http://kygl.com Texarkana's Rock Station Sat, 25 May 2013 07:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kygl.com/david-bowie-paul-simon-percussionist-ralph-macdonald-dies-at-67-2/ http://kygl.com/david-bowie-paul-simon-percussionist-ralph-macdonald-dies-at-67-2/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:47:33 +0000 Aaron on Air http://kygl.com/david-bowie-paul-simon-percussionist-ralph-macdonald-dies-at-67-2/ 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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