Florian Völker
@bocksbruder.bsky.social
Historiker (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social)
Pop & Contemporary History
https://linktr.ee/bocksbruder
interested in musicians' deaths
Pop & Contemporary History
https://linktr.ee/bocksbruder
interested in musicians' deaths
Pinned
Zum Todestag von Rob Pilatus und als Einblick in mein Forschungsprojekt zur Geschichte der Gruppe Milli Vanilli: drei Aspekte, die dabei oft übersehen werden.
Ein kurzer 🧵 zur Macht des Produzenten, positiven Rassismus und den zeitgenössischen Trend zu Fake-Sänger:innen [1/9]
Ein kurzer 🧵 zur Macht des Produzenten, positiven Rassismus und den zeitgenössischen Trend zu Fake-Sänger:innen [1/9]
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 17 December 2010
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
#otd 17 December 2010
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 17 December 1999
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#otd 17 December 1999
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
#otd 17 December 1999
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#otd 17 December 1999
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
Rex Allen (*1920)
US-American film and television actor, singer and songwriter, aka "The Arizona Cowboy"; also narrator of many Disney nature & Western productions
~ collapsed in his driveway after suffering a heart attack and was then accidentally run over by his caregiver
#otd 17 December 2010
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
#otd 17 December 2010
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet, *1941)
US-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist
~ complications from multiple sclerosis
youtu.be/ucA3q5VCQW0
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 16 December 1988
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#otd 16 December 1988
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
#otd 16 December 2011
Stuart Adamson (*1958)
Scottish rock guitarist and singer; founding member of Skids; formed Big Country and was the band's lead singer and guitarist
~ hanging himself with an electrical cord from a pole in a wardrobe
youtu.be/sI3tik35fcg
Stuart Adamson (*1958)
Scottish rock guitarist and singer; founding member of Skids; formed Big Country and was the band's lead singer and guitarist
~ hanging himself with an electrical cord from a pole in a wardrobe
youtu.be/sI3tik35fcg
December 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#otd 16 December 2011
Stuart Adamson (*1958)
Scottish rock guitarist and singer; founding member of Skids; formed Big Country and was the band's lead singer and guitarist
~ hanging himself with an electrical cord from a pole in a wardrobe
youtu.be/sI3tik35fcg
Stuart Adamson (*1958)
Scottish rock guitarist and singer; founding member of Skids; formed Big Country and was the band's lead singer and guitarist
~ hanging himself with an electrical cord from a pole in a wardrobe
youtu.be/sI3tik35fcg
#otd 16 December 1988
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#otd 16 December 1988
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
Sylvester (Sylvester James Jr., *1947)
US-American Disco and HiNRG singer and songwriter, became famous for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, his falsetto singing voice and work with music composer Patrick Cowley
~ AIDS
youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 15 December 1944
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
December 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
#otd 15 December 1944
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
#otd 15 December 1944
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
December 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
#otd 15 December 1944
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
Glenn Miller (*1904)
US-American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer and bandleader, scored in just four years 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits
~ his aircraft disappeared over the English Channel, probably hit by Allied bombers
youtu.be/xPXwkWVEIIw
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 14 December 1963
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
December 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#otd 14 December 1963
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 14 December 2006
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
December 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#otd 14 December 2006
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
#otd 14 December 1963
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
December 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#otd 14 December 1963
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, *1924)
US-American singer and pianist ("What a Difference a Day Makes"), aka "Queen of the Blues", inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993
~ lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital
youtu.be/qiLevPQAAAc
#otd 14 December 2006
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
December 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#otd 14 December 2006
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
Ahmet Ertegün (*1923)
Turkish-American businessman and songwriter; co-founder and president of Atlantic Records; co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team
~ fell into a coma after striking his head during a Rolling Stones concert
youtu.be/Yts5JqI8D7k
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 13 December 2001
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#otd 13 December 2001
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 13 December 2010
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#otd 13 December 2010
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
#otd 13 December 2001
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#otd 13 December 2001
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
Chuck Schuldiner (Charles Michael Schuldiner, *1967)
US-American musician, cofounder, guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member of the pioneering Florida death metal band Death
~ cancer
youtu.be/cgHo9ksA2ec
#otd 13 December 2010
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#otd 13 December 2010
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
Woolly Wolstenhome (Stuart John Wolstenhome, *1947)
British musician, co-founder, keyboardist and singer of Barclay James Harvest
~ suicide
youtu.be/-zD7TFHHHBc
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 12 December 2007
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#otd 12 December 2007
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 12 December 1998
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#otd 12 December 1998
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 12 December 2004
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
December 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#otd 12 December 2004
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
#otd 12 December 1998
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#otd 12 December 1998
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
Orion (James Hodges Ellis, *1945)
US-American singer with a voice similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon
~ shot and killed during a robbery in his store, Jimmy's Pawn Shop
youtu.be/065xY8LDMeY
#otd 12 December 2004
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
December 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#otd 12 December 2004
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
Herbert Dreilich (*1942)
German musician, singer of East German rock group Karat (played also for Puhdys, Panta Rhei and All Star Band)
~ liver cancer
youtu.be/JBb_A2GkD8M
#otd 12 December 2007
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#otd 12 December 2007
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
Ike Turner (Izear Luster Turner Jr., *1931)
US-American musician, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout, leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with his then-wife Tina Turner
~ overdose cocaine
youtu.be/hzQnPz6TpGc
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 11 December 2022
Angelo Badalamenti (*1937)
US-American composer and arranger; best known for his acclaimed collaborations with David Lynch (scores for Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive)
~ died of natural causes
youtu.be/Z30zg9a5M5k
Angelo Badalamenti (*1937)
US-American composer and arranger; best known for his acclaimed collaborations with David Lynch (scores for Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive)
~ died of natural causes
youtu.be/Z30zg9a5M5k
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#otd 11 December 2022
Angelo Badalamenti (*1937)
US-American composer and arranger; best known for his acclaimed collaborations with David Lynch (scores for Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive)
~ died of natural causes
youtu.be/Z30zg9a5M5k
Angelo Badalamenti (*1937)
US-American composer and arranger; best known for his acclaimed collaborations with David Lynch (scores for Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive)
~ died of natural causes
youtu.be/Z30zg9a5M5k
Reposted by Florian Völker
#otd 11 December 1964
Sam Cooke (*1931)
US-American singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, "King of Soul"
~ shot dead in a motel in L.A. by its owner, who stated that he had threatened her and raped another woman beforehand
youtu.be/R4GLAKEjU4w
Sam Cooke (*1931)
US-American singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, "King of Soul"
~ shot dead in a motel in L.A. by its owner, who stated that he had threatened her and raped another woman beforehand
youtu.be/R4GLAKEjU4w
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#otd 11 December 1964
Sam Cooke (*1931)
US-American singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, "King of Soul"
~ shot dead in a motel in L.A. by its owner, who stated that he had threatened her and raped another woman beforehand
youtu.be/R4GLAKEjU4w
Sam Cooke (*1931)
US-American singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, "King of Soul"
~ shot dead in a motel in L.A. by its owner, who stated that he had threatened her and raped another woman beforehand
youtu.be/R4GLAKEjU4w