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Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« on: March 17, 2015, 01:02:35 PM »
Andy Fraser dies at age 62

One of the greatest bass players of all time
Rest In Peace.
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 02:18:51 PM »
I'll second that, Rob.
Godspeed, Andy.
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2015, 03:02:23 PM »
So young.

R.I.P
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 04:19:56 PM »
rip Andy... you were a big influence for me... :sad:
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2015, 04:32:38 PM »
A very sad day for the bass world. 
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2015, 05:08:51 PM »
I'm stunned and saddened. RIP
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2015, 06:09:39 PM »
Two this week, and both too young.  Their music lives on, but we are going to start doing a lot of these threads in the coming years.
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2015, 06:31:50 PM »
Sad. So modern medication or not, his AIDS got him in the end?

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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2015, 06:39:07 PM »
RIP
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2015, 08:43:05 PM »

Rest in Peace Andy.



 Truly my first bass hero, I got "Fire and Water" for my birthday and loved the bass from then on.


Very sad day  :sad:
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2015, 09:50:04 PM »
RIP Andy.
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2015, 01:49:12 AM »
Sad. I met him at the NAMM and he didn't looked that bad:(
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2015, 07:16:24 AM »
Next Saturday there's a solo bass competition in Manchester NH. I was going to bring my EB-3 and dedicate the performance to Jack Bruce. Looks like I'll be playing in honor of Andy as well.
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2015, 07:34:09 AM »
Quote from: uwe on March 17, 2015, 06:31:50 PM
Sad. So modern medication or not, his AIDS got him in the end?

According to all the reports I've read, the cause of death was not immediately known and "under investigation". This kind of comment always gives me pause - especially when a family member says that she is "shocked":
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/03/18/free-bass-player-andy-fraser-dies-daughter-says-was-force-nature/
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Re: Rest In Peace Andy Fraser
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2015, 08:44:09 AM »
RIP Andy Fraser. An ex-brother-in-law turned me on to Fire and Water (I always thought All Right Now was Bad Co...) around 1979. As a young (15?) aspiring bass player, I was pretty mesmerized by "Mr. Big". Wonderful player. Too young...
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