Goodnight, Sweet Prince

From the Nashville Scene this week: "Nashville musician Max Vague was found dead of an apparent suicide at the base of the Natchez Trace's Highway 96 bridge in Williamson County shortly after midnight on Aug. 13. Few details were available at press time. Vague had recently been featured on Double D Records' A Tribute To Elliott Smith."

Max's family has contacted Rev. Keith A. Gordon to announce that a memorial service for Max will be held on Sunday, August 28th from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at The Basement on 8th Avenue in Nashville. The club is located beneath Grimey's Music and many thanks to Mike Grimes for offering the use of The Basement for the memorial. Fans and fellow musicians are encouraged to attend and remember Max Vague and his music. Over the course of 12 years or so in Nashville, Max Vague recorded and independently released five albums of brilliant music (he brought his first album, LOVE IN A 1,000 FACES with him from LA when he moved to Nashville). A talented musician, producer, songwriter and producer, his vision and talent will be missed.

Over the course of 12 years or so in Nashville, Max Vague recorded and independently released five albums of brilliant music (he brought his first album, LOVE IN A 1,000 FACES with him from LA when he moved to Nashville). A talented musician, producer, songwriter and producer, his vision and talent will be missed.

For those unfamiliar with Max’s work, a free CD in MP3 format is available for downloading from his web site. COLLECTED draws material from all six of Vague’s albums and is a fine representation of his work, a combination of classic pop and hard rock with progressive elements. At this time, his family plans on leaving the web site online for Max’s fans. Max had completed work on his seventh album at the time of his death ... Rev. Keith A. Gordon