Ήταν πολύ ταλαντούχοι, ήταν πρωτοπόροι στο είδος τους, ήταν δημιουργοί!
Θαυμάστηκαν, λατρεύτηκαν και το έργο τους παραμένει ζωντανό και αναλλοίωτο μέσα στον χρόνο!
Έζησαν έντονα και έφυγαν πολύ νέοι.
Τα ουράνια πλάσματα δεν ανήκουν σε αυτόν τον κόσμο ούτως ή άλλως!
Κάνουν ένα πέρασμα ( cameo ), όπως κάποιοι καλλιτέχνες εμφανίζονται στιγμιαία σε κινηματογραφικές ταινίες, απλά και μόνο για να δανείσουν λίγη από την αύρα τους, να αφήσουν ένα ψήγμα από την λάμψη τους και αποχωρούν κλείνοντας πίσω τους την βαρειά βελούδινη κουρτίνα.
Αφήνοντας εμάς τους υπόλοιπους να διερωτόμαστε αν όντως υπήρξαν, αν ήταν πλάσματα αυτού του κόσμου, ή μήπως απλά δημιουργήματα της φαντασίας μας.
Να λοιπόν, κάποιοι πολύ σημαντικοί καλλιτέχνες της μουσικής που πέθαναν ΝΕΟΙ!
Nutshell By Alice In Chains
Vocals by Layne Staley
Lifeless Dead by Mad Season Vocals by
Layne Staley
Tribute to Layne Staley
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Pretty Woman
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Roy Orbison (Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988)nicknamed "The Big O", was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll.
Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Indeed, musicians and critics today recognize him as one of the true founders of soul music, and as one of the most important singers in soul music history.
The title "the king of soul" is often over-used but Sam Cooke's legacy is a very big one. He had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1965. He is therefore seen by many as "the creator" of the genre. Major hits like "You Send Me", "Chain Gang ", "Wonderful World" and "Bring It On Home To Me" are among some of his very best work.
Gene Vincent real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula".He has achieved a genuine legendary status and his work is respected, and often copied, by singers and groups worldwide. His major hit, Be-Bop-A-Lula has become what is considered to be one of the top three rock'n'roll records of all time and has rightly earned Gene a place in the history of modern music. Had he managed to survive through the Punk years, he would undoubtedly still be a leading figure in contemporary rock'n'roll.
Elvis Presley: Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" or simply "The King", was an American singer and actor. Presley started as a singer of rockabilly, borrowing many songs from rhythm and blues (R&B) numbers and country which morphed into rock & roll. He was the most commercially successful singer of rock and roll, but he also sang ballads, country music as well as gospel. In a musical career of over two decades, Presley set records for concert attendance, television ratings, and record sales, and became one of the biggest artists in music history. Presley is a member of that exclusive club of the biggest record sellers in the world that include Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, his friend Johnny Mathis, and The Beatles.
Buddy Holly: Charles Hardin Holley Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. Holly's music was sophisticated for its day, including the use of instruments considered novel for rock and roll, such as the celesta (heard on "Everyday"). Holly was an influential lead and rhythm guitarist, notably on songs such as "Peggy Sue" and "Not Fade Away". While Holly could pump out boy-loves-girl songs with the best of his contemporaries, other songs featured more sophisticated lyrics and more complex harmonies and melodies than had previously appeared in the genre.
Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was a popular soul and R&B singer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. He gained international fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an artist on the Motown label. His best records are still highly regarded, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.
John Lennon (The Beatles) (born John Winston Lennon October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an iconic English 20th century composer and singer of popular music, best known as the founding member of The Beatles, in which he and Paul McCartney formed the massively successful Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership throughout the 1960s.
Ritchie Valens : Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known as Ritchie Valens, was a pioneer of rock and roll and, as a Mexican-American with Yaqui American Indian roots born in Pacoima, California, became the first Mexican American rock and roll star.
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an influential Black-American deep soul singer,best known for his passionate delivery and posthumous hit single, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay.
"Mama" Cass Elliot, Baroness von Wiedenman (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer who performed with The Mamas & The Papas. She then went onto a successful solo career, releasing nine albums.
Jimi Hendrix: James Marshall ("Jimi" Hendrix) (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)
was an American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, innovator, and cultural icon. Lauded by music fans and critics alike, Hendrix is considered by many to be the most influential and talented electric guitarist in rock music history. He achieved worldwide fame in 1967 playing at the Monterey Pop Festival, then headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival before his sudden death in 1970, at the age of 27.
