What famous rockers died?

What famous rockers died?

You know the starting lineup: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and, of course, Winehouse. In just 2016, we lost such greats as David Bowie, the Eagles’ Glenn Frey, Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

What rock stars died in 1970?

List of deaths in rock and roll (1970s)

Name Age Date
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience 27 September 18, 1970
Janis Joplin Big Brother and the Holding Company 27 October 4, 1970
Baby Huey Baby Huey & the Babysitters 26 October 28, 1970
George “Smitty” Smith Original lead singer for The Manhattans 30 December 16, 1970

What 80’s singers have died?

List of deaths in rock and roll (1980s)

Name Age Cause of death
Darby Crash Germs 22 Suicide by heroin overdose
John Lennon The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band 40 Murder
Tim Hardin 39 Heroin overdose
Robert Pete Williams 66 Unknown

What musicians died in 1977?

Erroll Garner. Jan 2 Erroll Garner, American jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53.

  • Elvis Presley. Aug 16 Elvis Presley, American musician, dies at Graceland at 42, with the official cause of death being cardiac arrhythmia.
  • Maria Callas.
  • Bing Crosby.
  • Peter Carl Goldmark.
  • What rock stars died in 1975?

    Louis Jordan. Feb 4 Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader (Caldonia), dies of a heart attack at 66.

  • T-Bone Walker. Mar 16 T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64.
  • Josephine Baker.
  • Dmitri Shostakovich.
  • What musicians died in 1993?

    Died in 1993

    1 1.Enid Heard 19?? – 1993
    February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993 American singer
    50 50.Billy Gayles October 19, 1931 – April 8, 1993 American blues musician
    October 19, 1931 – April 8, 1993 American blues musician
    51 51.Jack Davis April 5, 1914 – April 15, 1993

    What singer died in the 70s?

    What famous artist died in 1988?

    Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Basquiat by Andy Warhol in 1982
    Born December 22, 1960 New York City, U.S.
    Died August 12, 1988 (aged 27) New York City, U.S.
    Cause of death Heroin overdose
    • October 8, 2022