"1999. Del Shannon was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2005. Del Shannon Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover; December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990) was an American rock and roll and country musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his 1961 number 1 ""Billboard"" hit ""Runaway"". Westover was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in nearby Coopersville. He learned to play the ukulele and guitar and listened to country-and-western music, by artists such as Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Lefty Frizzell. He was drafted into the Army in 1954, and while"
"along with ""In My Arms Again"", a country song he wrote and recorded for Warner Brothers, which had signed Shannon in 1984. Suffering from depression, for which he was taking Prozac, Shannon committed suicide on February 8, 1990, killing himself with a .22-caliber rifle at his home in Santa Clarita, California. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered. Following his death, the Traveling Wilburys honored him by recording a version of ""Runaway"". Jeff Lynne also co-produced Shannon's posthumous album, ""Rock On"", released by Silvertone Records in 1991. Shannon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in"
"a series of his own television programme on UKTV channel UK Play, which has since ceased broadcasting. His Radio 1 show was produced by his independent company Justice Entertainment, which also produced Chris Goldfinger's dancehall show for Radio 1 at the time. He was named Best UK Radio DJ in the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards in 2000, 2003 and 2005. He is a patron of the internal radio station at Feltham Young Offenders' Institution in west London. Westwood was injured in a drive-by shooting in Kennington, South London, on 18 July 1999, after he had been playing at"
"It is the deadliest mass shooting by an individual in modern U.S. history. The shooting began as singer Jason Aldean finished his sixth song on the final day of the festival and ended with gunman Stephen Paddock's suicide. At the time, the event was attended by approximately 22,000 people. The following country music artists were the major acts in the respective years: Route 91 Harvest festival Route 91 Harvest festival was a country music festival in the United States that was held annually in Paradise, Nevada. It was held every year from 2014 to 2017 in the Las Vegas Village,"
"/ Let The Crying Happen / Nine Times Out Of Ten / Self - unissued, recorded 1967 or 1968. George W. Weston George Weston (born August 10, 1931) is an American singer. He was born as George Wierd Weston, in Los Angeles, California and was raised on a farm in Little Rock, California. His very first record was for Tally Records, but wasn't very successful. Months later, he recorded for Jackpot (Challenge Records Subsidiary) and got more success for his record - ""Hey Little Car Hop"" / ""Well, Don't You Know"". A year later, he started to record for Challenge"
"major rock and country music musicians like Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith, Chuck Leavell and Dickey Betts (of the Allman Brothers), Charlie Daniels, Flaco Jiménez, and Al Kooper. After losing his wife, Brenda, and his mother to cancer in 1999, Shaver lost his son and longtime guitarist Eddy, who died at age 38 of a heroin overdose on December 31, 2000. Folk country artist Todd Snider wrote and dedicated his song Waco Moon to Eddy. Shaver nearly died himself the following year when he had a heart attack on stage during an Independence Day show at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels,"
"from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 7 June 2012 at the age of 66. Don Aaron, a spokesman at the scene, stated, ""He died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest."" A suicide note was found. (Tennessean Music Team). Welch had been struggling with health issues and was dealing with depression. His wife discovered his body. The band's 2013 tour, which took place in 34 cities, started on 4 April in Columbus, OH. The band performed two new songs (""Sad Angel"" and ""Without You""), which Buckingham described as some of the most ""Fleetwood Mac-ey"" sounding songs since ""Mirage""."
