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The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider.
In the early morning of Monday, August 27, 1990, American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. [1] He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".
One of the 1960s' most influential guitarists, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music." [1] In the days before his death, Hendrix had been in poor health, in part from fatigue caused by overwork, a chronic lack of sleep, and an assumed influenza-related illness ...
Jeff Beck, one of the most innovative and influential guitar gods of the 1960s’ British Invasion and the No. 5 entry on Rolling Stone’s ranking of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, has ...
[14] [125] The cause of death was a heart attack, likely due to diabetes and his poor diet. [126] [127] Garcia had long struggled with diabetes, [14] weight problems, sleep apnea, [14] heavy smoking, and drug addiction—all of which contributed to his physical decline. Lesh remarked that, upon hearing of Garcia's death, "I was struck numb.
Guitarist Freddie Salem, who was best known for his tenure with the Southern rock band Outlaws, has died. He was 70. Salem died of complications due to cancer, Outlaws announced in a Facebook post ...
Guitarist/singer Johnny "Guitar" Watson collapsed and died onstage during a performance in Yokohama, Japan. The cause of death was a heart attack. 1997: English actor Anthony Wheeler died by strangulation while playing Judas Iscariot at a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar in Chalkidiki, Greece. He hanged himself after failing to attach the ...
Name Age Date Location Cause of death Kris Kelmi Autograph: 63: January 1, 2019: Novoglagolevo, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia Heart attack [1]: Daryl Dragon Captain & Tennille, The Beach Boys