Musicians Who Are Now Deceased That You Saw In Concert

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by rlj1010, Dec 31, 2020.

  1. BobFan115

    BobFan115 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Kentucky
    Feel fortunate to have seen Dizzy Gillespie twice -- once with a big band (concert hall) and once with a a small combo (club).
     
  2. apb

    apb Game on!

    Location:
    DC
    Everyone I've ever seen perform music in hundreds of concerts over 47 years was alive when they went onstage and remained that way throughout the performance. Hundreds of them subsequently passed away, too many to mention.

    However, in 2004, I attended a dance performance at the Kennedy Center in DC which was stopped after a member of the company collapsed onstage from a heart attack. He died 10 days later without regaining consciousness.
     
  3. misteranderson

    misteranderson Forum Resident

    Location:
    englewood, nj
    Bowie
    Prince
    McCoy Tyner
    Joe Morello
    Sonny Fortune
    Jimmy Cobb
    EVH
    SRV
    Chris Whitley
    Bob Stinson
    John Entwistle
    Ginger Baker
    Jack Bruce
    Frank Zappa
    Art Blakey
    Randy Rhoads
    Lyle Mays
    Neil Peart
    Glenn Frey
    Don Grolnick (from James Taylor's band, but a great piano/keyboard player in his own right)
    Carlos Vega (also played with JT. Great drummer.)
    Gregg Allman
    Butch Trucks
    Bon Scott
    Chris Squire
    Michael Lee (drummer, Page & Plant)
    Hossam Ramzy
    John Abercrombie
    Michael Hutchence
    Jimmy Heath
    Vic Juris (incredible jazz guitarist, kinda local, but no less incredible. Died exactly a year ago today.)
    Walter Becker

    And Larry Coryell - was lucky to catch his last two sets at Iridium in NYC in 2018. He died the next morning.
     
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  4. Thievius

    Thievius Blue Oyster Cult-ist

    Location:
    Syracuse, NY
    Plenty. I'm not going to name them all, but for starters: Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia, Brent Mydland, Hughie Thomasson.
     
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  5. hangwire13

    hangwire13 Forum Resident

    Location:
    pittsburgh
    Neil Peart
    John Entwistle
    Prince
    David Bowie
    Steve Clark
    Clarence Clemmons
    Danny Federici
    Pat DiNizio
    Vic Chestnutt
    Bobby Keys
    Ramones
    Dwayne Goettel (Skinny Puppy)
    Pete de Freitas (Echo and the Bunnymen)
    Sharon Jones
    Tom Petty
    Lou Reed
    Dick Dale
    Lux Interior
    Adam Yauch
    Cliff Burton
    Robbin Crosby
    Michael Hutchence
     
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  6. Talmi K

    Talmi K Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hungary
    ???
     
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  7. Charles Adams

    Charles Adams Forum Resident

    Location:
    Dallas, Texas, USA
    David Cassidy (solo)
    Jim Croce (died in a plane crash on 9/20/73 in route to his scheduled concert at my alma mater, Austin College in Sherman, TX, and I had tickets
    Dan Fogelberg
    George Harrison (I saws him in Ft. Worth, TX, which was part of his only U.S. tour)
    Davy Jones (solo tour)
    Linda McCartney (with Paul and his band)
    Freddie Mercury (with Queen)
    Rick Nelson
    Frank Sinatra
    Ray Thomas (with Moody Blues)
     
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  8. Chris Squire
    Keith Emerson
    Greg Lake
    Rick Wright
    Ray Thomas
    Ray Manzarek
     
  9. sleepjar

    sleepjar Underachiever

    Location:
    NJ
    The first ones that come to mind:
    Frank Zappa
    Miles Davis
    Keith Moon
    John Entwistle
    David Bowie
    Chris Squire
    Tom Petty
    McCoy Tyner
    The Modern Jazz Quartet
    Leonard Bernstein
    Luciano Pavarotti
    Allan Holdsworth
    John Wetton
    Larry Coryell
    Keith Emerson
    Greg Lake
     
  10. Fischman

    Fischman RockMonster, ClassicalMaster, and JazzMeister

    Location:
    New Mexico
    Stevie Ray Vaughan
    BB King
    John Entwistle (The Who)
    Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues)
    Koko Taylor
    Jackson Spires (Blackfoot)
    Alan Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult)
    Jim Rodford (The Kinks)
    Van McLain and Bill Guffey (Shooting Star)
     
  11. maxnix

    maxnix Forum Resident

    John Entwistle/Keith Moon
    John Bonham
    David Bowie
    Clarence Clemmons/Danny Federici
    J. Geils
    Freddy Mercury
    Bobby Keys
    Ramones
    Joe Strummer
    James Brown
    Tom Petty
    Lou Reed
    Dick Dale
    Chris Squire
    Jerry Garcia
    Glen Frey
    Keith Emerson/Greg Lake
    Dan Fogelberg
    Leslie West
    Stevie Ray Vauhgan
    Miles Davis
    Eddie Van Halen
    Jack Bruce
    Frank Zappa
    Greg Allman

    . . . have to stop, I'm sure there's more but now I need a drink!
     
