Subject: Obit: Art Thieme From: Phil Cooper Date: 27 May 15 - 06:35 AM I just saw on Facebook that Art Thieme has passed away. I had the privilege of knowing Art since the mid 1980's. We had the opportunity to drive him to a couple Folk Alliance conferences (one, where he was given a life time achievement award). Loved hearing his stories. RIP. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST Date: 27 May 15 - 06:38 AM I've the priviledge to talk with him here a couple of times. Sad to hear the news. RIP Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: maeve Date: 27 May 15 - 06:43 AM No words- here's the man: Art Thieme sings Casey Jones |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Richard Bridge Date: 27 May 15 - 06:45 AM Shame. He seemed a nice chap. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: CapriUni Date: 27 May 15 - 06:48 AM One of my favorite chat partners, back when MudChat was around. I will miss him. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Megan L Date: 27 May 15 - 07:13 AM My thoughts go to his family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: wysiwyg Date: 27 May 15 - 07:25 AM RIP, and condolences to his wife, family, and friends. ~Susan |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,gillymor Date: 27 May 15 - 07:29 AM The funniest guy I never met. Rest in peace, Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,# Date: 27 May 15 - 07:31 AM RIP, Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,Mary Katherine Date: 27 May 15 - 07:52 AM So sorry to hear this. Condolences to Carol and Chris. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: gnu Date: 27 May 15 - 07:53 AM Very sad news. RIP, Art... and thanks. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,Dani Date: 27 May 15 - 08:20 AM I didn't know him in his musical past, but I will miss him as a gentle spirit here. He was very kind to me once when I reached out for help; deeply honest, generous and kind. I am grateful. Warm wishes for you Thiemes, and may the good memories flow like the incoming tide and swallow your grief. Dani |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Will Fly Date: 27 May 15 - 08:25 AM RIP Art - a sad loss. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Brian Peters Date: 27 May 15 - 08:27 AM I was just listening to a CD of his in the car, thanks to Roy Harris who lent it to me. Nice, unpretentious singing, putting the song and story across well, good picking, and some interesting repertoire. We need more like that. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST Date: 27 May 15 - 08:27 AM A loss, no question about it. A lovely man. I'm so sorry. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 27 May 15 - 08:42 AM Yes, glad I've got a CD to remember him by, only met him here. obviously a rare and interesting man who experienced the American Folk scene over the decades. RtS |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: bbc Date: 27 May 15 - 08:43 AM So sorry to hear this news! I only knew him through mudcat & his music, but he was one of the great souls. He will live on, through our memories & his legacy of music (& wit). Safe passage, my friend! Barbara |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,AllisonA (Animaterra) Date: 27 May 15 - 08:48 AM Sorry to hear this. Art was so kind to me in the early days- I still have his musical map of the US somewhere. Go in peace, Art, and sing some songs with Sandy, Rick, Kat, Pete, Utah and Spaw and all the others. The heavenly choir just get noisier and more boistrous as ol' Devil Time marches on. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Little Robyn Date: 27 May 15 - 08:52 AM Bye Art. Robyn |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: fat B****rd Date: 27 May 15 - 08:57 AM RIP Mr.Thieme |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,Gerry Date: 27 May 15 - 09:36 AM Very sorry to read this. Fan of his from his days on the radio in the late 70s or early 80s. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Dave the Gnome Date: 27 May 15 - 09:52 AM A sad loss indeed. Condolences to all his family and friends. Dave |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Bonnie Shaljean Date: 27 May 15 - 10:02 AM A terrible loss. I'm so sorry to hear this. R.I.P. Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 27 May 15 - 10:11 AM I'll miss him - we corresponded on occasion over the years. Years ago he sent me & Bob Bolton an MP3 (title Everything - Art Thieme) of concerts dating back to 1978 & Bob converted them to a collection of CDs. I'm currently listening to "Come to the hills" from 'Live at No Exit' 16 February '78. RIP Art, & condolences to Carol & Chris & his family sandra |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Stilly River Sage Date: 27 May 15 - 10:12 AM Our late Katlaughing (Kat LaFrance) had regular conversations with Art over the years, so I want to note the condolences that surely would have come from her. I spoke to Art a number of times over the years, and know he had a special fondness for the members of Mudcat. Twice we rallied and sent new computers to Art. On the first occasion he was preparing to process his music and photo collection to donate to the Smithsonian and his computer died. After consultation amongst ourselves we researched computers, software, discs, and more, and pooled resources to send the computer and materials. The second time was to send a laptop with a touch screen that would allow him more access to the world outside as Multiple Schlerosis slowly compressed his ability to use the standard mouse and keyboard. Condolences to Art's wife Carol and son Chris and his family - don't be strangers. Art Thieme posts when he was logged on (there are lots of guest Art Thieme posts also) Here is the text of an article about Art that Kat posted in 2006: GOING WITH THE MUSICAL FLOW Maggie |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Mrrzy Date: 27 May 15 - 10:13 AM Aw man, the vanguard advances. So very sorry. Love to the family and the rest of the Mudcat. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Padre Date: 27 May 15 - 10:18 AM May he rest in peace. Padre |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Benjamin Date: 27 May 15 - 10:36 AM Thank you for contributions and for everything you shared in your music and in your life! We will always miss you and remember you Art! