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Jeff Hanneman, Dead: Slayer Guitarist Passes Away At Age 49 Due to...

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman is dead at age 49 due to liver failure. ... Read More »

Deftones Cover Kris Kross' 'Jump' After Group's Chris 'Mac Daddy'...

Deftones covered Kris Kross last night in St. Louis to honor dead rapper Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly. ... Read More »

Richie Havens Dead: 'Freedom' Singer Dies of Heart Attack at 72

Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. ... Read More »

Divinyls' Singer Chrissy Amphlett Dies

Chrissy Amphlett, the raunchy lead singer of the Australian rock band Divinyls whose hit "I Touch Myself" brought her international fame in the early 1990s, died at her home ... Read More »

Storm Thorgerson Dead: Designer Behind 'Dark Side' Cover & More...

Storm Thorgerson, iconic graphic designer who created album artwork for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, and Muse, has passed away at the age of 70. The BBC reports that Thorgerson's family ha ... Read More »

Jimmy 'Fast Fingers' Dawkins Dead: Blues Guitarist Dies at 76

Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy 'Fast Fingers' Dawkins has died at 76, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The sad news comes from Dawkins' family, but the cause of his passing has not yet been disclosed. J ... Read More »

5 Songs You Won't Hear at Margaret Thatcher's Funeral -- Morrissey,...

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is dead and there are a lot of musicians happy about it. ... Read More »

Jay Smith Benefit Concert in Halifax Raises $100,000 For Dead...

An all-star benefit concert in Halifax for dead musician Jay Smith raised $100,000 for his family. ... Read More »

Kurt Cobain Died 19 Years Ago Today, So Here's a Live Nirvana Concert...

Today's the 19th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. ... Read More »

Phil Ramone Dead: Grammy Award-Winning Producer Passes Away

Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died at 72. ... Read More »

Robert 'RZ' Zildjian Dies: Founder of Sabian Cymbal Company Dead at 89

Robert "RZ" Zildjian, founder of the Sabian Inc. musical cymbal manufacturing company, has died. He was 89. ... Read More »

Jay Smith, Guitarist For Matt Mays Band, Dies In Edmonton After Show

Jay Smith, a guitarist best known for his work with Matt Mays, died Wednesday while the band was on tour in Edmonton. 'As you can all imagine, we are completely devastated,' Mays said in a Facebook po ... Read More »