One other yr has handed and 2023 led to some extra vital deaths in the rock and metallic world.
Guitarist Jeff Beck was gone simply 10 days into the brand new yr on the age of 78, a sufferer of a sudden onset of bacterial meningitis. A member of early groundbreaking rock act The Yardbirds, Beck continued to push the boundaries of rock guitar all through his lengthy and prolific profession. He put out 14 albums, gained Eight Grammy Awards, and was a favourite collaborator of many excessive profile rockers, together with Ozzy Osbourne and Jon Bon Jovi.
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the one and solely Elvis Presley, died a pair days after Beck. Rushed to the hospital after a cardiac occasion, docs had been unable to avoid wasting her. Presley was publicly mourned by many, together with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan who mentioned, “There may be heartbreak after which there may be sorrow. This may be sorrow and on extra ranges than I can rely.” Axl Rose performed “November Rain” and gave an emotional speech at Presley’s memorial. You possibly can see them each right here. Lisa Marie, gone too quickly at 54.
Musical and cultural icon David Crosby handed at 81 on Jan. 19. He, together with Crosby, Stills & Nash and typically Younger, helped write the musical story of the ’60s and ’70s. His songwriting and harmonies had been woven into the soundtrack for a era.
Because the yr went on, we noticed the deaths of such legends as Tina Turner, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington, singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, Sinead O’Connor, Robbie Robertson, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Harwell, Shane MacGowan, Denny Laine and rock DJ Jim Ladd amongst others.
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Learn on to seek out out a number of the different vital deaths in the rock and metallic world which have taken place since 2022. And will your favourite rockers proceed to stay lengthy and prosper.
Rockers We’ve Lost in 2023
Rock and metallic musicians and icons who died in 2023.
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