"band The Wildabouts. In 2016, the band launched an online audition for a new lead vocalist. On July 20, 2017, Bennington was found dead at his home. His death was ruled as suicide by hanging. On November 14, 2017, Jeff Gutt became the new singer of the band. After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young, the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots. The band's debut album, ""Core"" (1992), was a commercial success, and they went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s, selling more"
"Rozz Williams Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American vocalist, musician, artist, and poet most known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and with the industrial project Premature Ejaculation. Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic rock scene as well as deathrock. Williams was also involved with Daucus Karota, Heltir, EXP, Bloodflag, and Christian Death Featuring Rozz Williams, along with recording a handful of solo albums. Williams committed suicide by hanging himself in his West Hollywood apartment"
"(including two in the traditionally-black Soul/R&B category), and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations. George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. He was widely known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit Wham! singles such as ""Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"" and ""Last Christmas"" and solo albums such as ""Faith"" (1987) and ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"" (1990). Michael achieved"
"to name but three. He recorded country music into the early 1960s, including for his own label, and ceased the mail-order business in 1960. After returning to Arkansas, he recorded a gospel album called ""Don't Try to Be What You Ain't"". Eventually he went into semi-retirement, running his own chicken farm and performing only occasionally in the late 1960s and 1970s. While he appeared sporadically on ""Hee Haw"" in the 1970s, he lost his voice in the 1980s and ceased performing; in 1990 he published an autobiography entitled ""Life Has Not Been a Bed of Roses"". He died of cancer"
"famous, they would return to the club to perform. According to Hilburn: In later years, Weston was no longer involved in running the club, but retained ownership. He died from pneumonia in a Los Angeles hospital on February 14, 1999, aged 72. A memorial was held at the Troubadour with performances and dedications from musicians as a tribute to him for his role in the success in so many musicians' careers. Doug Weston Alexander Douglas ""Doug"" Weston (December 13, 1926 in Manhattan, New York – February 14, 1999 in Los Angeles, California) was an American nightclub owner., known as the"
"a .25-caliber Automatic Colt Pistol. When seventh-grade teacher Jessica Plaisance refused to comply with Doucet's demand to say ""Hail Marilyn Manson"", he fired two shots, narrowly missing her head, before turning the gun on himself. He died from his injuries a week later. Grammy Awards !scope=""row""|1999 !scope=""row""|2001 !scope=""row""|2004 !scope=""row""|2013 https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/marilyn-manson/251375 Marilyn Manson (band) Marilyn Manson is an American rock band formed by namesake lead singer Marilyn Manson and guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1989. Originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, they gained a local cult following in South Florida in the early 1990s with their"
"left side of his head. In addition, a bottle of alcohol was found near Williams' left side, as if he had dropped it while being shot. The gun used in the shooting was found to have fired two shots, only one of which had killed Williams. As a member of the Temptations, Paul Williams was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Both of his solo recordings were later released by Motown on Temptations-related compilations"
"Doug Weston Alexander Douglas ""Doug"" Weston (December 13, 1926 in Manhattan, New York – February 14, 1999 in Los Angeles, California) was an American nightclub owner., known as the owner of The Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles, California, United States, which in the 1960s and 1970s was particularly responsible for promoting many successful singer-songwriters in the early stages of their careers. Weston founded the club as a coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard in 1957. It moved to its current location at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood in 1961, and has remained open continuously ever since. The Troubadour played"
"1987-89 singles ""Sick of Love"", ""Church of No Return"" and ""Zero Sex"" and the 1988 album ""Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ"". Following release of the ""Zero Sex"" single, Demone split from both Kand and Christian Death in 1989. In the early 1990s, Williams attempted to reclaim the Christian Death name. However, Kand already had the rights to the name due to Williams' departure from the group and subsequent neglect of the moniker. Williams billed his version of the band as ""Christian Death Featuring Rozz Williams"". Williams committed suicide on April 1, 1998, after his close friend and associate Erik"
