Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Blakley, Alan
- 01.04.1942 - 01.06.1996
- Gitarrist, Pianist, Produzent
- Todesursache: Krebs
Alan David Blakley (1 April 1942 – 1 June 1996) was a British musician and record producer. A member of the Tremeloes from 1958 to 1996, he was the father of actress Claudie Blakley. As a producer, he worked on the hit song "She's Gonna Win" for Bilbo, and nearly all the studio albums for glam roc...
- Cassidy, Eva
- 02.02.1963 - 02.11.1996
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Krebs
Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and musician known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice. In 1992 she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brow...
- Chandler, Chas
- 18.12.1938 - 17.07.1996
- Bassist, Produzent, Manager
- Todesursache: Aortenaneurysma
Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer, manager and the original bassist in the Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He also managed the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Slade....
- Collins, Rob
- 23.02.1963 - 22.07.1996
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Autounfall
Robert James Collins (23 February 1963 – 22 July 1996) was an English musician best known as the original keyboardist of The Charlatans....
- Crosby, Dawn
- 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Leberversagen (wg. Alkohol-/Drogenkonsum)
Lori Dawn Crosby Little (April 5, 1963 – December 15, 1996) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the thrash metal band Détente. After the band split, Crosby continued with the Détente brand, but due to a legal dispute, the name had to be dropped and Crosby, together with producer ...
- Danz, Tamara
- 14.12.1952 - 22.07.1996
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Brustkrebs
Lenore Tamara Danz (14 December 1952 – 22 July 1996) was the lead singer and lyricist of the East German rock group Silly. She succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 43....
- Edwards, Bernard
- 31.10.1952 - 18.04.1996
- Bassist, Produzent
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bassist known primarily for his work in disco with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine....
- Fitzgerald, Ella
- 25.04.1917 - 15.06.1996
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Diabetes
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American improvisational vocal musician, singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in...
- Larkin, Milt
- 10.10.1910 - 31.08.1996
- Trompeter
Milt Larkin (October 10, 1910, Navasota, Texas – August 31, 1996) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and singer.
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- McGhee, Brownie
- 30.11.1915 - 16.02.1996
- Gitarrist, Sänger
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry....
- Melvoin, Jonathan
- 06.06.1961 - 12.07.1996
- Pianist, Schlagzeuger, Sänger
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin)
Jonathan David Melvoin (December 6, 1961 – July 12, 1996) was an American musician, active in the 1980s and 1990s....
- Monroe, Bill
- 13.09.1911 - 09.09.1996
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
William Smith Monroe ( mən-ROH; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. For this reason, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, who named ...
- Reiser, Rio
- 09.01.1950 - 20.08.1996
- Sänger, Komponist, Gitarrist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Bluthochdruck (Ösophagusvarizen)
Ralph Christian Möbius (9 January 1950 – 20 August 1996), known professionally as Rio Reiser, was a German musician and from 1970 to 1985 the lead singer and main lyric-writer for the rock group Ton Steine Scherben. After that band broke up, he worked as a solo artist. Among his best known songs...
- Shakur, Tupac
- 16.06.1971 - 13.09.1996
- Rapper
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He was one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century, and a prominent political activist fo...