# Causes of death of deceased rock/rock 'n roll/pop musicians

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 22, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495 "2002-06-22T20:42:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![cleops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cleops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleops)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495/81 "2002-06-27T01:04:32Z")

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Anybody mention Felix Pappalardi, bass player of Mountain? Some great tunes on those first two albums. I remember seeing his obit in 1981-82 or so.

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**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495/82 "2002-06-27T01:12:49Z")

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G.G. Allin ODed- or, one could say, died of being G.G. Allin.

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**Author:** ![The\_Clawman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@The\_Clawman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Clawman)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495/83 "2002-06-27T06:28:20Z")

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Marc Bolan (T. Rex) - smashed his car into a tree.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495/84 "2002-06-27T13:06:21Z")

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**Chris Oliva** , guitar player of **Savatage** died as a result of a car crash. He had given up drugs and alcohol, and had his life headed in the right direction.

After having taken his wife to dinner, his car was hit by a drunk driver. Chris died, and his wife was paralyzed.

One of the greatest rock guitarists _ever_.

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495/85 "2002-06-28T00:49:43Z")

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John Entwistle of the Who…apparent heart attack.  
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**Clawman** , Bolan has been mentioned several times. Starting with the OP.

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**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-death-of-deceased-rock-rock-n-roll-pop-musicians/115495/86 "2002-06-28T13:45:44Z")

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Gram Parsons (country-rocker, “discovered” Emmylou Harris)–OD’d on alcohol and morphine

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