"circumstances: one in a ""bizarre gardening accident""; another who ""choked on vomit"" (a reference to John Bonham's and Bon Scott's deaths) — but not his own vomit; and, two from ""spontaneous human combustion"" onstage. Additionally, it is claimed that police described one of the deaths as a mystery ""best left unsolved."" The band Spinal Tap became a going concern, with the group (in character) playing gigs and appearing on a 1984 episode of ""Saturday Night Live"" to promote the film. The character of Mick Shrimpton having died in the film, R.J. Parnell played his ""twin brother"" drummer Ric Shrimpton for"
"These were the first new bands to actually be called ""jam bands"", including ekoostik hookah, The Recipe, Dispatch, Gov't Mule, One-Eyed Jack, Leftover Salmon, Jambay, moe., Rusted Root and The String Cheese Incident. During the summer of 1995 shortly after the now famous Deer Creek gate crash, Grateful Dead guitarist and frontman Jerry Garcia died, ending the group's thirty years of prominence. The surviving members created a band called The Other Ones (they used the name ""The Dead"" for some tours in the following decade). During the same period, Phish rose to prominence, and bands such as String Cheese Incident"
"very short-lived Darby Crash Band; Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer joined the ill-fated ensemble on the eve of their first live performance, after Crash kicked out the drummer they'd rehearsed with during soundcheck and convinced Pat Smear to act as the group's guitarist. Smear described the band as ""like the Germs, but with worse players"". On December 3, 1980, an over-sold Starwood hosted a final live show of the reunited Germs, including drummer Don Bolles. Crash committed suicide by intentional heroin overdose on December 7, 1980 in a house in the Mid-Wilshire section of Hollywood, California. According to ""SPIN magazine"","
"Jerry's Kids, Scratch Acid, Rapeman, and Ministry. Original drummer Steve Collier switched from drums to guitar and formed Doctors' Mob, whose first album was produced by Chris Gates, and later played in the Sidehackers and the Rite Flyers. Randy Turner had performed with The Slurpees, Cargo Cult, and Swine King, the latter band contributing the song ""All Broke Down"" to Outpunk Records' compilation, ""Outpunk Dance Party"". Randy Turner was found dead from Hepatitis C complications in his home on August 18, 2005. This was particularly odd simply because he was on the cover of that week's The Austin Chronicle. The"
"died in a helicopter crash in Medford, New Jersey, where the duo was scheduled to perform that evening. Despite Gentry's death, Montgomery continues to tour under the Montgomery Gentry name. Gerald Edward Montgomery was born September 30, 1963, in Danville, Kentucky. Troy Lee Gentry (April 5, 1967 – September 8, 2017) was born in Lexington, Kentucky. When Montgomery was thirteen years old, he played drums in his parents' band, Harold Montgomery and the Kentucky River Express. In 1990, Montgomery founded the band Early Tymz, which included his younger brother, John Michael Montgomery, and Troy Gentry. After Early Tymz disbanded, the"
"which had for years been a part of their stage show, because they did not want to be associated with racists that adopted the flag. However, after protests from fans, they reversed this decision, citing it as part of their Southern American heritage and states' rights symbolism. Original drummer Bob Burns died aged 64 on April 3, 2015; his car crashed into a tree while he was driving alone near his home in Cartersville, Georgia. From 2015 through 2017, the band had periods of being sidelined or having to cancel shows due to health problems suffered by founding member Gary"
"he continued to work through late 1977. He then formed his own group Triple Threat Revue, but he renamed them Double Trouble after hiring drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon. He gained fame after his performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982, and his debut studio album ""Texas Flood"" charted at number 38 in 1983, a commercially successful release that sold over half a million copies. He headlined concert tours with Jeff Beck in 1989 and Joe Cocker in 1990, but he died in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990 at the age of 35. It was"
"in 2013. In May the ""Mountain Picnic Blues"" DVD was released, a documentary about their ""Tellin' Stories"" album from its creation in 1997 to the 15th anniversary of the album. On 13 August 2013 the band's drummer 44-year-old Jon Brookes died from a brain tumour having undergone several operations and treatment for the condition since his initial diagnosis in 2010. The band themselves paid him tribute in a special event, with Pete Salisbury playing in his place and bands such as Beady Eye, The Vaccines and Manic Street Preachers also joining the bill. Proceeds from the night went to The"
"performed a version of Guns N' Roses' ""It's So Easy"" onstage with Slash, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. On December 28, 2009, the band's drummer James ""The Rev"" Sullivan was found dead at his home at the age of 28. Autopsy results were inconclusive, but on June 9, 2010, the cause of death was revealed to have been an ""acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nordiazepam and ethanol"". In a statement by the band, they expressed their grief over the death of The Rev and later posted a message from Sullivan's family which expressed"
"bassist John Baker Saunders from an overdose of heroin. The group (especially Saunders' long-time friend Mike McCready) was deeply saddened to hear news of his death. Although no official announcement by the band was ever given, Staley confirmed in July 1999 (during an Alice in Chains interview) that the group had disbanded. Following Saunders' death, McCready returned to working and touring with Pearl Jam and also later formed a new side project, The Rockfords. Martin briefly returned to work with Screaming Trees before the band disbanded in 2000. Since then Martin has worked as an occasional touring drummer for R.E.M."
