Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Abercrombie, John
- 16.12.1944 - 22.08.2017
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzversagen
- Ain, Martin Eric
- 18.07.1967 - 21.10.2017
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Martin Eric Ain (born Martin Erich Stricker; July 18, 1967 – October 21, 2017) was a Swiss musician of American origin best known as the bassist of the influential extreme metal bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. He used the stage name Martin Eric Ain throughout....
- Allen, Geri
- 12.06.1957 - 27.06.2017
- Todesursache: Krebs
Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh....
- Allman, Gregg
- 08.12.1947 - 27.05.2017
- Todesursache: Leberkrebserkrankung
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country. He ...
- Allsup, Tommy
- 24.11.1931 - 11.01.2017
- Todesursache: Komplikationen nach Hernien-OP
Thomas Douglas Allsup (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American country music, rockabilly and Western swing musician. He was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.
With a career spanning over six decades, he most famously worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly, including p...
- Alves, Joey
- 03.08.1953 - 12.03.2017
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: lange Krankheit
- Amman, Hanery
- 02.11.1952 - 30.12.2017
- Pianist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Urs Alfred "Polo" Hofer (16 March 1945 – 22 July 2017) was a Swiss rock musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Swiss rock music and a "national treasure" of Switzerland....
- Axelrod, David
- 17.04.1931 - 05.02.2017
David M. Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and analyst. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chief strategist to Barack Obama during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. In addition, during Obama's first term, Axelrod worked in the White House as the s...
- Becker, Walter
- 20.02.1950 - 03.09.2017
James Last (German pronunciation: [tʃeɪms last], [dʃeɪms lɑːst]; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015) was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist, his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the ...
- Bell, Melissa
- 05.03.1964 - 28.08.2017
Melissa Bell may refer to:
Melissa Bell (singer) (1964–2017), British lead singer of Soul II Soul
Melissa Bell (actor) (born 1972), Australian soap opera actress
Melissa Bell (journalist) (born 1978/9), publisher of Vox Media...
- Bennington, Chester
- 20.03.1976 - 20.07.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid
Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various points in his career.
Bennington first gained pr...
- Berry, Chuck
- 18.10.1926 - 18.03.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Altersschwäche
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll disti...
- Böttger, Gottfried
- 21.12.1949 - 16.10.2017
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Krebs
Franz Böttger (11 July 1888 – 29 May 1946) was a German SS-Oberscharführer, employed as a supervising officer in the Dachau concentration camp. Following the war, he was tracked down and captured by surviving inmates from the camp. Böttger was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death. He ...
- Bradley, Charles
- 05.11.1948 - 23.09.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Magenkrebs
Charles Edward Bradley (November 5, 1948 – September 23, 2017) was an American funk and soul singer. After years of obscurity and a part-time music career, Bradley came to prominence in the early 2000s. His performances and recording style were consistent with the revivalist approach of his main ...
- Braz, Loalwa
- 03.06.1953 - 19.01.2017
- Sängerin, Songwriterin
- Todesursache: ermordet
Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian singer, best known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma from 1989 to 1999.
Her biggest success was Lambada in 1989, a direct cover of 1986 song "Chorando Se Foi" by Márcia Ferreira, which itse...
- Brooks, Lonnie
- 18.12.1933 - 01.04.2017
- Gitarrist
Lonnie Brooks (born Lee Baker Jr., December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017) was an American blues singer and guitarist. The musicologist Robert Palmer, writing in Rolling Stone, stated, "His music is witty, soulful and ferociously energetic, brimming with novel harmonic turnarounds, committed vocals and...
- Burgess, Sonny
- 28.05.1931 - 18.08.2017
- Sänger
Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess (May 28, 1929 – August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer....
- Campbell, Eamonn
- 29.11.1946 - 18.10.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Eamonn Campbell (29 November 1946 – 18 October 2017) was an Irish musician who was a member of The Dubliners from 1987 until his death. He was also in the Dubliners when they recorded their 25th anniversary show on The Late Late Show hosted by Gay Byrne. He was known as a guitarist and had a rough...
- Campbell, Glen
- 22.04.1936 - 08.08.2017
- Sänger, Pianist
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. A revered session guitarist before breaking...
