In memoriam

[SoCalRyan]

Just found out Wolfgang Städele of Capitol/OGM (AKA Axel Simone and Boris Nichols) passed away in June. The obituary link is in German but it's translatable

hxxps://trauer.augsburger-allgemeine.de/traueranzeige/wolfgang-staedele

[Yohanes Salomo]

Just found out Wolfgang Städele of Capitol/OGM (AKA Axel Simone and Boris Nichols) passed away in June. The obituary link is in German but it’s translatable

hxxps://trauer.augsburger-allgemeine.de/traueranzeige/wolfgang-staedele

My goodness, didn't know about that just now. I'm very sorry for your loss. It was sad to see Mr. Städele (one of my favorite OGM composer) gone like that. May he rest in piece in the Heaven.

[kablamatic]

So I noticed on Wikipedia under the "Deaths in 2026" page that KPM and Bruton composer George Fenton passed away yesterday at the age of 76.

[Yohanes Salomo]

So I noticed on Wikipedia under the "Deaths in 2026" page that KPM and Bruton composer George Fenton passed away yesterday at the age of 76.

Oh dear. Sorry for your loss.

[Mr]

In addition to his library work, he was also a prolific TV and film composer. RIP.

[Lord Thames]

Ace session drummer Clem Cattini has died - he played on several KPM sessions, and can be heard on albums including The Big Beat vols 1 and 2, Music For A Young Generation, Speed And Excitement, Progressive Pop and Sweet Groove.

Here's one of my favourites that he plays on:

[radioman]

Ace session drummer Clem Cattini has died

A fitting tribute to one of the greats. 

[nidostar]

A much respected drummer whose list of musical achievements is almost endless. At 89 he had a good innings, as they say, but all the same he will be sorely missed.

[tim gueguen]

If things had worked a bit differently Cattini might have been drummer for Led Zeppelin.  Zeppelin manager Peter Grant called him a couple of times asking to meet him about a new project, but his busy session schedule got in the way.  A year later he asked Grant if the job had been drummer for Zeppelin, and Grant said yes.