Tom Rapp, R.I.P.

Tom Rapp, the founder and lead singer of the 1960's psychedelic group Pearls Before Swine who later became a civil rights attorney, has passed away at the age of 70.

I must confess I was unfamiliar with Rapp and his music until two years ago when I began to hear Pearls Before Swine as well as some of Rapp's solo music on my Google Play Music service. Combine Rapp's vocal lisp with gorgeous arrangements and you have music which lasts.

My favorite Pearls Before Swine song is "The Jeweler" which was later covered in the early 1980's by This Mortal Coil. The original is truly original from the opening vocals. Please have a listen. R.I.P.