- Cartwright, Erik
- 10.07.1950 - 09.07.2017
Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band are known for the use of electric slide guitar in their music. Their best known song is the 1975 hit "Slow Ride". The band have released 17 studio albums, including eight gold albums and one platinum, along with one double platinum l...
- Cassidy, David
- 12.04.1950 - 21.11.2017
David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor and musician. While he was best known in the United States for his role as Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, he was an international success in his solo career as a singer. For a period, ...
- Cole, Fred
- 28.08.1948 - 09.11.2017
Frederick Lee Cole (August 28, 1948 – November 9, 2017) was an American rock singer and guitarist who played with several bands from the 1960s until his death, most notably The Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon, and Pierced Arrows. He was associated mainly with the garage punk genre though he was also in...
- Copley, Jimmy
- 29.12.1953 - 13.05.2017
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Blutkrebs (Leukämie)
James Frank Copley (29 December 1953 – 13 May 2017) was an English rock drummer.
Copley was largely a session musician and worked with Jeff Beck, Graham Parker, Upp, Paul Young, Magnum, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple, Go West, Killing Joke, Tears for Fears, Seal, Tony Io...
- Cornell, Chris
- 20.07.1964 - 18.05.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Suizid
Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was t...
- Cotton, James
- 01.07.1935 - 16.03.2017
- Sänger, Mundharmonikanist
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
James Henry Cotton (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) was an American blues harmonica player, singer/songwriter, who performed and recorded with many fellow blues artists, including Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters and with his own band, the James Cotton Blues Band.
Cotton began his professional career ...
- Curtis, Clem
- 28.11.1940 - 27.03.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Clem Curtis (born Curtis Clements; 28 November 1940 – 27 March 2017) was a Trinidadian British singer, who was the original lead vocalist of 1960s soul group the Foundations....
- Czukay, Holger
- 24.03.1938 - 05.09.2017
- Bassist
Holger Schüring (24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017), known professionally as Holger Czukay (), was a German musician who co-founded the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde", Czukay also created early important examples of ambient music...
- Dane, Warrel
- 07.03.1961 - 13.12.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Warrel Dane (; born Warrel George Baker; March 7, 1961 – December 13, 2017) was an American musician and the lead singer for the heavy metal bands Sanctuary and Nevermore. He was a natural baritone; though he was initially known for his high-pitched vocals with Serpent's Knight and on the first tw...
- de Oliveira, Laudir
- 06.01.1940 - 17.09.2017
- Schlagzeuger, Produzent
- Todesursache: Herzanfall
Laudir Soares de Oliveira (6 January 1940 – 17 September 2017) was a Brazilian musician and producer mostly renowned for his time as percussionist with the band Chicago....
- de Wolff, Riem
- 15.04.1943 - 12.09.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Gehirnblutung
The Blue Diamonds were an Indonesian and Dutch 1960s rock and roll duo, best known for their million-selling chart-topping single, "Ramona". Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) brothers Ruud de Wolff (12 May 1941 – 18 December 2000) and Riem de Wolff (15 April 1943 – 12 September 2017) founded the group sho...
- DiNizio, Pat
- 12.10.1955 - 12.12.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
Patrick Michael DiNizio (October 12, 1955 – December 12, 2017) was an American musician. He was most notable for being the lead singer, songwriter and founding member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros from Carteret, New Jersey....
- Dobson, Richard
- 19.03.1942 - 16.12.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
Richard James Joseph Dobson II (March 19, 1942 – December 16, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and author. Dobson was part of the outlaw country movement and spent time in the 1970s with Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Mickey White, Rex "Wrecks" Bell, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, ...
- Domino, Fats
- 26.02.1928 - 24.10.2017
- Pianist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Altersschwäche
Antoine Caliste Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New Orleans to a French Creole family, Domino signed to Imperial Rec...
- Dostal, Frank
- 16.12.1945 - 19.04.2017
- Songwriter, Produzent, Sänger
Frank Dostal (16 December 1945 – 18 April 2017) was a German songwriter and music producer. In the late 1960s, he was a singer with the rock band The Rattles, who were consistently successful in Germany, and Wonderland. In the late 1970s, he was a co-writer for the internationally successful vocal...
- Federowski, Ina-Maria
- 28.09.1952 - 13.07.2017
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Krebs
Ina-Maria Federowski (* 28. September 1949 in Freital; † 13. Juli 2017 in Berlin) war eine deutsche Sängerin.
