They died too young - artists you wish had lived longer

Posted by: joerand on 02 September 2017

The most tragic five for me that died of circumstances beyond their control: Buddy Holly, Mozart, John Lennon, Jim Croce, and Warren Zevon.

As for sad, self-induced deaths: Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, and (debatably) Jimi Hendrix. All members of The 27 Club.

No doubt each was industrious in their craft and had a lot more to offer.

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by Bert Schurink

Lee Morgan......, and so many more jazz artists...

 

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by VladtheImpala
Bert Schurink posted:

Beyond control is a bit a definition but I would add...

Michael Jackson

Prince

Chester Bennington

Thank God for that, I was born in the same year as Prince and MJ!

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by Richard Morris

Beyond their control: Clifford Brown and Scott Le Faro. Both car crash deaths.

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by Dozey

Walter Becker of Steely Dan. RIP.

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by GraemeH
Dozey posted:

Walter Becker of Steely Dan. RIP.

That is very sad news indeed.

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Posted on: 03 September 2017 by Monkey Jim

I understand he missed concerts earlier in the summer due to illness, but the news nevertheless a great shock. I was looking forward to seeing Becker at their London gig in October.

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by Dave***t
Max_B posted:

This post's average replies show me three things: that forum members have mostly knowledge of pop/rock 'artists', even some really (to my eyes) minor and obscure

Just to go against that grain a bit (well, the pop/rock bit, certainly not the relatively obscure part) I'll mention Chuck Schuldiner (34) and Johnny Morrow (28).

Both are likely way off the musical radar of anyone on this forum, but both have also been much missed since their tragically early deaths.

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by Sister E.

Sam Cooke

Otis Redding

Posted on: 03 September 2017 by joerand

Patsy Cline and Sam Cooke were on my "extended list" as well.

Also Ritchie Valens, most tragically only age 17 when he crashed with Buddy.

I always thought he looked much older.

 

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Morton

In jazz, the wonderful Bix Beiderbecke, who died aged just 28 and Bunny Berigan who was 33 when cirrhosis got him.
In classical, the two pupils of Schoenberg; Alban Berg, who was sadly killed by blood poisoning from an insect sting aged 50, preventing him finishing his opera Lulu and Anton Webern, killed by an American soldier at the end of the war aged 61.

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by kuma
Florestan posted:

A small selection of important composers for me and the age they were when they died.  I would add more but stopped at 50 years.

Lili Boulanger:  24 years old

Giovanni Pergolesi:  26 years old

Franz Schubert:  31 years old

Wolfgang Mozart:  35 years old

Henry Purcell:  36 years old

Georges Bizet:  37 years old

Felix Mendelssohn:  38 years old

George Gershwin:  38 years old

Carl Maria von Weber:  39 years old

Frédéric Chopin:  39 years old

Fanny Mendelssohn: 41 years old

Alexander Scriabin:  43 years old

Modest Mussorgsky:  43 years old

Anton Arensky:  44 years old

Ernest Chausson:  44 years old

Robert Schumann:  46 years old

Isaac Albéniz:  49 years old

Kurt Weill:  49 years old

Gustav Mahler:  50 years old

Add Beethoven: 56 years old
He was heading to some uncharted territory towards the end if his life ( last String Quartet ) it would have been interesting what would have developed after that.

Also, Bruckner. I want to hear what he had in mind for the last movement of his last Symphony.

Another innovator: Charlie Parker: 35 years old

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Haim Ronen

The Belgian viola da gamba player, Sophie Waliton (1965-2005).

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by hungryhalibut

I discovered Art Pepper's music in 1982, the year in which he died, aged 56. He had a difficult early life due to addiction and imprisonment but found a renewed spark in his later years. His late 70s albums are just wonderful. I'd have loved to have seen him play live. 

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Florestan

Haim's post just reminded me of someone very special (a true artist):

Daria Telizyn (pianist):  Died in 2005 at 44 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9kMHaT9wh8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDy-NU1ZDhg

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Florestan

Other wonderful artists who died too young.  Again, I drew the cutoff at 50.

William Kapell:  31 years old

Dino Ciani:  32 years old

Dinu Lipatti:  33 years old

Mihaela Ursuleasa:  33 years old

Youri Egorov:  33 years old

Fritz Wunderlich:  35 years old

Dennis Brain:  36 years old

Scott Ross:  38 years old

Kathleen Ferrier:  41 years old

Julius Katchen:  42 years old

István Kertész:  43 years old

Enrico Caruso:  48 years old

Ferenc Fricsay:  48 years old

Jussi Bjorling:  49 years old

Christian Ferras:  49 years old

Glenn Gould:  50 years old (just two days after turning 50)

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Nigel 66

Janis Joplin

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by David O'Higgins

Eoink, I think you've put this in the wrong thread!

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Eoink

Apologies,to anyone who saw my misplaced post and thought for a moment that Mary Black had died. And thanks to David,for pointing it out to me.

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Huwge

Hank Williams 

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by JazzDocNaim

Bill Evans. Left us at the age of 51. IMHO, the finest jazz pianist of the modern era. We also lost Scott LaFaro, the bass player in the Bill Evans Trio at 25.

Posted on: 04 September 2017 by Florestan

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson:  52 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2bmIkljjqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9BbWneSWQE

Posted on: 05 September 2017 by kuma

Guido Cantelli: 36 years old.

He was the closest maestro to take over Toscanini style but sadly he cherished in an airplane crash just before his career was to take of big. ( he was considered to be a music director for NYP ) From a few of his records, I can hear the same type of precision and exactness I hear from Toscanini's. ( albeit perhaps a bit cooler ) Those who was close to Toscaninini nevre told him that Cantelli was dead. Toscanini was in a filing health and he, too died a few month later.

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Posted on: 05 September 2017 by TOBYJUG

Jeff Buckley.       ( Sorry to reiterate others here.)

Gram Parsons.

Blaze Foley.   ( He was not young. But died anonymous )

 

Posted on: 06 September 2017 by DrMark

I don't think anyone mentioned Lowell George.

And Duane Allman was in one list, but then we need to add Berry Oakley.

Posted on: 06 September 2017 by GraemeH

Leonard Cohen

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