Dead Musicians

Last year, Gord Downie revealed that he had terminal brain cancer. It was unknown how long he had left but that didn't prevent the Tragically Hip frontman from doing a farewell tour which ended in his hometown of Kingston, Ontario. He also kept busy by working on the digital download...

On Sunday night, Tom Petty suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu. News outlets accidentally declared that the singer had died prematurely on Monday afternoon. While the LAPD denounced the news, his passing was inevitable. At 8:40PM PST on Monday, Tom Petty died peacefully surrounded by his family,...

They say, always make a good first impression. I still remember the first time I saw Chris Cornell live in concert. It was at a rather intimate venue. He walked to the stage sporting a well worn plaid shirt that he had likely gotten when he first formed Soundgarden and...

Audioslave, Temple of The Dog and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell has passed away at the age of 52. His death has been described as sudden and unexpected by his inner circle. His wife is asking for privacy as a medical examiner is trying to determine the cause.A mere hours before...

The music world has lost another one way too soon today as news broke that the artist known as Prince passed away at 57 years of age. The circumstances surrounding his death are still a mystery but what we do know is that he has been battling the flu since...

David Bowie released his final album, Blackstar, on his 69th birthday, just two days before passing away. It was his gift to the world, his final goodbye.. or so we thought. Newsweek is reporting that the artist had prepared a number of anthologies and records for the proceeding years.The first...

Sad news today as legendary artist, singer and actor David Bowie has been pronounced dead. The news was confirmed by his son, director Duncan Jones, who confirmed the news via social media. Very sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all. pic.twitter.com/Kh2fq3tf9m...

Legendary singer Joe Cocker has passed away after his battle with lung cancer reports his agent Barrie Marshall. Joe is famously known for his rendition of The Beatles’ song With a Little Help From My Friends which we once voted as one of the best covers of all time.Long time...

It's been a busy week for dead musicians this week. Tupac was resurrected in hologram form for Coachella and now, Eric Erlandson from Hole announced that Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain, has an unreleased solo album.Speaking to the US TV Station FUSE, the former Hole guitarist revealed that Kurt had written...

Layne Staley was Alice In Chains' original frontman and the genius behind some of their biggest hits like Rooster, Man in the Box and Would? You probably already knew that but here are seven interesting facts you may not have known about the late Layne Staley.1) Layne Staley’s Drug Use...