Leben
Nach dem Abitur absolvierte sie die Berufsausbildung als Gärtnerin. Ihre künstlerische Ausbildung erhielt sie an der Musikhochs...
- Fleming, Joy
- 15.11.1944 - 27.09.2017
Joy Fleming (born Erna Raad, 15 November 1944 – 27 September 2017) was a German singer. She is best known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975. She performed the song "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" and was placed seventeenth out of nineteen countries. Despite its relativel...
- Freeman, Bobby
- 13.06.1940 - 23.01.2017
- Sänger
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American improvisational vocal musician, singer, songwriter, and conductor. His vocal techniques include singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggi...
- Gabriel, Gunter
- 11.06.1942 - 22.06.2017
- Sänger, Komponist, Produzent
- Todesursache: Halswirbel-OP nach Treppensturz
Gunter Gabriel (born Günter Caspelherr; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer. Gabriel became famous in Germany as a singer of Schlager songs. Gabriel lived in Harburg, Hamburg. He was a friend of Johnny Cash and introduced American Country music to German audien...
- Garcia, Kevin
- 22.06.1975 - 02.05.2017
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from Modesto, California. The group was formed in 1992, and featured Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Jim Fairchild, Kevin Garcia and Tim Dryden, until Garcia's death in 2017 following a stroke.
After several self-released records and cassettes, the band signed to ...
- Geils, J.
- 20.02.1946 - 11.04.2017
- Gitarrist
John Warren Geils Jr. () (February 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017), was an American guitarist. He was known as the leader of the J. Geils Band.
Growing up in New York City, Geils became interested in jazz and blues. After moving to Massachusetts for his college education, he formed the J. Geils Blues B...
- Gentry, Troy
- 05.04.1967 - 08.09.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Helikopter-Absturz
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo/solo act founded by singers Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, both Kentucky natives. They began performing together in the 1990s as part of two different bands with Montgomery's brother, John Michael Montgomery. Although Gentry won a talent contest ...
- Greco, Buddy
- 14.08.1926 - 10.01.2017
- Sänger, Pianist
Armando Joseph "Buddy" Greco (August 14, 1926 – January 10, 2017) was an American jazz and pop singer and pianist who had a long career in the US and UK. His recordings have sold millions, including "Oh Look A-There Ain't She Pretty", "Up, Up and Away", and "Around the World". His most successful ...
- Hallyday, Johnny
- 15.06.1943 - 06.12.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip leo smɛt]; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.
During a career spanning 57 years, Ha...
- Hart, Grant
- 18.03.1961 - 13.09.2017
- Schlagzeuger, Gitarrist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Krebs
Grant Vernon Hart (March 18, 1961 – September 13, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-lead vocalist in the punk rock band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1988, he released his first solo album, Intolerance, before forming the alternative rock trio Nova Mob, wh...
- Hlubek, Dave
- 28.08.1951 - 03.09.2017
David Lawrence Hlubek ( LOO-bek; August 28, 1951 – September 2, 2017) was an American guitarist who was the lead guitarist and founding member of the southern rock band Molly Hatchet....
- Holdsworth, Allan
- 06.08.1946 - 15.04.2017
- Gitarrist
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Bruford, Level 42, and Planet X, in addition to solo work in multiple g...
- Jarnach, Franz
- 14.10.1943 - 16.01.2017
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Franz Jarnach (14 October 1943 – 16 January 2017), also known by his stage name Mr. Piggi, was a German actor and musician. He was best known for his role as Schildkröte in the improvisation comedy series Dittsche. He appeared in the series 217 times between 2004 and 2016. He was a pianist for th...
- Jarreau, Al
- 12.03.1940 - 12.02.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Perfor...
- Johnson, Jay
- 08.08.1944 - 25.07.2017
Jay Johnson may refer to:
Jay Johnson, an alternative spelling to Jeh Johnson (born 1957), former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Jay Johnson (singer), Detroit doo-wop bass-baritone singer
Jay Johnson (ventriloquist) (born 1949)
Jay Johnson (runner) (born 1959); American mountain runner
Jay Joh...
- Johnson, Michael
- 08.08.1944 - 25.07.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: lange Krankheit
- Jong-hyun, Kim
- 08.04.1990 - 18.12.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid (Kohlenmonoxidvergiftung)
Kim Jong-hyun (Korean: 김종현; April 8, 1990 – December 18, 2017), known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for nine years, releasing tw...
