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highplainsdem

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6. Yes, gone too soon. I did some googling and found

Thu Mar 6, 2025, 10:11 AM

Mar 2025

this from ArtsATL

https://www.artsatl.org/drummer-yonrico-scott-of-the-derek-trucks-band-dies-at-the-age-of-63/

and this very moving tribute on Mike Zito's blog:

https://www.bluesmaninrecovery.com/2019/09/yonrico-scott.html

Mike explains there that Yonrico's plans for the 2018 tour changed suddenly, because of his health. When he was feeling better in 2019, he joined Mike and other musicians for four Allman Anthology concerts, with Mike picking him up at the airport and taking care of everything so Yonrico could just relax and play.

They'd made plans, just a couple of weeks before Yonrico's death, for an album:

We had decided that Yonrico would sign a recording contract with my record label "Gulf Coast Records" and I would come to Atlanta in November to produce the recording. He was very excited about making this record - he wanted to finally make his own Blues record. He was going to educate us all by going through all of the African drumbeats that later became the shuffles and stomps in our western Blues culture. It was going to be a fantastic record, and I was so excited to be working with my friend again

Mike was at Dockside Studios in Louisiana, where he'd first met Yonrico in 2011, when he got the news of his friend's death.

I thought you might want to read these tributes, if you hadn't seen them already.

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Bernard Allison, Ally Venable, Katie Henry - The House Is Rockin'. Plus the original from Stevie Ray Vaughan. [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2025 OP

Finally, some SRV! Hugin Mar 2025 #1

We can always use more of his music! highplainsdem Mar 2025 #3

A few years ago, Aly and Bernard were touring with Mike Zito as the Blues Caravan, Aly was subbing for Vanja Sky The Polack MSgt Mar 2025 #2

Thanks, Sarge! Love that video. I remember posting a thread back in 2022 with video of Mike, Bernard and highplainsdem Mar 2025 #4

This video brought a tear to my eye. RIP to Ronrico - Monster drummer who left us too soon The Polack MSgt Mar 2025 #5

Yes, gone too soon. I did some googling and found highplainsdem Mar 2025 #6