Bruce Gaston, American Maestro of Thai Music, Dies at 75
A transplanted Californian and former conscientious objector, he infused Thai music with Western sounds as a prominent composer and performer based in Bangkok.
Source: nytimes.com
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Remembering Bruce Gaston
There are many people who claim to personify the "origin story" of contemporary music in Thailand, but when the actual history is finally written it will be shown that it was a group of three people working together in the 1970s who laid the groundwork for everything that was to come. A paper in Hong Kong called this group "The Holy Trinity".
Source: bangkokpost.com
Musician Bruce Gaston dies aged 74
US musician Bruce Gaston, who co-founded Fong Nam, the band that blended Thai and western music, has died. He was 74.
Source: bangkokpost.com