Musicians from the 60s
"The High Priest of Country Music", died after collapsing on his tour bus due to a ruptured blood vessel in his stomach.
Who is Conway Twitty
This lead singer for the band Nirvana died of suicide in 1994
Who is Kurt Cobain
founding member of the platinum Iowa-based metal band Slipknot, was found dead in a hotel room outside of Des Moines, from a drug overdose.
Who is Paul Gray
The legendary singer behind "Stand By Your Man" died unexpectedly on April 6, 1998.
Who is Tammy Wynette
Metallica's original Bass player died in a tragic bus accident in 1986
Who is Cliff Burton
The King of Rock & Roll was found on his throne on Aug 16, 1977
Who is Elvis Presley
After a lifetime of depression, This founding member of both Soundgarden & Audioslave died by his own hand in a Detroit hotel room in 2017
Who is Chris Cornell
most known as vocalist for the rock bands Elf, then Rainbow, and his own eponymous metal band, this singer died in 2010 from stomach cancer
Who is Ronnie James Dio
This country artist recently passed away from a 2 year battle with stomach cancer.
Who is Toby Keith
the young and talented guitar virtuoso, formerly of the band Quiet Riot was on tour with Ozzy Osborne when he tragically died in a plane crash.
Who is Randy Rhoads
Her self-penned "Here Comes My Baby" (1964) became a top ten US country song and won her a Grammy. She died in a car accident in 1991.
Who is Dottie West
The former roommate of Chris Cornell and former frontman for the early grunge groups Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone, died of a heroin overdose just days before Mother Love Bone’s debut LP, Apple, was to be released in 1990.
Who is Andrew Wood
Lead singer and lyricist of glam metal band Warrant died of acute alcohol poisoning in 2011
Who is Jani Lane
This figure includes the No. 1 hit "Guys Do It All the Time", as well as the Top 10 hits "Ten Thousand Angels" and "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)". She died of a self inflicted gun shot wound in 2013.
Who is Mindy McCready
This Pantera guitarist died tragically of a gun shot in 2008 while playing onstage with his current band Damageplan
Who is Dimebag Darrel Abbott
With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. He died in a plane crash in 1964.
Who is Jim Reeves
he was the banshee vocalist for Alice in Chains and the short-lived supergroup Mad Season that died of a drug overdose in 2002.
Who is Layne Staley
Best known as a founding member and guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer, he died in 2013 of cirrhosis of the liver.
Who is Jeff Hanneman
This Artist best known for his hit Country Roads died on October 12, 1997, while flying over Monterey Bay, California when he crashed his plane.
Who is John Denver
This country artist died at the age of 30 in a tragic plane crash. Her hits included "I Fall To Pieces" and "Leavin' On Your Mind"
Who is Patsy Cline
Lead singer of the band The Grateful Dead passed away of a heart attack in 1995.
Who is Jerry Garcia
Now credited for shaping the grunge sound, this front woman for the local band Bam Bam passed away in 2021 before her music found a resurgence in popularity.
Who is Tina Bell
the man who put the death in death metal before his own death, faced his own Death in 2001 of brain cancer
Who is Chuck Shulinder
he wrote "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap and "I Love a rainy Night for himself. He died of lung cancer in 1998.
Who is Eddie Rabbitt
Lead singer of the band Lynard Skynard tragically died in a plane crash in 1977 that killed two others and seriously injured the rest of the band.
Who is Ronnie Van Zant