position:solo artist

HARDY FOX -------- BRAIN CANCER -------- 1945 - 2018
▻http://www.hardyfox.com/home

Hardy Fox grew up in Texas. After college he moved to San Francisco reveling in the free love days of 1967-68. He co-founded the much loved cult band, the Residents, where he was primary composer.

Hardy retired from The Residents in 2015 but continued to compose for the group through 2018. In addition to his work with that band, he has recorded as a solo artist under various names including Charles Bobuck, Combo de Mechanico, Sonido de la Noche, Chuck, TAR, among others.

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#Tumi_Molekane’s New Song
▻http://africasacountry.com/tumi-molekanes-new-song

With no Volume to his name, it seemed almost impossible to imagine South Africa-based self-proclaimed poet/emcee Tumi Molekane as a solo artist. He had released two albums before forming a band: A dream led to this and Tao of Tumi, the latter which, if memory serves right, had an accompanying anthology. Yet it’s the years between 2002 […]

#MUSIC #Liquid_Deep #Motif_Records #South_African_hip-hop #Tumi_and_the_Volume

Early death ’more likely in solo artists’
►http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20784457

Successful solo artists are twice as likely to die early compared to those in bands, the journal BMJ Open reports.

The study looked at the careers of 1,400 European and North American rock and pop stars who were famous between 1956 and 2006.

The chances of a European solo artist dying young was one in 10 - and twice as likely for those in North America.

Experts suggest that peer support from band mates may be protective.