- Keene, Tommy
- 30.06.1958 - 22.11.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Herzstillstand
Tommy Keene (born Thomas Clay Keene; June 30, 1958 – November 22, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing acclaimed songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of power pop....
- Kirchin, Gord
- 06.02.1964 - 17.10.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Piledriver is a Canadian thrash/speed metal band, formed in 1984 by a husband and wife duo who set out to record the heaviest album they could create. They enlisted Gord Kirchin as vocalist. They are known for an over-the-top image and flamboyant song titles and lyrics (as exemplified by such tracks...
- Knight, Robert
- 24.04.1945 - 05.11.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: kurze Krankheit
- LaFave, Jimmy
- 12.07.1955 - 21.05.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Krebs
Jimmy LaFave (July 12, 1955 – May 21, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. After moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma, LaFave became a supporter of Woody Guthrie. He later became an Advisory Board member and regular performer at the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.
In 1996 LaFav...
- Lavi, Daliah
- 12.10.1942 - 03.05.2017
Daliah Lavi (born Daliah Lewinbuk or Levenbuch, Hebrew: דליה לביא [ˌdalja laˈvi]; 12 October 1942 – 3 May 2017) was an Israeli actress, singer, and model....
- Leonard, Deke
- 18.12.1944 - 31.01.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzinsuffizienz
Roger Arnold "Deke" Leonard (18 December 1944 – 31 January 2017) was a Welsh rock musician, best known as a member of the progressive rock band Man, which he joined and left several times, and for fronting his own rock and roll band Iceberg, which he formed and disbanded several times. He was also...
- Liebezeit, Jaki
- 26.05.1938 - 22.01.2017
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938 – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can. He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral"....
- Loeb, Chuck
- 07.12.1955 - 31.07.2017
- Gitarrist, Komponist, Produzent
- Todesursache: Krebs
Charles Samuel "Chuck" Loeb (December 7, 1955 – July 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist and a member of the groups Steps Ahead, Metro and Fourplay....
- Lowe, Mundell
- 21.04.1922 - 02.12.2017
James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician.
He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the Billy Jack soundtrack and music for Starsky and Hutch, and worked with André P...
- Margo, Mitch
- 25.05.1947 - 24.11.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
Mitchell Stuart Margo (May 25, 1947 – November 24, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter....
- Mason, Rod
- 28.09.1940 - 08.01.2017
- Trompeter, Sänger
Rod Mason (28 September 1940 – 8 January 2017) was an English musician (trumpet, cornet, vocals) who played trad jazz....
- McJohn, Goldy
- 02.05.1945 - 01.08.2017
- Pianist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
John Raymond Goadsby (May 2, 1945 – August 1, 2017), known as Goldy McJohn, was a Canadian keyboard player best known as the original keyboardist for rock group Steppenwolf. Originally a classically trained pianist, he was a pioneer in the early use of the electronic organ (Hammond B3) in heavy m...
- Miles, Robert
- 03.11.1969 - 09.05.2017
- Produzent, Komponist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Krebs
- Miller, Phil
- 22.01.1949 - 18.10.2017
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Asthmaanfall
Philip Anderson Lord (born July 12, 1975) and Christopher Robert Miller (born September 23, 1975) are an American filmmaking and acting duo. Their films are known for subversion of genre and detailed visual sensation, spanning various styles of live-action and animation. They are known for co-creati...
- Mohren, Carsten
- 20.07.1962 - 31.01.2017
- Produzent, Pianist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Krebs
Dieter "Quaster" Hertrampf (born 29 November 1944 in Berlin, Nazi Germany) is a German guitarist and singer. He is a founding member of the rock band Puhdys....
- Moore, Warren
- 19.11.1938 - 19.11.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter, Produzent, Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Diabetes
Warren Thomas "Pete" Moore (November 19, 1938 – November 19, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and record producer, notable as the bass singer for Motown group the Miracles from 1955 onwards, and was one of the group's original members. He is also a 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, ...
- Morales, Memo
- 06.04.1937 - 01.01.2017
- Sänger
Guillermo Enrique Morales Portillo (6 April 1937 – 1 January 2017) was a Venezuelan singer. Better known as Memo Morales, he was also dubbed as El Gitano Maracucho.
