Favorite Songs From Artists No Longer Alive

[Scud49]

These guys were superb, but alas, I think they are all gone now:

 

[SalinasV]

 

[Centerstream]

Kinda appropriate this weekend IMO
Toby Keith

 

[SVCBeercats]

Otis Redding

 

[SalinasV]

Ian Tyson

 

[SalinasV]

 

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Ronnie Van Zant​

 

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Ritchie Valens​

 

[SalinasV]

 

[quavik]

Ronnie Van Zant and crew giving it all up at the Oakland Coliseum:



svcbeercats: as i was pulling this together you put another LS cut up for us - synchronicity?

 

[SVCBeercats]

Hank Williams​

 

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Robert Johnson​

 

[SalinasV]

 

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Tammi Terrell​

 

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Frankie Lymon​

 

[nwhoopfan]

Another where picking a favorite song kind of seems like an exercise in futility, but I'll just go with this one.

 

[nwhoopfan]

The band took a LONG hiatus after Chester died, but recently came back with a new (female) vocalist. Bit of a mixed reaction to that from what I've gathered.

 

[quavik]

Michelle Phillips is the sole survivor in 2025

 

[bantamlaker]

Personally, I think this thread should be limited to those who died before their time.

The day the music died, 2/3/59, took Buddy Holly 22, Ritchie Valens 17 and the Big Bopper 28

 

[nwhoopfan]

Pretty much every grunge band other than Pearl Jam lost their lead singer. I was just never much of a fan of Nirvana, hype train was on overdrive with those guys. Much preferred Alice In Chains and Soundgarden.






As an aside, 80s metal bands have been surprisingly resilient by comparison. Lost a few to OD or car crashes or something, but many are still around.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't think anyone has posted her yet?

 

[bantamlaker]

Sandy Denny, lead singer of Fairport Convention, wrote the often covered Who Knows Where the Time Goes at 19. She died at 31 following an accident.

 

[quavik]

Anyone remember Dan Hicks? This song in one of my favs from them due to a chick i was seeing once calling me 'moody richard'

 

[quavik]

i never came down from my fences; now at 78, it's probably too late...

 

[quavik]

Scott Weiland died of an OD in Minnesota at age 48

 

[SVCBeercats]

Stevie Ray Vaughan​

 

[SVCBeercats]

So many have gone into the great beyond.....it's Memorial Day, so let's list some of your favorites from those no longer with us.

Curious I was. Forty-seven music artists died in aviation accidents or incidents.

Category:Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[quavik]

I was in grad school at the U of Washington when a shock ran through the classroom - Cobain had killed himself with a shotgun.

 

[meyers7]

Warren died in 2003 from Mesothelioma at age 56.

Lawyers, Guns and Money - Warren Zevon

 

[meyers7]

Gord Downie died in 2017 from glioblastoma at age 53.

Courage - The Tragically Hip