Stuart Sutcliffe: Age 21 | Cause Of Death: CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE Beatles –Amazon by special order:Stuart, the Life and Art of Stuart Sutcliffeby Kay Williams, Pauline Sutcliffe (b.23 June 1940; d.10 April 1962) Stuart Sutcliffe was born…
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Jeffrey Lee Pierce: Age 37 | Cause Of Death: CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
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Nico: Age 49 | Cause Of Death: CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
Nico: Age 49 | Cause Of Death: CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE Nico Nico Videos DVDs and CDs (b. Christa Paffgen (Pavolsky), 16 Oct. 1938, Cologne, Germany, d. 18 July 1988, Ibiza, Spain) Known to the music world…
Sandy Denny: Age 31 | Cause Of Death: CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
Sandy Denny: Age 31 | Cause Of Death: CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE Sandy Denny –Amazon Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny (b. 6 Jan 1947, Wimbledon, London, d. 21 April 1978, London) A former student at Kingston Art College where her contemporaries included…
AIDS
Robbin Crosby: Age 42 | Cause Of Death: AIDS
Robbin Crosby: Age 42 | Cause Of Death: AIDS (d. June 6, 2002) SAN DIEGO, June 11, 2002 — Robbin Crosby, a guitarist in the heavy-metal rock band Ratt, died on Thursday of complications related…
Jermaine Stewart: Age 40 | Cause Of Death: AIDS
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Peter Allen: Age 48 | Cause Of Death: AIDS
Peter Allen: Age 48 | Cause Of Death: AIDS (b. February 10, 1944, d. June 18, 1992) In the 1970s, Peter Allen gained recognition both as a composer of romantic ballads such as “I Honestly…
Sylvester: Age 44 | Cause Of Death: AIDS
Sylvester: Age 44 | Cause Of Death: AIDS (b. Sept. , 1944 in L.A, CA, d. Dec 16, 1988 in S.F.,CA) Sylvester was born Sylvester James and was raised by his grandmother, blues singer Julia…
Suicide
Darby Crash: Age 22 | Cause Of Death: HEROIN / SUICIDE
Darby Crash: Age 22 | Cause Of Death: HEROIN / SUICIDE Germs (Died: December 7, 1980) Los Angeles punk band the Germs was formed in April 1977 and quickly became one of the most popular and influential…
Faron Young: Age 64 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE
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Alan Wilson: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE
Alan Wilson: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE Canned Heat (b. 4 July 1943, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; vocals/harmonica/guitar). Wilson was an extraordinary harmonica player, with a fat tone and great vibrato. His work on…
Kevin Wilkinson: Age 41 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE
Kevin Wilkinson: Age 41 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE (Died. 17 July 1999) Squeeze / Waterboys The former Squeeze and Waterboys drummer, Kevin Wilkinson, has tragically been found hanged at his home in Wiltshire. The 41 year old musician…
Wendy O. Williams: Age 48 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE
Wendy O. Williams: Age 48 | Cause Of Death: SUICIDE Plasmatics (b. 1949, d. April 7, 1998, CT, USA) Formed in 1979 in New York City, the Plasmatics were a theatrical hardcore band which incorporated…
Car Crash
The Jody Grind | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH
The Jody Grind | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH Before there was a Cocktail Nation and a mania for retro lounge music, Atlanta’s Jody Grind were turning out jazzy renditions of Gershwin, Bacharach and Dusty…
Meri Wilson: Age 53 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH
Meri Wilson: Age 53 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH (Born: Died: December 28, 2002 in Sumpter County, Georgia, USA) A 1970’s pop star and Americus arts supporter died in a car accident Saturday night.…
Clarence White: Age 29 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH
Clarence White: Age 29 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH Byrds/ Kentucky Colonels(b. 7 June 1944, Lewiston, Maine, d. 14 July 1973, Palmdale, CA)White started playing acoustic guitar and singing in a bluegrass group with his brothers when…
Dottie West: Age 58 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH
Dottie West: Age 58 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH (b. Dorothy Marie Marsh, 11 October 1932, McMinnville, Tennessee, d. 4 September 1991)In 1962, at the recommendation of Jim Reeves, Chet Atkins signed her to…