Morales was the main voice of many important orchestras of the country, as were the Luis Alfonzo Larrain and Billo's Caracas Boys pop...
- Mosley, Chuck
- 26.12.1959 - 09.11.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin)
Charles Henry Mosley III (December 26, 1959 – November 9, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Faith No More from 1984 to 1988. He contributed to the band's early sound, combining elements of funk, punk, and rap-rock, and appeared...
- Nicholls, Geoff
- 28.02.1948 - 28.01.2017
Geoffrey James Nicholls (29 February 1944 – 28 January 2017) was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath until 2004. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath. In the 1960s/early 1970s, Geoff played lead guit...
- Peep, Lil
- 01.11.1996 - 15.11.2017
- Todesursache: Herzstillstand
Gustav Elijah Åhr (Swedish: [ˈoːr]; November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), known professionally as Lil Peep, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He was a member of the hip-hop collective GothBoiClique, and is credited as being a leading figure of the emo rap sub-genre, and an inspirat...
- Petty, Tom
- 20.10.1950 - 02.10.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Schmerzmittel)
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo...
- Powers, Joey
- 07.12.1934 - 20.01.2017
- Sänger
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...
- Prokop, Skip
- 13.12.1943 - 30.08.2017
- Schlagzeuger, Songwriter, Produzent
Ronald Harry "Skip" Prokop (December 13, 1943 – August 30, 2017) was a Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist. He was also a band leader, was a founding member of the Canadian rock music groups the Paupers and Lighthouse....
- Putesky, Scott
- 28.04.1968 - 22.10.2017
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Darmkrebs
Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known by the stage name Daisy Berkowitz, was an American guitarist. He was a founding member of the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (later shortened to just Marilyn Manson) and the band's guitarist until 1996. After leavin...
- Reese, Della
- 06.07.1931 - 19.11.2017
- Sängerin
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early; July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017) was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singles made the US Hot 100, including the number two charting...
- Rhodes, Leon
- 10.03.1932 - 09.12.2017
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: unbekannt
Leon Rhodes (March 10, 1932 – December 9, 2017) was an American country music musician. A guitarist, he primarily played behind Ernest Tubb as part of the Texas Troubadours and later was a house band member for the television programs Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw. Rhodes also played as a session mus...
- Ritz, Lyle
- 10.01.1930 - 03.03.2017
- Gitarristin, Bassistin
Lyle Joseph Ritz (January 10, 1930 – March 3, 2017) was an American musician, known for his work on ukulele and bass (both double bass and bass guitar). His early career in jazz as a ukulele player made him a key part of the Hawaii music scene in the 1950s. By the 1960s, he had begun working as a...
- Roberts, Chris
- 13.03.1944 - 02.07.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Christopher Frederick Andrews (born 15 October 1942) is a British-German singer-songwriter and producer whose musical career started in the late 1950s. His biggest hits as a solo artist include "To Whom It Concerns", "Yesterday Man" (a UK no. 3) and "Pretty Belinda". Between 1965 and 1970, across fi...
- Rotta, Rudy
- 14.10.1950 - 03.07.2017
- Gitarrist, Komponist, Sänger
- Todesursache: lange Krankheit
Rudy Rotta (Villadossola, 14 October 1950 – Verona, 3 July 2017) was a Swiss-Italian blues guitarist and vocalist....
- Sarstedt, Peter
- 10.12.1941 - 08.01.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: progressive supranukleäre Blickparese
Peter Eardley Sarstedt (10 December 1941 – 8 January 2017) was a British singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of singers Eden Kane, a teenage pop idol, and Clive Sarstedt, with both of whom he also recorded and performed as The Sarstedt Brothers. The Sarstedts had the distinct...
- Sledge, Joni
- 13.09.1956 - 10.03.2017
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Altersschwäche
Joan Elise Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017), known professionally as Joni Sledge was an American singer–songwriter and music producer. She rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the family vocal group Sister Sledge, one of the highest-selling female groups of the 1970s. Sledge sang...
- Smith, Keely
- 09.03.1928 - 16.12.2017
Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928 – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with her then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist.
Smith married Prima in...
- Spier, Bernd
- 06.04.1944 - 30.12.2017
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzanfall
Bernd Spier (6 April 1944 – 30 December 2017) was a German schlager singer and record producer. He later was a real estate broker.
