RIP Rachel Nagy of the Detroit Cobras

awful news. what a natural talent, force of nature. They brought many obscurities to light.

They covered the Ronettes' He Did It.

and in turn, inspired Ronnie to cover this song:

 

RIP , what a great band , all those cover songs were immaculate and done "in the spirit of "and more . Those albums are all killers .
She had such a voice , amazing .
she had as well a notorious hard drugs addiction ...

 

R.I.P. Rachel

 

Damn, I know her. She's been here at my place as well
Gracious band who allowed me to make audio recordings of their gigs.

 

They were amazing . I don’t see a weak album on their discography. Love Mary too

 

RIP

 

A number of news outlets have reported her to be 37 years old when she passed away. And, you wonder why no one takes internet sites seriously.

 

maybe 47, I'd guess

 

RIP. Great band. Great sound. Great voice. I was a Bloodshot Records fanatic and one of the (many many) pleasures was getting turned on to the Cobras. Their Bloodshot music was fantastic!!

 

I saw them for the first time in '96, and I'd put her age north of 50 at the time of her passing.

 

woah 96 , were you living in Detroit then ?

 

Great voice, great band, long time fan. Such a shame - I was wondering if they might surprise us with another album one of these days. I don't think they ever stopped touring. Both of their Sympathy albums are highly recommended. RIP Rachel, you sexy thing!

 

R.I.P. Rachel Nagy.
Great singer and great band.
I discovered a lot of great music through their covers.

 

I always thought of her as a kind of spiritual heir to Ronnie Spector — with healthy dashes of Joan Jett and Mary Weiss (Shangri-La's) thrown in. And of course Rachael said that Irma Thomas was her idol. But to lose Ronnie and her in a week... it doesn't get much ****tier.

 

The very best song by The Detroit Cobras:
“It’s Raining”

 

I found a great picture I took of her from an Asbury Park concert.

There were some technical problems, and Rachel was doing gymnastics on stage while they were being fixed. I snapped my phone camera at a great moment.
Little known Rock Chicks who Rock!

 

She worshipped Irma Thomas indeed and rightly so
They had the guts to tackle Irma's masterpiece that is " The Hurt's all gone "
here is the original

 

Just stumbled on this thread.
Another slice piled on to this absolute schitt sandwich of a day.

Life, Love & Leaving gets spun at my place at least once a month. The DCs opening for X in 2008 was one of the few X shows I couldn't attend in recent years. Thought I'd get another chance, but never did.

My favorite DCs track:



RIP, Ms. Nagy.

 

Love her cover of "Heartbeat" from the Rave On Buddy Holly tribute record.

 

I've only just found this out, what awful news. I first heard the Detroit Cobras on the John Peel show. I saw them live in Manchester in the early 2000s. Rachel was a wild woman; the DCs were the best group of the 2000s I'd say.

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If you live around Detroit, tribute concert on 8/28

Rachel Nagy - A Celebration of Life, Love, & Leaving

Wish I could go.

 

I saw this on Facebook this morning. So tempted to book a flight to see this. Should be a great tribute and show.

 

I’m in Kalamazoo, MI. I’m going to make every effort to go. Looks tremendous!!

 

Compulsive Gamblers !