Some may disagree but Boston was seminal in multiple generations of inspiring players of all instruments… Sad but at least Sib went out doing what he loved the most. RIP.
Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian has died, TMZ reports. According to his son, Hashian was performing on stage at the Legends of Rock Cruise when he collapsed and died. He was 67 years old.
Hashian joined Boston in 1975. He played on the band’s 1976 self-titled debut, which includes “More Than a Feeling,” perhaps their best known song. Rolling Stone named Boston the 41st best debut album of all time, praising Hashian’s “climactic drum fills in the final fade-out” on “More Than a Feeling.” He also played on the follow-up (1978’s Don’t Look Back) and began recording on their third LP — 1986’s Third Stage — before leaving the band.
In addition to his work with Boston, Hashian played on bandmate Barry Goudreau’s 1980 self-titled record. He also sang backing vocals on Sammy Hagar’s 1979 “Sittin’ On (The Dock of the Bay)” cover.
By Matthew Strauss.
This story originally appeared on Pitchfork.
https://www.yahoo.com/music/ex-boston-drummer-sib-hashian-161854462.html
[Story contains a Vevo video of “More Than a Feeling” with several good shots of Sib.]
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Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths… March 2017
29: Aldo Guibovich, 64, Peruvian singer (Los Pasteles Verdes).
27: Peter Bastian, 73, Danish bassoonist; Arthur Blythe, 76, American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, Parkinson’s disease; Clem Curtis, 76, Trinidadian-born British singer (The Foundations), lung cancer; Edward Grimes, 43, American post-rock drummer (Rachel’s, Shipping News) (death announced on this date); Rainer Kussmaul, 70, German violinist, conductor and concertmaster, Grammy Award winner (2005).
26: Alessandro Alessandroni, 92, Italian composer and musician; Jimmy Dotson, 83, American blues musician; Vera Špinarová, 65, Czech singer.
24: Vincent Falcone, 79, American conductor and pianist (Frank Sinatra); Pete Shotton, 75, British washboardist (The Quarrymen) and businessman (Fatty Arbuckle’s, Apple Corps), suspected heart attack; Mary Tortorich, 102, American voice teacher; Avo Uvezian, 91, Armenian-American jazz pianist and cigar manufacturer.
22: Sib Hashian, 67, American drummer (Boston); Sven-Erik Magnusson, 74, Swedish musician (Sven-Ingvars), prostate cancer.