Florian Völker
@bocksbruder.bsky.social
Historiker (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social)
Pop & Contemporary History
https://linktr.ee/bocksbruder
interested in musicians' deaths
Pop & Contemporary History
https://linktr.ee/bocksbruder
interested in musicians' deaths
Pinned
Zum Todestag von Rob Pilatus und als Einblick in mein Forschungsprojekt zur Geschichte der Gruppe Milli Vanilli: drei Aspekte, die dabei oft übersehen werden.
Ein kurzer 🧵 zur Macht des Produzenten, positiven Rassismus und den zeitgenössischen Trend zu Fake-Sänger:innen [1/9]
Ein kurzer 🧵 zur Macht des Produzenten, positiven Rassismus und den zeitgenössischen Trend zu Fake-Sänger:innen [1/9]
Reposted by Florian Völker
30 Dec 2010
Bobby Farrell (*1949)
Aruban dancer, entertainer and singer, male singer of Boney M (though almost all vocal contributions to the group's records were sung by producer Frank Farian)
~ heart failure (same date and city as Ra-Ra-Rasputin)
youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ
Bobby Farrell (*1949)
Aruban dancer, entertainer and singer, male singer of Boney M (though almost all vocal contributions to the group's records were sung by producer Frank Farian)
~ heart failure (same date and city as Ra-Ra-Rasputin)
youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ
December 30, 2023 at 7:54 AM
30 Dec 2010
Bobby Farrell (*1949)
Aruban dancer, entertainer and singer, male singer of Boney M (though almost all vocal contributions to the group's records were sung by producer Frank Farian)
~ heart failure (same date and city as Ra-Ra-Rasputin)
youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ
Bobby Farrell (*1949)
Aruban dancer, entertainer and singer, male singer of Boney M (though almost all vocal contributions to the group's records were sung by producer Frank Farian)
~ heart failure (same date and city as Ra-Ra-Rasputin)
youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 30 Dec 2023
Torsun (Thorsten Burkhardt)
German musician and political activist; co-founder and frontman of the elctropunk band Egotronic
~ cancer
youtu.be/2qTOnV-JUBo
Torsun (Thorsten Burkhardt)
German musician and political activist; co-founder and frontman of the elctropunk band Egotronic
~ cancer
youtu.be/2qTOnV-JUBo
December 30, 2024 at 12:41 PM
#otd 30 Dec 2023
Torsun (Thorsten Burkhardt)
German musician and political activist; co-founder and frontman of the elctropunk band Egotronic
~ cancer
youtu.be/2qTOnV-JUBo
Torsun (Thorsten Burkhardt)
German musician and political activist; co-founder and frontman of the elctropunk band Egotronic
~ cancer
youtu.be/2qTOnV-JUBo
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 30 Dec 2009
Rowland S. Howard (*1959)
Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter (The Birthday Party, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls)
~ hepatocellular carcinoma / liver cirrhosis
youtu.be/nP1M6hoygnU
Rowland S. Howard (*1959)
Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter (The Birthday Party, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls)
~ hepatocellular carcinoma / liver cirrhosis
youtu.be/nP1M6hoygnU
December 30, 2024 at 12:34 PM
#otd 30 Dec 2009
Rowland S. Howard (*1959)
Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter (The Birthday Party, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls)
~ hepatocellular carcinoma / liver cirrhosis
youtu.be/nP1M6hoygnU
Rowland S. Howard (*1959)
Australian musician, guitarist and songwriter (The Birthday Party, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls)
~ hepatocellular carcinoma / liver cirrhosis
youtu.be/nP1M6hoygnU
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 29 Dec 2001
Florian Fricke (*1944)
German musician, founder of Krautrock group Popol Vuh, produced the soundtracks for several of movies of Werner Herzog (e. g. Nosferatu & Aguirre with Klaus Kinski)
~ stroke
youtu.be/qqjOUR4ofz8
Florian Fricke (*1944)
German musician, founder of Krautrock group Popol Vuh, produced the soundtracks for several of movies of Werner Herzog (e. g. Nosferatu & Aguirre with Klaus Kinski)
~ stroke
youtu.be/qqjOUR4ofz8
December 29, 2024 at 11:29 AM
#otd 29 Dec 2001
Florian Fricke (*1944)
German musician, founder of Krautrock group Popol Vuh, produced the soundtracks for several of movies of Werner Herzog (e. g. Nosferatu & Aguirre with Klaus Kinski)
~ stroke
youtu.be/qqjOUR4ofz8
Florian Fricke (*1944)
German musician, founder of Krautrock group Popol Vuh, produced the soundtracks for several of movies of Werner Herzog (e. g. Nosferatu & Aguirre with Klaus Kinski)
~ stroke
youtu.be/qqjOUR4ofz8
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 28 December 2015
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#otd 28 December 2015
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 28 December 2015
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#otd 28 December 2015
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
#otd 28 December 2015
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#otd 28 December 2015
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
Guru Josh (Paul Walden, *1964)
Jersey dentist, keyboardist and post-acid house musician, best known for his debut single "Infinity" (1989)
~ suicide
youtu.be/z2CIiES_xxk
#otd 28 December 2015
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#otd 28 December 2015
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, *1945)
English musician, founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of Motörhead; "49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch"
~ prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure
youtu.be/1M4FG1UXH5w
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 26 September 1999
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
December 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
#otd 26 September 1999
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 26 December 2010
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
#otd 26 December 2010
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
#otd 26 December 2010
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
#otd 26 December 2010
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
Fontella Bass (*1940)
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965
~ complications of a heart attack
youtu.be/sFI7eQt3ghI
#otd 26 September 1999
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
