Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh
- 13.10.1948 - 16.08.1997
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi: راحت فتح علی خان, Punjabi pronunciation: [ɾɑːɦət̪ fəte(ɦ) əliː xɑːn]; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Punjabi singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the most popular and highest paid singers in Pakist...
- Allison, Luther
- 17.08.1939 - 12.08.1997
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Luther Sylvester Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, although some accounts suggest his actual place of birth was Mayflower, Arkansas. Allison was interested in music as a child and during the late 194...
- Anderson, Stig
- 25.01.1931 - 12.09.1997
- Produzent, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Stig Erik Leopold "Stikkan" Anderson (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997) was a Swedish music manager, lyricist and music publisher. He was the co-founder of Polar Music and is best known for managing the Swedish pop band ABBA....
- B.I.G, The Notorious
- 21.05.1972 - 09.03.1997
- Rapper
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in the East Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wall...
- Baker, LaVern
- 11.11.1929 - 10.03.1997
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).
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- Berry, Richard
- 11.04.1935 - 23.01.1997
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
- Buckley, Jeff
- 17.11.1966 - 29.05.1997
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: ertrunken
Jeffrey Scott Buckley (raised as Scott Moorhead; November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) was an American musician. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, he attracted a following in the early 1990s performing at venues in the East Village, Manhattan. He signed with Columbia and released h...
- California, Randy
- 20.02.1951 - 02.01.1997
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: ertrunken
Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967....
- Connolly, Brian
- 05.10.1945 - 09.02.1997
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of glam rock band Sweet between 1968 and 1979 and known for his charismatic stage presence and distinctive voice....
- Cowap, Peter
- 29.06.1944 - 16.06.1997
- Gitarrist, Songwriter
Blaze is the sixth US album by the English pop rock group Herman's Hermits. It was released in September 1967 by MGM Records....
- Cramer, Floyd
- 27.10.1933 - 31.12.1997
- Pianist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signature playing style was a cornerstone of the pop-oriented ...
- Denver, John
- 31.12.1943 - 12.10.1997
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Flugzeugabsturz
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best-selling artists overall in that decade. AllMusi...
- Hutchence, Michael
- 22.01.1960 - 22.11.1997
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, lead singer and lyricist of the rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in 1997. The band sold over 50 million records worldwide, making them one of Australia's high...
- Kuti, Fela
- 15.10.1938 - 02.08.1997
- Saxophonist, Trompeter, Sänger
- Todesursache: AIDS
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (Yoruba: [fɛ̄lá āníkúlák͡pó kútì] born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West Afr...
- Lane, Ronnie
- 01.04.1946 - 04.06.1997
- Bassist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung (aufgrund Multiple Sklerose)
Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who was the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Small Faces (1965–1969) and Faces (1969–1973).
Lane formed Small Faces in 1965 after meeting Steve Marriott, with whom he subsequently wrote many of th...
- Larson, Nicolette
- 17.07.1952 - 16.12.1997
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Gehirnblutgerinnsel
Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American singer. She is best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's "Lotta Love", which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. 8 on the pop singles chart. It was follo...
- MacKenzie, Billy
- 27.03.1957 - 22.01.1997
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Medikamente)
William MacArthur Mackenzie (27 March 1957 – 22 January 1997) was a Scottish singer and songwriter, known for his distinctive high tenor voice. He was the co-founder and lead vocalist of the post-punk and pop band the Associates. He also had a brief solo career releasing his debut studio album, Ou...
- Melvin, Harold
- 25.06.1939 - 24.03.1997
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American soul and R&B vocal group. One of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s, the group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the middle of the 1950s as The Charlemagnes, the group is ...
- Morrison, Barbara
- 09.06.1930 - 24.11.1997
- Sängerin
Barbara Morrison (September 10, 1949 – March 16, 2022) was an American jazz singer....
- Nyro, Laura
- 18.10.1947 - 08.04.1997
- Sängerin, Songwriterin, Pianistin
- Todesursache: Eierstockkrebs
Laura Nyro ( NEER-oh; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with a...
- Parker, Thomas Andrew ''Colonel Tom''
- 26.06.1909 - 21.01.1997
- Manager
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
- Payton, Lawrence
- 02.03.1928 - 20.06.1997
- Todesursache: Leberkrebs
The Four Tops are an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1953 as the Four Aims. They were one of the most commercially successful American pop music groups of the 1960s and helped propel Motown Records to international fame. The group's repertoire has incorporated elements of soul, ...
- Prysock, Arthur
- 02.01.1929 - 07.06.1997
Arthur Prysock Jr. (January 1, 1924 or 1929 – June 21, 1997) was an American jazz and R&B singer best known for his live shows and his deep baritone, influenced by Billy Eckstine. According to his obituary in The New York Times, "his heavy, deep voice projected a calm, reassuring virility."...
- Robinson, Fenton
- 23.09.1935 - 25.11.1997
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Hirntumor
Fenton Lee Robinson (September 23, 1935 – November 25, 1997) was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar. In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame....
- Robison, Barbara
- 09.06.1930 - 24.11.1997
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: toxische Schockvergiftung
Barbara "Sandi" Robison (born Barbara Jeane Moyer, October 14, 1945 – April 22, 1988), also known as Sandi Peanut Butter, was an American singer who achieved the most success as the lead vocalist for the psychedelic rock band the Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Robison was one of the earliest female voc...
- Tedesco, Tommy
- 03.07.1930 - 10.11.1997
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Thomas Joseph Tedesco (July 3, 1930 – November 10, 1997) was an American guitarist and studio musician in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He was part of the loose collective of the area's leading session musicians later popularly known as the Wrecking Crew, who played on thousands of studio recordings ...
- van Zandt, Townes
- 07.03.1944 - 01.01.1997
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "If I Needed You", "Snake Mountain Blues", "Our Mother the Mountain", "Waitin' Round to Die", and "To Live's to Fly". His musical style has often been des...
- Vestine, Henry
- 25.12.1944 - 20.10.1997
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Krebs
Henry Charles Vestine (December 25, 1944 – October 20, 1997), a.k.a. "The Sunflower", was an American guitarist primarily known as a member of the blues rock band Canned Heat. He was with the group from its start in 1965 to July 1969. In later years, he played in local bands but occasionally retur...
- Williams, Tony
- 12.12.1945 - 23.02.1997
Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Williams first gained fame as a member of Miles Davis's "Second Great Quintet", and later pioneered jazz fusion with Davis's group and his own combo, The Tony Williams Lifetime. In 1970, music critic Rob...
- Witherspoon, Jimmy
- 08.08.1923 - 18.09.1997
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues and jazz singer....
- Young, Alexander
- 29.11.1938 - 04.08.1997
- Sänger, Komponist, Manager, Gitarrist, Bassist, Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Lymphdrüsenkrebs