Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Ballard, Hank
- 18.11.1927 - 02.03.2003
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Kehlkopfkrebs
Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of the Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. John Henry played an integral part in the development of the genre, relea...
- Brann, Erik
- 11.08.1950 - 25.07.2003
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzstillstand
Erik Keith Brann (born Rick Davis; August 11, 1950 – July 25, 2003), also known as Erik Braunn, was an American guitarist with the 1960s acid rock band Iron Butterfly. He was featured on the band's greatest hit, the 17-minute "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968), recorded when he was 17....
- Carlisle, Bill
- 19.12.1908 - 17.03.2003
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
William Toliver Carlisle (December 19, 1908 – March 17, 2003), better known as Bill Carlisle and Jumpin' Bill Carlisle, was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member ...
- Carter Cash, June
- 23.06.1929 - 15.05.2003
- Sängerin, Songwriterin
- Todesursache: Herzklappen-OP
Valerie June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American country singer, songwriter, comedienne, actress, and author. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Before her marriage, she performed as June Carter, ...
- Carter, Benny
- 08.08.1907 - 12.07.2003
- Saxophonist, Trompeter, Komponist
- Todesursache: Bronchitis
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger, including writin...
- Cash, Johnny
- 26.02.1932 - 12.09.2003
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenversagen
John Carter Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm, bass-baritone voice, ...
- Conley, Arthur
- 04.01.1946 - 17.11.2003
Arthur Lee Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003), also known in later years as Lee Roberts, was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music".
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- Dudley, Dave
- 03.05.1928 - 22.12.2003
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzanfall
Dave Dudley (May 3, 1928 – December 22, 2003) was an American country music singer best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his somewhat-slurred bass. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road", and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues", "Truck Drivin' Son...
- Epstein, Howie
- 21.07.1955 - 23.02.2003
Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003) was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers....
- Eva, Little
- 29.06.1943 - 10.04.2003
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Krebs
Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by her stage name Little Eva, was an American singer best known for her 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion".
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- Finnigan, Mike
- 03.06.1947 - 11.01.2003
- Todesursache: Leber-/Nierenversagen
Michael Kelly Finnigan (April 26, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his specialty being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide variety of musicians in pop, rock, blues and jazz....
- Gibb, Maurice
- 22.12.1949 - 12.01.2003
- Sänger, Bassist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Darm-OP
Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician and songwriter. He achieved global fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group, considered one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time.
Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin...
- Hatfield, Bobby
- 10.08.1940 - 05.11.2003
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 – November 5, 2003) was an American singer. He and Bill Medley performed together as the Righteous Brothers. He sang the tenor part for the duo and sang solo on the group's 1965 recording of "Unchained Melody"....
- Jackson, Chubby
- 25.10.1918 - 01.10.2003
Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (October 25, 1918 – October 1, 2003) was an American jazz double bassist and bandleader....
- Kriegel, Volker
- 24.12.1943 - 14.06.2003
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Volker Kriegel (24 December 1943 – 14 June 2003) was a German jazz guitarist and composer who was a founding member of the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble. He was also an author and a cartoonist.
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- Lamond, Don
- 18.08.1920 - 23.12.2003
Donald Douglas Lamond Jr. (August 18, 1920 – December 23, 2003) was an American jazz drummer....
- Money, Curley
- 20.03.1925 - 23.12.2003
- Gitarrist
Curley Money (March 20, 1925 – December 23, 2003) was an American rockabilly musician.
Robert Earnest Money, known by his stage name Curley Money, was the youngest of eight children born to Andrew Jackson "Bud" Money, a sharecropper, and Lillia Otelia Cullpepper Money in Haleburg, Alabama. Only ei...
- O'Keefe, Johnny
- 26.02.1932 - 12.09.2003
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Medikamente)
John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 – 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the early 1950s. A pioneer of Rock music in Australia, his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby". Often referred to by his initials "J.O'K." or by his nicknam...
- Palmer, Robert
- 19.01.1949 - 26.09.2003
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance, and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and blues. His 1986 single "Addicted to Love" and its acco...
- Purdell, John
- 08.07.1959 - 10.07.2003
- Produzent, Pianist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Prostatakrebs
John Purdell (July 8, 1959 – July 10, 2003) was an American keyboardist, songwriter, music engineer, and multi-platinum rock music record producer who is credited on such albums as Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991) and Dream Theater's Awake (1994)....
- Redding, Noel
- 25.12.1945 - 11.05.2003
- Gitarrist, Bassist
- Todesursache: Aneurysma
David Noel Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.
Following his departure from the Experience in 1969 and the dissolution of Fat Mattress in 1970, Redding formed the...
- Ridley, Greg
- 23.10.1947 - 19.11.2003
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Alfred Gregory Ridley (23 October 1947 – 19 November 2003) was an English bassist who was the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth....
- Roski, Ulrich
- 04.03.1944 - 20.02.2003
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: innere Blutungen (verursacht durch Zungenkarzinom)
Ulrich Roski (4 March 1944 – 20 February 2003) was a German singer-songwriter and pianist. He achieved his greatest successes in the 1970s....
- Simone, Nina
- 21.02.1933 - 21.04.2003
- Todesursache: Krebs
Nina Simone ( NEE-nə sim-OHN; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American composer concert pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Simone's bearing and stage presence earned her the title the High Priestess of Soul. Her music spanned styles inc...
- Slim, Soulja
- 09.09.1977 - 26.11.2003
James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for his appearance on Juvenile's 2004 single "Slow Motion", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Eight years prior, h...
- Starr, Edwin
- 21.01.1942 - 02.04.2003
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzanfall
Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War".
Born in Nashville and raised in Clevelan...
- Thompson, Tony
- 15.11.1954 - 12.11.2003
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Nierenkrebs
- White, Barry
- 12.09.1944 - 04.07.2003
- Sänger, Songwriter, Produzent
- Todesursache: Nierenversagen
Barry Eugene White (né Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American R&B, soul and disco singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Lo...
- Zevon, Warren
- 24.01.1947 - 07.09.2003
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy...