Famous people you saw in concert who are now dead
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Marty Robbins - In a mountain restaurant parking lot
Roger Miller - Very drunk and telling filthy jokes at a corporate gig
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck
John Bohnam - three times
Zappa
Keith Moon, John Entwistle
Charlie Watts - twice
Alvin Lee - twice
Waylon - Several times
Paul Raymond
Neil Peart
David Crosby - Several times
Chuck Berry
Ronnie Lane - several times
Ian McLagan
Steve Marriott
Odetta - Several times
BB King
Don Williams
James Brown
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
Ike & Tina Turner
The Abbott brothers
Chick Corea
Jan Berry
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Christine McVie
James Cotton
David Bowie
Original Skynyrd members
Gregg Allman
John Denver
Natalie Cole
Dio
Jimmy Buffett
John Prine
Joey Ramone - And other Ramones
Glenn Frey
Tommy Bolin
Ray Manzarek - Twice
Benjamin Orr
Brad Delp
Billy Preston
Andy Williams
Cozy Powell
....and many more.
Roger Miller - Very drunk and telling filthy jokes at a corporate gig
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck
John Bohnam - three times
Zappa
Keith Moon, John Entwistle
Charlie Watts - twice
Alvin Lee - twice
Waylon - Several times
Paul Raymond
Neil Peart
David Crosby - Several times
Chuck Berry
Ronnie Lane - several times
Ian McLagan
Steve Marriott
Odetta - Several times
BB King
Don Williams
James Brown
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
Ike & Tina Turner
The Abbott brothers
Chick Corea
Jan Berry
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Christine McVie
James Cotton
David Bowie
Original Skynyrd members
Gregg Allman
John Denver
Natalie Cole
Dio
Jimmy Buffett
John Prine
Joey Ramone - And other Ramones
Glenn Frey
Tommy Bolin
Ray Manzarek - Twice
Benjamin Orr
Brad Delp
Billy Preston
Andy Williams
Cozy Powell
....and many more.
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Bradley Nowell ( Sublime )
Guru ( Gang Starr )
Jason Thirsk ( Pennywise )
Chi Pig ( SNFU )
Dimebag & Vinnie ( Pantera )
Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee ( Ramones )
Toots Hibbert ( The Maytals )
Tommy McCook, and Roland Alphonso ( Skatalites ) Fuck, probably all of them are dead now.
Terry Hall ( The Specials )
Dave Karisch ( SHJ )
Bushwick Bill ( Geto Boys )
Mac Dre
Biz Markie
Trugoy the Dove ( De La Soul )
Pimp C ( UGK )
Nick Traina ( Link 80/Knowledge )
Lemmy
Pig Champion ( Poison Idea )
Lee Scratch Perry
Elliot Smith ( I saw him with Heatmiser a few times )
Bunny Wailer
EVH ( God it sucks typing out that Eddie died )
Jeff Hanneman
Dick Dale
Guru ( Gang Starr )
Jason Thirsk ( Pennywise )
Chi Pig ( SNFU )
Dimebag & Vinnie ( Pantera )
Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee ( Ramones )
Toots Hibbert ( The Maytals )
Tommy McCook, and Roland Alphonso ( Skatalites ) Fuck, probably all of them are dead now.
Terry Hall ( The Specials )
Dave Karisch ( SHJ )
Bushwick Bill ( Geto Boys )
Mac Dre
Biz Markie
Trugoy the Dove ( De La Soul )
Pimp C ( UGK )
Nick Traina ( Link 80/Knowledge )
Lemmy
Pig Champion ( Poison Idea )
Lee Scratch Perry
Elliot Smith ( I saw him with Heatmiser a few times )
Bunny Wailer
EVH ( God it sucks typing out that Eddie died )
Jeff Hanneman
Dick Dale
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There was this same thread a long time ago, so these lists are much longer than then.
Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
Frank Watkins and Ralph Santolla (Obituary)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
Geordie Walker (Killing Joke)
Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood)
Prince
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Dave Hlubek and Phil McCormack (Molly Hatchet)
Ben Keith and Rick Rosas (Neil Young)
Scott Weiland (STP/ Velvet Revover)
Alan White and Chris Squire (Yes)
Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
Janne Heiskanen (The Rasmus)
Claude and Saikki (Smack/Fishfaces)
Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
Keith Flint (The Prodigy)
Pat Torpey (Mr. Big)
Joey and Johnny (Ramones)
Dimebag and Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
Steve Riley (WASP and L.A. Guns)
Randy Castillo (Ozzy)
Marc Paganini and Ralph Murthy (Paganini)
There must be more.
Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
Frank Watkins and Ralph Santolla (Obituary)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
Geordie Walker (Killing Joke)
Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood)
Prince
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Dave Hlubek and Phil McCormack (Molly Hatchet)
Ben Keith and Rick Rosas (Neil Young)
Scott Weiland (STP/ Velvet Revover)
Alan White and Chris Squire (Yes)
Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
Janne Heiskanen (The Rasmus)
Claude and Saikki (Smack/Fishfaces)
Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
Keith Flint (The Prodigy)
Pat Torpey (Mr. Big)
Joey and Johnny (Ramones)
Dimebag and Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
Steve Riley (WASP and L.A. Guns)
Randy Castillo (Ozzy)
Marc Paganini and Ralph Murthy (Paganini)
There must be more.
