[dcab-l] FW: RIP Bill Keith

Bluegrassers:

A message from Brad (JB) Hittle concerning Bill Keith's death
(maybe Oct 23rd?); JB played bass with Rattlesnake Hill, and
now lives in S. Dakota.

JB also played on the road for about a year with Frank Wakefield,
he of "backin talkwards" fame; and so, the reference to "Kill Beith."

There's a great picture of Bill attached to JB's email, and I
hope that came through for y'all.

I saw Bill maybe 3 years ago at the Phila Folk Fest.; he
was an idol and a great picker!

Funny, I heard nothing about his death on DCBU; after sitting on
this email for a week, I thought to forward (from JB) to y'all.

ed schaeffer

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Hittle [mailto:jbhittle@goldenwest.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 2:48 PM
Subject: RIP Bill Keith

Bill Keith passed away early yesterday morning. Hard to believe but he was
failing for some time. Undoubtedly it is why IBMA hurried up and put him
into it's hall of fame.

He and I met during a Wakefield concert at the Parting Glass in Saratoga
Springs in winter of 1997. He was so stoned he could hardly stand up
straight. Plenty of time for that now. Frank always called him "Kill
Beith." I'm sure that will be a hell of a funeral / memorial service, with
all the New York and New England players in attendance.


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