Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Armstead, Izora Rhodes
- 06.07.1942 - 16.09.2004
- Todesursache: Herzerkrankung
Izora Margaret Rhodes-Armstead (July 6, 1942 – September 16, 2004) was an American singer. Known for her distinctive alto voice, Armstead first achieved success as one half of the duo Two Tons O' Fun, along with Martha Wash, as they sang backup for American disco singer Sylvester. The duo obtained...
- Bastard, Ol Dirty
- 15.11.1968 - 13.11.2004
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. Jones also released music as a solo artist beginnin...
- Bennett, Doug
- 31.10.1951 - 16.10.2004
- Sänger
- Todesursache: lange Krankheit
Douglas Craig Bennett (October 31, 1951 – October 16, 2004) was the lead singer of Canadian rock band Doug and the Slugs. He also produced and directed music videos for artists such as Headpins, Trooper, Zappacosta, Suzanne Gitzi, and Images in Vogue as well as for the Slugs themselves.
Born in To...
- Branigan, Laura
- 03.07.1952 - 26.08.2004
- Sängerin, Songwriterin
- Todesursache: Hirnblutung (in Folge eines Aneurysma)
Laura Ann Kruteck (née Branigan; July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 cover of Umberto Tozzi's single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reache...
- Charles, Ray
- 23.09.1930 - 10.06.2004
- Sänger, Songwriter, Pianist
- Todesursache: Leberkrebs
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians, Charles preferred ...
- Coyne, Kevin
- 27.01.1944 - 02.12.2004
- Sänger
Kevin Coyne (27 January 1944 – 2 December 2004) was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. He was critically acclaimed for his unorthodox style of blues-influenced guitar composition, the intense quality of his vocal delivery, and his lyrics d...
- Darrell, Dimebag
- 20.08.1966 - 08.12.2004
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside his brother Vinnie Paul. He is considered by many to be one of t...
- Dines, Dino
- 17.12.1944 - 28.01.2004
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Peter Leslie "Dino" Dines (17 December 1944 – 28 January 2004) was a British keyboard player, best known for his work as a member of T. Rex. He was also a member of the Apostolic Intervention and the Keef Hartley Band....
- Distel, Sacha
- 29.01.1933 - 22.07.2004
- Gitarrist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Krebs
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No. 10 on the UK charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honn...
- Dre, Mac
- 05.07.1970 - 01.11.2004
- Rapper
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known professionally as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip-hop scene that emerged in the ear...
- Dreilich, Herbert
- 05.12.1942 - 12.12.2004
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Leberkrebs
Herbert Dreilich (5 December 1942 – 12 December 2004) was a German rock musician. He was an early pioneer in, and an important contributor to, German-language Rock music. An accomplished singer, songwriter, and acoustic guitarist, he was best known as lead singer for the group Karat....
- Duyn, Willem
- 31.03.1937 - 04.12.2004
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzstillstand
Wilhelmus Jacobus Duyn (31 March 1937 – 4 December 2004) was a Dutch singer, actor, entertainer and voice over artist. Under the stage name Big Mouth he was co-vocalist of the Dutch pop music duos Mouth & MacNeal (1971–1974) and Big Mouth & Little Eve (1975–1977)....
- Engen, Kieth
- 05.04.1925 - 02.09.2004
Kieth Engen (5 April 1925 – 2 September 2004) was an American operatic bass who was a member of Munich's Bavarian State Opera for decades. Although his career was based in Munich, he appeared internationally as a guest singer at major opera houses and festivals and performed and recorded many of ...
- Epique, Rust
- 29.02.1968 - 09.03.2004
Charles Anthony Lopez (February 29, 1968 – March 9, 2004), better known by his stage name Rust Epique, was an American guitarist and painter, who performed with the bands Crazy Town and pre)Thing....
- Garrison, Michael
- 28.11.1956 - 24.03.2004
- Komponist
- Todesursache: Leberversagen
Michael Garrison may refer to:
Michael Garrison (musician) (1956–2004), synthesist
Michael Garrison (politician), former president of West Virginia University
Michael Garrison (producer) (1922–1966), creator of the television series The Wild Wild West
J. Michael Garrison, Episcopal bishop...
- Heaton, Robert
- 06.07.1961 - 04.11.2004
- Schlagzeuger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs
Robert Charles Heaton (6 July 1961 – 4 November 2004) was an English musician best known as the drummer for the rock band New Model Army. Besides being the drummer for the band Heaton was also responsible for much of the band's songwriting, contributing particularly heavily towards the musical co...
- Heckstall-Smith, Dick
- 16.09.1934 - 17.12.2004
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Krebs
Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith (26 September 1934 – 17 December 2004) was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most influential English blues rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for primarily playing tenor, soprano, and baritone saxophones, a...
- Jacquet, Illinois
- 31.10.1922 - 22.07.2004
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad."
Althoug...