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  12. Fischman

    Fischman RockMonster, ClassicalMaster, and JazzMeister

    Location:
    New Mexico
    Man, what a lineup!

    So sorry I never forget to see Holdsworth, Squire, Emerson, Wetton, Coryell, Moon, and especially Tyner.
     
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  13. milankey

    milankey Forum Resident

    Location:
    Kent, Ohio, USA
    I started a list and deleted it. It's way too long. :cry:
     
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  14. RobNeil

    RobNeil Forum Resident

    Location:
    Midlands, UK
    Freddie Mercury
    Phil Lynott
    Jeff Buckley

    ....are the 3 coolest names to drop that I can think of.
     
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  15. BroJB

    BroJB Large Marge sent me.

    Location:
    New Orleans
    Lots and lots. Off the top of my head....

    Little Richard
    Link Wray
    Joe Strummer
    The Ramones
    Lemmy
    Charles Bradley
    Alex Chilton
    Lionel Hampton
    Buddy Rich
    Illinois Jacquet
    Sonny Burgess
    Buckwheat Zydeco
    Pete Shelley
    Johnny Thunders/Walter Lure/Jerry Nolan/Billy Rath
    Ron Asheton/Scott Asheton
    Koko taylor
    David Bowie
    Pat DiNizio
    Dr John
    Jerry Garcia/Brent Mydland
    Adam Yauch
    Peter Tosh
    Lee Dorsey
    Rick Danko
    Levon Helm
    Toots Hibbert
    Grant Hart (Husker Du)

    RIP to them all.
     
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  16. Dandelion1967

    Dandelion1967 My Favourite Parks Are Car Parks

    Arthur Lee
     
  17. Man at C&A

    Man at C&A Senior Member

    Location:
    England
    Freddie and Phil Lynott and you're about my age! Man, I'm jealous!

    Happy New Year!
     
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  18. The Lone Cadaver

    The Lone Cadaver Bass & Keys Cadaver

    Location:
    Bronx
    MARTY BALIN
    CHUCK BERRY
    JACK BRUCE
    GLEN BUXTON
    DAVID BYRON
    JOHN CIPOLLINA
    RICHARD COUGHLAN
    RICK DANKO
    DR. JOHN
    GEORGE DUKE
    GARY DUNCAN
    JERRY EDMONTON
    GORDON EDWARDS
    KEITH EMERSON
    JOHN ENTWISTLE
    GLENN FREY
    MIKE GIBBINS
    JIMMY GREENSPOON
    ROB GRILL
    GEORGE HARRISON
    LEVON HELM
    KEN HENSLEY
    PAUL KANTNER
    LEE KERSLAKE
    GREG LAKE
    RONNIE LANE
    LYNN LINTON
    LITTLE RICHARD
    JON LORD
    PHIL MAY
    GAYLE MCCORMICK
    IAN MCLAGEN
    KEITH MOON
    COZY POWELL
    BILLY PRESTON
    JOHN RENBOURN
    MAGGIE ROCHE
    JIM RODFORD
    LEON RUSSELL
    JOE SCHERMIE
    GILLI SMYTH
    CHRIS SQUIRE
    GARY THAIN
    RAY THOMAS
    PETE TOLSON
    DINO VALENTI
    DICK WAGNER
    IAN WALLACE
    CORY WELLS
    LESLIE WEST
    JOHN WETTON
    AL WILSON
    JOHNNY WINTER
    FRANK ZAPPA
     
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  19. RobNeil

    RobNeil Forum Resident

    Location:
    Midlands, UK
    ...you too fella.
     
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  20. RobNeil

    RobNeil Forum Resident

    Location:
    Midlands, UK
    ...ah yes. Another one for my list. Cheers.
     
  21. RobNeil

    RobNeil Forum Resident

    Location:
    Midlands, UK
    James Brown.
     
  22. rocknsoul74

    rocknsoul74 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Boston
    Michael Jackson
    Prince
    Dave Brubeck
    Elvin Jones
    McCoy Tyner
    Ray Charles
     
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  23. Sean

    Sean Senior Member

    Location:
    Ottawa
    Rick Danko (1989) - RIP 1999
    Gordon Downie (2001) - RIP 2017
    Neil Peart (2002) - RIP 2020
     
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  24. brianvargo

    brianvargo Senior Member

    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    I neglected to mention McCoy Tyner, Arthur Lee, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Billy Preston, Pete Shelley, and Alex Chilton.
     
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  25. Alternative4

    Alternative4 One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night

    Location:
    New Zealand
    A couple I haven't seen mentioned.

    Dave Brockie of Gwar
    Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity)

    The others

    Vinnie Paul
    Dio
    Dimebag
    Chris Cornell
    Walter Becker
    Scott Weiland
    Neil Peart
     
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