"concerts and recording, we still get together for the same reason we did when we started: simply to have fun! Sure, we still have other projects in the works, but nowadays we have about one gig a month and it’s a family party: band and fans. And it’s fun. That’s what we’re all about!"" Drummer John ""Mambo"" Treanor, who died of cancer on August 20, 2001 at age 48 was an original member. Treanor also founded the group 47 Times Its Own Weight and was known for his hats and ties made from the fur of roadkill animals. The band's"
"half year later they had their first set and their first gig on a wedding party of a friended couple calling themselves ""The Ripmen"" (further gigs had been under different names). In October 1999 Wachi died in a tragic way by falling from a skyscraper. They lost their drummer and of course one of their best friends. They suffered but decided to try another start...Only two months after Wachis death they found a new drummer called Gordian by putting an announcement into a newspaper. Gordian joined the band in early 2000. Rapidly he learned the songs and they created a"
"Darby Crash Band The Darby Crash Band was a music project started by Darby Crash and Pat Smear, founding members of Los Angeles punk rock band the Germs, formed after the Germs split in 1980. They recruited bassist David ""Bosco"" Danford and Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer and began playing shows in Los Angeles. The band's setlists would include a number of well-known songs from the Germs' archives, as well as newly written material. The band never recorded and played only a small number of shows before Darby's death on the 7th of December, 1980. There are no studio recordings"
"keyboardist Terry Emery of the Moxie Band Atlanta. Steve Gaines died on Skynyrd's plane crash October 20, 1977. Also killed in the crash were Gaines's older sister Cassie, and Skynyrd founder and lead singer Ronnie VanZant. Rusty Day was murdered on June 3, 1982, at his own home in Longwood, Florida. Nobody knows who killed Day, and the case remains open even now. Bill Hodgson died around 1983 shortly after having moved to New York. Hodgson died due to what was confirmed to be a drug overdose, most likely accidental. Ted ""T-Mel"" Smith died of natural causes in 2006. Terry"
"few original songs written between the two brothers. A few shows featured Jim's sons Joshua on bass guitar and backing vocals and Sutherland on electric guitar. In December 2010 the bandmates' daughters Juliet Seals and Amelia Crofts, along with Genevieve Dozier, daughter of Seals & Crofts engineer Joey Bogan, formed a musical trio called The Humming Birds. They released their eponymous EP ""The Humming Birds"" in September 2012. Seals and Crofts were instrumental in England Dan & John Ford Coley becoming adherents to the Baha'i Faith, some 28 years before Coley became a Christian. Dan Seals died of cancer in"
"and was working on some new material for their up-coming third album ""Brutal Constructor"", scheduled to come out in 2003 on GWN. Everything would be perfect, Merlin was about to go on a European tour and at its height of recording the new album, the terrible misfortune had happened… On ""July 13, 2003"" their drummer ""Nick Byckoff"" died in a car accident. It is an irreplaceable deprivation for the band, because during they played together Nick became like a brother to them. He was a brilliant drummer and his enormous technique amazed not only the audience, but the musicians, too…"
"the first two legs, Vaughan and Double Trouble co-headlined with Jeff Beck and Joe Cocker during the third and fifth legs, which were branded as ""The Fire Meets the Fury"" and ""Power and Passion"", respectively. The group had planned to embark on a European leg in September 1990, but it was canceled after Vaughan died in a helicopter crash following the East Troy concert on August 27, 1990, during a return flight to Chicago. Although the tour elicited a variety of reactions from music critics, it was generally well-received and garnered mostly favorable reviews. Along with being one of the"
"heroes I had when I was trying to master the profession,"" he says. Technically, he was right up there with Ian Paice and John Bonham. Like a kid in a candy store, I devoured his selection of trademark tricks and licks, which he delivered so musically, and with conviction and grace like no one else. It may have been Peter Criss who first got me into drums, but it was Mick Tucker whose drumming most influenced me and who taught me how to play music."" Tucker died on 14 February 2002 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire from leukemia, aged 54."
