#otd 5 August 1992 Jeff Porcaro (*1954) US-American drummer; co-founder and drummer of Toto, but also one of the most recorded session musicians in history ~ heart attack due to occlusive coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis resulting from cocaine use youtu.be/7gl_8XP3c54

#otd 5 August 2013 George Duke (*1946) US-American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer; was known primarily for 32 solo albums, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa ~ chronic lymphocytic leukemia youtu.be/NeKQUTvBiNo

#otd 4 August 2011 Conrad Schnitzler (*1937) German experimental musician, member/founder of krautrock groups Tangerine Dream, Kluster and Eruption, before working solo ~ stomach cancer youtu.be/3wQzqhCyeX0

#otd 4 August 1962 Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson, *1926) US-American actress, singer and model ~ barbiturate overdose (probable suicide) youtu.be/52dfzZUjiU4

#otd 4 August 1962 Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson, *1926) US-American actress, singer and model ~ barbiturate overdose (probable suicide) youtu.be/52dfzZUjiU4

#otd 4 August 2011 Conrad Schnitzler (*1937) German experimental musician, member/founder of krautrock groups Tangerine Dream, Kluster and Eruption, before working solo ~ stomach cancer youtu.be/3wQzqhCyeX0

#otd 3 August 2010 Bobby Hebb (Robert Alvin Von Hebb, *1938) US-American R&B and soul singer, musician, songwriter, recording and performing artist, best known for his 1966 hit "Sunny" ~ lung cancer youtu.be/gbEMynB9Alk

#otd 3 August 1983 Jobriath (Bruce Wayne Campbell, *1946) US-American rock musician and actor; was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label and one of the first internationally famous musicians to die of ~ AIDS youtu.be/HXks3Xjydh0

#otd 31 July 1975 The Miami Showband Massacre ~ three members of the Irish The Miami Showband (Fran O'Toole, Brian McCoy, Tony Geraghty) were murdered in an attack of the loyalist paramilitary group Ulster Volunteer Force youtu.be/Z68p4V62x0s

#otd 31 July 1969 Alexandra (Doris Alexandra Nefedov, née Treitz, *1942) German singer ("Mein Freund, der Baum", "Zigeunerjunge") ~ car accident youtu.be/ZWOz6NcAVOk

#otd 29 July 1974 Cass Elliot (Ellen Naomi Cohen, *1941) aka Mama Cass US-American singer and actress, member of The Mamas And The Papas ~ died in her sleep (heart failure), 4 years later Keith Moon died in the same room, also aged 32 years youtu.be/ZZ0PZRYin2s

#otd 28 July 2021 Dusty Hill (Joe Michael Hill, *1949) US-American musician, bassist of ZZ Top, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, accidentally shot himself in 1984 in the abdomen ~ died in his sleep youtu.be/7wRHBLwpASw

#otd 28 July 2011 Bernd Clüver (1948) first German schlager singer to sing about homosexuality ("Mike und sein Freund", 1976), was not allowed to perform it on the shows "ZDF-Hitparade" or "disco" ~ serious injuries after falling down stairs youtu.be/e_D5rlZ4vhA

#otd 28 July 2023 Tommi Stumpff (Thomas Peters, *1958) German musician, vocalist of Düsseldorf punk band Der KfC, started a electro-punk solo project afterwards ~ long illness youtu.be/ogKS6PfdG1w

#otd 26 July 2023 Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (*1966) Irish singer, songwriter, and activist ~ died of natural causes ("exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection") youtu.be/0-EF60neguk

#otd 26 July 2013 J.J. Cale (John Weldon Cale, *1938) US-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Wrote "Cocaine" &"After Midnight" (Eric Clapton), "Call Me the Breeze" (Lynyrd Skynyrd), "Same Old Blues" (Captain Beefheart) ~ heart attack youtu.be/Tdzlop4p0vc

#otd 26 July 2021 Joey Jordison (Nathan Jonas Jordison, *1975) US-American musician, original drummer and co-founder of Slipknot, guitarist of Murderdolls ~ died in his sleep (cause unannounced) youtu.be/2QGvct4968U

#otd 25 July 1984 Big Mama Thornton (Willie Mae Thornton, *1926) US-American singer and songwriter, was the first to record "Hound Dog" (1952); wrote "Ball and Chain" (rerecorded by Janis Joplin) ~ heart & liver disorders due to longstanding alcohol abuse youtu.be/BmpwvxW0gW0

Ich freu mich sehr: Die kommentierte Quellenedition des Projekts SPUR zu „negativ-dekadenten“ Jugend- und Subkulturen der DDR ist erschienen! Die Edition spannt den Bogen von den 1970er Jahren bis hinein in die Transformationsphase nach dem Mauerfall (1989–1995). Mehr Infos hier drunter ⬇️

Ich freu mich sehr: Die kommentierte Quellenedition des Projekts SPUR zu „negativ-dekadenten“ Jugend- und Subkulturen der DDR ist erschienen! Die Edition spannt den Bogen von den 1970er Jahren bis hinein in die Transformationsphase nach dem Mauerfall (1989–1995). Mehr Infos hier drunter ⬇️

#otd 23 July 2011 Amy Winehouse (*1983) English soul, jazz and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and singer ~ alcohol poisoning youtu.be/KUmZp8pR1uc

#otd 22 July 1996 Tamara Danz (*1952) German musician and singer of East German rock band Silly, was voted "best female rock singer of the year" in the GDR in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986 ~ breast cancer youtu.be/Kb180KneHjM

#otd 22 July 2025 Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne, *1948) aka "Prince of Darkness" English singer, songwriter, and media personality; co-founder and lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, began a solo career in the 1980s ~ heart attack / cardiac arrest youtu.be/U39EiI-NR4I

#otd 22 July 2025 Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne, *1948) aka "Prince of Darkness" English singer, songwriter, and media personality; co-founder and lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, began a solo career in the 1980s ~ heart attack / cardiac arrest youtu.be/U39EiI-NR4I

#otd 20 July 2017 Chester Bennington (*1976) US-American singer, lead vocalist of Linkin Park, Grey Daze, Stone Temple Pilots and Dead By Sunrise ~ suicide by hanging youtu.be/Gd9OhYroLN0

#otd 20 July 2003 Adam Cox (vocals/guitar), Jeremy Gage (drums) and Matt Fitzgerald (bass) of the US-American punk rock and power pop band The Exploding Hearts ~ car accident after a gig youtu.be/NwaVjxggBN4

#otd 19 July 2022 Q Lazzarus (Diane Luckey, *1960) US-American singer, best known for her song "Goodbye Horses" (1988), being prominently featured in "Silence of the Lambs" (1991); disappeared from the public eye in mid-90s ~ died from unknown illness youtu.be/qVZfjjLUhGE

#otd 18 July 1988 Nico (Christa Päffgen, *1938) German singer, songwriter, musician, model and actress, sang on the debut album of The Velvet Underground (produced by Andy Warhol) and started a solo career afterwards (produced by John Cale) ~ cycling accident youtu.be/ZudHYTya-dQ

#otd 18 July 1966 Bobby Fuller (*1942) US-American singer, songwriter and guitarist of The Bobby Fuller Four, best known for their cover of "I Fought The Law" (1966) ~ was found dead in an automobile (rumours range from accident to suicide and murder) youtu.be/ytE2JMyBAe0

17 July 2011 Taiji (Taiji Sawada, *1966) Japanese musician and bassist of visual kei founders X (X Japan) and heavy metal band Loudness ~ suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet in his detention cell (attacked others during a flight) youtu.be/Oj9bvmzTR2A