Janis Joplin: Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice.
Jim Morrison: James Douglas "Jim" Morrison ( The Doors ) (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was a singer, songwriter, writer, and poet. Born in Melbourne, Florida, he was the lead singer and lyricist of the popular American rock band The Doors, and is considered to be one of the most charismatic frontmen in the history of rock music. He was also an author of several poetry books, a documentary, short film and two early music videos ("The Unknown Soldier" and "People are Strange"). Morrison's death at the age of 27 in Paris, France stunned his fans; the circumstances of his death and secret burial have been the subject of endless rumors and play a significant part in the mystique that continues to surround him.
Richard Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian pianist, keyboardist, drummer, singer and songwriter best known for his membership in The Band. Manuel was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. As a teenager, he developed a rhythmic style of piano unique in its usage of inverted chord structures and was a naturally talented vocalist, with a timbre often compared to that of Ray Charles.
Bob Marley: Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the most widely known performer of reggae music, and is famous for having popularized the genre outside Jamaica. A faithful Rastafari, Marley is regarded by many as a prophet of the religion, as well as one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
Gram Parsons (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist born Cecil Ingram Connor, III. A solo artist as well as a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, he is best known for a series of recordings which anticipate the so-called country rock of the 1970s and the alt-country movement that began around 1990. Parsons described his records as "Cosmic American Music". He died of a drug overdose at the age of 26.
Freddie Mercury (Queen) (September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991)was a rock musician.
Mercury was best known as the frontman, pianist, and vocalist for the English rock band Queen, and for his powerful vocal abilities and charisma as a live performer.
As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," and "We Are the Champions."
Mercury died from complications of AIDS, greatly increasing awareness of the disease.
Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
John Bonham: John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980), was an English drummer and member of the groundbreaking rock band Led Zeppelin. He was a very talented drummer and a trap drum kit player, and was renowned for his technical abilities and "feel" for the groove. During his time with Led Zeppelin, Bonham became one of the most respected and influential drummers of all time. His drum playing would set a standard by which others would be judged for years to come, and he is still often said to the be the father of hard rock drumming.
Philip Lynott: "Thin Lizzy" Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was the front man of the band Thin Lizzy
Karen Carpenter: Karen Anne Carpenter (the Carpenters) (March 2, 1950 — February 4, 1983)was a pop singer, best known as one half of The Carpenters, along with her brother, Richard Carpenter.
Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr (July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991), was a rock and roll guitarist and singer, first with the New York Dolls, the proto-punk glam rockers of the early '70s. During the late '70s, he was a familiar figure on the New York punk scene, both with The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist. His screeching, penetrating guitar sound is distinctive and highly influential in punk rock music.
Joe Strummer (the Clash) John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002)better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros.
Ian Curtis: Ian Kevin Curtis ( Joy Division) (July 15, 1956 – May 18, 1980) was an English singer-songwriter born in the Memorial Hospital, Old Trafford, Stretford, near Manchester, Lancashire. He was the vocalist, lyricist and live guitarist of the band Joy Division, which he helped form in 1977 in Manchester. Curtis grew up in Hurdsfield (on the outskirts of Macclesfield, England), but lived most of his adult life in Macclesfield and attended The King's School, Macclesfield.
It was apparent from a young age that Curtis was a talented poet and songwriter. Although being awarded a scholarship to attend the King's School in Macclesfield at the age of 11, Curtis was never interested in pursuing academic success as his ambitions and hopes lay in the music industry. His passion for music led him to work in a record shop for a short time.
While performing for Joy Division, Curtis developed a unique dancing style reminiscent of the epileptic seizures he experienced, sometimes even on stage. The resemblance was such that audience members were occasionally uncertain whether he was dancing or having a seizure. He sometimes collapsed and had to be helped off stage as his health suffered due to Joy Division's intense touring.
Many of the songs he wrote were filled with images of emotional pain, death, violence, alienation and urban degeneration. These recurring subjects led fans and Curtis' wife, Deborah, to believe he was singing about his own life. Curtis once commented in an interview that he wrote about "the different ways different people can cope with certain problems and how they can adapt." He sang in an eerie baritone voice, which made him sound much older than he actually was.
