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dead souls.................?

I was noticing that most of my favorite musicians/songwriters/singers are dead (i.e. Ian Curtis from Joy Division, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, etc. etc. etc.). What are your favorite late songwriters/musicians/singers?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Joe Strummer

    Mark Heard

    Otis Redding

    James Carr

    Nick Drake

    Sandy Denny

    Ronnie VanZant

    Marvin Gaye

    Eva Cassidy

    Elvis (really!)

    Solomon Burke

    Hank Williams

    Johnny Cash

    Freddie Mercury

    Andrew Wood

    D. Boone

    Joey Ramone

    Rod Stewart (living...but dead artistically...)

  • 1 decade ago

    Jerry Garcia

    Rory Gallagher

    Frank Zappa

    Roy Buchanan

    Rick Danko

    George Harrison

    Rick Wright

    Harry Chapin

  • 1 decade ago

    Jim Morrison

    Layne Stayle

    Jimi Hendrix

    Bradley Nowell

  • Chris
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Jimi Hendrix

    Jim Morrison

    John Lennon

    Kurt Cobain

    Freddie Mercury

    -- those were my favorites, but i also listen to:

    Janis Joplin

    Syd Barrett

    Bon Scott

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  • Layne Stayley and Freddie Mercury

    Hearing about both their deaths was like getting sucker punched in the gut.

  • 1 decade ago

    bob marley

    joe strummer

    johnny cash

    ian curtis

    kurt cobain

    bon scott

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Tupac.... *sniff*

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