Artists that have died onstage

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Are there more of them than Dimebag Darrell?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 8 May 2005 08:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm

― j blount (papa la bas), Sunday, 8 May 2005 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Mark Sandman

― Hey Glad Girls / Kate (papa november), Sunday, 8 May 2005 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

One of the guitarists from Great White didn't make it out, as I remember.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 8 May 2005 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't GG Allin die onstage, or pretty soon after a show anyway?

― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Monday, 9 May 2005 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Tiny Tim died onstage at a uke convention after singing "Tip-Toe Through The Tulips."

― mike a, Monday, 9 May 2005 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Judge Dread, I think.

― matulageci (matulageci), Monday, 9 May 2005 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Keith Relf.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 9 May 2005 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Keith Relf died in the bath, playing electric guitar.

― Rob M (Rob M), Monday, 9 May 2005 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs
John "Stumpy" Pepys
Joe Mama Besser

― diedre mousedropping and a quarter (Dave225), Monday, 9 May 2005 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

**Keith Relf died in the bath, playing electric guitar**

I didn't know that - I assumed it was onstage.

Did Alex Harvey die onstage?

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 9 May 2005 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

No, but his brother Les, of Stone The Crows, was electrocuted onstage.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Monday, 9 May 2005 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to the doctors. He said 'I'd like you to lie on the couch'. I said 'What for?' He said 'I'd like to sweep the floor'

― Ludo (Ludo), Monday, 9 May 2005 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Who was the guy (besides Dimebag) who got shot onstage?

― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 9 May 2005 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Not really a musician, but Dick Shawn, who played LSD in teh movie The Producers, died onstage. He was kind of a performance artist, and did crazy stuff...he had a heart attack onstage in the late 80s and died instantly, and the crowd thought it was part of the act.

He sings Love Power in The Producers, classic stuff.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Monday, 9 May 2005 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

**No, but his brother Les, of Stone The Crows, was electrocuted onstage. **

Thanks, Daniel. That's what I was slowly working towards.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 9 May 2005 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurting, you mean Lee Morgan?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 9 May 2005 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Stabbing Westward died horribly onstage at the Memphis stop of the Sex Pistols reunion tour, and all lived to tell about it.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 9 May 2005 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Did Johnny "Guitar" Watson die on stage?

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Monday, 9 May 2005 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

yes. Click that link.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 9 May 2005 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Phillipe Wynne of the Spinners, didn't he die onstage? One of the greatest vocalists ever, anyway.

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Monday, 9 May 2005 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

"Didn't GG Allin die onstage, or pretty soon after a show anyway?" - I believe he died of a heroin overdose soon after a show. His stated plan, however, was to insert a stick of dynamite up his arse, light the fuse and stage dive into the audience.

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Monday, 9 May 2005 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Chalino Sanchez didn't die onstage (he did get shot onstage though...) but he did KILL somebody from onstage.

― tylero (tylero), Monday, 9 May 2005 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to the doctors. He said 'I'd like you to lie on the couch'. I said 'What for?' He said 'I'd like to sweep the floor'

-- Ludo (Ordinarypeoplerec...), May 9th, 2005

I guess I am not the only one to have immediately thought of Tommy Cooper upon seeing this thread title.

I went to Millets and said 'I want to buy a tent.' He said 'To camp?', I said butchly! 'Sorry, I want to buy a tent.' I said 'I also want to buy a caravan.' He said 'Camper?' I said campily! 'Make your mind up.'

So I went to the dentist. He said "Say Aaah." I said "Why?" He said "My dog's died.'"

― darren (darren), Monday, 9 May 2005 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

And the moral of the story is: do not die on stage. Especially if you are a comedian/actor/magician as the audience will think that it's part of the act and consequently will not give first aid until it's too late.

― Ben Dot (1977), Monday, 9 May 2005 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard Eric Dolphy, don't know if it's true.

― These Robust Cookies (Robust Cookies), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)

So I went to the dentist. He said "Say Aaah." I said "Why?" He said "My dog's died.'"

hahaha!

― Ludo (Ludo), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 08:03 (twenty-one years ago)

In fact, I have read several places that for an actor it is actually quite a honor to die onstage.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 09:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard Eric Dolphy, don't know if it's true.

It isn't

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 09:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Dolphy had an allergic reaction to honey?

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there an "Artists that have died backstage" thread yet?

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)

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