Alexandre Levy
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November 10, 1864
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January 17, 1892
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Unknown
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Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor
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Louis Chauvin
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March 13, 1881
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March 26, 1908
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Neurosyphilitic sclerosis
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American ragtime musician
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Robert Johnson
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May 8, 1911
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August 16, 1938
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Unknown, but widely viewed as strychnine poisoning
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Influential blues artist
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Nat Jaffe
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January 1, 1918
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August 5, 1945
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Complications from high blood pressure
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American swing jazz pianist
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Jesse Belvin
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December 15, 1932
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February 6, 1960
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Car crash
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R&B singer, pianist and songwriter
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Rudy Lewis
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August 23, 1936
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May 20, 1964
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Autopsy was never performed; probable drug overdose
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Vocalist of The Drifters
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Joe Henderson
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April 24, 1937
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October 25, 1964
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Heart attack
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Gospel and R&B singer
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Malcolm Hale
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May 17, 1941
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October 30, 1968
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Carbon monoxide poisoning
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Original member and lead guitarist of Spanky and Our Gang
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Dickie Pride
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October 21, 1941
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March 26, 1969
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Overdose of sleeping pills
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Rock and roll singer
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Brian Jones
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February 28, 1942
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July 3, 1969
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Drowned
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Rolling Stones founder, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist
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Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson
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July 4, 1943
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September 3, 1970
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Barbiturate overdose, sometimes cited as suicide
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Lead singer and primary songwriter of Canned Heat
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Jimi Hendrix
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November 27, 1942
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September 18, 1970
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Asphyxiation (which is disputed)
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Electric guitar pioneer, singer and songwriter for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys
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Janis Joplin
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January 19, 1943
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October 4, 1970
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Probable heroin overdose
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Front woman and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band
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Arlester "Dyke" Christian
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June 13, 1943
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March 13, 1971
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Murdered
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Front man & bassist for influential American funk band Dyke & the Blazers
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Jim Morrison
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December 8, 1943
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July 3, 1971
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No Autopsy, cause of death disputed
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Lead singer and lyricist for The Doors
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Linda Jones
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December 14, 1944
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March 14, 1972
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Diabetes
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Soul Singer
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Les Harvey
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September 13, 1944
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May 3, 1972
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Electrocution
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Guitarist for Stone the Crows
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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
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September 8, 1945
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March 8, 1973
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Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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Founding member of the Grateful Dead
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Roger Lee Durham
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February 14, 1946
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July 27, 1973
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Injuries from falling off a horse
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Singer and percussionist for R&B group Bloodstone
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Wallace Yohn
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January 12, 1947
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August 12, 1974
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Plane crash
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Organist for jazz rock band Chase
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Dave "Zander" Alexander
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June 3, 1947
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February 10, 1975
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Pneumonia
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Original bassist of influential proto-punk band The Stooges
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Pete Ham
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April 27, 1947
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April 24, 1975
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Suicide
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Singer, guitar player, and songwriter for Badfinger
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Gary Thain
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May 15, 1948
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December 15, 1975
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Heroin overdose
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Former bassist of Uriah Heep and The Keef Hartley Band
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Cecilia
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October 11, 1948
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August 2, 1976
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Car crash
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Spanish singer-songwriter
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Helmut Köllen
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March 2, 1950
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May 3, 1977
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Carbon monoxide poisoning
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Bassist for German prog rock group Triumvirat & solo
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Chris Bell
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January 25, 1951
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December 27, 1978
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Car crash
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Songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo
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Jacob Miller
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May 4, 1952
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March 23, 1980
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Car crash
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Reggae artist and lead singer for Inner Circle
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D. Boon
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April 1, 1958
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December 22, 1985
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Van crash
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Guitarist, songwriter & lead singer of punk band the Minutemen
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Alexander Bashlachev
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May 27, 1960
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February 17, 1988
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Fall from 9th floor window, most likely suicide
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Russian musician, guitarist, and singer-songwriter
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
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December 22, 1960
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August 12, 1988
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Speedball overdose
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Painter and graffiti artist; formed the band Gray
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Pete de Freitas
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August 2, 1961
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June 14, 1989
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Motorcycle crash
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Drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen
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Mia Zapata
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August 8, 1965
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July 7, 1993
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Murdered
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Lead singer of punk band The Gits
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Kurt Cobain
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February 20, 1967
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April 5, 1994
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Suicide
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Founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana
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Kristen Pfaff
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May 26, 1967
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June 16, 1994
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Heroin overdose
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Bass guitarist for Hole and Janitor Joe
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Richey Edwards
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December 22, 1967
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February 1, 1995
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Disappeared; officially presumed dead November 23, 2008
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Lyricist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers
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Fat Pat
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December 4, 1970
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February 3, 1998
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Murdered
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Rapper and member of Screwed Up Click
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Freaky Tah
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May 14, 1971
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March 28, 1999
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Murdered
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Rapper and member of the Lost Boyz
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Kami
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February 1, 1972
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June 21, 1999
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Drummer for Japanese visual kei rock band Malice Mizer
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Rodrigo Bueno
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May 24, 1973
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June 24, 2000
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Car crash
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Cuarteto singer
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Sean Patrick McCabe
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November 13, 1972
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August 28, 2000
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Asphyxiation
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Lead singer of Ink & Dagger
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Maria Serrano Serrano
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November 26, 1973
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November 24, 2001
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Plane crash
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Background singer for Passion Fruit
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Jeremy Michael Ward
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May 5, 1976
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May 25, 2003
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Heroin overdose
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The Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator
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Bryan Ottoson
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March 18, 1978
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April 19, 2005
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Prescription drug overdose
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Guitarist for American Head Charge
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Valentín Elizalde
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February 1, 1979
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November 26, 2006
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Murdered
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Mexican banda singer
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Amy Winehouse
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September 14, 1983
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July 23, 2011
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Alcohol poisoning
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Singer-songwriter
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Richard Turner
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July 30, 1984
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August 11, 2011
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Heart attack while swimming
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Trumpet player, collaborator with Friendly Fires
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Nicole Bogner
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March 22, 1984
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January 6, 2012
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Unspecified severe sickness
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Former lead singer for Australian metal band Visions of Atlantis
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Soroush "Looloosh" Farazmand
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Novemeber 1, 1986
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November 11, 2013
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Murdered
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Guitarist for The Yellow Dogs
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Monkey Black
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July 26, 1986
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April 30, 2014
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Murdered
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Dominican rapper
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