. WE LIVED ABOVE THE GUITAR SHOP ON OXFORD ST DARLINGHURST. THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN LATE NIGHT HAUNT FOR SYDNEY'S MUSOS, WHO WOULD OFTEN CALL IN FOR A JAM. HIS GOOD MATES IN THOSE DAYS WERE BERNIE MCGANN, JOHN POCHEE AND MANY OTHER UP AND COMING JAZZ ARTISTS. THESE GUYS ARE NOW TODAY' S LEGENDS. I WAS 21 AT THE TIME, AND THE SKILLS OF THESE GUYS WAS INTIMIDATING, BRILLIANT MUSICIANS ALL. JOE WAS A BOP SINGER, AND NEVER DEVIATED FROM THE GENRE. HE HAD A DOGGED AND SINGLE MINDED BELIEF IN HIS ART. WHAT A GREAT CHARACTER, WHAT A TRUE LEGEND!!!
VALE JOE.
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