What singers died in the 80s?

What singers died in the 80s?

List of deaths in rock and roll (1980s)

Name	Age	Date
Keith Godchaux The Grateful Dead	32	July 23, 1980
George Scott III	26	August 5, 1980
Jimmy Forrest	60	August 26, 1980
John Bonham Led Zeppelin	32	September 25, 1980

What celebrities died in the 80s?

Date of Death between 1980-01-01 and 1980-12-31 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)

• Alfred Hitchcock. Director | Psycho.
• Steve McQueen. Actor | The Great Escape.
• Peter Sellers. Actor | Being There.
• Mae West. Actress | She Done Him Wrong.
• Dorothy Stratten. Actress | Galaxina.
• Milburn Stone.
• Strother Martin.
• David Janssen.

Who died on stage while performing?

1924: Jack Pleasants, music hall entertainer, is said to have dropped dead on stage at age 49 during a pantomime performance. 1927: John “Chuck” O’Connor, performer in vaudeville and father of actor Donald O’Connor, died of a heart attack while dancing onstage in their family act.

When did the lead singer of Joy Division die?

On the evening of May 18, 1980, Ian Curtis, lead singer and lyricist of the British group Joy Division, hangs himself in his Cheshire kitchen. He was only 23 years old.

What famous musician was assassinated in the 1980s?

Who is the most famous musician who was murdered? John Lennon tops our list. The former Beatle died on December 8, 1980, at age 40, after being shot by Mark David Chapman. Earlier that day, Chapman had asked Lennon for his autograph.

What singers died in the 90s?

List of deaths in rock and roll (1990s)

Name	Age	Cause of death
Andrew Wood Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone	24	Heroin overdose
Sarah Vaughan	66	Lung cancer
Thurston Harris The Sharps	58	Heart attack
Little Joe Blue	55	Stomach cancer

What folk singer just died?

Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, a Grammy-winning folk and country music singer-songwriter, has died aged 68. Her death was confirmed by management and her record label on Friday, without a cause of death being given.

What famous magician died on Halloween?

Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini
Died	October 31, 1926 (aged 52) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Cause of death	Peritonitis
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation	Illusionist escapologist stunt performer mysteriarch

Who is the lead singer of New Order?

Bernard Sumner
New Order/Lead singers

Why did the singer of Joy Division commit suicide?

The death of Ian Curtis of Joy Division, who hanged himself in his kitchen aged 23 on the eve of an American tour – the culmination of spiralling depression, worsening epilepsy and marital breakdown – passed almost unnoticed by the mainstream press.

What groups were big in the 80s?

Bands such as AC/DC, Queen, Def Leppard, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot, Scorpions, Europe, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Poison, Dokken, Whitesnake, and Cinderella were among the most popular acts of the decade.