December 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
#otd 26 September 1999
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
Curtis Mayfield (*1942)
US-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer; was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in 1990 (lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance)
~ died from complications of type 2 diabetes
youtu.be/Jo50otY1nLI
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 25 December 2016
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
December 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#otd 25 December 2016
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 25 December 2008
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
December 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#otd 25 December 2008
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 25 December 2006
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#otd 25 December 2006
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
#otd 25 December 2008
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
December 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#otd 25 December 2008
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith, *1927)
US-American singer ("Santa Baby"), actress, comedienne, dancer and activist for peace and LGBT rights, played the Catwoman in the 60s Batman TV series
~ colon cancer
youtu.be/ppYGHqxwCuk
#otd 25 December 2006
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#otd 25 December 2006
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
James Brown (*1933)
US-American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, aka "Godfather of Soul", "Mr Dynamite", "King of Funk", "Soul Brother Number One"
~ congestive heart failure, resulting from complications of pneumonia
youtu.be/-CNOCX9tpEA
#otd 25 December 2016
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
December 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#otd 25 December 2016
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, *1963)
English singer, songwriter and record producer (Wham! / solo); LGBT rights campaigner and HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser
~ dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and a fatty liver
youtu.be/SHAQlFq6TFg
Reposted by Florian Völker
How your email finds me
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
How your email finds me
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 23 December 2022
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#otd 23 December 2022
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 23 Dec 2007
Oscar Peterson (*1925)
Canadian jazz pianist and composer; released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy
~ kidney failure
youtu.be/_JrIcoFcnjE
Oscar Peterson (*1925)
Canadian jazz pianist and composer; released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy
~ kidney failure
youtu.be/_JrIcoFcnjE
December 23, 2024 at 12:03 PM
#otd 23 Dec 2007
Oscar Peterson (*1925)
Canadian jazz pianist and composer; released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy
~ kidney failure
youtu.be/_JrIcoFcnjE
Oscar Peterson (*1925)
Canadian jazz pianist and composer; released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy
~ kidney failure
youtu.be/_JrIcoFcnjE
#otd 23 December 2022
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#otd 23 December 2022
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
Maxi Jazz (Maxwell Alexander Fraser, *1957)
British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless
~ died "peacefully in his sleep" after a long illness
youtu.be/P8JEm4d6Wu4
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 22 December 2002
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor, *1952)
British musician, singer and songwriter; co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of The Clash; socialist and vegetarian
~ heart attack caused by an undiagnosed congenital heart defect
youtu.be/SD2aATE_h58
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor, *1952)
British musician, singer and songwriter; co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of The Clash; socialist and vegetarian
~ heart attack caused by an undiagnosed congenital heart defect
youtu.be/SD2aATE_h58
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#otd 22 December 2002
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor, *1952)
British musician, singer and songwriter; co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of The Clash; socialist and vegetarian
~ heart attack caused by an undiagnosed congenital heart defect
youtu.be/SD2aATE_h58
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor, *1952)
British musician, singer and songwriter; co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of The Clash; socialist and vegetarian
~ heart attack caused by an undiagnosed congenital heart defect
youtu.be/SD2aATE_h58
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 22 December 1985
D. Boon (Dennes Dale Boon, *1958)
US-American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and songwriter of the punk rock trio Minutemen
~ killed in a van accident
youtu.be/P_0CAPKdSPE
D. Boon (Dennes Dale Boon, *1958)
US-American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and songwriter of the punk rock trio Minutemen
~ killed in a van accident
youtu.be/P_0CAPKdSPE
December 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#otd 22 December 1985
D. Boon (Dennes Dale Boon, *1958)
US-American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and songwriter of the punk rock trio Minutemen
~ killed in a van accident
youtu.be/P_0CAPKdSPE
D. Boon (Dennes Dale Boon, *1958)
US-American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and songwriter of the punk rock trio Minutemen
~ killed in a van accident
youtu.be/P_0CAPKdSPE
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 22 December 2014
Joe Cocker (John Robert Cocker, *1944)
British rock and blues singer
~ lung cancer
youtu.be/rUVEFkjqiEE
Joe Cocker (John Robert Cocker, *1944)
British rock and blues singer
~ lung cancer
youtu.be/rUVEFkjqiEE
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
#otd 22 December 2014
Joe Cocker (John Robert Cocker, *1944)
British rock and blues singer
~ lung cancer
youtu.be/rUVEFkjqiEE
Joe Cocker (John Robert Cocker, *1944)
British rock and blues singer
~ lung cancer
youtu.be/rUVEFkjqiEE