David Zablidowski and Jeff Scott Soto on Monsters of Rock Cruise (Photo courtesy of Diane Robinson)
From Diane Robinson on Fb., 7/14/17: There was a tragic accident today in Florida involving Adrenaline Mob – we didn’t know then that bassist David Zablidowsky lost his life. I met him on Monsters of Rock Cruise in March this year. A very humble, sweet man and huge talent. My very deepest condolences to his family, friends and bandmates. He played in Adrenaline Mob, Jeff Scott Sotos Band, Z02, Transiberian Orchestra and Joel Hoekstra’s 13. Here’s my only good picture of David from Monsters of Rock playing with Joel Hoekstra. We are all deeply saddened at this terrible news. Many prayers for all – there are also critically injured others but no additional details at this time.
Truck slams into Adrenaline Mob’s RV on I-75
MICANOPY — One person was killed and six others injured Friday afternoon when a tractor-trailer veered off Interstate 75 and struck a band’s RV, which had pulled off the highway with a flat tire.
Marion County firefighters were dispatched at 12:24 p.m. The accident was on the southbound side near Micanopy.
At the scene, a sound man for the band, Adrenaline Mob, said the metal group was traveling in the RV and a van that was pulling a covered trailer.
A total of nine people were in the vehicles. One died, six were taken to area hospitals, and the other two declined medical treatment. Of the six injured, three were listed in critical condition and the other three in stable condition as of Friday evening. They were taken to UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical Center.
By Austin L. Miller
http://www.gainesville.com/news/20170714/truck-slams-into-adrenaline-mobs-rv-on-i-75
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Florida Police Identify Adrenaline Mob Members Involved In Deadly Crash And Describes Their Injuries
The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the people involved in yesterday’s crash that resulted in the death of Adrenaline Mob bassist David Zablidowsky.
The accident occurred near Micanopy early Friday afternoon when a tractor-trailer veered off Interstate 75 and struck the band’s RV, which had pulled off the highway with a flat tire. Adrenaline Mob was traveling in the RV and a van that was pulling a covered trailer.
According to Gainesville.com, a total of nine people were in the vehicles. One died, six were taken to area hospitals, and the other two declined medical treatment. The majority of those injured were listed in serious condition and one was in critical condition as of late Friday night. Those injured were taken to UF Health Shands Hospital and North Florida Regional Medical Center.
The people in the crash and their injuries, as per the Florida Highway Patrol:
* Robert Edwin Haines, 59, of Largo, driver of the 2014 semi, who was not injured;
* Jason McCole, 41, of Wilksbarre, Pennsylvania, driver of the RV, who was seriously injured;
* Zablidowsky, 38, who was a passenger in the RV. [Note: The Florida Highway Patrol had not released David’s identity to the media as of Friday evening, but Zablidowsky’s brother Paulie confirmed his passing in a Facebook post.]
* A second passenger in the RV, Adrenaline Mob singer Russell Allen, 45, of New Jersey, who was seriously injured;
* A third passenger, Adrenaline Mob tour manager Janet Rains (a.k.a. acclaimed singer Jane Train; apparently misidentified by Gainesville.com as Janet Revis), 48, of Pitts Pond, Pennsylvania, who was critically injured. [As of July 19th, Ms. Rains is still in the hospital and is still listed in critical condition.]
* A fourth passenger, Dale Campiglia, 51, of Levittown, New York, who was seriously injured;
* A fifth passenger, Robert Dressler, 45, of Plaines, Pennsylvania, who was seriously injured;
* The driver of driver of a 2003 GMC Sierra, Adrenaline Mob drummer Jordan Cannata, 27, of West Babylon, New York, who was seriously injured; and
* The lone passenger in the GMC, Adrenaline Mob’s 46-year-old guitarist Mike Orlando of Staten Island, New York, who was seriously injured.
The status of the injured is currently unknown, but Orlando’s girlfriend Dana Griffo clarified on Facebook late Friday night that Orlando, Allen, Cannata and Dressler were “banged up but ok.” She also said that she was “praying for” Campiglia, Rains and McCloe.
