The music world is abuzz about the death of legendary jazz drummer Paul Motian, I'll focus on a much lesser known artist this entry, Gary Garcia. Who?
Gary Garcia was one half of novelty musician duo Bucker and Garcia. Who? You probably know them best for this song:
http://youtu.be/kBdAPkk8yMM
The two met in Akron, OH (home of DEVO!) in the late 70s and recorded a few novelty songs, until they became cult heroes with the song "Pac-Man Fever" in 1982, which became a top 10 hit. This led to a major label deal with Sony, who then pressured them to release a full-length album about video games, which they called Pac-Man Fever. The duo never had another hit, but continued recording sporadically through the years. This year, the entire Pac-Man Fever album was released for the Rock Band video game.
Gary Garcia passed away on November 17, 2011. He was 63.
http://bucknergarcia.com/gary-garica-r-i-p/
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