Sad news - RIP Sean Costello 1979-2008

[Marc Stone]

Sad stuff, he was a really fine player.

http://bluesman2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/sean-costello-rip.html

[bluesgirl]

Marc,

I was coming to post this. I'll add it here:
Sean Costello April 16, 1979 - April 15, 2008

Blues Blast magazine from IllinoisBlues.com has just received word of the death of Blues guitarist Sean Costello. His booking agency Piedmont Talent and his record company Delta Groove Productions report that Sean died in an Atlanta hotel last night.

No further details are available at this time He was would have been 29 tomorrow. He will be missed

His newest CD "We Can Get Together" was just released in February. It was reviewed in the February 13th issue of the Blues Blast magazine.

The issue is available on line at: http://www.illinoisblues.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2008/BluesBlast2_13_08.htm

Check the links below for more information as it becomes available.

http://www.seancostello.com/
http://www.myspace.com/seancostello
http://www.piedmonttalent.com/
http://www.deltagrooveproductions.com/

[Carolina Beadhead]

Sad stuff, he was a really fine player.

http://bluesman2001.blogspot.com/2008/04/sean-costello-rip.html

So young, too.

Very sad, indeed.

[Jada]

So young, so talented, so sad :(

RIP Sean

[Staxsun]

I'm truly shocked. I remember Sean as a teenager. He came on vacation with his parents to Beale Street. We were holding our weekly blues contest which fed into the IBC. Sean went back to his hotel, got his guitar, and came back to win that night. Of course he also won the finals and went on to compete in the IBC, from where he launched a nice career. He had the sensibilities of a seasoned guitarist even as a young teenager. Sean was always a nice guy as well. Wow. Hard to absorb.

[Blitzzzzz]

"In a world where we sorrowfully watch so many elder statesman of the blues pass, the loss this youthful bright light is especially hard to take. Rest in peace, Sean."

Damn, damn, damn!:cool:

[Lester_leaps_in]

Oh my goodness!!! I hate this.

[stynger]

Oh my god. That is shocking. Sean played frequently here in Atlanta. I just drove by the Northside a few days ago and saw his name on the marquee. This is really sad. RIP.

[sophisticated sissy]

Very sad news. He was scheduled to play here at the Cincy Blues Fest this summer. R.I.P. Sean.

[mightyradgumbo]

That really sucks!!! He was such a talented kid..so much promise. RIP Sean.

[funkkjunkie]

RIP Sean.

[NeenAtlanta]

Oh my god. That is shocking. Sean played frequently here in Atlanta. I just drove by the Northside a few days ago and saw his name on the marquee. This is really sad. RIP.

YYR Mark, he was scheduled to play this Saturday, I think. So sad. Heard the news on the WRFG morning blues show on the way to work. SHocking.

[stynger]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w113/stynger1/0416081315.jpg

updated sadder sign

[NeenAtlanta]

So sad. I did a little more reading, because I was suprised to hear he was in a hotel room. I thought he lived here. Apparently his family moved to Atlanta when he was 9, but he must be living elsewhere now.

No other details about his death yet.

[ohio]

http://deltagrooveproductions.com/images/banners/seancostello_banner.jpg

[swag]

The latest. :(

The just released toxicology report conducted by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Fulton County, Georgia has cited the cause of death on April 14th of rising 28 year old blues guitarist Sean Costello as being an accidental drug overdose. The autopsy, released June 3, attributed Costello’s death to a combination of heroin, ephedrine, amphetamine and Librium, a prescribed anti-anxiety medication. The report also cited recent cocaine use. Costello was to have turned 29 years old on April 15, 2008.
The medical examiner who completed the autopsy, Dr. Geoffrey Smith, says that it is impossible to determine exactly which drug or drug interaction caused Costello’s death, but it was most likely the result of the combination of the drugs in his system.

Chlordiazepoxide, also known as Librium, is a prescription anti-anxiety medication that is often prescribed to patients who are experiencing alcohol withdrawal, and not a typical treatment for just anxiety. Ephedrine and amphetamine, also known as speed, were found in small doses.

The police officer’s notes that were released with the autopsy also indicate that two packs of Parliament cigarettes were discovered in the hotel room where Costello’s body was found. One pack was full. The other contained one cigarette and a crack pipe. The initial police report stated that Costello died a natural death.

[Blitzzzzz]

The latest. :(

Thanks, Swag. Depressing to be sure.
Nobody expects them to be saints, but you wish they had better knowledge/sense about mixing up the drugs.:cool:

[stynger]

Too sad. Here is a good article on Sean that the Creative loafing did on him a couple of weeks ago.

http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=492999

[mightyradgumbo]

Thanks, Swag. Depressing to be sure.
Nobody expects them to be saints, but you wish they had better knowledge/sense about mixing up the drugs.:cool:

YYR B., It has taken down many a talented musician for sure.

[Belle]

Although there are some sync issues with this youtube it is really on topic.

RIP Damn!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usAmxFCLOso

[sophisticated sissy]

It's still very sad. I read this report several weeks ago. All we can say is that it was his time to go.

I'm not saying he made the best choices, but there are plenty of people who had "bad habits" like his that stretched over decades who are still living. None of us know what personal demons he faced in his life.