Dead Drummers

[Cowboy Ronnie 78]

Randy Rhoads, although not a drummer, still gets my vote for the most entertaining rock 'n' roll death

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Rhoads

 

combining elements of both a plane and bus crash, with a dusting of drugs mixed in. I'm not sure crashing into one's own tour bus quite counts as ironic, hence posting this in this thread, not the other one.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

Top ironic rock death, mind, has to be Scott La Rock - rapper - sat outside in a car whilst warring gang factions inside the house argued. Scott went in to make peace and got shot dead for his efforts.

[football_fan 42]

Jazz drummer Bernard Primeau dies

[Teddy 21]

Sandy West has finally Runaway....

 

Ok - I know it is poor, but it has been a while

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

Hello Teddy

 

Sandy got some coverage on the near misses thread a few days back. But she should've been here too, bit of an oversight on our part to miss that. Had meself a spin of the first album including Cherry Bomb, holds up well considering it's thirty years old.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Wally Ingram, the former drummer of Timbuk 3 who also worked as a session musician for Art Garfunkel, Crowded House, Sheryl Crow and Tracey Chapman, has been diagnosed with cancer of the neck and throat.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Chris Williams, drummer with the Pat McGee band, has died.

[Vinegar Tits 606]

Wally Ingram, the former drummer of Timbuk 3

I thought they used a drum machine?

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Wally Ingram, the former drummer of Timbuk 3

I thought they used a drum machine?

 

From Wiki:

 

"Initially they performed live as a duo backed up by a large "ghettoblaster". They were joined in 1991, by Wally Ingram and Courtney Audain. "

[Guest Gordon Paul Taylor]

Not that it matters much, but Dick Thyne ( of Sandelles fame) died when his Saab hit a tree near Forestville, CA. You got the date right, however.

GT

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Dave Black, jazz drummer who toured and recorded with Duke Ellington's big band, has died of pancreatic cancer aged 78. Onstage he liked feigning blindness and playing drums with a walking stick.

 

He outlived his son, Lawrence "Brittley" Black, a heavy metal drummer who died from diabetic complications in 2004.

[Phantom 2,533]

Freddie Marsden drummer for Gerry & The Pacemakers has died at the age of 66.

 

Edited December 14, 2006 by Magere Hein

[Handrejka 1,904]

Fred Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is dead.

 

http://deathbeeper.com/6119622.html

[Phantom 2,533]

Fred Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is dead.

 

http://deathbeeper.com/6119622.html

 

I beat you to it, he's mentioned in the Dead Drummers thread

 

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Edited December 14, 2006 by Magere Hein

[Handrejka 1,904]

Fred Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers is dead.

 

http://deathbeeper.com/6119622.html

 

I beat you to it, he's mentioned in the Dead Drummers thread

 

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Bugger and I searched as well.

[Lady Die 63]

I heard somewhere that Dave Mount, drummer with 70s group Mud, had died but can't find any more info.

 

EDIT: Just found this

[Phantom 2,533]

I heard somewhere that Dave Mount, drummer with 70s group Mud, had died but can't find any more info.

 

EDIT: Just found this

 

There's also this annonucement on the Mud website

Dave Mount was born on March 3rd making him 59 when he passed away

[Lady Die 63]

I heard somewhere that Dave Mount, drummer with 70s group Mud, had died but can't find any more info.

 

EDIT: Just found this

 

There's also this annonucement on the Mud website

Dave Mount was born on March 3rd making him 59 when he passed away

 

Apparently he topped himself. Shame.

[Phantom 2,533]

I heard somewhere that Dave Mount, drummer with 70s group Mud, had died but can't find any more info.

 

EDIT: Just found this

 

There's also this annonucement on the Mud website

Dave Mount was born on March 3rd making him 59 when he passed away

 

Apparently he topped himself. Shame.

 

That is a shame, I used to love their hit Tiger Feet and would dance for ages listening to it over and over again, then again I was only 3 years old at the time and of course I was also a big fan of T-Rex too

[Lady Die 63]

I heard somewhere that Dave Mount, drummer with 70s group Mud, had died but can't find any more info.

 

EDIT: Just found this

 

There's also this annonucement on the Mud website

Dave Mount was born on March 3rd making him 59 when he passed away

 

Apparently he topped himself. Shame.

 

That is a shame, I used to love their hit Tiger Feet and would dance for ages listening to it over and over again, then again I was only 3 years old at the time and of course I was also a big fan of T-Rex too

 

Ooh I'm coming over all nostalgic now. Mud were the first band I ever saw live, when I was about 15.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

I heard somewhere that Dave Mount, drummer with 70s group Mud, had died but can't find any more info.

 

EDIT: Just found this

 

There's also this annonucement on the Mud website

Dave Mount was born on March 3rd making him 59 when he passed away

 

Apparently he topped himself. Shame.

 

Maybe he didn't want to be lonely this Christmas.

 

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Edited December 15, 2006 by Magere Hein

[MadMac 98]

Mud drummer Dave Mount

 

Edited December 18, 2006 by Magere Hein

[Lady Die 63]

Freddie Marsden, drummer with The Pacemakers and brother of Gerry.

[Phantom 2,533]

Freddie Marsden, drummer with The Pacemakers and brother of Gerry.

 

Already mentioned last week when he died

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

Phantom, can you source owt online for Dave Mount's suicide? The Independent obit makes out he was working in insurance after Mud, says nowt about how he died. He had life support turned off but I can't find a reference to how he ended up in intensive care.