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re: Saddest ending of a beloved artist

Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:10 pm to
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:10 pm to
I've got more sympathy for Stevie Ray and Marvin than for some of those who drank and drugged themselves to death.
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 10:41 pm
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:24 pm to
Steve Marriott of Humble Pie - passed out drunk while smoking a cigarette and died in the subsequent house fire.

Keith Relf of The Yardbirds - electrocuted himself playing a guitar through and ungrounded amplifier.

Terry Kath of Chicago - accidentally killed himself with a gun he thought was unloaded.

Buddy Holly, et al, and Patsy Cline, et al - died in plane crashes when their non-instrument rated pilots flew into Instrument Meteorological Conditions.

John Denver - died when the Light Sport Airplane (Long-EZ) he was flying crashed off the California coast. A contributing factor to the crash was the odd placement of the fuel selector valve, pilot distraction, and inadequate pre-flight planning.

Bobby Fuller of the Bobby Fuller Four - found dead in the backseat of his car in 1966; the case remains a mystery after nearly 60 years.
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 9:49 am
Posted by ATCTx
Member since Nov 2016
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:25 pm to
Hank Williams - He died at age 29 after recording 55 top ten singles.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Member since Oct 2004
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:31 pm to
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Someone should have warned her to watch out for those ham sandwiches


She died from a genetic heart defect.
Posted by Novastar
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:35 pm to
Cliff Burton of Metallica
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
80819 posts
Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:36 pm to
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It is sad that people believe that story that was spread by her agent


At least we got a good joke out of it (If only she'd given that sandwich to Karen Carpenter...)
Posted by Degas
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 10:44 pm to
Stiv Bators (Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church) - hit by car

El Duce (The Mentors) - decapitated by a train.

GG Allin - died because he was GG Allin
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 5:56 am to
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I know musicians are often tortured souls

You know who are tortured souls? People that have to go to work every goddamn day


Posted by LSUballs
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 5:59 am to
Blaze Foley. Blaze had befriended an old man whose derelict son had been abusing. One day Blaze is over at the old man's house when the son busts in and tries to steal the old dude's welfare checks. Blaze tries to intervene and gets capped in the process.
Posted by BLIZZAKE7
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 7:18 am to
Jim Croce
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 7:37 am to
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Jim Croce

Was my Buddy Holly "bad news on the doorstep" hearing about his death on the radio the morning after he died.
Posted by dblwall
Member since Jul 2017
1637 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:05 am to
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If only she'd given that sandwich to Karen Carpenter.







Posted by FearlessFreep
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:28 am to
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Keith Relf of The Yardbirds - electrocuted himself playing a guitar through and ungrounded amplifier.
this is the one that always scared the shite out of me

if you’ve ever been shocked by stepping up to a microphone with a guitar in your hands, your first thought is always gonna be “oh shite, am i gonna be another Keith Relf?”
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 6/19/25 at 9:41 am to
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Blaze Foley. Blaze had befriended an old man whose derelict son had been abusing. One day Blaze is over at the old man's house when the son busts in and tries to steal the old dude's welfare checks. Blaze tries to intervene and gets capped in the process.


Sounds similar to a local (Denham Springs) Elvis impersonator.

LINK

Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
89756 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 10:54 am to
Im the same age as Michael Hutchence was when he hung himself in his hotel room.



The start of his downfall was after he fell and hit his head.
This post was edited on 6/19/25 at 10:58 am
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
35492 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 11:11 am to
It's got to be someone in their prime. Elvis, or even Chris Cornell, were well past their primes.

Duane Allman, Randy Rhoads, Hank Williams, Jim Croce, Layne Staley and Buddy Holly are great examples.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
2354 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 11:15 am to
Razzle Dingley - Hanoi Rocks
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
15192 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 1:12 pm to
Karen Carpenter. Exceptional talent. They’d probably be releasing albums today had she not passed.

Her brother was a prick and their mom a real battle axe.

Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
93274 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 1:15 pm to
What was the old joke? If Mama Cass had shared her piece of chicken with Karen they'd both be alive.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
93274 posts
Posted on 6/19/25 at 1:17 pm to
Jeff Buckley is a great one! Drowned in the MS river near Memphis if I recall.
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