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In Memory

George Heid

George Heid

George Heid    July 7, 1947   ---   May 10, 2023

Jack Petrelli has been so kind to submit all the informaton on his dear friend, George Heid, who passed on May 10, 2023 in the early AM hours.  We have not yet found the Obituary to post here but will do so when it is located.

We will try to paste many photos Jack has shared from his faceBook searches in the Comments Follow up to tis notice. 

Rest in Peace, George!   You will be missed by many.

THE FOLLOWING POSTED COMMENTS WERE SENT IN FROM THE MUSIC COMMUNITY THAT LOVED HIM SO....Jack sent these along to post!!

 

 
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05/13/23 02:34 PM #1    

Sue Devlin

COMMENTS RECEVIED FROM JACK PETRELLI:

We had plans to work together in the studio to master some old recordings of my father. Somehow they got lost in the wayside. I'm sad we never got to work together behind the board. Tho I am sure it was all for the best. There was nothing other than goodness around George Heid.

 

George Heid III, his talented son, is following in his footsteps both as a drummer, engineer, and producer, yet I am taking this time upon hearing of his transition to remember listening to George... studying George..remembering what I loved about his playing. His swinging simplicity and genuine authenticity to honor the music & the culture was undeniable. He was also a kind , generous & extremely humble man. Thank you George. I learned so much.

May he RIP and may his son,daughter-in-law , brothers and all that loved him find peace. 


(Thanks to Michele Bensen for the picture. This was the era I am talking about. I'd run into every club I could where George or Hump was behind the drums!) οΏΌ

Play on! βœ¨πŸŽΆπŸ₯πŸ˜Ž

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05/13/23 02:44 PM #2    

Sue Devlin

SCROLL DOWN GEORGE & MOM:

 

 

05/13/23 03:01 PM #3    

Sue Devlin

GEORGE & BANDFRIENDS:

I’ve been wondering who was the person who took this photo. Because everyone in it has an annoyed look on their face like the sun is in their eyes.

I’ll be sure to ask Kenny Blake if he remembers.

And sad that we’re saying Goodbye to our dear friend George Heid Sr. Condolences to his family and friends, may he rest with god.

Georgina Hale Rondinelli

05/13/23 03:06 PM #4    

Sue Devlin

 

Nancy Kennedy

Rest in peace George Heid Sr. The world was much better with you in it and you will be greatly missed. I'm grateful for your friendship and for your life. You filled the world with music. 

Say hello to your sister Margie for me. I still miss her. 

♥️

 

05/13/23 03:10 PM #5    

Sue Devlin

Elizabeth Kiwivitz.    Damn, rip George Heid Sr. we lost an amazing drummer.. smh

05/18/23 02:45 PM #6    

Sue Devlin

rest in peace, old friend — you were such a gem β€οΈβ€οΈπŸ˜‡

 Have you ever met a beautiful soul, so loving, talented, had a passion for music and helped others with the same passion, loved his family and his roots, faith filled, kind, funny, passionate about doing for others while deeply getting to know them?

I did! He is my cousin George Heid Sr. who passed away this morning. Here he is with his beautiful Mom, my Aunt Maggie. 

RIP dear cousin. Thank you for ALL you were to our family. And ALL YOU DID FOR OTHERS!πŸ’œ
 

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I am saddened to learn of the passing of George Heid Sr., a truly beautiful soul. His brother Bill Heid and I made some good recordings with him. George's son, George Heid III is also a fine drummer and great human like his dad, and will carry on the family tradition. But we HATE losing his dad. Such a lovely man.

One highlight in my life was playing drums behind Bill & George on piano, playing boogie woogie, reprising their 45 rpm “All Out Vota” that is now a collectors item! We did this in Pittsburg one year on a concert when Bill & I were backing up Joe Weaver & Big Jay McNeely. Here is the original 45 of the Heid Brothers recorded at their dads studio: https://youtu.be/xIWCtqaoZyI

That was a great concert by the way with Johnnie Bassett, Keith Kaminski & Robert Conner.

Rest easy George Heid Sr. -Soulful soul-sending love and prayers of comfort to the Heid family

The Pittsburgh musical community lost it’s king pin lion today. Rest in peace and power, George Heid Sr. and thank you for everything…

 

Mary Rodgers…we lost our buddy, “Georgie” George Heid Sr. today. The Pgh music world has lost a great musician, friend and kind soul. I’m so glad that he called me several months ago to catch up. We laughed for over an hour about all the fun memories we shared in our “20’s”. He filled our hearts and has now taken a part of them with him. We were so blessed to have had Georgie in our lives. Godspeed…

 

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