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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 2d

#otd 14 October 1983
Hugh Mundell (*1962)

Jamaican roots reggae singer

~ shot to death while sitting in his vehicle in Kingston

youtu.be/kf9ANHZzqWA

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 2d

#otd 14 October 1977
Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby Jr., *1903)

American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor; made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs

~ collapsed and died instantly from a heart attack after a golf round

youtu.be/0Sg5TQwgYz4

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 3d

#otd 13 Oct. 2021
Andrea Haugen (Andrea Meyer, *1968/69), aka Nebelhexë

German writer and musician (Aghast, Hagalaz Runedance), once married to Samoth (Emperor)

~ killed in the Kongsberg attack

youtu.be/uDu_DPoe1y0

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 3d

#otd 13 October 2009
Al Martino (Jasper Cini, *1927)

US-American traditional pop and standards singer, described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", became known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather

~ heart attack

youtu.be/enIdTGckjKs

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 3d

#otd 13 October 2009
Al Martino (Jasper Cini, *1927)

US-American traditional pop and standards singer, described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", became known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather

~ heart attack

youtu.be/enIdTGckjKs

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 3d

#otd 13 Oct. 2021
Andrea Haugen (Andrea Meyer, *1968/69), aka Nebelhexë

German writer and musician (Aghast, Hagalaz Runedance), once married to Samoth (Emperor)

~ killed in the Kongsberg attack

youtu.be/uDu_DPoe1y0

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 12d

#otd 4 October 1982
Glenn Gould (*1932)

Canadian classical pianist, writer and broadcaster; was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century

~ stroke

youtu.be/RPDBcdDGrnE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 12d

#otd 4 October 1970
Janis Joplin (*1943)

US-American singer-songwriter, lead singer of Big Brother And Holding Company

~ overdose heroin

youtu.be/yxdTnLL2fec

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 12d

Haha, die Summen-Debatte ist seinem musikalischen Erbe wohl fest eingeschrieben. Ich persönlich find es nicht störend, könnte aber auch gut ohne sein Summen leben.

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 12d

#otd 4 October 1982
Glenn Gould (*1932)

Canadian classical pianist, writer and broadcaster; was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century

~ stroke

youtu.be/RPDBcdDGrnE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 12d

#otd 4 October 1999
Grim (Erik Brødreskift, *1969)

Norwegian Black Metal drummer for Immortal, Borknagar and Gorgoroth

~ suicide by sleeping pills overdose

youtu.be/zevf4R1cPk0

Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 12d

#otd 4 October 1970
Janis Joplin (*1943)

US-American singer-songwriter, lead singer of Big Brother And Holding Company

~ overdose heroin

youtu.be/yxdTnLL2fec

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 18d

#otd 28 September 2022
Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr., *1963)

US-American rapper, who won a Grammy Award for "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995); his nickname "Coolio Iglesias" was a takeoff of Julio Iglesias

~ accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine

youtu.be/kGzowsBTW6c

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 18d

#otd 28 September 2008
Cocó (Jorge Luis Revilla, *1968)

Peruvian musician and DJ, co-founder and member of Silvania and Ciëlo

~ robbed, beaten and stabbed by two Romanian hustlers in his Madrid flat

youtu.be/KP1glwvdYNY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 18d

#otd 28 September 1991
Miles Davis (Miles Dewey Davis III, *1926)

US-American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music

~ stroke, pneumonia and respiratory failure

youtu.be/h4X3rAg6lhY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 18d

#otd 28 September 2008
Cocó (Jorge Luis Revilla, *1968)

Peruvian musician and DJ, co-founder and member of Silvania and Ciëlo

~ robbed, beaten and stabbed by two Romanian hustlers in his Madrid flat

youtu.be/KP1glwvdYNY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 18d

#otd 28 September 1991
Miles Davis (Miles Dewey Davis III, *1926)

US-American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music

~ stroke, pneumonia and respiratory failure

youtu.be/h4X3rAg6lhY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 18d

#otd 28 September 2022
Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr., *1963)

US-American rapper, who won a Grammy Award for "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995); his nickname "Coolio Iglesias" was a takeoff of Julio Iglesias

~ accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine

youtu.be/kGzowsBTW6c

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 19d

#otd 28 September 1972
Rory Storm (Alan Ernest Caldwell, *1938)

English musician and vocalist from Liverpool, singer and leader of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (with Ringo Starr on drums)

~ found dead together with his mother (maybe double suicide with sleeping pills)

youtu.be/rYAL-eBfBno

Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 19d

#otd 27 September 1986
Cliff Burton (*1962)

US-American musician, bassist for Metallica

~ tour bus accident

youtu.be/qdlQyNe_9tE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 20d

#otd 26 September 2003
Robert Palmer (*1949)

English musician and singer-songwriter

~ heart attack

youtu.be/7_SAMrDnXOE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 20d

#otd 26 September 2003
Robert Palmer (*1949)

English musician and singer-songwriter

~ heart attack

youtu.be/7_SAMrDnXOE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 21d

#otd 25 September 1980
John Bonham (*1948), aka Bonzo

English musician and songwriter, drummer for Led Zeppelin

~ choked on vomit

youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 21d

#otd 25 September 2016
The Incredible Hagen (Hagen Friedrich Liebing, *1961)

German musician and journalist, bassist for Die Ärzte

~ brain tumor

youtu.be/cSSnSEczlCs

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 21d

#otd 25 September 2012
Andy Williams (Howard Andrew Williams, *1927)

US-American singer and hoster of the Andy Williams Show

~ bladder cancer

youtu.be/JJ4uSN4Oa8I

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