From Ron Asheton to Les Paul to Michael Jackson, 2009 has seen the sad passing of many music legends. Here Gigwise pays tribute to the names we lost this year and will be sorely missed.
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!!! drummer Gerhardt 'Jerry' Fuchs tragically died after falling down five stories of an elevator shaft in Williamsburg, New York on November 8. The 34-year-old fell to his death when a manual freight lift stopped slightly above the fifth floor. Fuchs and his friend attempted to jump the few feet to the floor, but the New York Times reports that the drummer's clothing got caught as he jumped and he fell through the gap. As well as !!!, Fuchs had played drums for Turing Machine, Maserati and The Juan MacLean.
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- hey, and what about mary travers of peter, paul & mary and ellie greenwich (the great)???????!!!!!!!!!
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- Drummer Jimmy"The Rev Sullivan from Avenged Sevenfold died on the 28th December, this was written too early...
He should have been on here...
- Sad to see such people leave this world some I dident know who died RIP hope your rocking upstairs
Ray
- Rowland S Howard died on the 30th December.
Very Informative Post. I Feel The Time Has Come For New Stars And Music Legends To Bring Their Work To The Forefront.... It is an opportunity. MUSIC FOR THE NEW GENERATION!
-B. One
http://brendenotoole.com/blogs2010/music-for-the-new-generation
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