Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Aaliyah
- 16.01.1979 - 25.08.2001
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Flugzeugabsturz
Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop. Aaliyah's accolades include three America...
- Adamson, Stuart
- 11.04.1958 - 16.12.2001
- Pianist, Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Suizid
William Stuart Adamson (11 April 1958 – 16 December 2001) was a Scottish rock guitarist and singer. Adamson began his career in the late 1970s as a founder and performer with the punk rock band Skids. After leaving Skids in 1981, he formed Big Country and was the band's lead singer and guitarist....
- Ashton, Tony
- 01.03.1946 - 28.05.2001
Edward Anthony Ashton (1 March 1946 – 28 May 2001) was an English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer, record composer, producer and artist....
- Atkins, Chet
- 20.06.1924 - 30.06.2001
- Todesursache: Krebs
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), nicknamed "Mister Guitar" and "the Country Gentleman", was a fingerpicking guitar player, arranger and producer who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, created the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to a...
- Bécaud, Gilbert
- 24.10.1927 - 18.12.2001
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (French pronunciation: [ʒilbɛʁ beko]), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nath...
- Brood, Herman
- 05.11.1946 - 11.07.2001
- Pianist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Suizid
Hermanus "Herman" Brood (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛrˈmaːnʏs ˈɦɛrmɑm ˈbroːt]; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock '...
- Chavis, Boozoo
- 30.10.1930 - 05.05.2001
- Akkordeonist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt/Schlaganfall
Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (pronounced CHAY-viss) (October 23, 1930 – May 5, 2001) was an American accordion player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the fusion of Louisiana Creole and blues music developed in southwest Louisiana....
- Como, Perry
- 18.05.1912 - 12.05.2001
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Alzheimer
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.
"Mr. C.", as Como was nicknamed, reportedly sold over...
- Fricke, Florian
- 23.02.1944 - 29.12.2001
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Florian Fricke (23 February 1944 – 29 December 2001) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music, using the Moog synthesizer, and was a founding member of the Krautrock band Popol Vuh....
- Harrison, George
- 25.02.1943 - 29.11.2001
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band's musical direction and established a successful solo career, part...
- Henderson, Joe
- 24.04.1937 - 30.06.2001
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and very occasional flute player. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note,...
- Higgins, Billy
- 11.10.1936 - 03.05.2001
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Nieren-/Leberversagen
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop....
- Hooker, John Lee
- 22.08.1917 - 21.06.2001
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Altersschwäche
John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he developed in Detroit. Hooker often incorporated other elements, ...
- Karoli, Michael
- 29.04.1948 - 17.11.2001
- Gitarrist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Krebs
Michael Karoli (29 April 1948 – 17 November 2001) was a German guitarist, violinist, and sound-mixer. He was a founding member of the krautrock band Can....
- Manuela
- 18.08.1943 - 13.02.2001
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Mundhöhlenkarzinom
- Phillips, John
- 30.08.1935 - 18.03.2001
- Sänger, Komponist
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
- Ramone, Joey
- 19.05.1951 - 15.04.2001
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Krebs (Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom)
Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and founding member of the punk rock band Ramones, with Johnny Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone. His image, voice, and tenure with the Ramones made him a coun...
- Russell, Johnny Bright
- 23.01.1940 - 03.07.2001
- Songwriter, Sänger
- Todesursache: Blutkrebs (Leukämie)
- Schuldiner, Chuck
- 13.05.1967 - 13.12.2001
- Gitarrist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Gehirntumor
Charles Michael Schuldiner (; May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He co-founded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001 of a brain tumor. He became the lead v...
- Thornton, Melanie
- 13.05.1967 - 24.11.2001
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Flugzeugabsturz
Melanie Janene Thornton (May 13, 1967 – November 24, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she first gained recognition as a session singer after relocating to Germany to pursue a music career. Her work attracted the attention of production team Ulli Brenner ...
- Van het Ende, Nathalie
- 02.01.1975 - 24.11.2001
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Flugzeugabsturz
Passion Fruit was a German-Dutch Eurodance trio. The first-generation line-up was formed with Blade (Manye Thompson), Dawn (Viola Schubbe), Pearl (Carla Sinclair), and MC Steve (Mario Zuber). The second generation was formed with Dutch singers Nathalie van het Ende and Debby St. Maarten and German s...
- Wilkeson, Leon
- 02.04.1952 - 27.07.2001
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Altersschwäche
Leon Russell Wilkeson (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) was an American musician. He was the bassist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001....
- Xenakis, Iannis
- 29.05.1922 - 04.02.2001
- Komponist
- Todesursache: Alzheimer
Giannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis; Greek: Γιάννης "Ιάννης" Κλέαρχου Ξενάκης, pronounced [ˈʝanis kseˈnacis]; 29 May 1922 – 4 February 2001) was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theoris...