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John Graham Mellor 21 August 1952 best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the critically acclaimed British punk rock band The Clash .

Strummer died suddenly on 22 December 2002 in his home at Broomfield in Somerset, the victim of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer

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Razzle, drummer of Hanoi Rocks. Killed in a car accident with Vince Neil of Motley Crue fame.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzle_%28musician%29

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Yeah, of course...

I saw Michael Monroe at the Peace and Love Festival this summer by the way and he was brilliant! I believed that he should be in a rather bad shape but he he seemed terrific. Flexing his muscles and ran around on stage like a frickin' loonie on stage.

One became totally exhausted just by watching him and he looks exact the same like he did 30 years ago lol- i mean the bloke must be at least in his 50s...

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Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. May 1, 1980, better known by the stage name Jay Reatard, was an American garage rock musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He released recordings as a solo artist and as a member of The Reatards and Lost Sounds.

Lindsey was found dead in his home in the Cooper-Young neighborhood of Midtown, Mempis, January 13, 2010.Lindsey had died of **** toxicity and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death.

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Kevin Mark DuBrow (October 29, 1955 – November 25, 2007) was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot from 1973 until his death in 2007. On December 10, 2007, media reported that DuBrow had been pronounced dead on the afternoon of November 25, 2007, and that the cause of death was **** overdose.

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Steve Lee From the Band Gotthard Has Died in a Motorcycle Accident Outside Las Vegas

Steve Lee died when a truck crashed into a group of parked motorcycles in Nevada, and one of the motorcycles hit Lee. He was on a motorcycle tour with some friends across the United States and they had stopped to change into their wet-weather gear as it had started raining.

Steve Lee was 47-years-old when he died.

He grew up in Ticino with a British father and a Swiss mother, and formed Gotthard in 1990; it went on to become one of the most successful Swiss acts ever.

  

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Marc Bolan: (born Mark Feld 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977), was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work with T. Rex. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence helped create the glam rock era, making him one of the most recognizable stars in British rock music.

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Vincent Crane 21 May 1943. best known as the organist for The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster.
Crane died of an overdose of painkillers on14 February 1989  after a long fight against manic depression.

Paul Hammond - born 1952 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Best known as the drummer for Atomic Rooster. He died of and overdoze 1992.

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Lee Brilleaux born Lee Collinson, 10 May 1952, Durban, South Africa was an English rhythm-and-blues singer and musician with Dr Feelgood. Lee Brilleaux died of cancer in 1994.

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Michael "Mick" Ronson 26 May 1946 was an English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. He is best known for his work with David Bowie, as one of The Spiders from Mars. Ronson died of liver cancer on 29 April 1993.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Ronson

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Tomas Forsberg, better known as "Quorthon" (February 17, 1966, Hägersten, Stockholm. was the founder and songwriter of the pioneering Swedish black metal band Bathory. He is also credited with creating the Viking metal genre. He composed the music and wrote the lyrics on all of Bathory's albums.

Quorthon was found dead in his apartment on 3 June 2004, apparently from heart failure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Tattoo

Five former members have died in Rose Tatoo.

Dallas Royall (cancer, 1991),

Peter Wells born 1946, founder and slide guitarist. He passed away of prostate cancer 27 March 2006.

Ian Rilen 12 August 1947 was bass guitarist and songwriter. He also  led punk rock group X.  Rilen was diagnosed with bladder cancer early in 2006 and died on on 30 October 2006.

Lobby Loyde born 18 May 1941 was an Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer. He was a leading figure in the 1970s Australian pub rock scene, particularly as a member of the bands Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and the Coloured Balls. In August 2006, Loyde joined Rose Tattoo to replace slide guitarist Peter Wells, who had died of cancer. Loyde, himself gravely ill from cancer, had previously played bass for the band in the 1970s upon his return from the UK, replacing Geordie Leach. He died of lung cancer 21 April 2007.

Mick Cocks born 1955 most noted for his guitar work with Rose Tattoo. He was also a member of Heaven, Doomfoxx, Pete Wells Heart Attack and the Ted Mulry Gang. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in April 2009, and died from the disease on 22 December 2009.

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Paul Charles Caravello born July 12, 1950 was an American musician, best known as drummer for the rock band KISS. In March 1991 he was diagnosed with an unexpectedly serious and extremely rare type of cancer - heart cancer.      

Eric died, despite health improvement, on November 24 1991 of a brain hemorrhage which he never regained  consciousness from. It was caused by cancer cells which had been transported in the blood to his brain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carr

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Who died the same day as Eric Carr?

This bloke...



....I wish I could have saved him...

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Gar Samuelson - Little is known about Samuelson before he joined Megadeth. It is known that he and Chris Poland played in a jazz fusion band called The New Yorkers, and that before this, both practiced and played together for many years.

After meeting with Dave Mustaine and Dave Ellefson of Megadeth in 1984, he joined the band, and Poland soon followed, this being what Mustaine refers to as 'the first real line-up'. Samuelson would go on to serve as the band's drummer until 1987, appearing on the albums 'Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!', and 'Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?', as well as serving through tours, until he was ultimately fired for his extreme drug addictions, especially heroin.[citation needed] Gar's style was heavily influenced by years of jazz training. This is exemplified in the tracks 'These Boots' and 'Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!'. Samuelson's work on 'Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?' was slightly simpler and more economical to the song structure, which had evolved rapidly from the debut album. He was considered a very unorthodox drummer among the other thrash metal bands of the 1980s. He and his brother Stew, along with Billy Brehme, Travis Karcher and Andy Freeman, formed Fatal Opera, which released a self-titled album in 1995 and the Eleventh Hour in 1997.

Gar is known as one of the first drummers to use DW drums. He used DW drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo drum heads, and what was known to be early Vater Drumsticks.