Comments on: Jay Bennett gone too soon

By: Ha ha

Ha ha — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:21:57 +0000

Thanks for posting this Heather… such a bummer.

By: Jared R.

Jared R. — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:18:00 +0000

I honestly never liked Jay Bennett much, but this news was so depressing to me. Maybe I liked him more than I though.

By: satisfied75

satisfied75 — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:44:33 +0000

By: ruralgurl

ruralgurl — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:20:40 +0000

I was so saddened by this news. Jay was an overlooked genius, a joker and a shadow. RIP, Illinois brother.

Paula

By: Yon

Yon — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:38:50 +0000

If you’d like to hear some of his solo stuff, the link below contains a free download of his last released album.

Be well,
Yon

http://rockproper.com/jay-bennett/whatever-happened-i-apologize.html

By: Good Listening: Wilco - Live at The Troubadour - 11/12/96

Good Listening: Wilco - Live at The Troubadour - 11/12/96 — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:29:17 +0000

[...] a guitar player. Bennett, at the time working in a VCR repair shop, was the only one that answered, according to Tweedy. The pairing brought magical results that produced some of Wilco’s most celebrated musical [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:11:01 +0000

This really makes me sad. Jay was a serious talent who never got his due. “I would die if I could come back new again.”

By: Kenny

Kenny — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:25:22 +0000

Heavy sigh, so sad! i hope there’s a recording studio in heaven.

By: spookycat

spookycat — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:58:16 +0000

“Gone Too Soon” indeed

By: RIP Jay Bennett, 1963 - 2009 — Cover Lay Down

RIP Jay Bennett, 1963 - 2009 — Cover Lay Down — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:40:58 +0000

[...] tributes have already started to crop up elseblog; more, surely, will follow. I don’t have any Bennett solo covers on me at the moment, but [...]