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Cool Beans Date: 27 May 15 - 10:42 AM I knew him only through recordings and Mudcat, but I liked him very much. RIP, Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Alice Date: 27 May 15 - 10:51 AM My sympathy goes out to Art's family. He was a very special man and a very special musician. A treasure to the Mudcat community here, rest in peace, Art. Alice in Montana |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Bill D Date: 27 May 15 - 11:14 AM I had the good fortune to see Art live several times during his prime, and bantered with him on Mudcat after he joined. He also provided me with a couple of treasured items...one by just knowing an obscure song, and one by duplicating an unpublished tape of a mutual friend who has also passed away. Art was a treasure.... a singer, a generous source of knowledge, a raconteur, a gentleman, and a fighter who made the best of the sad hand life dealt him in his later years. Miss him? I have missed him for quite awhile already... but this is different. Bye Art... and thank you for everything |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,Don Meixner Date: 27 May 15 - 11:45 AM Art was a friend. I'll miss him. Don |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Amos Date: 27 May 15 - 12:16 PM Art Thieme is a great spirit and was a top-drawer human being. He was a truly decent man. And he was a highly accomplished performer whose versions of numerous songs are classics. I learned a lot just from listening to him tell his stories (remember the Lock Moss Nesters?) and sing his songs. He could make you roll on the floor laughing and seconds later have you weeping sympathetic tears. (It was so cold in Chicago an exhibitionist came up to me and described himself, thats how cold it was!) But I am glad he's free of the surly bonds, out where he can sing as loud and as long as he wants to now. A |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Elmore Date: 27 May 15 - 12:17 PM Sorry to hear this.I enjoyed his music and his posts on Mudcat. It seems that Art handled his health issues with great courage. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,Dharmabum Date: 27 May 15 - 12:21 PM Rest in peace Art. Thanks for the music. DB. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: RoyH (Burl) Date: 27 May 15 - 12:26 PM Art my friend. I'm sad that you are gone, but I take consolation in knowing that the pain and frustrations your illness gave you are now over. Thank you for the music,the stories,and the pleasure of your company. Rest in Peace. Condolences to Carol and Chris. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: PHJim Date: 27 May 15 - 12:35 PM I didn't know Art personally, but it's hard to be involved in the folk community and not know about him and his "This Machine Kills Time" banjo head. Condolences to his friends and family. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: frogprince Date: 27 May 15 - 12:37 PM Another of the real good ones gone : ( I had opportunity to see Art just a bit around the Chicago folk scene before moving from that area thirty years ago. He was one of the most positive and entertaining contributors here so long as he was able. Certainly one of the world's masters of the utterly shameless pun. Rest in peace, Art, and condolences to the family. Dean Elkins |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST Date: 27 May 15 - 12:46 PM Art was an engaging performer and a tireless researcher of the old songs and their origins. He share much with me on the old songs and it was fun to compare notes as it were. I will miss his cheerful additions to this forum. Rex |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: GUEST,Guest (Tracy) Date: 27 May 15 - 01:06 PM Throughout all those years on the road it was always a great pleasure whenever Art was there too. Rest in Peace, Art! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: babypix Date: 27 May 15 - 01:06 PM Art was a dear friend, an encourager, and inspiration. He was family. As a Chicagoan (now transplanted), I cannot remember when his name wasn't around the folk scene. He was indeed, our "Master of the Sheepfold". The world won't be the same without him. And neither shall we. with deepest sadness from Deborah Robins (and Larry Hanks) |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: SINSULL Date: 27 May 15 - 01:17 PM A kind, gentle man. RIP, Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Mark Ross Date: 27 May 15 - 01:24 PM A shining example of what a folksinger should be and do. I used to call him up every once in a while to trade jokes and stories. A very bright light has gone out. Mark Ross |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Deckman Date: 27 May 15 - 01:28 PM Someone recemtly told me that "we do what we do because we love what we do" ... Art was that kind of person and he certainly enriched my life. bob(deckman)nelson |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: JedMarum Date: 27 May 15 - 01:32 PM I was so saddened to see this news; so sad to Art's passing. He was a jewel to the world, especially to the world of folk music. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. My eternal thanks to Mudcat, where Art's thoughts, wisdom and humor will "shine" for years to come!! |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: BigDaddy Date: 27 May 15 - 01:47 PM Art was always one of those that made Mudcat a warm, welcoming place. His passing will leave another big hole in the fabric of the Mudcat quilt. R.I.P., Art. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Bert Date: 27 May 15 - 02:19 PM Bye Old Fella. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Morticia Date: 27 May 15 - 02:21 PM So. so sorry to hear this. |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme From: Joe Offer Date: 27 May 15 - 02:32 PM I suppose we all knew this was coming, but it still hurts so bad. I always meant to call him on the phone, or to stop and visit when I was in the Midwest. I came so close to doing that a number of times, but never did. I guess it wasn't meant to be. But we shared so much online and by mail, and that was wonderful. Art, thank you for everything you have been to so many of us. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Obit: Art Thieme (1941-2015) From: Rex Date: 27 May 15 - 03:14 PM I will keep telling the tale of his Western road trip where he met Del Bray in a saloon in Cheyenne and learned the cowboy version of Barbara Allen. That was in 1960 when he came out West with a friend. In a microbus of course. Rex (signed in now) |
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