This past weekend, friends, family and colleagues of Ikey Owens gathered at Third Man Records to celebrate a life well lived. We toasted to Ikey with his cocktail-of-choice (fernet and ginger ale) and swapped stories about Ikey’s talent, sense of humor, and misadventures from the road, all while listening to Ikey absolutely destroy the ivories in his recordings with the Mars Volta and the Free Moral Agents. It was hard not to smile being so surrounded by Ikey’s musical genius and photos of him enjoying his every moment. We are all so grateful that we were able to make cameos in such a beautiful man’s life, and will always cherish the memory of Ikey Owens.

The Ikey Owens Memorial Wall in Long Beach:
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A few photos from Ikey’s repass at Third Man:
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Jack is pleased to announce that he will be participating in a special roundtable discussion exploring volumes 1 & 2 of The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records 1917-1932 at Yale University’s Battell Chapel in New Haven, CT on October 28th at 6pm. Dean Blackwood, Scott Blackwood, Adia Victoria, Greil Marcus and Daphne Brooks will also be joining the discussion. The event is free and open to the public. Visit yale.edu for more information.
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The coroner has determined that Ikey Owens died from a heart attack the morning of October 14th at approximately 4 am. The only drugs found in his room were a small amount of marijuana.

Ikey, born Isaiah Randolph Owens was a GRAMMY award winning artist best known for his work with Jack White, the Mars Volta, De Facto and Free Moral Agents, among others. He was a beloved member of the music community as well as his hometown of Long Beach, CA.