Curtis was greatly influenced by the writers William Burroughs and J G Ballard (the song titles "Interzone" and "Atrocity Exhibition" coming from the former and latter respectively), and by the singers Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.
Curtis' last live performance on May 2nd, 1980 at Birmingham University was held in the same month as his death and included Joy Division's first and last performance of the song "Ceremony", which was later used by New Order. The last song Curtis ever performed in front of an audience was "Digital".
Digital by Joy Division
vocals by Ian Curtis
Randy Rhodes: Randall William "Randy" Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist, rated by Rolling Stone magazine as one of rock music's 100 greatest guitarists of all time. His unique neo-classical metal style of playing set him apart from other guitarists of the early 1980s.
Sid Vicious: Simon John Ritchie-Beverly (May 10, 1957 – February 2, 1979), better known as Sid Vicious, was an English punk rock musician and bass player of the band the Sex Pistols. He died of a drug overdose at the age of 21.
Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was a punk musician who cofounded (with long time friend, Pat Smear) The Germs
Michael Hutchence: Michael Kelland John Hutchence (INXS) (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997) was the lead singer of the Australian rock band, INXS. By virtue of his role as the band's lead singer, Hutchence became the main spokesperson for the band, and gained a reputation as a confident, sexy frontman, although his close friends and family always maintained he was much more introverted than his on-stage persona. A talented lyricist, he co-wrote almost all of INXS's songs with Andrew Farriss, who has attributed his own success as a songwriter to Hutchence's 'genius'.
Hide(X-Japan) Hideto Matsumoto (松本 秀人 Matsumoto Hideto, December 13, 1964–May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (pronounced [ˈhidɛ]), was a Visual Kei / J-Rock musician. After achieving stardom as a guitarist in the influential visual kei group X Japan, hide also took part in the American collaboration Zilch. hide enjoyed additional (and considerable) success as a solo artist, in which he provided his own vocals in addition to songwriting and playing guitar. He also organized and creatively managed the group hide with Spread Beaver.
Kurt Cobain: Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – ca. April 5, 1994) was the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the Seattle rock band Nirvana. He served not only as the band's frontman and principal songwriter, but also as its "leader and spiritual center". With the band's success, Cobain became a major national and international celebrity, an uncomfortable position for someone who claimed "Famous is the last thing I wanted to be."
Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 - ca. April 5, 2002) was the lead singer of the rock group Alice In Chains and the short-lived supergroup Mad Season. At the age of twelve, Staley began playing drums and played in several glam bands in his early teens, but aspired to be a singer. He later traded in his drum set for a microphone. He met up with Jerry Cantrell in 1987 while at a party, and Cantrell soon asked him to join his band Diamond Lie. Eventually, the band renamed itself Alice in Chains. Originally a glam band, Alice in Chains shifted into marked metal influences, and was soon included as part of the burgeoning grunge movement.
2Pac: Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rap artist, actor, and poet. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling rap/hip-hop artist ever, having sold over 73 million albums worldwide, including over 44.5 million sales in the United States alone.
Christopher "Big Punisher" Lee Rios: Christopher Lee Rios (November 9, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was a New York rapper of Puerto Rican descent who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s.
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez: (TLC) Lisa Lopes, Singer Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), also known under the stage name of "Left Eye", was a member of the popular R and B and hip hop group TLC.
Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." : Wallace Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) also known as Biggie Smalls (after a stylish gangster in 1975's Let's Do it Again) , Big Poppa and Frank White (from the film King of New York), but best known as The Notorious B.I.G (Business Instead of Game), was a very popular rapper who rose to fame during the mid-1990s.
Lamont "Big L" Coleman: Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), better known as Big L, was an American rap artist. Big L was born, raised, lived, and fatally shot in the same Harlem neighborhood he so frequently rhymed about. He is mostly remembered for his freestyle ability, his critically acclaimed debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous and his murder at the age of twenty-four. Following Coleman's death, he has been since celebrated as one of the best emcees of all time, due to his oft-lauded punchlines and razor-sharp lyrics.
Aaliyah: Dana Haughton. Born on (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), better known simply as Aaliyah, was an American R&B singer, dancer, fashion model and actress.
Introduced to audiences by R&B singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous in her own right during the mid-1990s with several hit records from the songwriting/production team of Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Timbaland, and their associate Steve "Static" Garrett.
Kami (of the group Malice Mizer) ( Kami died on 21/06/1999 )
Nutshell By Alice In Chains
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