Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Fontana, D. J.
- 15.03.1931 - 13.06.2018
Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationship. He played on over 460 RCA recordings with Elvis....
- Goodman, Benny
- 30.05.1909 - 13.06.1986
- Klarinettist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing".
From 1935 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16,...
- McPhatter, Clyde
- 15.11.1932 - 13.06.1972
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B.
McPhatter's high-pitched tenor voice...
- Reed, Dean
- 22.09.1938 - 13.06.1986
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Suizid
Dean Cyril Reed (September 22, 1938 – June 13, 1986) was an American actor, singer-songwriter, director, and social activist who lived a great part of his adult life in South America and then in East Germany.
Nicknamed the Red Elvis, Reed was the best-selling Western performer in communist countr...
- Sue, Sunshine
- 12.11.1915 - 13.06.1979
- Sängerin, Akkordeonistin
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Sue and Sunny were a British vocal duo of session singers operating in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Although sisters, their stage names were Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie. For three years (1969–1972), they were members of British pop group Brotherhood of Man....
- Treptow, Jörg
- 23.02.1962 - 13.06.2007
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Sturz im Treppenhaus
Günther Treptow (22 October 1907 in Berlin – 28 March 1981 in Berlin) was a German operatic tenor, best known for Wagner roles.
Treptow began his vocal studies in Berlin as a baritone under the Italian bass, Giovanni Scarneo. Treptow was since 1926 a member of the SA and Nazi Party (membership nu...