"2013 to begin work on a new record. On April 18, 2013, drummer Jocz announced he would be leaving the band on his official Facebook page, leaving Whibley as the sole founding member of the band. In 2015, Street Drum Corps drummer Frank Zummo was introduced as the new drummer. On May 16, 2014, Deryck Whibley posted on his website, explaining that he had liver and kidney failure due to excessive drinking. He also said that he had some ideas for new songs, and that the band would be soon starting to make a new album. On June 9, 2014,"
"word ""By"" as in dimensional mark-ups such as ""2x4"" or ""8x10"". The band's name itself is considered wordplay stemmed from vocalist Jesse Blaze Snider's middle name, as much as it is a reference to the difficult process by which the band was formed. Before cementing the final line-up that would become Baptized By Fire, Jesse had spent many years auditioning and dismissing countless musicians. Further disaster shook up the beginnings of the band on August 12, 2003 when the-then drummer, Kris Dalene, was killed in an automobile accident. Baptized By Fire (band) Baptized By Fire is an American rock band"
"early 1970s material. Two members of Eternity's Children passed away in 2007: Johnny Walker (date and cause unknown, age 56) and Linda Lawley-Pelfrey of cancer on November 24, age 58. Eternity's Children Eternity's Children was an American sunshine pop band that originated in Cleveland, Mississippi as a folk group known as the Phantoms. The Phantoms began with two students, composed of vocalist/keyboardist Bruce Blackman and drummer Roy Whittaker. Soon, the group added lead guitarist Johnny Walker, rhythm guitarist Jerry Bounds, and bassist Charlie Ross, and began developing the complex, overlapping vocal harmonies that were utilized when they became Eternity's Children"
"killed in a murder/suicide by his roommate. In September 2005, former singer Glenn Rambo was killed in Hurricane Katrina. In 2009, they were featured on the first episode of season four on the Adult Swim show ""Squidbillies"", episode 41, entitled ""Lerm"". They performed the main title theme in a cowpunk/sludge style. Soilent Green Soilent Green is an American extreme metal band formed in 1988 in Chalmette/Metairie on the suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana. Described as a sludge metal and grindcore band, the group blends elements of death metal, black metal, hardcore, and bluesy, groove-oriented Southern rock. Soilent Green was founded"
"that the band appeared at the inaugural US Festival. They performed on the first day of the festival alongside Talking Heads, Oingo Boingo, and The Police. In December 1982, the band began recording their third album, ""Whammy!"". According to Pierson, Strickland no longer wanted to play the drums, so the band switched to drum machines for this album, with Strickland and Ricky Wilson playing all the music on that album, and the rest of the band providing vocals only. Having originally played guitars, organ, bass guitar and synthesizers, Pierson switched to a mainly vocal role in the studio, but remained"
"were not involved in the accident. He was survived by his wife, Lauren. Joey Covington Joseph Edward ""Joey"" Covington (born Joseph Edward Michno; June 27, 1945 – June 4, 2013) was an American drummer, best known for his involvements with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship. Though best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane, Electric Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship, Joey Covington (born Joseph Michno) had a long storied career starting at age 10 as a self-taught drummer/percussionist, along with becoming an award-winning songwriter and ultimately recording on over 22 albums, 16 went gold and platinum. Covington became"
"campaign of Bernie Sanders in the USA due to the song's refrain of ""burn baby burn"" (slightly altered to Bern baby Bern). Two versions of the group, with differing line-ups, currently tour the nostalgia circuit. On March 8, 2012, lead singer Jimmy Ellis died at a nursing home in Rock Hill, South Carolina (where he was born on November 15, 1937) at age 74. The cause of death was not immediately known but he suffered from Alzheimers' disease. Earl Young's Trammps still continue to record and as of August 2014 have recently released ""Get Your Lovin While You Can"" written"
"to see that resulted in opening tours for Beck, the Breeders and the Jesus Lizard and receiving offers from major labels. In 1997 they released an electronic-based EP called ""Electro-Shock for President"" which turned out to be their last record: Tim Taylor was killed in a car accident on May 23, 1997, during the pre-production for their fourth album, which was due out on Interscope Records. The group soon disbanded. A benefit show featuring The Breeders and Guided By Voices took place a few months later. After recording a solo album under the name John Stuart Mill guitar player John"
