What singers/musicians have you seen live that are no longer with us?

[murciagull]

Off the top of my head

Marc Bolan
Clarence Clemons
Keith Moon
John Entwistle
Errol Brown
Lou Reed

 

[pasty]

Freddie Mercury
Richard Wright (Floyd)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple)

 

[1234andcounting]

Cheerful thread. Allow me to join in.

Phil Lynott
David Bowie
Lee Brilleaux
Levi Stubbs
Barry White
Junior Walker
Joe Strummer
Moon and Entwistle, too.

Probably more as I saw my first gig in 1971.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Joe Strummer (The Clash)
Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
Malcolm Owen (The Ruts)

Loads of others who meant less to me personally, including Freddie Mercury (Queen) and Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters) both of whom I saw at Hammersmith Odeon. On different nights. Obviously.

 

[Norman Potting]

Phil Lynott with Thin Lizzy, B.B. King, Danny Federici and the "Big Man" with the E- Street Band, Cozy Powell with Rainbow, John Entwhistle with the Who.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Jon Brookes (The Charlatans)
Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate)
Kirsty MacColl

 

[albionalbino]

Joe Strummer
The Ramones
Johnny Thunders
Gregory Isaacs
Dennis Brown
Bim Sherman
Tracey Pew/Rowland S Howard (The Birthday Party)
Sugar Minott
James Brown
Etta James

 

[Insel affe]

J.Cash

 

[heathgate]

Bon Scott...

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[studio150]

John Entwistle
Keith Moon
Pete Farndon
Phil Lynott
Freddie Mercury
Linda McCartney
Darrell Sweet
Ian Dury
Joe Strummer
Howie Epstein
Danny Federici
Richard Wright
Gary Moore
Clarence Celmons
Wurzel
Michael Dunford
Phil Taylor
Lemmy


and probably some more I have overlooked

 

[Cian]

Some school related event had a girlband called Fifth Avenue at it where one member has since died. Not the most stellar entry here. Other than that there'd be a few DJs - Barry Connell comes to mind.

 

[Gwylan]

Blimey, morbid or what.

Lou Reed
Nico
Joe Strummer
The Ramones
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Coyne
Bob Marley
Gregory Isaacs
Dennis Brown
Mikey Smith
Sugar Minott
Papa Wemba
Franco
Mahlatini
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
The Sabri Brothers
Cesaria Evora
Art Blakey
Horace Silver
Esbjörn Svensson

Off the top of my head

Probably lots that I've forgotten

 

[Shirty]

Prince
James Brown

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Burl Ives.

In fact, I shared the bill with him at the first event to be organised when the Brighton Centre opened. He was top of the bill. I wasn't.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Jon Brookes (The Charlatans)
Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate)
Kirsty MacColl

Ewan MacColl.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Champion Jack Dupree.
On the Dylan/Clapton tour in Rotterdam Summer 1978.

I think when they did Blackbushe Airport (weird venue!) earlier on they had Joan Armatrading as 3rd billing.

P.S. Whatever happened to Blackbushe airport?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Mercury, Bo Diddley, BB King, Keith Emerson, Alan Hull, T Model Ford, Jeff Healey, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Glen Frey, Wooly Wolstemholme, John Bonham, countless other band members I presume!

 

[Danny-Boy]

John Entwistle
Keith Moon
Pete Farndon
Phil Lynott
Freddie Mercury
Linda McCartney
Darrell Sweet
Ian Dury
Joe Strummer
Howie Epstein
Danny Federici
Richard Wright
Gary Moore
Clarence Celmons
Wurzel
Michael Dunford
Phil Taylor
Lemmy


and probably some more I have overlooked

Blimey don't they ban you now as an evil omen?

 

[Danny-Boy]

Oh and does George Melly count? Saw him in the jazz pub in Barnes once.

 

[luppers]

Johnny Cash
Roy Orbison
BB King
Ray Charles
John Lee Hooker
Sonny Boy Williamson
Carl Perkins
Jet Harris
Dave Dee
Dozy
John Farrar