![]() ![]() JJason Thirsk (bass player for Pennywise) dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 28. JanuScottish singer Billy MacKenzie (of The Associates) commits suicide at age 39 by overdosing on prescription drugs. The coroner's report calls the cause of death a "misadventure."ĪpRock guitarist Jay Hening (of Demolition 23) dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Mullins, age 41, was thrown from the vehicle and hit by an oncoming semi-trailer truck.ĪpEldon "El Duce" Hoke (drummer, lead singer of The Mentors) dies at age 39 after being struck by a train in Riverside, California. SeptemChristian singer-songwriter Rich Mullins dies in an automobile accident in Illinois while en route to a benefit concert at Wichita State University in Kansas. He was the son of Cream bass player Jack Bruce. OctoJonas "Jo" Bruce (keyboardist Afro Celt Sound System) dies suddenly of an asthma attack at age 27. ![]() The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. NovemKevin Paul Godfrey, aka Epic Soundtracks of the British post-punk band Swell Maps, dies in his sleep at age 38. NovemTaiwanese pop singer Chang Yu-Sheng dies 31 weeks after a car accident leaves him in a coma, at age 31. Heavy metal guitarist Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto (of X-Japan) commits suicide at age 33 by hanging himself.ĪpRobert Pilatus of Milli Vanilli dies at age 32 after overdosing on a combination of drugs and alcohol.įebruAustrian singer-songwriter Falco (Hans Hölzel) dies in a car crash while under the influence of cocaine and alcohol, just two weeks shy of his 41st birthday.įebruTim Kelly (guitarist Slaughter) dies in a car accident in Arizona at age 35. NovemPianist/keyboardist Kenny Kirkland, age 43, dies of congestive heart failure in Queens, New York City, New York.īlues musician Lester Butler dies of a heroin and cocaine overdose at age 38. Freaky Tah, real name Raymond Rogers, is just 27 years old.ĭecemLynn Strait (lead singer for Snot) dies in a car accident in Santa Barbara, California, at age 30. MaRapper Freaky Tah (of Lost Boyz) is fatally shot by Kelvin Jones, a member of the fledgling New York-based rap group The Hellraisers. With no known witnesses, the motive for the murder-suicide is unclear, but family members suggest conflict over finances. Jamaican record producer Augustus Pablo, known for his influential 1976 album King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown, dies at age 44 of a collapsed lung.ĪpDarrell Sweet (drummer for Nazareth) dies of a heart attack at age 51 while on tour promoting the band's Boogaloo album.ĪpEnglish post-punk rocker Adrian Borland (The Sound, The Outsiders) commits suicide at age 41 by throwing himself under a train at London's Wimbledon Station.ĪpFunk percussionist Larry Troutman (of Zapp), age 54, fatally shoots his brother and bandmate Roger Troutman, age 47, outside a recording studio in Dayton, Ohio, before turning the gun on himself. ![]() Junior, age 47, is the third Wailer to be murdered, following Peter Tosh and Carlton Barrett's 1987 deaths. JJunior Braithwaite (of Bob Marley's Wailers) is gunned down in front of a fellow musician's home in Kingston, Jamaica. Vealey (drummer for Atlanta Rhythm Section) dies of a heart attack at age 37. FebruRapper Big Pun, real name Christopher Lee Rios, dies at age 28 of a heart attack and respiratory failure. ![]()
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