Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Autrey, Herman
- 04.12.1904 - 14.06.1980
Herman Autrey (December 4, 1904 – June 14, 1980) was an American jazz trumpeter....
- Bonham, John
- 31.05.1948 - 25.09.1980
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Alkohol
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician who was the drummer of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Noted for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove, he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential drummers i...
- Bryant, Jimmy
- 05.03.1925 - 22.09.1980
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Bryant Jimmy Farkarlun (born 14 July 2001) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays for USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive FC and the Liberia national team....
- Curtis, Ian
- 15.07.1956 - 18.05.1980
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Suizid
Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead vocalist, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980).
Curtis had severe epilepsy and depres...
- Evans, Bill
- 16.08.1929 - 15.09.1980
- Pianist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Folgen von Drogen
- Forker, Heinz
- 04.09.1912 - 18.03.1980
- Tuba
This is a list of music venues in the United States. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included....
- Godchaux, Keith
- 19.07.1948 - 23.07.1980
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Autounfall
Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his wife Donna formed the Heart of Gold Band in 1980, but Godchaux died from injuries sust...
- Hardin, Tim
- 23.12.1941 - 29.12.1980
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin, Morphin)
James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk music and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his own success, his songs "If I Were a Carpenter", "Reason to Believe", "Misty Roses" and "The Lady Came from Baltimore" were hits for other artists.
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- Hare, Pat
- 20.12.1930 - 26.09.1980
- Sänger, Gitarrist
Auburn "Pat" Hare (December 20, 1930 – September 26, 1980) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. His heavily distorted, power chord–driven electric guitar performances in the early 1950s is considered an important precursor of heavy metal music. His guitar work with Little Junior'...
- Herbert, Elvira ''Puppa''
- 26.04.1946 - 08.03.1980
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Drogen
- Kaempfert, Bert
- 16.10.1923 - 21.06.1980
- Komponist, Produzent, Dirigent
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-orientated records and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strang...
- Lennon, John
- 09.10.1940 - 08.12.1980
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Komponist
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most s...
- Longhair, Professor
- 19.12.1918 - 30.01.1980
Henry Roeland Byrd (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980), better known as Professor Longhair or "Fess" for short, was an American singer and pianist who performed New Orleans blues. He was active in two distinct periods, first in the heyday of early rhythm and blues and later in the resurgence of...
- Luther, Frank
- 04.08.1899 - 16.11.1980
- Pianist
Frank Luther (born Francis Luther Crow, August 4, 1899 – November 16, 1980), also known as Bud Billings, was an American country music singer, dance band vocalist, playwright, songwriter and pianist.
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- Miller, Jacob
- 04.05.1952 - 23.03.1980
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Autounfall
- Scott, Bon
- 09.07.1946 - 19.02.1980
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Alkohol
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was ranked number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Front...
- Selvin, Ben
- 05.03.1898 - 05.07.1980
- Produzent
Benjamin Bernard Selvin (March 5, 1898 – July 15, 1980) was an American musician, bandleader, and record producer. He was known as the Dean of Recorded Music.
According to The Guinness Book of World Records, Selvin recorded more musical sides (on 78-rpm discs) than any other person. One reason for...
- Smith, Warren
- 07.02.1932 - 31.01.1980
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Warren Smith may refer to:...
- Took, Steve Peregrin
- 28.07.1949 - 27.10.1980
- Schlagzeuger, Gitarrist, Bassist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: erstickt an einer Cocktailkirsche
Steve Peregrin Took (born Stephen Ross Porter; 28 July 1949 – 27 October 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known for his membership of the duo Tyrannosaurus Rex with Marc Bolan. After breaking with Bolan, he concentrated on his own singer-songwriting activities, either as a solo a...
- Whitfield, David
- 02.02.1925 - 16.01.1980
David Whitfield (2 February 1926 – 15 January 1980) was a British male tenor vocalist from Kingston upon Hull. In November 1953 he became the first British male artist to have a number one single in the UK with "Answer Me". He died from a brain haemorrhage in Sydney, Australia, while on tour, at t...
- Williams, Larry
- 10.05.1935 - 02.01.1980
Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is most notable for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie",...