Cub Koda: Rock Road Warrior, Music Authority, and HC Contributor Dies at 51Brownsville Station leader penned '74 smash "Smokin' in the Boy's Room" July 14, 2000Guitarist/singer Cub Koda, best known as a founder and leader of Brownsville Station, and a respected authority on blues and roots rock, died of kidney failure at 2:45 on the morning of July 1, 2000, at his home in Michigan; he was 51 years old. Koda wrote Brownsville Station’s 1974 hit "Smokin' in the Boys Room," and recorded a number of solo albums, including Welcome to My Job: The Cub Koda Collection, 1963-1993, Live at B.L.U.E.S. 1982, and Abba Dabba Dabba: A Bonanza of Hits.
As author of the "Vinyl Junkie" column for Goldmine and DISCoveries, a prolific writer of liner notes, and a contributor to the All Music Guide to the Blues and, most recently, Harmony Central, Cub demonstrated a persuasive writing style and deep knowledge that matched the soul and joy he poured into his music. Author Stephen King summed it all up when he called Cub "America’s greatest house rocker."
Friends have established a fund for Cub's surviving family; donations can be made out to "Koda Family" and sent to P.O. Box 455, Chelsea, MI 48118 USA. |
