dead rock stars

[low_delta]

What performers have you seen, who later died?

The only ones I can think of that I'd seen are Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), Warren Zevon, Steve Clark (Def Leppard) and John Panozzo (Styx). And John Entwistle and Jerry Garcia.

Strange that it's so few, while it seems like I've seen so many bands in the last twenty years.

Comments

[kingseyeland.livejournal.com]

The only one I can think of right now is Mark Sandman (Morphine).

Didn't one of the Squirrel Nut Zippers commit suicide or something? I saw them at the same festival.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia says: "Stacy Guess, horn player in the band before it achieved national recognition, died in March 1999."

[kingseyeland.livejournal.com]

I can't recall if I saw her with them in 1997, because that's when "Hell" was so big.

[shoo.livejournal.com]

Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Van Halen...D'oh! lmao!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Van Halen?

[shoo.livejournal.com]

it was a joke silly...(sorry)

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Ah. I wasn't sure. That's a band that's died several times, huh?

[zitronenhai.livejournal.com]

Stevie Ray Vaughan.

(Layne Staley, too.)

Oh yeah, and Steve Clark like, three times.

Who else?

Oh yeah. Jerry Garcia.

I feel like I'm forgetting someone.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

D'oh! Jerry! Yeah, I'd seen him. I guess I'm going to have to check my list and go through it band by band.

Never saw SRV.

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

Just off the top of my head - no research - Jerry Garcia, Ray Charles, John Entwistle, Felix Pappalardi.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I saw John Enwistle too. I remembered him when we were talking about this the other night, but forgot when I made this post.

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

Did you see my post about my 7 Stones concerts? I finally got around to answering your question about openers at those shows.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw that. I was interested, but I forgot I had asked.

What did you think of Metallica?

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

They were actually OK - not bad! I only heard the last few songs, and only listened to a couple. The stadium was probably not even half full. But they're a local band and have many loyal fans.

[i.livejournal.com]

i guess the guy from styx. i didn't even know he was dead. jerry for sure. john entwistle (didn't know he was dead either). keith moon i think. i don't know when he died. is pete seeger still alive?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Moon died in '78, and Entwistle in 2002.

Seeger is still alive. He's 86.

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

hmmm.
two beatles, nicolette larson.
all I can think of right now.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I've never seen any Beatles.

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

well, I meant the two dead ones, actually. I've not seen any of them individually. I saw all four of them back in 1964. they were very tiny.

[sunshyncat.livejournal.com]

The Ramones :(

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I never saw them. :-(