People Who Died



The Jim Carroll Band's hit "People Who Died" is fitting for this area. The song aptly talks about the deaths of several of the writers friends. And music touches our hearts just like any friend could so here we reserve this area for our list of 80s artists that have moved on "Into The Great Wide Open". May you all be playing concerts on clouds. If you know of any that we may have missed, please let us know.

Solo:

John Lennon - 1980

Bob Marley - 1981

Harry Chapin - 1981

Marty Robbins - 1982

Patrick Cowley - 1982

Klaus Nomi - 1983

Roy Hall - 1983

Paul Jacobs - 1983

Marvin Gaye - 1984

Steve Goodman - 1984

Ernest Tubb - 1984

Kenny Price - 1987

Roy Orbison - 1988

Divine - 1988

Andy Gibb - 1988

Nico -1988

Sylvester [Sylvester James] - 1988

Keith Whitley - 1989

Stevie Ray Vaughan - 1990

Cazuza [Agenor Miranda Araujo Neto] - 1990

Tom Fogerty - 1990

Johnny Thunders - 1991

Webb Pierce - 1991

Miles Davis - 1991

Susan Fassbender - 1991

Sam Kinison - 1992

Arthur Russell [Charles Arthur Russell Jr.] - 1992

Sharon Redd - 1992

Roger Miller - 1992

Conway Twitty - 1993

Phil Seymour - 1993

Frank Zappa - 1993

David Rogers - 1993

Dan Hartman - 1994

Herman Brood - 1994

Rory Gallagher - 1995

Jermaine Stewart - 1996

Gus Hardin (Carolyn Ann Blankenship) - 1996

Johnny "Guitar" Watson - 1996

Courtney Johnson - 1996

Wilf Carter - 1996

Eddie Rabbitt - 1998

Jackie Lee Cochran - 1998

Falco (Johann Holzel) - 1998

Tammy Wynette - 1998

Dusty Springfield - 1999

Grover Washington, Jr. - 1999

Ofra Haza - 2000

Tito Puente - 2000

Kirsty MacColl - 2000

Van Stephenson - 2001

Top Jimmy (James Paul Koncek) - 2001

Mimi Farina - 2001

George Harrison - 2001

Waylon Jennings - 2002

Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey) - 2002

Johnny Paycheck - 2003

Edwin Starr (Charles Hatcher) - 2003

Sheb Wooley (Ben Colder) - 2003

Nina Simone - 2003

Barry White - 2003

Celia Cruz - 2003

Greg Guidry - 2003

Gregory Hines - 2003

Warren Zevon - 2003

Johnny Cash - 2003

Robert Palmer - 2003

Ronnie Dawson - 2003

Gary Stewart - 2003

Dave Dudley - 2003

Randy VanWarmer - 2004

Cornelius Bumpus - 2004

Carl Anderson - 2004

Ray Condo - 2004

Lizzie Mercier Descloux - 2004

Laura Branigan - 2004

Ray Charles - 2004

Rick James - 2004

Skeeter Davis (Mary Frances Penick) - 2004

Rodney Dangerfield (Jacob Cohen) - 2004

Son Seals (Frank Seals) - 2004

Dick Heckstall-Smith - 2004

Jim Capaldi - 2005

Jimmy Smith - 2005

Tyrone Davis - 2005

Chris LeDoux - 2005

Lyn Collins - 2005

Johnny Johnson - 2005

Laura Canales - 2005

Junior Delgado (Oscar Hibbert) - 2005

Hasil Adkins - 2005

Nasrat Parsa - 2005

Jimmy Martin - 2005

Dominic Troiano - 2005

Luther Vandross - 2005

Big Al Downing - 2005

Laurel Aitken - 2005

Long John Baldry - 2005

Little Milton (James Milton Campbell, Jr.) - 2005

Vassar Clements - 2005

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - 2005

Shirley Horn - 2005

Link Wray - 2005

Derek Bailey - 2005

Wilson Pickett - 2005

Lou Rawls - 2006

Ray Barretto - 2006

Gene Pitney - 2006

Pio Leyva - 2006

Rocio Durcal - 2006

Rocio Jurado - 2006

Billy Preston - 2006

Hilton Ruiz - 2006

Sam Myers - 2006

Johnny Duncan - 2006

Maynard Ferguson - 2006

Dewey Redman - 2006

Alvin Wayne Casey - 2006

Freddy Fender [Baldemar Huerta] - 2006

Claude Luter - 2006

Gerald Levert - 2006

Ruth Brown - 2006

Anita O'Day - 2006

Robert Lockwood Jr. - 2006

James Brown - 2006

Del Reeves [Franklin Delano Reeves] - 2007

Alice Coltrane - 2007

Michael Brecker - 2007

John O'Banion - 2007

Billy Thorpe - 2007

Luther Ingram - 2007

Henson Cargill - 2007

Lobby Loyde [John Baslington Lyde] - 2007

Antonio Aguilar [a.k.a. El Charro de Mexio or Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza] - 2007