"March 2012 he died of the cancer. The band continued after Romic's death and from January to March 2013 they played on the Red Hot Summer Tour alongside Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss and Dragon. For the tour they used Tim Henwood (The Androids, The Superjesus) on guitar. In October 2014, the group released a self-produced rock EP titled ""Primitive"". Drummer Daniel Danielson said ""It's a little from where we left off in the 90s. I'd like to think that we still have that energy that we had back in the day."" On 31 October 2014, the group performed a one-off"
"primarily by Scott Booray the band toured mainly in the U.S. playing large outdoor festivals, arena shows, theaters, and clubs. Some touring highlites include performing at the Woodstock 40th Anniversary at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco where the opened their set with The Who's ""My Generation,"" and being billed over the years with iconic arena bands such as Journey, Def Leppard, The Scorpions, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Whitesnake, Dokken and many other rock legends. Ronnie Montrose reportedly took his own life on March 3, 2012, after which St John performed at a grand memorial concert in his"
"called Crash Hero; James said in an interview, ""We ended up stealing him from his other band."" According to James, Twin Peaks is named after the restaurant chain of the same name. James' older brother Hal was the drummer for fellow Chicago band Smith Westerns. While in high school, James and Dolan were among a number of students who received ten-day suspensions for smoking marijuana; one of the other students was their friend Chance the Rapper, who later named his first mixtape ""10 Day"" after the incident. Twin Peaks arose out of Chicago's DIY scene, attending and eventually playing house"
"him: it forced him to have to relearn how to play the guitar, as well as other, more basic skills. Within a handful of months, he had recovered, playing with the Jerry Garcia Band and the Grateful Dead again later that year. After Garcia's recovery, the band released a comeback album ""In the Dark"" in 1987, which became their best-selling studio album. Inspired by Garcia's improved health, a successful album and the continuing emergence of Mydland as a third frontman, the band's energy and chemistry reached a new peak in the late 1980s. Mydland died of a speedball overdose in"
"Three Steps"", and ""That Smell"". The band received national success beginning in 1973 while opening for The Who on their ""Quadrophenia"" tour. On October 20, 1977, an airplane carrying the band crashed into a forest in Mississippi, killing three band members, including Van Zant. Collins was seriously injured in the crash, suffering two broken vertebrae in his neck and severe damage to his right arm. While amputation was recommended, Collins' father refused and he eventually recovered. During the early 1980s, Collins continued to perform on stage in The Rossington-Collins Band which enjoyed modest success, releasing two albums (""Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere"","
"2011. In January 2014, the band completed ""Volume 9"", a Kickstarter-funded project originally titled ""Locked, Stocked and Two Smoking Barrels"". Replacing bassist Philip Petty after his death was Kirk Powers (born November 24, 1957) and, in 2012, after receiving a phone call from Billy Gibbons recommending him, the band hired drummer Greg Hokanson. James Russell Burns, better known as Rusty Burns (born 1952), died in Denver from cancer on February 19, 2016, aged 63. The single remaining founder member, John O'Daniel, died from cancer on November 17, 2018. 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 2005 2007 2008 2012 2014 2016"
"one that would form as necessary for events. The next year, the band won the North American Championships, and in 1983 came 10th at the World Championships. In 1985, the band came second at the Worlds. J. Reid Maxwell joined the band as leading drummer in 1992, having previously been leading drummer of the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band when it became the first non-Scottish band to win the World Championships in 1987. After Robert Barbulak and Malcolm Bokenfor were killed in a road accident in 1994, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band was created as a system of three"