And now we bring you this special bulletin….
Damn. Here we go again. Krüde starts to write a new
blog and something awful has to happen. Rachel Nagy, the lead singer for
The Detroit Cobras has passed away. Shit. Double shit
Most of you probably don’t know who Rachel was. That’s ok. The
Detroit Cobras were a internationally touring rock and soul band. They
specialized in playing semi obscure cover versions of older R+B and soul
classics. Rachel’s unique voice held the Cobras together for over 25 years.
Their albums were few and far in between. 4 studio albums. A
few single releases and a release of early demos is all they had. The Cobras
were more of a live band than a studio band,obviously.
I was lucky enough to see the band play around a dozen times
over a 20 period. Kept thinking recently that it had been a while since I went
to see them. 2018 was the year. So I follow them on social media just in case
they booked a tour in my area. That’s how I found out about Rachel’s death.
I’ve written a few blogs about recently deceased
entertainers. This one was certainly the hardest to write. My guess is that her
age was close to mine. Damn. I ain’t planning on leaving this crazy rock we
call Earth for a while. Rest in power Rachel Nagy. You will be missed…
I’ll keep on holding on,
KK
@kapn_krude