Liner Notes (January 22)

RIP Jim Rodford

Finally, we’re sad to report that bassist Jim Rodford, who founded Argent and went on to play with The Kinks and The Zombies, has died at the age of 76.

Per The Zombies’ Facebook page, Rodford “died…after a fall on the stairs.  More details are not yet known about the exact cause of death.”

Rodford was a member of The Kinks from 1978 through 1996.  He was a member of The Zombies from 2004 until his sudden death.

Dave Davies released a statement via

I’m devastated Jim’s sudden loss I’m too broken up to put words together it’s such a shock i always thought Jim would live forever in true rock and roll fashion - strange - great friend great musician great man - he was an integral part of theKinks later years RIP #JimRodford pic.twitter.com/rL5vAuuVwp

— Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) January 20, 2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter that read, “I’m devastated Jim’s sudden loss. I’m too broken up to put words together.  It’s such a shock.  I always thought Jim would live forever in true rock and roll fashion – strange, great friend, great musician, great man.  He was an integral part of The Kinks later years.  RIP.”

 

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.