Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Bartok, Ria
- 28.01.1943 - 02.03.1970
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: verbrannt (Wohnungsbrand durch Zigarette)
Marie-Louise Pleiss, stage name Ria Bartok (28 January 1943 Einbeck, Germany – 2 March 1970 Paris), was a French singer of yéyé pop songs.
Bartok was the daughter of an opera singer. She saw her first success at the age of 20 with the song "Parce que j'ai revu François". Part of the yéyé wave...
- Bracey, Ishman
- 09.01.1901 - 12.02.1970
- Sänger, Gitarrist
Ishmon Bracey (January 9, 1899 or 1901 – February 12, 1970), sometimes credited as Ishman Bracey, was an American Delta blues singer-guitarist. Alongside his contemporary Tommy Johnson, Bracey was a highly influential bluesman in Jackson, Mississippi, and was one of the area's earliest figures to ...
- Grant, Earl
- 20.01.1931 - 10.06.1970
- Sänger, Pianist
- Todesursache: Autounfall
Earl Grant (January 20, 1931 – June 10, 1970) was an American pianist, organist, and vocalist popular in the 1950s and 1960s....
- Harpo, Slim
- 11.01.1924 - 31.01.1970
- Mundharmonikanist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Slim Harpo (born either Isiah Moore or James Isaac Moore; February 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". He played guitar and was a master of the blues harmon...
- Hendrix, Jimi
- 27.11.1942 - 18.09.1970
- Gitarrist, Komponist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Alkohol/Schlaftabletten, erstickt an Erbrochenem)
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992...
- Hodges, Johnny
- 25.07.1907 - 11.05.1970
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt (beim Zahnarzt)
John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 194...
- Hooker, Earl
- 15.01.1930 - 21.04.1970
Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An early playe...
- Johnson, Lonnie
- 08.02.1899 - 16.06.1970
Lonnie Johnson may refer to:
Lonnie Johnson (musician) (1899–1970), American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter
Lonnie Johnson (inventor) (born 1949), American inventor of the Super Soaker
Lonnie Johnson (American football) (born 1971), former American football player
Lonnie Johnson...
- Joplin, Janis
- 19.01.1943 - 04.10.1970
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin)
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her electric stage presence.
In 1967, she rose to prominence following an appearanc...
- McMichen, Clayton
- 26.01.1900 - 04.01.1970
- Violinist
Clayton McMichen (January 26, 1900 – January 4, 1970) was an American fiddler and country musician....
- Spann, Otis
- 21.03.1930 - 24.04.1970
Otis Spann (March 21, 1924, or 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist....
- Stewart, Billy
- 24.03.1937 - 17.01.1970
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Autounfall
William Larry Stewart II (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970) was an American R&B singer and pianist popular during the 1960s....
- Terrell, Tammi
- 29.04.1945 - 16.03.1970
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Gehirntumor
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970), professionally known as Tammi Terrell, was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye.
Terrell began her career as a teenag...
- Wilson, Alan
- 04.07.1943 - 03.09.1970
- Sänger, Mundharmonikanist, Gitarrist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Barbituraten)











