Pop & Contemporary History
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interested in musicians' deaths
Wayne Mills (*1969)
US-American country musician
~ shot in the head by a bar owner for lighting up a cigarette in a nonsmoking area
youtu.be/_8SaOZnSgT8
Wayne Mills (*1969)
US-American country musician
~ shot in the head by a bar owner for lighting up a cigarette in a nonsmoking area
youtu.be/_8SaOZnSgT8
Aljoscha Rompe (Arthur Alexander Rompe, *1947)
Swiss-German musician, singer of GDR punk band Feeling B (together with Paul Landers and Flake of Rammstein)
~ choked on asthma attack
youtu.be/nJurLzR5HZU
Aljoscha Rompe (Arthur Alexander Rompe, *1947)
Swiss-German musician, singer of GDR punk band Feeling B (together with Paul Landers and Flake of Rammstein)
~ choked on asthma attack
youtu.be/nJurLzR5HZU
Michael Hutchence (*1960)
Australian musician, songwriter and actor, singer of INXS
~ suicide by hanging
youtu.be/w-rv2BQa2OU
Michael Hutchence (*1960)
Australian musician, songwriter and actor, singer of INXS
~ suicide by hanging
youtu.be/w-rv2BQa2OU
Ted Herold (Harald Walter Bernhard Schubring, *1942)
German rock and roll singer ("German Elvis") and actor
~ died along with his wife in a house fire
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Ted Herold (Harald Walter Bernhard Schubring, *1942)
German rock and roll singer ("German Elvis") and actor
~ died along with his wife in a house fire
youtu.be/-ZoA2ZixpGQ
Kevin DuBrow (*1955)
US-American singer and photographer, lead vocalist of Quiet Riot
~ overdose by a combination of cocaine, sleeping pill Zolpidem, painkillers, and alcohol
youtu.be/O_1ruZWJigo
Kevin DuBrow (*1955)
US-American singer and photographer, lead vocalist of Quiet Riot
~ overdose by a combination of cocaine, sleeping pill Zolpidem, painkillers, and alcohol
youtu.be/O_1ruZWJigo
Hank Von Helvete (Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, *1972)
Norwegian musician and actor, lead vocalist of Turbonegro (1993-2010) and solo artist
~ was found dead in a park in Oslo (his manager: "his body had finally given in" after a long life of drug abuse)
youtu.be/hH9WY3YtV4g
Hank Von Helvete (Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, *1972)
Norwegian musician and actor, lead vocalist of Turbonegro (1993-2010) and solo artist
~ was found dead in a park in Oslo (his manager: "his body had finally given in" after a long life of drug abuse)
youtu.be/hH9WY3YtV4g
Jimmy Ruffin (*1936)
US-American soul singer; older brother of David Ruffin (Temptations); had several hit records between the 60s and 80s, most successful being "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)"
~ illness
youtu.be/2vf3ZE7CLg0
Jimmy Ruffin (*1936)
US-American soul singer; older brother of David Ruffin (Temptations); had several hit records between the 60s and 80s, most successful being "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold On (To My Love)"
~ illness
youtu.be/2vf3ZE7CLg0
Michael Karoli (*1948)
German musician and composer, guitarist for Krautrock group Can (1968-1978)
~ cancer
youtu.be/NTFFhcEus5o
Michael Karoli (*1948)
German musician and composer, guitarist for Krautrock group Can (1968-1978)
~ cancer
youtu.be/NTFFhcEus5o
John Balance (Geoffrey Laurence Rushton, *1962)
English musician, artist, poet and occultist, co-founder of Coil
~ lost his balance and fell from a balcony at his home
youtu.be/ZGYTk8OOiXk
John Balance (Geoffrey Laurence Rushton, *1962)
English musician, artist, poet and occultist, co-founder of Coil
~ lost his balance and fell from a balcony at his home
youtu.be/ZGYTk8OOiXk
Ol' Dirty Bastard (Russell Tyrone Jones, *1968)
US-American rapper, founding member of Wu-Tang Clan
~ drug overdose
youtu.be/h2zgB93KANE
Ol' Dirty Bastard (Russell Tyrone Jones, *1968)
US-American rapper, founding member of Wu-Tang Clan
~ drug overdose
youtu.be/h2zgB93KANE
Louis Hendrik Potgieter (*1951)
South-African singer and dancer, played the Dschinghis Khan in Ralph Siegel's self named band (Eurovision Song Contest)
~ AIDS
youtu.be/1AXlVZRpweI
Louis Hendrik Potgieter (*1951)
South-African singer and dancer, played the Dschinghis Khan in Ralph Siegel's self named band (Eurovision Song Contest)
~ AIDS
youtu.be/1AXlVZRpweI
Mitch Mitchell (*1946)
English drummer and child actor, best known for his work in the Jimi Hendrix Experience; was ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" (2016)
~ died in his sleep (natural causes)
youtu.be/7B9bj-_Bauo
Mitch Mitchell (*1946)
English drummer and child actor, best known for his work in the Jimi Hendrix Experience; was ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" (2016)
~ died in his sleep (natural causes)
youtu.be/7B9bj-_Bauo
Peter Steiner (*1917)
Swiss commercial actor and musician, became famous in early 90s as "Cool Man" after a commercial for Milka and following remixes
~ fainting and fall
youtu.be/QL7-yqFrkWY
Peter Steiner (*1917)
Swiss commercial actor and musician, became famous in early 90s as "Cool Man" after a commercial for Milka and following remixes
~ fainting and fall
