http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kbear.com/david-bowie-paul-simon-percussionist-ralph-macdonald-dies-at-67/ http://kbear.com/david-bowie-paul-simon-percussionist-ralph-macdonald-dies-at-67/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:00:47 +0000 Billy Dukes http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=39983 Percussionist Ralph MacDonald, the hidden force behind platinum selling songs and albums from artists like David Bowie, Paul Simon and Jimmy Buffett, died on Sunday (Dec. 18) at age 67. Known as “the ghost,” MacDonald’s Caribbean style on congas and dozens of other hand drums and music-makers helped make artists big enough to be recognized by first name — Aretha, Luther, Stevie — only get bigger. 

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