Ben Tucker: Age 81 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH
Ben Tucker: Age 81 | Cause Of Death: CAR CRASH (b. December 13, 1931, d. June 4, 2013, Savannah, GA) SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Musician Ben Tucker performed with stars from Quincy Jones to Peggy…
Electrocuted
John Rostill: Age 31 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED
John Rostill: Age 31 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED The Shadows (John Henry Rostill, b. 16 June 1942, Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, d. 26 Nov 1973) John joined the shadows in November 1963 as replacement…
Claude Francois: Age 39 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED
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Leslie “Les” Harvey: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED
Leslie “Les” Harvey: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED Stone The Crows (b. 1946, d. 3 May 1972) Leslie Harvey younger brother of Alex first recorded work was on an Alex Harvey LP called ”…
Keith Relf: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED
Keith Relf: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: ELECTROCUTED The Yardbirds Rennaissance (b. 1944, Richmond, Surrey, England, d. 14 May 1976; vocals/harmonica) The legacy of the Yardbirds has refused to die, particularly in the wake…
Gunshot
Tebogo Madingoane: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT
Tebogo Madingoane: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT (Died: 14 February 2004) Musician gunned down in road rage attack Julian Rademeyer and Lesley Mofokeng Mafikizolo band member Tebogo Madingoane was shot dead in front…
Stacy Sutherland: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT
Stacy Sutherland: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT (b. May 28, 1946, d. August 24, 1978 in Houston) 13th Floor Elevator Despite an occasional reunion, the Elevators disintegrated when [leader], Erickson, was committed to a mental…
Roger Troutman: Age 47 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT
Roger Troutman: Age 47 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT (Born: Nov 29, 1951 in Hamilton, OH, Died: Apr 25, 1999 in Dayton, OH) Zapp’s Roger and Larry Troutman Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Brothers Roger…
Jimmy “Orion” Ellis: Age 53 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT
Jimmy “Orion” Ellis: Age 53 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT (d. December 12, 1998) TOP ELVIS IMPERSONATOR KILLED Gunned Down in His Alabama Pawn Shop By Todd Venezia ORRVILLE, Ala. (APB) — One of the…
Golfing
Bing Crosby: Age 74 | Cause Of Death: GOLFING
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Fire
Mitar Subotic: Age 38 | Cause Of Death: FIRE
Mitar Subotic: Age 38 | Cause Of Death: FIRE aka Suba (Died: November 2, 1999) Suba was a producer who had important participation in the process of inserting electronic sonorities in the Brazilian pop sound…
Mysterious Circumstances
Larry Williams: Age 44 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Larry Williams: Age 44 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Larry Williams (b. 10 May 1935, New Orleans, LA, d. 2 January 1980, Los Angeles) Williams recorded a handful of raucous rock ‘n’ roll songs…
Avery Parrish Age: 42 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
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Jimmie Lunceford: Age 45 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES / POISON
Jimmie Lunceford: Age 45 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES / POISON James Melvin Lunceford (Born: June 6 , 1902 in Fulton, MS Died: July 12, 1947 in Seaside, OR) The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra has…
Rodd Keith: Age 37 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Rodd Keith: Age 37 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES (Rodney Keith Eskelin, d. December 15, 1974) Keith has become a cult figure among record collectors for his work in the “song-poem” (send us your…
Motorcycle
Frank Starr: Age 41 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE
Frank Starr: Age 41 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE Four Horsemen (B. 1958, Long Island, NY; D. 18 June 1999, LA, CA) In November 1995, while riding his motorcycle down the sunset strip, a drunk…
Jimmie Spheeris: Age 34 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE
Jimmie Spheeris: Age 34 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLEE Jimmie Spheeris (b. 5 Nov 19 49, d. 4 July 1984) In 1971 his first album, Isle Of View, was released – and quickly became popular with…