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Neil Peart
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Pfff, this is likely by no means complete, but:
- David Lee Roth guitar player
- Bon Jovi guy
- Ozzy drummer
- Megadeth drummer
- Slayer guy
- Malcolm Young
- KISS drummer
That's all I can think of right now.
- David Lee Roth guitar player
- Bon Jovi guy
- Ozzy drummer
- Megadeth drummer
- Slayer guy
- Malcolm Young
- KISS drummer
That's all I can think of right now.
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Pfff, this is likely by no means complete, but:
- David Lee Roth guitar player
- Bon Jovi guy
- Ozzy drummer
- Megadeth drummer
- Slayer guy
- Malcolm Young
- KISS drummer
- Cozy Powell
- Dio
- Half of Pantera
That's all I can think of right now.
- David Lee Roth guitar player
- Bon Jovi guy
- Ozzy drummer
- Megadeth drummer
- Slayer guy
- Malcolm Young
- KISS drummer
- Cozy Powell
- Dio
- Half of Pantera
That's all I can think of right now.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Tom Petty
Eddie Van Halen
Alex Von Such
George Jones
Jay Bennett
Jeff LaBar
Also, all that I can think of right now.
Tom Petty
Eddie Van Halen
Alex Von Such
George Jones
Jay Bennett
Jeff LaBar
Also, all that I can think of right now.
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Close to complete, maybe missed a few because I am not sure about some of the exact line-ups I saw.
For example I almost wrote "Florian Schneider" before I realized he left Kraftwerk a year or two before I saw them first, and I almost missed that Scott Columbus was back in Manowar in the late 90s and 00s.
Neil Peart
Charlie Watts
Eddie Van Halen
Ronnie James Dio
Jimmy Bain
Cozy Powell
Geoff Nicholls
Steve Riley
Malcolm Young
Lemmy
Bowie
Steve Clark
Dusty Hill
Jon Lord
Andy Fletcher
Chris Cornell
Jeff Hanneman
Eric Carr
John Regan
Dave Holland
Danny Federici
Clarence Clemons
Scott Columbus
Leonard Haze (Gillan, earlier in Y&T)
Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen)
Ingo Schwichtenberg (Helloween)
Johnny Solinger (Skid Row)
Randy Castillo
Dimebag & Vinnie from Pantera
Marc Paganini & Ralph Murthy from Paganini
For example I almost wrote "Florian Schneider" before I realized he left Kraftwerk a year or two before I saw them first, and I almost missed that Scott Columbus was back in Manowar in the late 90s and 00s.
Neil Peart
Charlie Watts
Eddie Van Halen
Ronnie James Dio
Jimmy Bain
Cozy Powell
Geoff Nicholls
Steve Riley
Malcolm Young
Lemmy
Bowie
Steve Clark
Dusty Hill
Jon Lord
Andy Fletcher
Chris Cornell
Jeff Hanneman
Eric Carr
John Regan
Dave Holland
Danny Federici
Clarence Clemons
Scott Columbus
Leonard Haze (Gillan, earlier in Y&T)
Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen)
Ingo Schwichtenberg (Helloween)
Johnny Solinger (Skid Row)
Randy Castillo
Dimebag & Vinnie from Pantera
Marc Paganini & Ralph Murthy from Paganini
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Dio
Dimebag/ Vinnie
Charlie Watts
Jeff Hanneman
Dimebag/ Vinnie
Charlie Watts
Jeff Hanneman
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Bowie and Peart are the only two I can think of.
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Eddie Money
Jeff Labar
Jani Laine
Tim Kelly
Frankie Banali
Kevin Dubrow
Kenny Hillery
Danny Wilder
Steve Riley
Jan Kuehnemund
Johnny Solinger
Phil Kennemore
Tony Lewis
John Spinks
John Wetton
Ronnie James Dio
Jimmy Bain
John Purdell
Scott Smith
Leonard Haze
Pat Torpey
Lemmy
Larry Jundstrom
Bruce Waibel
Paul Raymond
Allen Lanier
Robby Steinhardt
Jimi Jamison
Brian Howe
Jon Ster
Charlie Daniels
Jeff Labar
Jani Laine
Tim Kelly
Frankie Banali
Kevin Dubrow
Kenny Hillery
Danny Wilder
Steve Riley
Jan Kuehnemund
Johnny Solinger
Phil Kennemore
Tony Lewis
John Spinks
John Wetton
Ronnie James Dio
Jimmy Bain
John Purdell
Scott Smith
Leonard Haze
Pat Torpey
Lemmy
Larry Jundstrom
Bruce Waibel
Paul Raymond
Allen Lanier
Robby Steinhardt
Jimi Jamison
Brian Howe
Jon Ster
Charlie Daniels
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Cool, where did you see Andy Williams?Turner Coates wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:25 pm Marty Robbins - In a mountain restaurant parking lot
Roger Miller - Very drunk and telling filthy jokes at a corporate gig
Andy Williams
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Not as many as I figured. Give it a few years and my list will be huge.
