# Who have you seen live that is no longer with us? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [August 2, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968 "2018-08-02T10:28:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/221 "2021-08-25T18:21:32Z")
My brother ! > **[MAD hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/QfrWBC7)** > > Image MAD in Meave's images album ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/222 "2021-08-25T18:48:19Z")
Charlie Watts Steve Goodman Ginger Baker Ann Miller Mickey Rooney (in Sugar Babies on Broadway.) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/223 "2021-08-25T19:13:48Z")
Rick Danko (saw the Band in 1993), Johnny and Joey Ramone (met both after a show in 1991), Jim Jones from Pere Ubu, David Bowie, Chuck E. Weiss. There may be others but I’m blanking on them. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/224 "2021-08-25T19:47:15Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > . . . Ricky Nelson (don’t judge me, the concert tickets were freebies). > > Anyone who would judge you is an idiot. Sure, his looks didn’t hurt, but Ricky Nelson was actually a pretty good singer, and on those original records he had a really solid band, including the great James Burton. Forgot to put Ricky on my list. Saw him at a Sesquicentennial festival in West Bend, Wisconsin in the mid-80’s. ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/225 "2021-08-25T20:03:47Z")
A few that haven’t been mentionend: Johnny Clegg Barney McKenna and Eamonn Campbell of The Dubliners Jeff Hanneman of Slayer Jesse Pintado of Napalm Death Philip Chevron of The Pogues Karl Dall and Ingo Insterburg (though probably only German posters will recognize them) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/226 "2021-08-25T20:31:58Z")
Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) Jon Lord Link Wray Ronnie Montrose Greg Lake Keith Emerson Jim Rodford (Argent, Kinks, Zombies) Bob Mayo (Frampton) Jerry Garcia Charlie Watts Richard Wright BB King Lonesome Dave Peverett Rod Price Vince Welnick (Tubes, Grateful Dead) Michael Hedges ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/227 "2021-08-25T20:33:48Z")
Well, just thought of another one. Saw Jeff Healy around 1988 at the legendary Zeche in Bochum, just after “See The Light” had come out. He was the newest Blues sensation, and he was really great. One more who just died much too soon. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/228 "2021-08-25T21:15:23Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > …That’s all I can think of. Yeah, the great thing about being old is we’ve seen some great bands (for less than $10). The bad thing is we lose track of who and when. I’ll be back after I go through my list… that I put…somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/229 "2021-08-25T22:26:59Z")
Since posting early in this thread three years ago, I can add at least two more people to my list: Neil Peart (of Rush) John Prine And as I sit here listening to Jefferson Starship’s “Red Octopus” album, I’m reminded that I saw Papa John Creach once in concert many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/230 "2021-08-25T22:42:05Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Yeah, the great thing about being old is we’ve seen some great bands (for less than $10). Hah! Yes indeed. I didn’t see the Ramones a bunch of times because I was a scenester, or ahead of the curve, I saw them because CBGB didn’t check IDs and you could get in for two bucks, and get a beer for a buck. And even given all that, the drinking age (in my day) was 18, and if you’re over six feet tall at fifteen, in NYC, where nobody cared back then anyway, nobody checks IDs. We didn’t know it was a scene. We just knew they’d let us in. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/231 "2021-08-25T22:54:00Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Neil Peart (of Rush) That’s another for my list. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/232 "2021-08-25T22:56:49Z")
John Prine David Bowie Peter Tosh Edgar Winter Johnny Winter BB King Charlie Watts Keith Emerson, Greg Lake Bob Marley ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/233 "2021-08-25T23:03:09Z")
Thought of another: Danny Joe Brown (Molly Hatchet) I’m in my early 60’s and have seen hundreds of concerts. Pretty soon they’ll be more performers I’ve seen dead than alive. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/234 "2021-08-25T23:09:54Z")
I didn’t realize the Winters were dead. It doesn’t look like Edgar is dead. But I’m pretty sure I saw Johnny Winter at the Stone Pony. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/235 "2021-08-26T01:19:40Z")
Oops, my bad. I think the last time we did this I thought John Mayall was dead. Nope. Still alive! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/236 "2021-08-26T02:59:45Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Stevie Ray Vaughan > > Roy Buchanan > > Joe Cocker > > James Brown > > BB King > > Given how many older/oldies bands i saw in the 90s, it’s hard to believe I don’t have a.list of like fifty ppl. > > Oh, and Chris Squire, and whoever else was in Those lineups of Yes, who has passed. (time passes) **More to add in the intervening 3 years, and a couple I’d forgotten:** - All deceased members of The Band - Dr. John - Richard Wright - Jimmy Beaumont (of The Skyliners) - Bill Burkette (of The Vogues) - Chismo Charles (a local Pgh performer, but who nonetheless deserves mention.) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/237 "2021-08-26T03:13:38Z")
Neil Peart, many times. I’m sad to think that a lot of my favorite musicians are getting to the age when we’ll start losing them, but Neil was too young. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/238 "2021-08-26T03:46:10Z")
The only one I can think of is Layne Staley lead singer of Alice in Chains on their first tour opening for Van Halen. Well, shit. That means I saw Eddie Van Halen. Forgot he was gone. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/239 "2021-08-26T06:27:40Z")
A few of the usual ones listed, Neil Peart, The Ramones without DeeDee, Jerry Garcia, plus Carl Anderson as Judas and Richard Harris as King Arthur live on stage. Also got to meet a lot of exploitation filmmakers and actors too numerous to mention. Had a few near misses. I was on transfer to Chicago and my friend and I discussed seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn on his upcoming show. He had his accident on his way to that show. I also missed John Entwistle because he died a few days before the tour was about to start. Dimebag Darrel was shot in the rock club just down the street from me, barely two miles away. ---
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I didn’t actually see him perform, but I ran into Robert Goulet a few years before he died, and had a pretty decent chat with him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968.md?page=13)