Died of heart failure on July 6 th, 1971, aged 69 Louis Armstrong - led the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hello Dolly" in 1964. Greg Arama - bassist for The Amboy Dukes on their 1968 hit, "Journey To The Center Of The Mind", was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 18 th, 1979. Sam Andrew - a founding guitarist for Big Brother And The Holding Company died on February 12 th, 2015 at the age of 73, ten days after suffering a heart attack That was a decision she would later say that she never regretted Signe sang on the band's first album before leaving to care for her first child. Signe Anderson - the original female vocalist for Jefferson Airplane passed away on February 4 th, 2016 at the age of 74. Lynn Anderson - a Country singer who reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 with "Rose Garden", passed away on July 31 st, 2015 at the age of 67 Allwine would later become Disney's official voice of Mickey Mouse and married voice-over actress, Russi Taylor, the official voice of Minnie Mouseīarbara Alston - vocalist for The Crystals on their hits "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me" and "There's No Other Like My Baby", died February 16 th, 2018 at the age of 74 after contracting influenza The band reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 with "Blue's Theme", which opened the biker film The Wild Angels. Wayne "Tony" Allwine - rhythm guitarist for Davie Allan & The Arrows, passed away at the age of 62 on May 18 th, 2009 due to complications from diabetes. In the nearly 58 years after that fateful day, Allsup went on to perform with Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Merle Haggard and Bob Wills Tommy Allsup - the guitarist who famously avoided "the day the music died" after losing his plane seat in a coin toss to Ritchie Valens, died following complications from a hernia operation on January 11 th, 2017 at the age of 85. Gregg Allman - guitarist and keyboard player for the Allman Brothers Band died due to complications from liver cancer on May 27 th, 2017 at the age of 69ĭuane Allman - guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band was killed in a motorcycle accident on October 29 th, 1971, one month before his 25 th birthday Before joining The Raiders he played guitar and harmonica on Sonny & Cher's mega-hit "The Beat Goes On" and later recorded and performed with Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, The Righteous Brothers, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Rick Nelson, The Crickets and Johnny Rivers
Keith Allison - a member of Paul Revere And The Raiders from 1968 to 1975, died of natural causes on November 17 th, 2021 at the age of 79. Jerry Allison - drummer for Buddy Holly And The Crickets, died August 22 nd, 2022 at the age of 82 Rod Allen - lead singer of The Fortunes, who reached the US Top 10 in 1965 with "You've Got Your Troubles", died on January 11 th, 2008, at the age of 63 after a short battle with liver cancer
Rex Allen - a musician and actor who had a US Top 20 hit with a song called "Don't Go Near The Indians" in 1962, was killed when he was struck by a car on December 17 th, 1999. He was 46īill Albaugh - drummer for The Lemon Pipers on their 1967 US #1 single "Green Tambourine", died on January 20 th, 1999, at the age of 53Īrthur Alexander - a rhythm and blues singer-songwriter who reached #24 on the Billboard Pop chart in 1962 with "You Better Move On", died of a heart attack on June 9 th, 1993 at the age of 53.Īlexander had his tunes recorded by the Beatles ("Anna"), the Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On"), Steve Alaimo ("Every Day I Have To Cry") and Bob Dylan ("Sally Sue Brown")ĭave Alexander - the original bassist for The Stooges, died of pulmonary edema on February 10 th, 1975 at the age of 27, after being admitted to a hospital for pancreatitis Stuart Adamson - a highly regarded Scottish guitarist who led his band Big Country into Billboard's Top 20 in 1983 with "In A Big Country", committed suicide by hanging himself in a hotel room in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 16 th, 2001 at the age of 43Ĭannonball Adderley - whose version of "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" went to #11 in the US in 1967, died following a stroke on August 8 th, 1975. Johnny Adams - who scored a US Top 30 hit with "Reconsider Me" in 1969, died of cancer on September 14 th, 1998.
A month later, he had a Top 20 hit with "Pledging My Love" Johnny Ace - accidentally killed himself while on tour, backstage at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas, on Christmas Eve 1954, while playing Russian Roulette. Home Page Today In Rock History Fascinating Facts Biographies Rock Interviews Rocker's Birthdays Contact Us History Of Banned Rock Rock 'n' Roll Heaven Unsolved Mysteries How They Got Their Name Real Names Chart Facts Best Sellers Most Played Artists Who Sang It Top 20 Of The Year Cover Bands Music Links
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