ERIC CARR
ALL OF ORIGINAL MOLLY HATCHET
JIMMY FARRAR
JACKSON SPIRES
MALCOLM YOUNG
AJ PERO
JOHNNY CA$H
DAVE HOLLAND
CLIVE BURR
NEIL PEART
DIO
BOB KULICK
EDDIE MONEY
ERIC CARR
ALL OF ORIGINAL MOLLY HATCHET
JIMMY FARRAR
JACKSON SPIRES
MALCOLM YOUNG
AJ PERO
JOHNNY CA$H
DAVE HOLLAND
CLIVE BURR
NEIL PEART
DIO
BOB KULICK
EDDIE MONEY
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And fought them in vain
So he turned his
back on them
And left them in pain
And fought them in vain
So he turned his
back on them
And left them in pain
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This was so sad accident. He was a good friend of mine.
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I forgot Malcom Young and Eric Carr.
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Lemmy
Neal Peart
Malcolm Young
Dio
Alec John Such
Nick Menza
Jeff Hanneman
Chuck Schuldiner
Marie Fredriksson
Neal Peart
Malcolm Young
Dio
Alec John Such
Nick Menza
Jeff Hanneman
Chuck Schuldiner
Marie Fredriksson
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I'm sure that I'm forgetting quite a few, but off the top of my head:
David Bowie
Neil Peart
Layne Staley
Rick Wright
Charlie Watts
Taylor Hawkins
Eddie Van Halen
Stan Getz
B.B. King
Gord Downie
Dusty Hill
Greg Ham
Malcolm Young
Michael Hutchence
T-Bone Wolk
Joey Ramone
Johnny Ramone
Chris Squier
Alan White
Dimebag
Vinnie Paul
David Bowie
Neil Peart
Layne Staley
Rick Wright
Charlie Watts
Taylor Hawkins
Eddie Van Halen
Stan Getz
B.B. King
Gord Downie
Dusty Hill
Greg Ham
Malcolm Young
Michael Hutchence
T-Bone Wolk
Joey Ramone
Johnny Ramone
Chris Squier
Alan White
Dimebag
Vinnie Paul
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Many of those already mentioned but most notably Jeff Beck...
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I stage managed his gig at The Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque.tooth wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:00 amCool, where did you see Andy Williams?Turner Coates wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:25 pm Marty Robbins - In a mountain restaurant parking lot
Roger Miller - Very drunk and telling filthy jokes at a corporate gig
Andy Williams
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Thats a very impressive list.Turner Coates wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:25 pm Marty Robbins - In a mountain restaurant parking lot
Roger Miller - Very drunk and telling filthy jokes at a corporate gig
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck
John Bohnam - three times
Zappa
Keith Moon, John Entwistle
Charlie Watts - twice
Alvin Lee - twice
Waylon - Several times
Paul Raymond
Neil Peart
David Crosby - Several times
Chuck Berry
Ronnie Lane - several times
Ian McLagan
Steve Marriott
Odetta - Several times
BB King
Don Williams
James Brown
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison
Ike & Tina Turner
The Abbott brothers
Chick Corea
Jan Berry
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Christine McVie
James Cotton
David Bowie
Original Skynyrd members
Gregg Allman
John Denver
Natalie Cole
Dio
Jimmy Buffett
John Prine
Joey Ramone - And other Ramones
Glenn Frey
Tommy Bolin
Ray Manzarek - Twice
Benjamin Orr
Brad Delp
Billy Preston
Andy Williams
Cozy Powell
....and many more.
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Many have already been listed, here are some from the extreme side of things, so "famous"? Still, saw them in concert...
Piggy (Voivod)
Martin Ain (Celtic Frost)
Richard Brunelle (Morbid Angel)
Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death)
Martin Kearns (Bolt Thrower)
Chris Witchhunter (Sodom)
Roger Patterson (Atheist)
L.G. Petrov (Entombed)
Richard Bateman (Nasty Savage)
Frank Watkins (Obituary)
Phil Vane (Extreme Noise Terror)
Bret Hoffmann (Malevolent Creation)
Dave Castillo (Deceased)
Piggy (Voivod)
Martin Ain (Celtic Frost)
Richard Brunelle (Morbid Angel)
Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death)
Martin Kearns (Bolt Thrower)
Chris Witchhunter (Sodom)
Roger Patterson (Atheist)
L.G. Petrov (Entombed)
Richard Bateman (Nasty Savage)
Frank Watkins (Obituary)
Phil Vane (Extreme Noise Terror)
Bret Hoffmann (Malevolent Creation)
Dave Castillo (Deceased)
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Just remembered PEPSI TATE
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Neil Peart
Warrel Dane
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Clark
Jeff Hahnrmsnn
Neil Peart
Warrel Dane
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Clark
Jeff Hahnrmsnn
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It would be easier for me to list everyone who is still alive
Buddy Guy still hanging in there and killing it!!
Buddy Guy still hanging in there and killing it!!
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