Buzz Shearman: Age 33 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE
Buzz Shearman: Age 33 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE Moxy (Died: June 16, 1983) Buzz Shearman retired to a life in Scarborough, Ontario with a wife (Valerie), a young son (Jesse) and a job at…
Don Rich: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE
Don Rich: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: MOTORCYCLE Don Rich The Buckeroos (b. 5 August 1941, d. 17 July 1974)} Often called the “right arm” of Buck Owens, Donald Eugene Ulrich, better known as…
Inhalation
John Bonham: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: INHALATION OF VOMIT
John Bonham: Age 32 | Cause Of Death: INHALATION OF VOMIT John Bonham Led Zeppelin (b. 31 May 1947, Birmingham, England, d. 25 September 1980) This pivotal quartet was formed in October 1968. The four…
Tommy Dorsey: Age 50 | Cause Of Death: INHALATION OF VOMIT
Tommy Dorsey: Age 50 | Cause Of Death: INHALATION OF VOMIT Tommy Dorsey (b. 19 November 1905, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 26 November 1956) In 1934 he and Jimmy formed the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, which…
Bon Scott: Age 33 | Cause Of Death: INHALATION OF VOMIT
Bon Scott: Age 33 | Cause Of Death: INHALATION OF VOMIT AC/DC (b. Ronald Scott, 9 July 1946, Kirriemuir, Scotland, d. 20 February 1980) Scott graduated from being AC/DC’s chauffeur to becoming their vocalist. HIGHWAY TO…
Poison
Robert Johnson: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: POISON
Robert Johnson: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: POISON (b. Robert Leroy Johnson, 8 May 1911, Hazlehurst, MS, d. 16 August 1938, Greenwood, MS) For a subject upon which it is dangerous to generalize, it…
Jimmie Lunceford: Age 45 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES / POISON
Jimmie Lunceford: Age 45 | Cause Of Death: MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES / POISON James Melvin Lunceford (Born: June 6 , 1902 in Fulton, MS Died: July 12, 1947 in Seaside, OR) The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra has…
Poor Maintenance
Hank Williams: Age 29 | Cause Of Death: POOR MAINTENANCE
Hank Williams: Age 29 | Cause Of Death: POOR MAINTENANCE Hank Williams (Hiram Williams, 17 September 1923, Georgiana, Alabama d. 1 January 1953, Virginia) His lifestyle was akin to the later spirit of rock ‘n’…
Dinah Washington: Age 39 | Cause Of Death: POOR MAINTENANCE
Dinah Washington: Age 39 | Cause Of Death: POOR MAINTENANCE (b. Ruth Jones, 29 August 1924, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, d. 14 December 1963) She was settling down happily with her seventh husband when she took…
Jeremy Michael Ward: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: POOR MAINTENANCE
Jeremy Michael Ward: Age 27 | Cause Of Death: POOR MAINTENANCE (Died: 25 May, 2003) Mars Volta, De Facto Jeremy Michael Ward from The Mars Volta tragically passed away at his home in Los Angeles,…
Under The Knife
Tony Williams: Age 51 | Cause Of Death: UNDER THE KNIFE
Tony Williams: Age 51 | Cause Of Death: UNDER THE KNIFE (Died: February 23, 1997) Innovative jazz drummer Tony Williams dead at 51 DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — Tony Williams, who set the standard for…
Chick Webb: Age 34 | Cause Of Death: UNDER THE KNIFE
Chick Webb: Age 34 | Cause Of Death: UNDER THE KNIFE Chick Webb born: William Henry Webb (Born Feb 10, 1909 Baltimore, MD, Died Jun 16, 1939 in Baltimore, MD) Chick Webb represented the triumph…
Eddie Lang: Age 29 | Cause Of Death: UNDER THE KNIFE
Eddie Lang: Age 29 | Cause Of Death: UNDER THE KNIFE (Born: October 25, 1902, Philadelphia, Died: March 26, 1933, New York, NY) Eddie Lang was the first Jazz guitar virtuoso. A boyhood friend of…
Russian Roulette
Johnny Ace: Age 25 | Cause Of Death: RUSSIAN ROULETTE
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Terry Kath: Age 31 | Cause Of Death: RUSSIAN ROULETTE
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Stabbing
Val Pringle: Age 63 | Cause Of Death: STABBING
Val Pringle: Age 63 | Cause Of Death: STABBING (Died December 13, 1999 in MASERU, Lesotho) (AP) — Police arrested two men in the slaying of American entertainer Val Pringle, who wrote songs for Harry…
Samuel George: Age 40 | Cause Of Death: STABBING
Samuel George: Age 40 | Cause Of Death: STABBING The Capitols (born: 01 October 1942; died: 17 March 1982) Originally formed as a quintet around 1962, the two principal members were Donald Storball (guitar/vocals) and Samuel…