Art Davis - 2007

Tommy Makem - 2007

Max Roach - 2007

Luciano Pavarotti - 2007

Generoso Jimenez - 2007

Porter Wagoner - 2007

Hank Thompson - 2007

Carlos "Patato" Valdes - 2007

Ike Turner - 2007

Dan Fogelberg - 2007

Oscar Peterson - 2007

Joe Dolan - 2007

Smoky Dawson -2008

Willie P. Bennett - 2008

Larry Norman - 2008

Buddy Miles - 2008

Jeff Healey - 2008

Mikey Dread [a.k.a. Mike Campbell] - 2008

Chris Gaffney - 2008

Paul Davis - 2008

Eddy Arnold - 2008

Joyce "Dottie" Rambo - 2008

Jerry Wallace - 2008

Bo Diddley - 2008

George Carlin - 2008

Joe Beck - 2008

Robert Hazard [Robert Rimato] - 2008

Christie Allen - 2008

Isaac Hayes - 2008

Phil Guy - 2008

Jerry Reed - 2008

Alton Ellis - 2008

Nathaniel Mayer - 2008

Jimmy Carl Black [James Inkanish Jr.] - 2008

Odetta - 2008

Davey Graham - 2008

Eartha Kitt - 2008

Freddie Hubbard - 2008

David "Fathead" Newman - 2008

John Marty - 2009

Ford 'Snooks' Eaglin - 2009

Dan Seals - 2009

David "Pop" Winans, Sr. - 2009

Rocky Hill - 2009

Rev. Timothy Wright - 2009

Vern Gosdin - 2009

Koko Taylor - 2009

Kenny Rankin - 2009

Michael Jackson - 2009

Tim Krekel - 2009

Billy Lee Riley - 2009

Les Paul - 2009

Willy DeVille [William Paul Borsey Jr.] - 2009

Mike Seeger - 2009

Ellie Greenwich - 2009

Larry Knechtel - 2009

Jim Carroll - 2009

Patrick Swayze - 2009

Mercedes Sosa - 2009

Derek B [Boland] - 2009

Willie Mitchell - 2010

Teddy Pendergrass - 2010

John Dankworth - 2010

Johnny Alf [Alfredo Jose da Silva] - 2010


Band Member:

