Singer-songwriter John Martyn has died, aged 60. The British star passed away in a hospital in Ireland on Thursday 29 Jan 2009 morning, according to his official website.
A statement on the site reads, “With heavy heart and an unbearable sense of loss we must announce that John died this morning.”
We have no details on the [...]
On January 28, 2009, keyboardist Billy Powell died at age 56 at his home near Jacksonville, Florida. Powell called 911 at approximately 1 am on January 28, 2009, complaining of shortness of breath. He had previously missed his doctor’s appointment on the day before his death, the appointment was for a checkup on his heart.
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At his 60 years old, the guitarist from The Strooges band, Ron Asheton, was founded dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He suffered a heart attack.
Iggy Pop, his brother Scout and Dave Alexander, created the band named Stooges during 1967, in Detroit. Also was the responsable for the memorable riffs such as “I Wanna Be Your Dog”and [...]
Folk legend Davy Graham, who was cited as a major influence on The Kinks, Nick Drake and Paul Simon, has died aged 68.
The guitarist was a hugely important artist in the ’60s folk revival.
His manager announced that he died “from a massive seizure at home after a short battle with lung cancer”.
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Jimmy Carl Black, the original drummer for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, passed away this past weekend after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70.
Black, the self-proclaimed “Indian of the group,” served with the Mothers from their debut Freak Out! until Zappa’s 1970 album Weasels Ripped My Flesh. Black is also known for wearing [...]
Marilyn Manson’s former bandmate Gidget Gein has been found dead, according to reports.
The bass player, whose real name was Brad Stewart, played in Manson’s band from 1989 until 1993, when he was fired and replaced by Twiggy Ramirez.
He went on to make music with the band Gidget Gein and the Dali Gaggers, and later as [...]
Paul Newman, The King of Cool, died on Friday of cancer. The actor, race car driver and philanthropist was 83. Since then, the entire world has been mourning the passing of the bluest eyes in the world, from France - Sarkozy has said his country will remember his presence at the Le Mans races-. To Iran [...]
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