"due to use by so many bands. On 8 April 1991, Mayhem vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (who called himself 'Dead') committed suicide via shotgun blast while alone in a house shared by the band. Fellow musicians described Dead as odd, introverted and depressed. For performances, he made himself look like a corpse and would self-harm while singing. Dead was found with his wrists and throat slit and a gunshot wound to his forehead, by Mayhem guitarist Euronymous. Before calling the police, he got a camera and photographed the body, after re-arranging some items. One of these photographs was later used"
"schooner ""Mary E"" he purchased in 1973 and restored, and later captained the boat ""Pilgrim"" out of Greenport, New York (on the North Fork of Long Island) and performed music locally. In his last years, he began performing again after spending some years at sea. His last recording was the 2011 collaboration with Wily Bo Walker and Danny Flam featuring the song ""You Don't Know What Love Is"". He died in 2012. With Bob Brookmeyer With Miles Davis With Thad Jones With Eric Kloss With Teo Macero With the Metronome All-Stars Teddy Charles Teddy Charles (April 13, 1928 – April"
"Shannon Hoon Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995. Hoon was born in Lafayette, Indiana and raised in nearby Dayton, Indiana with his half-sister, Anna, and half-brother, Tim. He reportedly began using his middle name, Shannon, to avoid confusion with his father, who was also named Richard. In high school, he played football, wrestled, and was a pole vaulter. Shannon's musical influences included the Grateful Dead, The Beatles, John Lennon, and Bob Dylan. After"
"George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. He was widely known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit Wham! singles such as ""Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"" and ""Last Christmas"" and solo albums such as ""Faith"" (1987) and ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"" (1990). Michael achieved seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one songs on the"
"three live DVDs. The first of these, entitled ""Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis"", made the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart in 1990. On 17 July 1999, drummer Kevin Wilkinson committed suicide by hanging himself at the age of 41. Wilkinson had played with a wide variety of bands including The Waterboys, Fish, The Proclaimers, Squeeze and with Howard Jones. In 2000, Daly contributed a track to a tribute compilation to Wilkinson, ""Green Indians"". Since the late 1990s, China Crisis has concentrated on live performances with only original members Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly being constant throughout;"
"keyboard player and songwriter for the Australian/New Zealand band, Dragon, he died of a heroin overdose in January 1985. 'Post' also relates to a marker or 'signpost', pointing to a new direction, and even a way to 'post' his account of the world. Kelly has described ""Post"" as a concept album dealing with addictions - not necessarily heroin addiction - but various forms, he has also denied that the songs were autobiographical but that he wrote about the world around him. The album was re-released in 1990 as one of Mushroom's Midprice Masters and was re-released again in 2006 by"
"Scott Weiland Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013. He was also a member of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008 and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy. He also established himself as a solo artist, releasing three studio albums, two cover albums, and collaborations with several other musicians throughout his career. Derided by critics"
"years, returning to the UK in 2007. Mayers died in 1993 from an AIDS-related condition. Dudley retired from the music industry, living and working in South London. Following the collapse of the Sound, Borland maintained a solo career for approximately a decade, and participated in the bands White Rose Transmission and Honolulu Mountain Daffodils (in which he gave himself the alias Joachim Pimento). Never able to conquer his depression and anguished about returning to a psychiatric hospital, Borland, who reportedly suffered from a schizoaffective disorder, committed suicide on 26 April 1999, throwing himself in the path of an express train"
"Featuring Rozz Williams"". After this, Williams' version released ""The Path of Sorrows"" album in 1993 and ""The Rage of Angels"" in 1994. A 1993 show featuring ""Only Theatre of Pain""-era members Williams, Agnew and Belanger (along with bassist Casey Chaos) performing live at Los Angeles' Patriot Hall was recorded and later released in 2001 as a DVD by Cleopatra. Williams pursued other projects before committing suicide on April 1, 1998. Meanwhile, Kand's Christian Death continued performing and recording, issuing the 1990 album ""Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Misercordiaque"", on which Kand conducted the English Abbey Choir and the Commonwealth Chamber Orchestra. The"
