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Alexandre Levy
Brazilian composer, pianist, and conductor. Cause of death is unknown. -
Louis Chauvin
American ragtime musician. Cause of death was Neurosyphilitic sclerosis -
Robert Johnson
An influential blues artists. Death unknown but is guessed to be from strychnine poisoning. -
Nat Jaffe
American swing jazz pianist who died of complications from high blood pressure. -
Jesse Belvin
R&B singer, pianist and songwriter who died in a car crash. -
Rudy Lewis
Vocalist of the Drifters. An autopsy was never performed, but his death was a probable drug overdose. -
Malcom Hale
Original member and lead guitarist of Spanky and Our Gang. Died of Carbon monoxide poisoning. -
Dickie Pride
Rock and Roll singer of the Semi-Tones. Overdosed on sleeping pills. -
Brian Jones
Rolling Stones founder and guitarist who drowned in his swimming pool. -
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson
Lead singer and primary songwriter of Canned Heat that died of a barbituate overdose. -
Jimi Hendrix
Electric guitar pioneer, singer and songwriter for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys. Cause of death was asphyxiation. -
Janis Joplin
Front woman and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band, and Full Tilt Boogie Band. Cause of death was a probable heroin overdose -
Arlester "Dyke" Christian
Front man and bassist for influentia American funk band Dyke & the Blazers. Cause of death was homicide. -
Jim Morrison
Lead singer and lyricist for The Doors. No autopsy was completed. Cause of death unknown -
Linda Jones
Soul singer who died of complications from diabetes. -
Les Harvey
Guitarist for Stone the Crows that died of electrocution. -
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Founding member of the Grateful Dead who died from a gastrointestinal hemmorage. -
Roger Lee Durham
Singer and percussionist for R&B group, Bloodstone. Died from falling off a horse. -
Wallace Yohn
Organist for rock band, Chase, that died in a plane crash. -
Dave "Zander" Alexander
Original bassist of influential proto-punk band, The Stooges. Died of Pneumonia. -
Pete Ham
Singer, guitar player, and sonwriter for Badfinger. Cause of death was suicide. -
Gary Thain
Former bassst of Uriah Heep and The Keef Hartley Band. Cause of death was heroin overdose. -
Cecilia
Spanish singer-songwriter that died in a car crash. -
Helmut Kollen
German prog rock group, Triumvirat's, bassist that died of carbon monoxide poisoning -
Chris Bell
Songwriter and guitarist of power pop band, Big Star. Cause of death was a car crash. -
Jacob Miller
Reggae artist and lead singer for Inner Circle. Died in a car crash. -
D. Boon
Guitarist, songwriter, and lead singer of punk band, the Minutemen. Died in a van crash. -
Alexander Bashlachev
Russian musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter that fell from a 9th-floor window. His death was most likely a sucessful suicide attempt. -
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Painter, graffiti artist, and formed the band Gray. Died from a Speedball overdose. -
Pete de Freitas
The Drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen died in a motorcycle crash. -
Mia Zapata
The lead singer of the punk band The Grits. Cause of death was homicide. -
Kurt Cobain
the founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the popular band, Nirvana, comitted suicide. -
Kristen Pfaff
the bass guitarist for Hole and Janitor Joe died from a heroin overdose -
Richey Edwards
The lyricist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers disappeared and was presumed dead November 23 of 2008. -
Fat Pat
The rapper and member of Screwed Up Click. Cause of death was homicide. -
Freaky Tah
The rapper and member of the Lost Boys was murdered. -
Rodrigo Bueno
The cuarteto singer died in a car crash. -
Sean Patrick McCabe
The lead singer of Ink & Dagger died of asphyxiation -
Maria Serrano Serrano
The Background singer for Passion Fruit died in a plane crash. -
Jeremy Michael Ward
The Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator died of a heroin overdose -
Bryan Ottoson
Guitarist for American Head Charge died from a prescription drug overdose. -
Valentin Elizalde
The Mexican banda singer was murdered. -
Amy Winehouse
The singer-songwriter died of alcohol poisoning. -
Richard Turner
The trumpet player died of a heart attack while swimming. -
Soroush "Looloosh" Farazmand
The guitarist for yellow dogs was murdered.
