2008年9月25日6时,著名军旅曲艺家刘洪滨先生在北京军区总医院病逝,享年81岁。刘洪滨先生是新中国成立后人民军队培养的第一代专业曲艺演员,他在曲艺创作、表演、理论研究、教学等各个领域都取得了骄人的成绩,为山东快书艺术的发展作出了不可磨灭的贡献。 At 0900 on September 25, 2008, Mr. Liu Hongbin, a famous military musician, died at the Beijing Military Region General Hospital and was 81 years old. Mr. Liu Hongbin was the first professional folk opera performer trained by the People’s Army after the founding of People’s Republic of China. He has made remarkable achievements in various fields such as creation, performance, theoretical study and teaching of folk art, and has made a great contribution to the development of art in Shandong Abandoned contribution.