Rock stars who have died of cancer

[raccoon]

George Harrison, Beatles

Carl Wilson, Beach Boys

Joey Ramone, the Ramones

Eric Griffiths, the Quarrymen (a pre-Beatles group. OK, so he’s not exactly a rock star.)

Any others?

[MissMillie]

1. Warren Zevon?

no?

[raccoon]

3. Yes, the "Werewolves of London" artist qualifies. nt

[Burma Jones]

2. Bob Marley

[mikeytherat]

4. Frank Zappa

mikey_the_rat

[slj0101]

5. Karl Mueller, bassist for Soul Asylum.

[Tikki]

6. Johnny Ramone, also.....

of prostate cancer.

Tikki

[slj0101]

14. And, of course, Joey.

:(

[soleft]

7. Nicolette Larson, Minnie Ripperton

[mitchum]

8. Mike Patto (never a star, but still an incredible singer)

[Skittles]

9. just recently read about Sandy West

a bit obscure these days but I thought those gals were awesome:

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

[Bunny]

10. I was going to post that star of one of DU's greatest flame wars, Laura Branigan, but

turns out she died of a brain aneurysm, so, never mind.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Had no idea she was dead

[Katina]

17. me neither, I wondered what happened to her

[Pendrench]

11. I believe Eva Cassidy also died of cancer. n/t

[Tikki]

12. Ian Dury, Dusty Springfield and Doug Sahm....

Tikki :-(

[jobycom]

16. Doug Sahm died of a heartattack. nt

[Tikki]

19. Correct you are....

We lost Freddy Fender to cancer...



Tikki

[jobycom]

20. Yes, we did. They made quite a team.

:cry:

[Left Is Write]

15. Eric Carr.

[begin_within]

18. Nat King Cole was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and

died of lung cancer. He smoked cigarettes before his recording sessions because he thought it made his voice deeper and richer.

[libnnc]

21. Dusty.

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999)

AKA Dusty Springfield

She died of breast cancer.

[borlis]

22. He was more of a country star, but Eddie Rabbitt died of cancer.

Lung cancer to be exact. He never smoked either. It was secondhand smoke from all the smokey bars and nightclubs. Not only was he a great performer, but a great writer as well. He wrote for many others including Elvis' "Kentucky Rain" which is a great song.

[Smooth Operator]

23. Randy Castillo

Drummer for Ozzy Osborne and Motley Crue.