Ian Curtis - Joy Division - 1980

Keith Godchaux - The Grateful Dead - 1980

Bon Scott - AC/DC - 1980

Tommy Caldwell - Marshall Tucker Band - 1980

Jacob Miller - Inner Circle - 1980

Randy Rhoads - Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne - 1982

Rusty Day - Amboy Dukes - 1982

James Honeyman-Scott - Pretenders - 1982

Pete Farndon - Pretenders - 1983

Karen Carpenter - The Carpenters - 1983

Dennis Wilson - Beach Boys - 1983

Razzle (Nicholas Dingley) - Hanoi Rocks - 1984

Phillippe Wynne - Spinners - 1984

Dennes Boon - Minutemen - 1985

Ian Stewart - Rolling Stones - 1985

Paul Hewson - Dragon - 1985

Ricky Wilson - B-52's - 1985

Cliff Burton - Metallica - 1986

Phil Lynott - Thin Lizzy - 1986

Miki Zone - Man 2 Man - 1986

Tracey Pew - The Birthday Party - 1986

David Savoy, Jr. - Husker Du - 1987

Peter Tosh - Wailers - 1987

Carlton Barrett - Wailers - 1987

Richard Taylor - The Manhattans - 1987

Hillel Slovak - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1988

Pete De Freitas - Echo & The Bunnymen - 1989

Alan Murphy - Go West/Level 42 - 1989

Brent Mydland - The Grateful Dead - 1990

Jimmy Hodder - Steely Dan - 1990

Stiv Bators - Dead Boys, Lords Of The New Church - 1990

Mel Appleby - Mel & Kim - 1990

Lewis Calvin DeWitt - The Statler Brothers - 1990

Richard Sohl - Patti Smith Group - 1990

Dave Prichard - Armored Saint - 1990

Sandra Puma Jones - Black Uhuru - 1990

Freddie Mercury - Queen - 1991

Eric Carr - KISS - 1991

Kuriaki - Rock Steady Crew - 1991

Buck 4 - Rock Steady Crew - 1991

Simon Wilde - D.O.A. - 1991

James Hopkins-Harrison - Lake - 1991

Steve Gilprin - Mi Sex - 1991

Marc Connors - Nylons - 1991

Steve Clark - Def Leppard - 1991

Brian MacLeod - Chilliwack/The Headpins - 1991

Roger Patterson - Athiest - 1991

Dudu Mntowaziwayo - Johnny Clegg & Savuka - 1992

Jeff Porcaro - Toto - 1992

Nigel Preston - Sex Gang Children, Cult - 1992

David Rowbotham - Durutti Column - 1992

Rob Graves Ritter - Thelonious Monster, 45 Grave, Gun Club - 1992

Paul Hackman - Helix - 1992

G.G. Allin - Murder Junkies, Antiseen - 1993

Criss Oliva - Savatage - 1993

Jeff Ward - Ministry, Revolting Cocks, NIN - 1993

Colvin "Max" Mayers - The Sound - 1993

Ray Gillen - Black Sabbath/Badlands - 1993

Wade Flemons - Earth Wind And Fire - 1993

Louis Hendrik Potgeiter - Dschingis Khan - 1993

Toy Caldwell - Marshall Tucker Band - 1993

Patrick Waite - Musical Youth - 1993

Rhett Forrester - Riot - 1994

Papa John Creach - Jefferson Airplane, Starship - 1994

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana - 1994

Dean Russel - Moev - 1994

Jimmy McShane - Baltimora - 1995

Matthew Ashman - Bow Wow Wow - 1995

Eazy E. - NWA - 1995

Bobby DeBarge - DeBarge - 1995

Billy Jones - The Outlaws - 1995

Frank O'Keefe - The Outlaws - 1995

Darren Robinson - The Fat Boys - 1995

Ingo Schwichtenberg - Helloween - 1995

Bob Stinson - Replacements - 1995

Dwayne Goettel - Skinny Puppy - 1995

Counrty Dick Montana - The Beat Farmers - 1995

Jerry Garcia - The Grateful Dead - 1995

Richey Edwards - Manic Street Preachers - 1995

Lee Newman - Greater Than One - 1995

Jeffrey Lee Pierce - Gun Club - 1996

Chris Acland - Lush - 1996

