Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Allman, Duane
- 20.11.1946 - 29.10.1971
- Todesursache: Motorradunfall
Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock and blues guitarist and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Allman began playin...
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin
- 03.02.1898 - 27.08.1971
Lillian Hardin Armstrong (née Hardin; February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s.
Her compositions include "Struttin' with Some...
- Armstrong, Louis
- 04.08.1901 - 06.07.1971
- Trompeter
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist. Among the most influential figures in jazz, his career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of the genre. Armstrong received nume...
- Curtis, King
- 07.02.1934 - 13.08.1971
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: ermordet (erstochen)
Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery, February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A ...
- Johnson, Louis
- 04.08.1901 - 06.07.1971
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Magen-Darm-Blutung
Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) was an American bass guitarist. Johnson was best known for his work with the group the Brothers Johnson and his session playing on several hit albums of the 1970s and 1980s, including the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson's Thriller.
His ...
- Mitchell, Louis
- 04.08.1901 - 06.07.1971
- Schlagzeuger
Louis A. Mitchell (December 17, 1885 – September 12, 1957) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Mitchell began performing in vaudeville revues and minstrel shows from around the turn of the century, playing drums and bandoline. After moving to New York City in 1912, he founded his own grou...
- Morrison, Jim
- 08.12.1943 - 03.07.1971
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin)
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his charismatic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, and unpredictable performances, along with the dramatic c...
- Parker, Junior
- 27.05.1932 - 18.11.1971
- Sänger, Mundharmonikanist
- Todesursache: Hirntumor
Herman "Junior" Parker (March 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971), also known as Little Junior Parker, was an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". One music journalist noted, "For years, Junior Parker ...
- Strawinsky, Igor
- 17.06.1882 - 06.04.1971
- Komponist, Dirigent
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in moderni...
- Vincent, Gene
- 11.02.1935 - 12.10.1971
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Magenblutung
Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American rock and roll musician who pioneered the style of rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. H...
- Wayne, Thomas
- 22.07.1940 - 15.08.1971
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Autounfall
Dr. Thomas Wayne, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Bruce Wayne, and husband of Martha Wayne as well as the paternal grandfather of Damian Wayne. Wayne was introduced in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939), the first expositi...











