Florian Völker
@bocksbruder
Historiker (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social) Pop & Contemporary History interested in musicians' deaths
#otd 26 July 2023 Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (*1966) Irish singer, songwriter, and activist ~ died of natural causes ("exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection") youtu.be/0-EF60neguk
Die Edition schließt eine wesentliche Lücke in der hist. Aufarbeitung von Jugend- und Subkulturen in der DDR. Während bisher vor allem Stasi-Akten und retrospektive Erinnerungen der Beteiligten die Forschung dominierten, rückt die Edition die zeitgenössischen Stimmen der Akteur:innen in den Fokus.
Ich freu mich sehr: Die kommentierte Quellenedition des Projekts SPUR zu „negativ-dekadenten“ Jugend- und Subkulturen der DDR ist erschienen! Die Edition spannt den Bogen von den 1970er Jahren bis hinein in die Transformationsphase nach dem Mauerfall (1989–1995). Mehr Infos hier drunter ⬇️
#otd 22 July 2025 Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne, *1948) aka "Prince of Darkness" English singer, songwriter, and media personality; co-founder and lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, began a solo career in the 1980s ~ heart attack / cardiac arrest youtu.be/U39EiI-NR4I
Zum Abschluss meines Projekts SPUR zu DDR-Subkulturen stelle ich am Samstag die Print-Version der dabei entstandenen, kommentierten Quellenedition im Rahmen des Zineklatsch im Archiv der Jugendkulturen Berlin vor: lnkd.in/ehZAfYav Die Online-Version folgt in den nächsten Tagen. Kommt vorbei!
#otd 22 June 1969 Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm, *1922) US-American actress, singer, and vaudevillian; mother of Liza Minnelli ~ accidental barbiturate overdose youtu.be/oW2QZ7KuaxA
#otd 22 June 2023 Peter Brötzmann (*1941) German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz; father of Caspar Brötzmann ~ COPD youtu.be/MHTDPx8LpuQ
#otd 18 June 2024 James Chance (James Siegfried, *1953) US-American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer; key figure in no wave ~ gastrointestinal disease youtu.be/KcRAdLuHPgY
#otd 11 June 2025 Brian Wilson (*1942) US-American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys ~ respiratory arrest amid sepsis, cystitis, and other associated factors (long-term effects of COVID-19) youtu.be/cEPZp-uyX5A
#otd 11 June 2025 Douglas McCarthy (*1966) English musician, lead singer of the EBM band Nitzer Ebb ~ no cause of death has been announced (struggled with effects of cirrhosis "after years of alcohol abuse") youtu.be/GmN_SbfOwW8
#otd 9 June 2025 Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart, *1943) US-American musician, songwriter and record producer; frontman of Sly and the Family Stone; played a critical role in the development of psychedelic soul and funk ~ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease youtu.be/UpUCJWlN0sE
#otd 24 May 2023 Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock, *1939) US-American singer, songwriter, actress and author ~ years of illness youtu.be/I07249JX8w4
#otd 18 May 2017 Chris Cornell (*1964) US-American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave ~ suicide by hanging youtu.be/Ts7dTQhg0RY
#otd 3 May 1972 Leslie Harvey (*1944) Scottish musician, guitarist of Stone the Crows ~ was electrocuted in front of a live audience when he touched a microphone that was not earthed while the fingers of his other hand were holding the strings of his guitar youtu.be/XfI447LdwnY
Dieser bescheuerte Wortwitz war die Sonderanfertigung absolut wert!
#otd 14 April 2015 Percy Sledge (*1940) US-American R&B, soul and gospel singer, best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1966) ~ liver cancer youtu.be/EYb84BDMbi0
#otd 10 March 2024 Eric Carmen (*1949) American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; lead vocalist of the Raspberries, embarked on a solo career in 1975 ("All by Myself", "Hungry Eyes") ~ died in his sleep (his widow blocked the release of autopsy results) youtu.be/PoiN8vZ6WwE
#otd 1 March 2025 Angie Stone (Angela Laverne Stone, née Brown, *1961) US-American singer-songwriter, rapper, actress, and record producer ~ killed in a car crash
#otd 28 February 1985 David Byron (David Garrick, *1947) British singer who was best known in the early 1970s as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Uriah Heep ~ died of alcohol-related complications, including liver disease and seizures
#otd 28 February 2025 David Roger Johansen (*1950) aka Buster Poindexter US-American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as lead singer of the proto-punk band the New York Dolls ~ cancer
#otd 24 February 2025 Roberta Flack (*1937) US-American singer and pianist, who became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years ~ cardiac arrest youtu.be/mrudT410TAI
#otd 18 February 2019 (?) Mark David Hollis (*1955) English musician and singer-songwriter, lead singer and principal songwriter of the band Talk Talk ~ cancer youtu.be/cFH5JgyZK1I
#otd 12 February 2023 Trugoy the Dove (David Jude Jolicoeur, *1968) US-American rapper, one third of the hip hop group De La Soul; co-wrote the Gorillaz song "Feel Good Inc." ~ cause of death undisclosed, but was diagnosed with congestive heart failure youtu.be/zR9AlcgL6_0
#otd 11 February 2012 Whitney Houston (*1963) US-American singer, actress, film producer, and model; commonly referred to as "the Voice"; one of the most awarded performers of all time ~ drowning in the bathtub (together with atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use) youtu.be/kxZD0VQvfqU
#otd 2 February 2024 Wayne Kramer (*1948) US-American musician, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer; lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5 ~ pancreatic cancer youtu.be/Oeyt9wNYhnQ
#otd 28 January 2023 Tom Verlaine (Thomas Joseph Miller, *1949) US-American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, frontman of the band Television ~ prostate cancer youtu.be/9LmVeXJHM9s
#otd 27 January 1972 Mahalia Jackson (*1911) US-American gospel singer; performed for many presidents and heads of state, including singing the national anthem at John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Ball in 1961 ~ died in recovery after surgery to remove a bowel obstruction youtu.be/3ji7eP7k8cA
#otd 22 January 1997 Billy Mackenzie (William MacArthur Mackenzie, *1957) Scottish singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead vocalist of the post-punk and pop band the Associates ~ suicide by overdosing on a combination of paracetamol and prescription medication youtu.be/tnSi2MNYYRA