John Panozzo - Styx - 1996

Rob Collins - Charlatans - 1996

Jeffrey Lee Pierce - Gun Club - 1996

Jim Ellison - Material Issue - 1996

Patty Donahue - Waitresses - 1996

Bernard Edwards - Chic, Power Station - 1996

Kenny Hillary - Quiet Riot - 1996

Keith Ferguson - Fabulous Thunderbirds - 1997

Michael Hutchence - INXS - 1997

Marc Hunter - Dragon - 1997

Billy MacKenzie - Associates - 1997

Epic Sountracks (Kevin Paul Godfrey) - Swell Maps - 1997

Ned Lieben - EBN-OZN, Scritti Politti - 1998

Carl Wilson - Beach Boys - 1998

Rob Pilatus - Milli Vanilli - 1998

Steve Sanders - The Oak Ridge Boys - 1998

Roz Williams - Christian Death - 1998

Michael Henry - Eden - 1998

Royce Kendall - The Kendalls - 1998

Wendy O'Williams - The Plasmatics - 1998

Cozy Powell - ELP - 1998

Adrian Borland - The Sound - 1999

David McComb - The Triffids - 1999

Roger Troutman - Zapp - 1999

Larry Troutman - Zapp - 1999

Glen Payne - The Cathedrals - 1999

Kevin Wilkinson - Waterboys, China Crisis, Howard Jones - 1999

Rob Fisher - Naked Eyes - 1999

Dave Peverett - Foghat - 2000

Dennis Danell - Social Distortion - 2000

Benjamin Orr - The Cars - 2000

Paul Young - Sad Cafe, Mike + The Mechanics - 2000

Scott Smith - Loverboy -2000

Rob Buck - 10,000 Maniacs - 2000

Joe Nanini - Wall Of Voodoo - 2000

Bryan Gregory - The Cramps - 2001

Gar Samuelson - Megadeth - 2001

Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Hyman) - The Ramones - 2001

Stuart Adamson - Big Country - 2001

Chuck Schuldiner - Death - 2001

Paul Baloff - Exodus, Piranha - 2002

Doreen Waddell - Soul II Soul, KLF - 2002

Marc Moreland - Wall Of Voodoo, Concrete Blonde - 2002

Randy Castillo - Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue - 2002

Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin) - The Ramones - 2002

Robbin Crosby - Ratt - 2002

John Entwistle - The Who - 2002

Michael Houser - Widespread Panic - 2002

Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) - Run DMC - 2002

Paul Samson - Samson - 2002

Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor) - The Clash - 2002

Kevin MacMichael - Cutting Crew - 2002

Maurice Gibb - Bee Gees - 2003

Howie Epstein - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - 2003

Bruce Waibel - Gregg Allman Band - 2003

J.D. Kimball - Omen - 2003

Mark Reynolds - Red Flag - 2003

Guy Speranza - Riot - 2003

Tony Thompson - Chic, Power Station - 2003

Les Gray - Mud - 2004

John McGeoch - Siouxsie & The Banshees/Pubilc Image Ltd - 2004

Dave Blood - Dead Milkmen - 2004

John Whitehead - Whitehead and McFadden - 2004

Alex Nelson - Lizzy Borden - 2004

Derek Frigo - Enuff Z'nuff/Le Mans - 2004

Robert Quine - Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet, Lloyd Cole - 2004

Graeme Kelling - Deacon Blue - 2004

Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg - Bathory - 2004

Johnny Ramone (John Cummings) - The Ramones - 2004

Izora Rhodes Armstead - Weather Girls - 2004

Alex Nelson - Lizzy Borden - 2004

Felix Haug - Double - 2004

Robert Heaton - New Model Army - 2004

Jhonn Balance (Geoffrey Laurence Burton) - Coil - 2004

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott - Pantera/Damageplan - 2004