- James, Rick
- 01.02.1948 - 06.08.2004
- Sänger, Songwriter, Produzent
- Todesursache: Herzanfall (nach Drogenkonsum)
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Rick James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before enterin...
- Kane, Arthur
- 03.02.1949 - 13.07.2004
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Leukämie
Arthur Harold Kane Jr. (February 3, 1949 – July 13, 2004) was an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the pioneering glam rock band the New York Dolls. Kane was a founding member of the Dolls in 1971 and remained an integral part of the band until he was forced out in 1975, short...
- May, Billy
- 10.11.1916 - 22.01.2004
- Trompeter, Komponist
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
William Darrell Mays Jr. (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson. Throughout his career, he promoted a wide variety of products, including OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Zorbeez, and Mighty Mendit. His promotions aired mainly on the Home ...
- Mayo, Bob
- 25.08.1951 - 23.02.2004
- Pianist, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Robert J. Mayo (August 25, 1951 – February 23, 2004) was an American session keyboardist and guitarist, perhaps best known for his work with Peter Frampton....
- McGeoch, John
- 28.05.1955 - 04.03.2004
- Gitarrist
John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) was a Scottish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Magazine (1977–1980) and Siouxsie and the Banshees (1980–1982).
He has been described as one of the most influential guitarists of his generation. ...
- Mo, Billy
- 22.02.1923 - 16.07.2004
- Trompeter, Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Little Mo Mitchell (also Slater and Morgan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Kacey Ainsworth from 18 September 2000 to 26 May 2006. The character additionally appeared as a baby in a flashback set in 1978 on 25 December 2018. She also appeared as a child in vide...
- Paredes, Carlos
- 16.02.1925 - 23.07.2004
Carlos Paredes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʃ pɐˈɾeðɨʃ]; 16 February 1925 – 23 July 2004) was a virtuoso Portuguese guitar player and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of Portuguese guitar of all-time.
Born in Coimbra, Portugal, in a family with a long traditio...
- Pritchard, Mel
- 20.01.1948 - 27.01.2004
- Songwriter, Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band which, following a split in 1998, now exist as two successor bands. They were founded in Oldham in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (born 1948), guitarist/vocalist John Lees (born 1947), drummer/percussionist Mel Pritchard (194...
- Ramone, Johnny
- 08.10.1948 - 15.09.2004
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Prostatakrebs
John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i...
- Reed, A.C.
- 09.05.1926 - 24.02.2004
- Saxophonist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Krebs
Aaron Corthen (May 9, 1926 – February 24, 2004), known as A.C. Reed, was an American blues saxophonist, closely associated with the Chicago blues scene from the 1940s into the 2000s....
- Rökk, Marika
- 03.11.1913 - 16.05.2004
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Marika Rökk (German: [ma.ˈʁiː.ka ˈʁœk] ; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of Europe's most famous ...
- Rusinski, Bernd
- 30.01.1954 - 02.12.2004
- Sänger, Komponist
Ostarbeiter (German: [ˈɔstˌʔaʁbaɪtɐ], lit. "Eastern worker") was a Nazi German designation for foreign workers gathered from occupied Central and Eastern Europe to perform forced labor in Germany during World War II. The Germans started deporting civilians at the beginning of the war and bega...
- Sawyer, Ray
- 23.09.1930 - 10.06.2004
- Sänger, Songwriter, Schlagzeuger
Ray Sawyer (February 1, 1937 – December 31, 2018) was an American percussionist and vocalist known for his work with the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook. Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang lead on their hit song "The Cover of Rolling Stone" and ...
- Seals, Son
- 13.08.1942 - 20.12.2004
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Diabetes
Frank "Son" Seals (August 14, 1942 – December 20, 2004) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2009....
- Shaw, Artie
- 23.05.1910 - 30.12.2004
Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and author of both fiction and non-fiction.
Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists," Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 19...
- Solomon, Clifford
- 17.01.1931 - 21.06.2004
New Imperial was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by Norman Downes in Birmingham, between 1887 and 1901, and became New Imperial Motors Ltd in 1912, when serious production commenced. New Imperial made innovative motorcycles that employed unit construction and sprung heel frames long before...
- Vonk, Hans
- 18.06.1942 - 29.08.2004
- Dirigent
- Todesursache: ALS (Amyotropher Lateralsklerose)
- Warwick, Clint
- 25.06.1940 - 15.05.2004
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Hepatitis
Clint Warwick (born Albert Eccles; 25 June 1940/1945 – 15 May 2004) was an English rock musician and the original bassist for the rock band the Moody Blues....
- Wayne, Carl
- 18.08.1943 - 31.08.2004
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Speiseröhrenkrebs
Colin David Tooley (18 August 1943 – 31 August 2004), better known as Carl Wayne, was an English singer and actor. He is best remembered as the lead singer of The Move, a group that he co-founded in 1965. He sings lead on several of the band's hits, such as "Curly", "Flowers in the Rain and "I Can...

