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- Stubblefield, Clyde
- 18.04.1943 - 18.02.2017
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Nierenversagen
Clyde Austin Stubblefield (April 18, 1943 – February 18, 2017) was an American drummer best known for his work with James Brown, with whom he recorded and toured for six years (1965-70). His syncopated drum patterns on Brown's recordings are considered funk standards. Samples of his drum performan...
- Tate, Grady
- 14.01.1932 - 08.10.2017
- Sänger, Schlagzeuger
Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated Schoolhouse Rock! series. He received two Grammy nominations....
- Thelin, Björn
- 27.06.1942 - 24.01.2017
- Bassist
The Spotnicks were an instrumental rock group from Sweden that formed in 1961. They were known for wearing "space suit" costumes on stage and for their innovative electronic guitar sound. They released 43 albums.
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- Tillis, Mel
- 08.08.1932 - 19.11.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Atemstillstand
Lonnie Melvin Tillis (August 8, 1932 – November 19, 2017) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement, with a long list of Top 10 hits. Tillis' biggest hits in...
- Trucks, Butch
- 11.05.1947 - 24.01.2017
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Suizid
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (May 11, 1947 – January 24, 2017) was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Trucks was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida.
Prior to joining ...
- Tschernig, Peter
- 12.04.1945 - 14.09.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Lungentuberkulose
Hans-Peter Jannoch (1938–2004) was a German conductor, composer, and pianist....
- Vermeulen, Hans
- 18.09.1947 - 09.11.2017
- Sänger, Komponist, Produzent, Gitarrist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Herzstillstand
Tartary (Latin: Tartaria; French: Tartarie; German: Tartarei; Russian: Тартария, romanized: Tartariya) or Tatary (Russian: Татария, romanized: Tatariya) was a blanket term used in Western European literature and cartography for a vast part of Asia bounded by the Caspian Sea, the Ural ...
- Wain, Bea
- 30.04.1917 - 19.08.2017
- Sängerin
Beatrice Ruth Wain (April 30, 1917 – August 19, 2017) was an American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had several hits with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, including "My Reverie", "Deep Purple", and "Heart and Soul". Wain and announcer Andre Baruch,...
- Walker Jr., Billy Joe
- 29.02.1952 - 25.07.2017
- Songwriter, Produzent
Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He composed singles for Eddie Rabbitt, including "I Wanna Dance with You", "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love". He produced the first three a...
- Watts, Peter Overend
- 13.05.1947 - 22.01.2017
Peter Overend Watts (13 May 1947 – 22 January 2017) was an English bass guitar player and founding member of the 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople....
- Wetton, John
- 12.06.1949 - 31.01.2017
- Bassist, Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Krebs
John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his bass playing as well as his baritone voice. In 1971, he was a member of the rock band Family for a short time, before joining King Crimson in 1972. After the breakup of King C...
- Wilder, Keith
- 20.12.1951 - 29.10.2017
Heatwave is a funk band formed in London, England in 1975. Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); ...
- Williams, Don
- 27.05.1939 - 08.09.2017
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenemphysem
- Witthüser, Bernd
- 29.02.1944 - 04.08.2017
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Schlagzeuger, Mundharmonikanist
Witthüser & Westrupp was a German singer-songwriter duo from Essen. The guitarist Bernd Witthüser (1944-2017) and the multi-instrumentalist Walter Westrupp (* 1946) had their roots in the folk and protest song movement, and their joint titles initially had macabre, later predominantly psychedelic ...
- Young, George
- 06.11.1946 - 22.10.2017
- Gitarrist, Songwriter, Produzent
Anastas Alekseevich Mikoyan (born November 8, 1951, known professionally as Stas Namin) is a Russian rock musician known as the leader of the popular Soviet music group Tsvety (Russian: Цветы, lit. 'The Flowers'). He is also a composer, actor, record producer, and director, and lends his name...
- Young, Malcolm
- 06.01.1953 - 18.11.2017
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Demenz
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Young was a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and backing vocalist in the band. Except for a brief absence in 1988, Young was a member of AC/DC from its formatio...








































