Alex Soria - The Nils/Chino - 2004

Burt Reid - Crown Heights Affair - 2004

Jimmy Griffin - Black Tie/The Remingtons - 2005

Spencer Dryden - Dinosaurs/New Riders Of The Purple Sage - 2005

Keith Knudsen - Doobie Brothers/Southern Pacific - 2005

Edward Patten - Gladys Knight & The Pips - 2005

George Scott - Blind Boys Of Alabama - 2005

Danny Joe Brown - Molly Hatchet - 2005

Renee Diggs - Starpoint - 2005

Jakson Spires - Blackfoot - 2005

Paul Hester - Split Enz/Crowded House - 2005

Rod Price - Foghat - 2005

Duke McFadden - 707 - 2005

David Wayne - Metal Church - 2005

Frankie LaRocka - David Johansen/Scandal/Bon Jovi - 2005

Mike "Yaz" Jastremski - Heathen - 2005

Karl Mueller - Soul Asylum - 2005

Ronald Winans - The Winans - 2005

Raymond Davis - Parliament/Funkadelic - 2005

Keith Alexander - Carnivore - 2005

Eugene Record - Chi-lites - 2005

Rufus Thibodeaux - Neil Young/Hank Williams Jr. - 2005

Randy "Biscuit" Turner - Big Boys - 2005

Denis "Piggy" D'Amour - Voivod - 2005

Steven "Stevo" Jensen - Vandals - 2005

David Townsend - Surface - 2005

Wilson "Lit" Waters, Jr. - Fairfield Four - 2005

Mike Botts - Bread - 2005

Bryan Harvey - House Of Freaks - 2005

Jason Sears - Rich Kids On LSD - 2006

Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts - Poison Idea - 2006

Gregg Paul Munier - Saraya - 2006

Martin Gilks - The Wonder Stuff - 2006

Nikki Sudden (a.k.a. Nicholas Godfrey) - Swell Maps - 2006

Professor X (a.k.a. Lumumba Carson) - X-Clan - 2006

June Pointer - The Pointer Sisters - 2006

Pete Wells - Rose Tattoo - 2006

Grant McLennan - The Go-Betweens - 2006

Steven Lane Cooper - Juggernaut/S.A. Slayer - 2006

Johnnie Wilder Jr. - Heatwave - 2006

Vince Welnick - The Tubes/Grateful Dead - 2006

Lief Cuzner - Nihilist - 2006

Claydes Charles Smith - Kool And The Gang - 2006

Duane Roland - Molly Hatchet - 2006

Richard Wright - White Sister - 2006

Milan Williams - Commodores - 2006

Joseph Hill - Culture - 2006

Bruce Gary - The Knack - 2006

Jesse Pintado - Terrorizer/Napalm Death - 2006

Raymond "Boz" Burrell - Bad Company - 2006

Larissa Strickland [a.k.a. Larissa Stolarchuk] - L-Seven - 2006

Rick Scott Crocco - Eden - 2006

Darren "Wiz" Brown - Mega City Four - 2006

Stuart "Snake" Neale - Tobruk - 2006

Chris Aylmer - Samson - 2007

Brent Liles - Agent Orange/Social Distortion - 2007

Billy Henderson - The Spinners - 2007

Nidge Miller - Blitz - 2007

Bradley Delp - Boston - 2007

Bill Sabo - Shok Paris - 2007

Mark St. John - Kiss/White Tiger - 2007

Bill Guffey - Shooting Star - 2007

Richard "Kush" Griffith - Parliament/Funkadelic - 2007

George McCorkle - The Marshall Tucker Band - 2007

Kelly Johnson - Girlschool - 2007

Hughie Thomasson - The Outlaws/Lynyrd Skynyrd - 2007

Joe Zawinul - Weather Report - 2007

Mikey "Offender" Donaldson - The Offenders/M.D.C./D.R.I - 2007

Paul Vincent Raven - Killing Joke/Prong/Ministry - 2007

Paul Fox - The Ruts - 2007

Kevin DuBrow - Quiet Riot/DuBrow - 2007

John Stewart - The Kingston Trio - 2008

Sean Finnegan - Void - 2008

Ben McMillan - Skin Yard - 2008

Mike Conley - M.I.A. - 2008

Jim Jones - Pere Ubu - 2008

Ola Brunkert - ABBA - 2008

Daniel MacMaster - Bonham - 2008

Richie Hass - Zoogz Rift - 2008

Sean Levert - Levert - 2008

Chris Moriarty - Controlled Bleeding - 2008

Danny Federici - E Street Band - 2008

Danny Davis [George Nowland] - Nashville Brass - 2008

Mel Galley - Trapeze/Whitesnake - 2008

Don Helms - Hank Williams Jr. - 2008

Pervis Jackson - The Spinners - 2008

Chris Witchhunter [Christian Dudek] - Sodom - 2008

Richard Wright - Pink Floyd/Zee - 2008

Nick Reynolds - Kingston Trio - 2008

Levi Stubbs, Jr. - The Four Tops - 2008

Frankie Venom [a.k.a. Frank Kerr] - Teenage Head - 2008

Merl Saunders - Jerry Garcia Band - 2008

Frank Navetta - The Descendants - 2008

Kenny MacLean - Platinum Blonde - 2008

Michael Lee [Michael Gary Pearson] - Little Angels/Robert Plant - 2008

Munetaka Higuchi - Loudness - 2008

Steve Isham - Autograph - 2008

Ron Asheton - The New Order/Destroy All Monsters/New Race - 2009

John McCarthy - Post Mortem - 2009

Lux Interior [Erick Lee Purkhiser] - The Cramps - 2009

Gerry Niewood - Chuck Manione Band - 2009

Kelly Groucutt - Electric Light Orchestra - 2009

Randall Bewley - Pylon - 2009

David Williams - Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 - 2009

Eddie Bo [Edwin Joseph Bocage] - Dirty Dozen Brass Band - 2009

Bud Shank - Bud Shank Big Band - 2009

Reg Isadore - Robin Trower Band - 2009

Micky Mike [Marcel Thiel] - Snowy Red/Chainsaw - 2009

Bob Bogle - The Ventures - 2009

Midnight [John Patrick McDonald Jr.] - Crimson Glory - 2009

John Dawson - New Riders Of The Purple Sage - 2009

Marcel Jacob - Yngwie Malmsteen Band - 2009

Jim Dickinson - Mudboy And The Neutrons - 2009

Guy Babylon - Elton John - 2009

Jake Brockman - Echo And The Bunnymen - 2009

Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson - Steely & Clevie - 2009

Dickie Peterson - Blue Cheer - 2009

Mark Smith - Boys Don't Cry - 2009

George Kaufman - The Nails - 2009

Eric Woolfson - Alan Parsons Project - 2009

Jack Cook - Ralph Stanley Band - 2009

Bruce C. Allen - The Suburbs/The Pilgrims - 2009

Dean Fasano - Prophet/Message - 2009

Frank Papendrecht - Diesel/The President - 2009

Pim Koopman - Kayak/Diesel/The President - 2009

Mick Cocks - Rose Tattoo - 2009

Rowland S. Howard - Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party - 2009

Tim Hart - Steeleye Span - 2009

Mick Green - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - 2010

Kate McGarrigle - Kate and Anna McGarrigle - 2010

Doug Fieger - The Knack - 2010

Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - Hall and Oates - 2010



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