"guitar/vocals (1992–2001), (2006–2011) Jesse Short - bass/vocals (1996–2001), (2006–2011) Tim ""Chicken"" Snyder - drums (2006–2010; various live shows) Jeff Kish - guitar (touring, 1999-2000) Jason Adams - keyboards (touring 1999-2000) They all have a different combination of numbers( ie. 1/1 or 157/455) hand written on the back. Frank Foe and the team at Foe records did this for fun, but there was actually 100 of each green and blue pressed. Current Musical Endeavors Other Than Weston Weston (band) Weston is a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family,"
"and performed vocals and played the Fender Rhodes on the first track entitled Return of Spiritman. He also played the Fender Rhodes on closing track Persian Blues. Irvine committed suicide by shooting himself outside of EAB Plaza and in front of the Nassau Coliseum located in Uniondale, New York on April 9, 2002. In 2003, Madlib, Mr. Dibbs and Breakestra produced a tribute to Weldon Irvine, ""Suite for Weldon"". The following year, Madlib released the full-length album ""A Tribute to Brother Weldon"". With Richard Groove Holmes straight life (freddie hubbard, 1971- tabla, tambourine) With Big Bud Weldon Irvine Weldon Jonathan"
"who might still be alive if he had gotten the help he needed. Two months after Cornell's death, on July 20, 2017, the day that would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday, Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, also died by suicide by hanging. Bennington had been a close friend of Cornell's; the two had performed together on occasion and Bennington was godfather to Cornell's son Christopher. Bennington also sang Leonard Cohen's ""Hallelujah"" at Cornell's funeral. Bennington's family and bandmates said he had taken Cornell's death hard. Bennington's Linkin Park bandmate Mike Shinoda said that the singer had been unable"
"guitarist Don Felder, to the band. The result was the guitar-heavy top 40 hit ""Already Gone"". The album also included ""My Man"", Leadon's touching tribute to his old bandmate and friend, Gram Parsons, who had died of a drug overdose the year prior at Joshua Tree National Monument in southeastern California. With the wild success of ""On the Border"" and its follow-up smash, ""One of These Nights"", tension within the band grew, as Leadon grew increasingly frustrated by the band's direction away from his beloved country and bluegrass and toward album-oriented stadium rock. He famously quit the band in 1975"
"John Lennon, Paul McCartney and countless others, Weedon could well be described as the most genuinely influential guitarist of all time."" Bert Weedon Herbert Maurice William 'Bert' Weedon, OBE (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) was an English guitarist whose style of playing was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the UK Singles Chart, in 1959, and his best-selling tutorial guides, ""Play in a Day"", were a major influence on many leading British musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Brian May, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John"
"statue of Cornell was placed at Seattle Center in 2018. Music journalists noted apparently coincidental relationships between Cornell's suicide and those of two other rock singers, one in the past and another shortly afterward, who also hanged themselves. Theodore Decker of the ""Columbus Dispatch"", the daily newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, where Cornell was due to play his next show, noted that Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the British post-punk band, Joy Division, whom Cornell had said in a 1994 ""Rolling Stone"" interview was popular with the members of Soundgarden, took his life on May 18, 1980, exactly 37 years"
"William Mizell (Jam Master Jay) of the hip hop group Run-D.M.C was shot and killed in a Merrick Boulevard recording studio in Jamaica, Queens. On December 25, 2006, James Brown – an American recording artist known as the ""Godfather of Soul"" died of pneumonia at the age of 73. On September 12, 2003, Johnny Cash – an American musician known as the ""Man in Black"" died of diabetes at the age of 71. On June 10, 2004, Ray Charles – an American musician best known as one of the pioneers of soul music died of liver failure at the age"
"and had two children. He was the founder of a laboratory animal supply company, Taconic Farms, that he later sold. Hover held a General Class amateur radio license, since some time before 1969. His call sign was WA2QQY. His later life was characterized by intense grief; he suffered frequent migraines, possibly as a result of job-related stress. Hover died of an apparent suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on June 1, 1990. ""Execution Nights"", a song about the life of Dow B. Hover was written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter, Lorne Clarke. The song was included on Clarke's 2007 CD release,"