According to the police, the GMC was traveling southbound on I-75 near Mile Marker 372 with the RV, and both vehicles stopped on the shoulder. The semi collided with the vehicles that were stopped on the shoulder and the RV caught fire where the passenger died. The RV and the GMC were traveling together. The RV had a flat tire, so both vehicles pulled off the highway. The trailer that was being towed by the van was hauling musical equipment.
Adrenaline Mob was scheduled to play Friday night in St. Petersburg.
The band was touring in support of its third studio album, “We The People”, which was released on June 2nd via Century Media. The follow-up to 2014’s “Men Of Honor” was the first Adrenaline Mob release to feature Zablidowsky and Cannata.
From Dana Griffo (on Facebook): Thank you all for the love and support. I can’t read and reply to everyone right now but appreciate all the love u are sending. I am stranded in Atlanta waiting for a flight to Gainesville. I can confirm Mike, Russ, Jordan and Rob are banged up but ok we are praying for Dale, Jane and Jason. And my deepest condolences to Dave’s family for their loss. MUSIC IS SUPPOSED TO HEAL!!! NOT HURT!!! I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THE FUCK DO THESE THINGS KEEP HAPPENING???
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Rapper Fresh Kid Ice Of 2 Live Crew Dead At 53
Fresh Kid Ice, a founding member of 2 Live Crew, has died at the age of 53.
The musician’s manager told TMZ that he died on Thursday in a Miami hospital due to a medical complication, but did not provide further information.
Fresh, born Chris Wong Won in Trinidad and Tobago, is renowned as one of major rappers of Asian descent in hip-hop. His grandfather was Cantonese.
Along with DJ mr. Mixx and Mazing Vee, Fresh helped form 2 live Crew while serving in the Air Force stationed in California in 1984. The group expanded to include Luther Campbell, now known as Uncle Luke, when they signed with his record label shortly after. They released their debut album “The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are” in 1986.
2 Live Crew was known for their sexually explicit lyrics, which caused much controversy.
In 1990, Fresh and Luke were arrested after cops deemed one of their live performances lewd and inappropriate. That year, a federal court declared their album “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” the first legally obscene album, making it illegal for retailers in south Florida to sell. That ruling was overturned two years later. Despite the controversy, the album went double platinum and reached No. 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard chart.
Their next album, “Banned in the U.S.A,” became the first album to be labeled with a parental advisory sticker.
The group released their eighth and last studio album in 1998.
Uncle Luke and other notable artists paid homage to Fresh Kid Ice, who was also known as “The Chinaman,” on social media.
By Taryn Finley | Huff Post
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rapper-fresh-kid-ice-2-160031960.html
This article first appeared here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fresh-kid-ice-2-live-crew-dead-at-53_us_59678ec6e4b0a0
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Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths… July 2017
19: María Amuchástegui (es), 64, Argentine TV presenter, gym teacher, dancer and singer, lung cancer; Blaoui Houari, 91, Algerian singer; Fenwick Smith, 69, American flutist (Boston Symphony Orchestra); Graham Wood, 45, Australian jazz pianist, bile duct cancer.
16: Roland Cazimero, 66, American guitarist (The Brothers Cazimero); Régis Gizavo, 58, Malagasy accordionist; Thor Lindsay, 59, American record producer (Tim/Kerr); Wilfried, 67, Austrian singer (“Lisa Mona Lisa”), cancer.
15: Warrick L. Carter, 75, American music educator and executive.
14: Mahi Beamer, 88, American singer; Clara (Cuqui) Nicola, 90-91, Cuban guitarist, professor and pedagogue, cardiorespiratory arrest; David Zablidowsky, 37, American bassist (Adrenaline Mob, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jeff Scott Soto), traffic collision.
13: Fresh Kid Ice, 53, American rapper (2 Live Crew); Giannis Kalatzis, 74, Greek singer; Egil Kapstad, 76, Norwegian jazz pianist, arranger and composer; Kayton Roberts, 83, American steel guitarist, stroke.
12: Tamara Miansarova, 86, Soviet and Russian pop singer (“May There Always Be Sunshine”);
Ray Phiri, 70, South African jazz singer and guitarist, lung cancer.