youtu.be/QL7-yqFrkWY
Patrick Cowley (*1950)
US-American disco and hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist, best known for his collaborations with disco singer Sylvester; pioneer of electronic dance music
~ AIDS
youtu.be/gD6cPE2BHic
Patrick Cowley (*1950)
US-American disco and hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist, best known for his collaborations with disco singer Sylvester; pioneer of electronic dance music
~ AIDS
youtu.be/gD6cPE2BHic
Big Bank Hank (Henry Lee Jackson, *1956)
US-American hip hop recording artist and manager; also known as Imp the Dimp, he was a member of the trio the Sugarhill Gang
~ cancer
youtu.be/MyMta4RIrlg
Big Bank Hank (Henry Lee Jackson, *1956)
US-American hip hop recording artist and manager; also known as Imp the Dimp, he was a member of the trio the Sugarhill Gang
~ cancer
youtu.be/MyMta4RIrlg
Soroush Farazmand (guitar) and Arash Farazmand (drums) from the Iranian-American rock band The Yellow Dogs
~ shot dead along with an associate Ali Eskandarian by disgruntled musician, Ali Akbar Mohammed Rafie (The Free Keys)
youtu.be/yUnv4Z6cIM0
Soroush Farazmand (guitar) and Arash Farazmand (drums) from the Iranian-American rock band The Yellow Dogs
~ shot dead along with an associate Ali Eskandarian by disgruntled musician, Ali Akbar Mohammed Rafie (The Free Keys)
youtu.be/yUnv4Z6cIM0
Phil Taylor (*1954), aka Philthy Animal
English musician, with interruptions from 1975 until 1992 drummer for Motörhead
~ liver failure
youtu.be/MlzTET_8SQg
Phil Taylor (*1954), aka Philthy Animal
English musician, with interruptions from 1975 until 1992 drummer for Motörhead
~ liver failure
youtu.be/MlzTET_8SQg
Heavy D (Dwight Arrington Myers, *1967)
Jamaican-American rapper, record producer, and actor; leader of Heavy D & the Boyz
~ pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot in a leg (most likely formed during an extended airplane ride)
youtu.be/NNEgUPKxk7A
Heavy D (Dwight Arrington Myers, *1967)
Jamaican-American rapper, record producer, and actor; leader of Heavy D & the Boyz
~ pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot in a leg (most likely formed during an extended airplane ride)
youtu.be/NNEgUPKxk7A
Dan McCafferty (*1946)
Scottish vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth
~ COPD
youtu.be/fsnEhf-ONME
Dan McCafferty (*1946)
Scottish vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth
~ COPD
youtu.be/fsnEhf-ONME
Tracy Pew (*1957)
Australian musician, bassist for The Birthday Party, later a member of The Saints, and worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
~ died of a brain haemorrhage, after sustaining head injuries during an epileptic seizure
youtu.be/3WO7_Zn_iKU
Tracy Pew (*1957)
Australian musician, bassist for The Birthday Party, later a member of The Saints, and worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
~ died of a brain haemorrhage, after sustaining head injuries during an epileptic seizure
youtu.be/3WO7_Zn_iKU
Leonard Cohen (*1934)
Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist
~ died in his sleep as a result from a fall at his home (leukemia was a contributing cause)
youtu.be/z1rB_XvrM5Q
Leonard Cohen (*1934)
Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist
~ died in his sleep as a result from a fall at his home (leukemia was a contributing cause)
youtu.be/z1rB_XvrM5Q
Torsten Fenslau
German DJ (Dorian Gray) and music producer, pioneer in the early Sound of Frankfurt; founder of the group Culture Beat ("Mr Vain", 1993)
~ car accident (was not wearing a seatbelt)
youtu.be/ZMtf_ouMTHw
Torsten Fenslau
German DJ (Dorian Gray) and music producer, pioneer in the early Sound of Frankfurt; founder of the group Culture Beat ("Mr Vain", 1993)
~ car accident (was not wearing a seatbelt)
youtu.be/ZMtf_ouMTHw
Bobby Hatfield (Robert Lee Hatfield, *1940)
US-American singer; formed with Bill Medley the Righteous Brothers; sang the tenor part for the duo and solo on "Unchained Melody" (1965)
~ died in his sleep (fatal heart attack due to cocaine)
youtu.be/m0EBs6uRgtw
Bobby Hatfield (Robert Lee Hatfield, *1940)
US-American singer; formed with Bill Medley the Righteous Brothers; sang the tenor part for the duo and solo on "Unchained Melody" (1965)
~ died in his sleep (fatal heart attack due to cocaine)
youtu.be/m0EBs6uRgtw
Aaron Charles Carter (*1987)
US-American singer and rapper, brother of Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys)
~ drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam
youtu.be/dyeH4mZ3bqM
Aaron Charles Carter (*1987)
US-American singer and rapper, brother of Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys)
~ drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam
youtu.be/dyeH4mZ3bqM
James Freud (Colin Joseph McGlinchey, *1959)
Australian rock musician-songwriter, singer of the band Models during the 1980s
~ suicide
youtu.be/k5EZmJoNeYs
James Freud (Colin Joseph McGlinchey, *1959)
Australian rock musician-songwriter, singer of the band Models during the 1980s
~ suicide
youtu.be/k5EZmJoNeYs