Dead Musicians

The Killer Jerry Lee Lewis died October 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter, nicknamed “The Killer” and was described as “rock ‘n’ roll’s first great wild man”. Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935, to Elmo Kidd Lewis Sr. and Mary “Mamie” Herron Lewis in Ferriday, Louisiana. He grew up in an impoverished farming family in Eastern Louisiana and began playing piano in his youth, with two of his…
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Gangsta’s Paradise Rapper Coolio died September 28, 2022

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known as Coolio, was an American rapper best known for his 1995 Grammy Award–winning hit single “Gangsta’s Paradise”. Coolia was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963, in Monessen, Pennsylvania and was raised mostly in Compton after his mother and father divorced and his mum moved there when he was eight years old. He started rapping as a teenager, earning the nickname…
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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died March 25, 2022

Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician and drummer with the rock band Foo Fighters. Oliver Taylor Hawkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and his family moved to Laguna Beach, California, in 1976, where he grew up. Taylor Hawkins graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 1990. Taylor Hawkins played in the Orange County-based band Sylvia before he became the drummer for Sass Jordan. From June 1995 until…
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