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

[Razzoo]

Only two I think, Arthur Lee and Kurt Cobain . I heard Lou Reed at Glastonbury but didn't actually see him.

 

[Feathers]

Brian Connolly and the Sweet, Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (amazing)

Gene Pitney (twice), sometime in the nineties

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Ddavid Allen- Gong . Huw Loyd - Hawkwind. Augustus Pablo - Rockers international. Dave Swan - RDF/Dub Warriors.

 

[tinycowboy]

Phil Lynott
Prince
Keith Girdler (Blueboy)
Dave Goldsworthy (The Chesterfields)
Tommy McManus (Mama's Boys)
Chris Acland (Lush)
Matthew Fletcher (Talulah Gosh/Heavenly)
Elliott Smith
Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse)
Gerry Rafferty
Rob Young (Primal Scream)
Carey Lander (Camera Obscura)
Trish Keenan (Broadcast)

There are probably many more, unfortunately....

 

[Gazwag]

Freddie Mercury and Michael Hutchence - in fact they played at the same concert in 1986 I think

 

[pearl]

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

Rowland S Howard died?

 

[Buzzer]

Gil Scott Heron
Alan Vega (Suicide)
Billy Mackenzie
Desmond Dekker
Prince Buster
James Brown
Elliott Smith
Amy Winehouse
Rob Collins and Jon Brookes both from the Charlatans
Colin Vearncombe (from Black)
Jeffery Lee Pierce (Gun Club)
Mark Linkous
Pete De Freitas (Echo and the Bunnymen)

and others have said probably a lot more besides.

 

[knocky1]

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

Of course he counts, Scousers are allowed.
Sarah Vaughan.

 

[pearl]

Gil Scott Heron
Alan Vega (Suicide)
Billy Mackenzie
Desmond Dekker
Prince Buster
James Brown
Elliott Smith
Amy Winehouse
Rob Collins and Jon Brookes both from the Charlatans
Colin Vearncombe (from Black)
Jeffery Lee Pierce (Gun Club)
Mark Linkous
Pete De Freitas (Echo and the Bunnymen)

and others have said probably a lot more besides.

this thread is too depressing for me

 

[Simgull]

Joe Strummer
Grant McLennan
Link Wray
David Bowie

I'd like to think they have formed a band somewhere in the afterlife

 

[Gwylan]

Gil Scott Heron
Alan Vega (Suicide)
Billy Mackenzie
Pete De Freitas (Echo and the Bunnymen)

Some more I'd forgotten

Plus Ian Dury, George Melly, Stan Tracey, Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Ari Up, Edgar Froese ... so many, I had not thought death had undone so many

 

[KVLT]

Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath,Rainbow, Dio)
Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)

 

[Buzzer]

This was the very last song that the late great Billy Mackenzie contributed on, and what a song - from Apollo 440's 'Electroglide in Blue' one of my all-time favourite albums and a criminally under-rated classic. For me this is the greatest ever break-up song, just listen to the lyrics:

I'm gonna love you, till you love me then no more
You're gonna need me, like I need you right now
I'm gonna screw you, for all you're worth and no more
You're gonna need me, it's the same in any language

Ouch! Sadly, Mackenzie killed himself shortly after finishing recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3CwlZm0fY

 

[Buzzer]

Liam Maher from Flowered Up is another name to add to this thread.

 

[Stato]

Phil Lynott
Pete De Frietas
Phil Chevron (Pogues)
Kirsty MacColl (Same gig as Chevron)
Rob (Bass Thing) Jones (Wonderstuff)
Chris Galvin (Brilliant Corners)
Ian Dury
Kurt Cobain
Lou Reed
Robert (Throb) Young (Primal Scream)

and comedy gigs Rik Mayall & Bill Hicks

 

[pearl]

Liam Maher from Flowered Up is another name to add to this thread.

I need a ****ing beer!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Ian Dury.
Gregory Isaacs.
James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon of The Pretenders.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Luther Vandross, class act live.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Prince
Gil Scott Heron
Joe Strummer, Clash, Mescaleros, Solo
The Ramones
Dennis Brown
Jon Bonham, Led Zeppelin
Bobby Womack
Ari Upp with The Slits
Malcolm Owen, The Ruts
Ian Dury
Robert Throb Young, Primal Scream
Rico Rodriguez, The Specials
Mikey Dread

and I am guessing many more

 

[Robinjakarta]

Freddie Mercury and Michael Hutchence - in fact they played at the same concert in 1986 I think

They did indeed. As did Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Keith Emerson, Rick Wright, Syd Barrett and maybe more at the Dome in 1967.