# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/61 "2018-08-02T16:46:14Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > Katharine Hepburn - Ate some sandwiches she made and hung out with her for several hours. Whoa. That is pretty damned cool. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/62 "2018-08-02T16:50:06Z")
Dang, should have mentioned Jimmy Stewart. He spoke at my high school, wearing his uniform. Must have been a talk about joining the military. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/63 "2018-08-02T16:57:00Z")
I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King, and Joe Cocker do an encore together a few weeks before Stevie died. B.B. and Stevie played their guitars, and Joe grimaced along. I saw Tom Petty when his current hit was ā€œJamminā€™ Meā€. I saw Billy Preston with Ringoā€™s All Starr Band. Clarence Clemmons was there, too. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/64 "2018-08-02T16:57:56Z")
Forgot some people in plays I saw. Jack Klugman Tony Randall Yul Brynner Mickey Rooney Anne Miller And from when I saw television shows taped. Johnny Carson Ed McMahon Dan Rowan Dick Martin Dinah Shore Jimmy Dean ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/65 "2018-08-02T17:28:52Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Prince > Dennis Edwards > Bernie Worrell > Ray Davies > P-Nut Johnson > Bob McCallister > > Almost forgot: Tom Petty Iā€™ve seen Ray Davies twice, but heā€™s very much still alive. Ninjad. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/66 "2018-08-02T17:55:16Z")
Iā€™ve laid eyes on many celebrities no longer alive (actors, etc) but Iā€™ll stick to musicians: Lennon, Harrison (Beatles, 1965) Sonny Bono (with Cher, ā€˜66) Zal Yanovsky (Lovinā€™ Spoonful, '66) Morrison, Manzarek (Doors, several times 60ā€™s) Doug Ingle, Erik Brahn, Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly, '68) John Bonham (Led Zep '69) Keith Moon, John Entwhistle (Who, '73) Bob Brozman Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks (Allman BB, '72) Virgil Fox Frank Zappa Keith Emerson, Greg Lake (ELP '74, '77) Captain Beefheart ('76) Dan Hicks Jimi Hendrix '69 Johnny Winter '69 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/67 "2018-08-02T18:09:32Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > The drummer from Pantera who just diedā€¦canā€™t remember his name but I saw him. Vinnie Paul. That reminds me, both him and Dimebag Darrell. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/68 "2018-08-02T18:13:32Z")
This might take a while. Jerry Garcia Vince Welnick Brent Mydland Miles Davis Dizzy Gillespie Ella Fitzgerald George Carlin Garry Shandling John Lee Hooker B.B. King Roy Buchanan Albert Collins Johnny Winter Stevie Ray Vaughan Matt ā€œGuitarā€ Murphy Willie Dixon Koko Taylor Etta James Probably a whole bunch more that arenā€™t coming to mind just yet. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/69 "2018-08-02T18:23:58Z")
Davey Jones Leslie Gore Fats Domino Probably more, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. When I was a teenager, our local oldies station sponsored a lot of concerts with 60s acts and I saw a lot of those. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/70 "2018-08-02T18:28:35Z")
1990ā€™s At a Hollywood Premier of the documentary The Haunted World of Edward Wood Jr: Forrest J Ackerman Dolores Fuller Rev. Lyn Lemon (Baptist pastor whose church financed Ed Woodā€™s Plan 9) At the L.A. University Cathedral (the original United Artists Theatre & now a Performing Arts Center): Dr. Gene Scott Since 2000 at local music festivals: Tommy Ramone (Uncle Monk) Johnny Winters (Edgarā€™s brother) Iā€™m sure there are more. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/71 "2018-08-02T18:33:46Z")
Only ones I can think of: Scott Weiland (a couple times with STP) Saw the Deftones with Chi Cheng as the bassist before his car accident. Saw Dick Gregory speak when I was in college. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/72 "2018-08-02T18:36:04Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > If you mean the lead singer of The Kinks, he is not dead. At least not as of the moment I am typing this. > > If you mean Ray Davies, the big band trumpeter, than carry on. > [@Leaffan](#): > > Iā€™ve seen Ray Davies twice, but heā€™s very much still alive. > > Ninjad. Oops, spelled his name wrong. Ray Davis. He played for P-Funk. The make up a major part of my list. Sorry for the confusion! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/73 "2018-08-02T18:38:55Z")
Jerry Garcia Tito Puente Several of the above-mentioned blues musicians But the saddest was Ofra Haza. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/74 "2018-08-02T18:46:12Z")
Mary, of PP&M; Sammy Davis, Jr.; Jonah Jones; Ed McMahon (worked with him on/off stage once); Henry Mancini (on stage, in person); Liberace (worked with him in a studio); Carl Ballantine (worked with his daughter); Dave Brubeck, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond (on/off stage, San Francisco). Probably some more, but I canā€™t think of them right now. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/75 "2018-08-02T18:52:21Z")
Gord Downie. Sigh. ---
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Richard Wright Chris Squire John Wetton Jon Entwistle Thatā€™s all I can think of off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968/77 "2018-08-02T19:04:30Z")
Lemmy - Motorhead Phil ā€œPhilthy Animalā€ Taylor - Motorhead ā€œFastā€ Eddie Clark - Saw him with Fastway after he left Motorhead Benjamin Orr - Cars Ronnie Montrose Jon Lord - Deep Purple Rick Wright - Pink Floyd ā€œLonesomeā€ Dave Peverett - Foghat Hughie Thomasson - Outlaws Ronnie James Dio ---
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I saw Johnny Cash a few times, most memorably at the Cubby Bear in Chicago, a small, very intimate venue. I stood right up front and got to shake his hand after the show. Also saw Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in '95 with my then-girlfriend, now wife. We like very different kinds of music, but Petty is the rare artist that we both love, so that was a pretty special show. ---
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> [@Biggirl](#): > > Oops, spelled his name wrong. Ray Davis. He played for P-Funk. The make up a major part of my list. Sorry for the confusion! I also wanted to add more Temps and a few Tops but didnā€™t want to search for names. Which, apparently, I should have originally done because look how dumb I look for not doing research first. ---
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