the go fund me has done quite well.

I just listened to some of his stuff again for the first time in many years. It's just beyond words. The guy's chordal and scalar knowledge were unsurpassed. We've all heard the term "virtuoso" a million times, but Allan truly deserved that title.

Wikipedia is now citing a heart attack as the cause of death. 
 
I just found this video of him with Chad Wackerman and Ernest Tibbs from 2010. His playing on it is absolutely top notch. 
 

Just listened to Velvet Darkness, Metal Fatigue, Sand and Hard Hat Area in order.  My brain needs to take a break now!  LOL.

The thing that bothers me the most about Allan's passing is not that he passed away so young ...
I suppose all of us are gonna walk through that phase of life ...In our own time 
 
It's all the cut throat bad dealings he was having with the people he had in his life that were trying to fleece him while he was still alive ...
 
IMHO, that's a tough one to have to contend with .
 
Kenny

kennywtelejazz
The thing that bothers me the most about Allan's passing is not that he passed away so young ...
I suppose all of us are gonna walk through that phase of life ...In our own time 
 
It's all the cut throat bad dealings he was having with the people he had in his life that were trying to fleece him while he was still alive ...
 
IMHO, that's a tough one to have to contend with .
 
Kenny

I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of that contributed to his heart attack. I've always had low blood pressure but a couple of years ago I had to deal with the stress of a bad employee who was trying to take me for a ride on a daily basis, and after a couple of months of it I was shocked to take one of those free blood pressure tests and "warning - prehypertension" appeared on the screen. Stress does terrible things to your health, especially your blood pressure and heart. 
 
Anyway I think this is my favorite Holdsworth track. The chords are beautiful and it's some of the most tasteful playing you will hear. 
 

kennywtelejazz
The thing that bothers me the most about Allan's passing is not that he passed away so young ...
I suppose all of us are gonna walk through that phase of life ...In our own time 
 
It's all the cut throat bad dealings he was having with the people he had in his life that were trying to fleece him while he was still alive ...
 
IMHO, that's a tough one to have to contend with .
 
Kenny

Yeah, it sucks and I couldn't help thinking that too...  Most of us love to enjoy the talent, but there's always those few that try however they can to take advantage of it and make money for themselves.  They always get what they really deserve eventually, but the innocent get trampled in the meantime.

batsbrew
the go fund me has done quite well.

 
I found this quite heartening:
 
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/fans-pay-for-guitar-legend-allan-holdsworths-funeral-and-then-some/ar-BBA8yfV?OCID=ansmsnnews11
 
$115K is amazing.

it's pretty cool that they had so many respond,
that they actually had to close the gofund....
 
i wonder what happens to his record sales from here on....

http://www.thetelegraphan...med_by_funeral_appeal/