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From the Athens banner herald:
12-7-07
From the Athens banner herald:
"The Athens music scene lost a respected and influential player Wednesday, when Randy Bewley - guitarist for legendary Athens band Pylon - died two days after suffering a heart attack.
Bewley, who was in the cardiac intensive care unit at Athens Regional Medical Center, died shortly before 5 p.m., friends said.
He was driving on Barber Street on Monday evening when he suffered a heart attack, bandmate Vanessa Hay said in an e-mail to supporters and friends.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time.
Bewley and bassist Michael Lachowski founded Pylon in Athens in 1978, recruiting drummer Curtis Crowe and Vanessa Hay - then Vanessa Briscoe - as vocalist. The band debuted in 1979 at a party above an Athens record store just about a year after the B-52's played its first show. R.E.M. formed a year or so later.
Pylon's music was distinct - a punk aesthetic that couldn't be categorized. It earned members the respect of their peers and many Athens bands that followed them and, according to the All-Music Guide, repeated plugs from R.E.M. that Pylon was a major influence on its alternative pop music."
Then:( from Athens GA , inside and out)
Bewley, who was in the cardiac intensive care unit at Athens Regional Medical Center, died shortly before 5 p.m., friends said.
He was driving on Barber Street on Monday evening when he suffered a heart attack, bandmate Vanessa Hay said in an e-mail to supporters and friends.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time.
Bewley and bassist Michael Lachowski founded Pylon in Athens in 1978, recruiting drummer Curtis Crowe and Vanessa Hay - then Vanessa Briscoe - as vocalist. The band debuted in 1979 at a party above an Athens record store just about a year after the B-52's played its first show. R.E.M. formed a year or so later.
Pylon's music was distinct - a punk aesthetic that couldn't be categorized. It earned members the respect of their peers and many Athens bands that followed them and, according to the All-Music Guide, repeated plugs from R.E.M. that Pylon was a major influence on its alternative pop music."
Then:( from Athens GA , inside and out)
12-7-07
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