Phil Kennemore - R.I.P.

B5Erik · 01-07-11, 11:18 PM

Y&T bass player and songwriter Phil Kennemore died early this morning due to lung cancer. He was the only other constant in the band besides lead singer/lead guitarist Dave Meniketti.

Y&T nearly broke it big in the early and mid 80's, but never quite hit the huge audiences. They had a string of great straightforward Hard Rock/Melodic Metal albums in the early 80's including Earthshaker, Black Tiger, and Mean Streak. Just last year they released a new album, Facemelter, which was pretty darned good (and which featured a lot of songs written or co-written by Kennemore).

He will be missed.

mickey65 · 01-08-11, 06:29 AM

Loved Y&T back in the day. I've got their "Mean Streak", "In Rock We Trust", and "Best of '81-'85" albums. I saw them in 1989 with Bad Company and Vixen.

JAA · 01-08-11, 07:52 AM

Very sad. I too loved Y&T back in the day. Spinning Mean Streak is a must today.

astrochimp · 01-08-11, 04:43 PM

Clicked on this cuz i knew that name was familiar

Phil

Rocketdog2000 · 01-08-11, 09:55 PM

Damn. Knew he was ill, but sad to hear of his passing. Gotta go dig out some Y&T to listen to now.

01-07-11, 11:18 PM	#1
B5Erik DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,937	Phil Kennemore - R.I.P. Y&T bass player and songwriter Phil Kennemore died early this morning due to lung cancer. He was the only other constant in the band besides lead singer/lead guitarist Dave Meniketti. Y&T nearly broke it big in the early and mid 80's, but never quite hit the huge audiences. They had a string of great straightforward Hard Rock/Melodic Metal albums in the early 80's including Earthshaker, Black Tiger, and Mean Streak. Just last year they released a new album, Facemelter, which was pretty darned good (and which featured a lot of songs written or co-written by Kennemore). He will be missed. __________________ ________________________________________________ The Best Rock Radio on the internet - Vista Records Radio - www.live365.com/stations/b5erik. It's the radio station I've always wanted to hear. I guess it's true - If you want something done right you've got to do it yourself.

01-08-11, 06:29 AM	#2
mickey65 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 2,868	Re: Phil Kennemore - R.I.P. Loved Y&T back in the day. I've got their "Mean Streak", "In Rock We Trust", and "Best of '81-'85" albums. I saw them in 1989 with Bad Company and Vixen. __________________ Just for the record...I'm female. Last edited by mickey65; 01-08-11 at 10:21 PM.

01-08-11, 07:52 AM	#3
JAA DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,063	Re: Phil Kennemore - R.I.P. Very sad. I too loved Y&T back in the day. Spinning Mean Streak is a must today.

01-08-11, 04:43 PM	#4
astrochimp DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,521	Re: Phil Kennemore - R.I.P. Clicked on this cuz i knew that name was familiar Phil __________________ my small dvd collection Xbox Live tag: spacemunky49

01-08-11, 09:55 PM	#5
Rocketdog2000 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,007	Re: Phil Kennemore - R.I.P. Damn. Knew he was ill, but sad to hear of his passing. Gotta go dig out some Y&T to listen to now. __________________ "Curse you and your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"