Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Barrett, Syd
- 06.01.1946 - 07.07.2006
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Krebs
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia and stream-of-con...
- Brown, James
- 03.05.1933 - 25.12.2006
- Sänger, Pianist, Gitarrist, Schlagzeuger, Produzent
- Todesursache: Herzinsuffizienz (in Folge einer Lungenentzündung)
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man...
- Brown, Ruth
- 30.01.1928 - 17.11.2006
- Sängerin
Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long",...
- Carrell, Rudi
- 19.12.1934 - 07.07.2006
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Rudi Carrell (born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar; 19 December 1934 – 7 July 2006) was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.
He worked as a television entertainer and hoste...
- Carter, Janette
- 02.07.1923 - 22.01.2006
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Parkinson
Janette Carter (July 2, 1923 – January 22, 2006), daughter of musicians A.P. and Sara Carter, was an American musician involved in the preservation of Appalachian music.
Carter was born on July 2, 1923, in Maces Spring, Virginia. She and her brother Joe performed with their parents on a series of ...
- Dekker, Desmond
- 16.07.1941 - 25.05.2006
- Sänger, Komponist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres; 16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hi...
- Deutscher, Drafi
- 09.05.1946 - 09.06.2006
- Sänger, Komponist, Produzent
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt in Folge einer Lungenentzündung
Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin....
- Elizalde, Valentín
- 01.02.1979 - 25.11.2006
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Attentat eines mexikanischen Drogenkartells
Valentín Elizalde Valencia (Spanish: [balenˈtin eliˈsalde βaˈlensja]; 1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006) was a Mexican singer. Nicknamed "El Gallo de Oro" (The Golden Rooster), he specialized in Banda and regional mexican music and was known for his off-key style. His biggest hits included: ...
- Ferguson, Maynard
- 04.05.1928 - 24.08.2006
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzprobleme
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served as stepping stones for up-and-coming talent, his versati...
- Flach, Igor
- 12.03.1966 - 08.03.2006
Flach is a surname of German origin.
It is derived from the German noun flach, meaning "flat", and is thus a topographic surname for a person living in flat terrain. It some cases, it is derived from the Czech word vlach, meaning "foreigner", specifically used for foreigners who spoke a Romance lan...
- Gary, Bruce
- 07.04.1951 - 22.08.2006
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Krebs (Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom)
Gary Bruce Bettman (born June 2, 1952) is an American sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bett...
- Geißler, Günter
- 19.12.1929 - 16.07.2006
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid
Heinrich "Heiner" Geißler (3 March 1930 – 12 September 2017) was a German politician and judge who served as the Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health from 1982 to 1985. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), he served as the party's general secretary from 1977 to 19...
- Locke, John
- 25.09.1943 - 04.08.2006
- Pianist
John Tilden Locke (September 25, 1943 – August 4, 2006) was an American keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. In the early 1980s, he was a member of the band Nazareth....
- Owens, Buck
- 12.08.1929 - 25.03.2006
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Krebs
Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for The Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakers...
- Pickett, Wilson
- 18.03.1941 - 19.01.2006
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.
A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded more than 50 songs that made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Mid...
- Pitney, Gene
- 17.02.1940 - 05.04.2006
- Sänger, Songwriter
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, including 11 in the top ten.
Among Pitney's ...
- Pointer, June
- 30.11.1953 - 11.04.2006
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Krebs
June Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters....
- Preston, Billy
- 02.09.1946 - 06.06.2006
- Sänger, Pianist
- Todesursache: Bluthochdruck
William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers, Reverend...
- Proof
- 02.10.1973 - 11.04.2006
- Rapper
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
- Redman, Dewey
- 17.05.1931 - 02.09.2006
- Saxophonist, Klarinettist
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader, and as a member of bands including those led by Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played alto, the Chinese ...
- Renft, Klaus
- 30.06.1942 - 09.10.2006
- Bassist, Gitarrist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Darmkrebs
The Klaus Renft Combo is a veteran German rock band, formed in Leipzig in what was then East Germany, in 1958. Founded by Klaus Renft, the band enjoyed significant success in East Germany until banned by the authorities in 1975. The band was reunited in 1990....
- Smith, Claydes Charles
- 06.09.1948 - 20.06.2006
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: lange schwere Krankheit
Claydes "Charles" Smith (born Claydes Eugene Smith; September 6, 1948 – June 20, 2006) was an American musician best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang....
- Soraya
- 11.03.1969 - 10.05.2006
- Todesursache: Brustkrebs
Sarah Terenzi-Fischer (born Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe; 13 June 1980), known professionally as Sarah Connor, is a German pop singer. She rose to prominence after she signed with X-Cell Records in 2000 and released her debut album Green Eyed Soul (2001) the following year. She followed it with a ser...
- Spoon, Mark
- 27.11.1966 - 11.01.2006
- Produzent, DJ
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
Mark Spoon (27 November 1966 – 11 January 2006) was a disc jockey, musician and record producer from Frankfurt am Main, Germany....
- Unkrodt, Dietrich
- 25.08.1934 - 26.06.2006
- Tuba, Bassist
Dietrich Unkrodt (25 August 1934 – 26 June 2006) was a German tubist and double bass player, the principal tubist of the Komische Oper Berlin. He was particularly active as a jazz tubist, appearing internationally. Unkrodt was one of the pioneers of solo tuba music in Germany....
- Veres, Mariska
- 01.10.1947 - 02.12.2006
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Krebs
Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch musician who was the lead vocalist of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, and hi...
- Welnick, Vince
- 21.02.1951 - 02.06.2006
- Todesursache: Suizid
Vincent Leo Welnick (February 21, 1951 – June 2, 2006) was an American keyboardist and singer-songwriter, best known for playing with the band The Tubes during the 1970s and 1980s and with the Grateful Dead in the 1990s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of th...
- Zimmer, Markus
- 07.10.1964 - 18.06.2006
- Bassist, Gitarrist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Herz-/Kreislaufversagen
























