Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Bragg, Doug
- 13.04.1928 - 13.03.1973
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Doug Bragg (April 13, 1928 – March 13, 1973), born Douglas Clifton Bragg in Gilmer, Texas, was an American country musician and part of the Big D Jamboree. Throughout his music career, he continued his daytime profession as a butcher. He wrote many original songs, including "You’ll Have to Give ...
- Condon, Eddie
- 16.11.1905 - 04.08.1973
- Gitarrist
Albert Edwin Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in Chicago jazz, he also played piano and sang. He also owned a self-named night club in New York City....
- Croce, Jim
- 10.01.1943 - 20.09.1973
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Flugzeugabsturz
James Joseph Croce ( KROH-chee; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write, record, ...
- Darin, Bobby
- 14.05.1936 - 20.12.1973
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzerkrankung
Walden Robert Cassotto (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973), known by the stage name Bobby Darin, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed pop, swing, folk, rock and roll and country music.
Darin started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis. In 1958, Darin co-wrote and re...
- Durham, Roger Lee
- 14.02.1946 - 27.07.1973
- Sänger, Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Sturz vom Pferd
Durham ( DURR-əm) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county seat of Durham County, small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina and 70th-most populous city in the United States with a population o...
- Krupa, Gene
- 15.01.1909 - 16.10.1973
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Blutkrebs (Leukämie)
Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" elevated the ro...
- McKernan, Ron
- 08.09.1945 - 08.03.1973
- Pianist, Mundharmonikanist
- Todesursache: Magenblutung
Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972.
McKernan grew up heavily influenced by African-American music, particularly the bl...
- Minnie, Memphis
- 03.06.1897 - 06.08.1973
- Gitarristin, Sängerin, Songwriterin
Lizzie Douglas (June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973), better known as Memphis Minnie, was a blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "When the Levee Breaks", "Me and My Chauffeur Blues", "B...
- Monroe, Vaughn
- 07.10.1911 - 21.05.1973
- Sänger, Trompeter
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Morphium)
Vaughn Wilton Monroe (October 7, 1911 – May 21, 1973) was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for recording and another for radio performance....
- Ory, Kid
- 25.12.1886 - 23.01.1973
Edward "Kid" Ory (December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973) was an American jazz composer, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of New Orleans jazz.
He was born near LaPlace, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans on his ...
- Parsons, Gram
- 05.11.1946 - 19.09.1973
- Sänger, Pianist, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin/Alkohol)
Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American musician. He recorded with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, ...
- Rostill, John
- 16.06.1942 - 26.11.1973
- Bassist, Komponist
John Henry Rostill (16 June 1942 – 26 November 1973) was an English musician, bassist and composer, recruited by the Shadows to replace Brian Locking in autumn 1963.
He wrote many of the tunes by the Shadows including "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964. He wrote or co-wrote three songs i...
- Webster, Ben
- 27.03.1909 - 20.09.1973
- Saxophonist, Pianist, Klarinettist
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, and others....
- White, Clarence
- 07.06.1944 - 14.07.1973
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Hirnverletzungen in Folge eines Verkehrsunfalls
Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He was a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds, as well as a pioneer of country rock during the late 1960s. White wo...
- Williams, Paul
- 02.07.1939 - 17.08.1973
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid
Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American songwriter and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Agai...