100 '50s Musicians Who Passed Away

[@julierioux4362]

100 50s Musicians Who Died The Four Aces band: Al Alberts 1922-2009 (Kidney Failure) Lou Silvester 1927-2013 (Complications From Kidney Failure) Dave Mahoney 1926-2012 (Heart Failure) Rosario Vaccaro 1922-2013 (Complications From Kidney Failure) The Ames Brothers band: Joe Ames 1921-2007 (Heart Attack) Gene Ames 1924-1997 (Heart Attack) Vic Ames 1925-1978 (Traffic Collision) Louis Armstrong 1901-1971 (Heart Attack) Chuck Berry 1926-2017 (Natural Causes) The Big Bopper 1930-1959 (Plane Crash) Teresa Brewer 1931-2007 (Progressive Supanuclear Palsy) James Brown 1933-2006 (Heart Attack And Fluids) Dave Brubeck 1920-2012 (Heart Failure) Paul Desmond 1924-1977 (Lung Cancer) Johnny Cash 1932-2003 (Diabetes) Ray Charles 1930-2004 (Alcohol-Related Liver Disease) Patsy Cline 1932-1963 (Plane Crashed Into The Woods) Rosemary Clooney 1928-2002 (Lung Cancer) Eddie Cochran 1938-1960 (Car Crash) Nat King Cole 1919-1965 (Lung Cancer) Perry Como 1912-2001 (Alzheimer’s Disease) Sam Cooke 1931-1964 (Gunshot Wound) Bing Crosby 1903-1977 (Heart Attack) Gary Crosby 1933-1995 (Lung Cancer) Bobby Darin 1936-1973 (Heart Ailments) Miles Davis 1926-1991 (Pneumonia) Bobby Day 1930-1990 (Cancer) Doris Day 1922-2019 (Pneumonia) Fats Domino 1928-2017 (Natural Causes) Tommy Edwards 1922-1969 (Cirrhosis Of The Liver) The Chordettes band: Janet Ertal 1913-1988 (Cancer) Jinny Osborn 1927-2003 (Cancer) Dorothy Schwartz 1927-2016 (Stroke) The Everly Brothers band: Don Everly 1937-2021 (No Official Information) Phil Everly 1939-2014 (Pulmonary Disease) Percy Faith 1908-1976 (Cancer) Eddie Fisher 1928-2010 (Complications) Ella Fitzgerald 1917-1996 (Diabetes) Georgia Gibbs 1918-2006 (Pneumonia) Don Gibson 1928-2003 (Natural Causes) Bill Haley 1925-1981 (Natural Causes) Thurston Harris 1931-1990 (Heart Attack) Billie Holiday 1915-1959 (Heart Failure) Buddy Holly 1936-1959 (Plane Crash) Johnny Horton 1925-1960 (Traffic Collision) Tab Hunter 1931-2018 (Cardiac Arrest) Sonny James 1928-2016 (Natural Causes) O Kelly Kelly Isley Jr. 1937-1986 (Heart Attack) The Kalin Twins: Harold Kalin 1934-2005 (Injuries Substained In An Automobile Accident) Herbert Kalin 1934-2006 (Heart Attack) Kitty Kallen 1921-2016 (Not Reported) Sammy Kaye 1910-1987 (Cancer) Ben E.King 1938-2015 (Natural Causes) Buddy Knox 1933-1999 (Terminal Lung Cancer) Frankie Laine 1913-2007 (Cardiovascular Disease) Mario Lanza 1921-1959 (Heart Attack) Peggy Lee 1920-2002 (Heart Attack) Frankie Lymon 1942-1968 (Heroin Overdose) Vera Lynn 1917-2020 (Breast Cancer) Al Martino 1927-2009 (Heart Attack) Dean Martin 1917-1995 (Acute Respiratory Failure) The Belmonts band: Carlo Manstrangelo 1937-2016 (Cancer) Fred Milano 1939-2012 (Lung Cancer) The Crew Cuts Band: Rudi Maugeri 1931-2004 (Cancer) Pat Barrett 1933-2016 (Battle With Leukemia) Christine McGuire 1926-2018 (No Cause Of Death Was Given) Dorothy McGuire 1928 -2012 (Cardiac Arrest) Phyllis McGuire 1931-2020 (No Cause Of Death Was Announced) Guy Mitchell 1927-1999 (Complications) Domenico Modugno 1928-1994 (Heart Attack) Ricky Nelson 1940-1985 (Aviation Accident And Incident) Patti Page 1927-2013 (Heart And Lung Disease) Les Paul & Mary Ford: Les Paul 1915-2009 (Pneumonia) Mary Ford 1924-1977 (Succumbed To Complications From Alcohol Abuse) Carl Perkins 1932-1998 (Complications Related To A Recent Series Of Strokes)

[@somerandomguy_music]

As far as I know Vera Lynn did not die of breast cancer. At the age of 103, I would say she died of natural causes.

[@arturoromero951]

I think I made a similar covering the other singers past Perkins, but you did a great job in covering the causes. :)

[@kelanjones7281]

@@somerandomguy_music did you forget Ritchie Valens

[@vikingpg3d]

You forgot some musicians

[@Mr_sanT6]

@@kelanjones7281 no he included Richie in this video maybe you skipped 10 seconds of the the video by accident

[@somerandomguy_music]

List of songs: The Four Aces - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Ames Brothers - You, You, You Louis Armstrong - It Takes Two to Tango Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again with You James Brown - Try Me The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five Johnny Cash - Walk the Line Ray Charles - What'd I Say Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues Nat King Cole - When I Fall in Love Perry Como - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes Sam Cooke - You Send Me Bing Crosby - True Love (with Grace Kelly) Gary & Bing Crosby - Sam's Song Bobby Darin - Dream Lover Miles Davis - Blue in Green Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin Doris Day - Que Sera, Sera Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game The Chordettes - Lollipop The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love Percy Faith - Moulin Rouge Theme Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here Ella Fitzgerald - Crying in the Chapel Georgia Gibbs - Kiss of Fire Don Gibson - Oh Lonesome Me Bill Haley and the Comets - Rock Around the Clock Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue Johnny Horton - The Battle of New Orleans Tab Hunter - Young Love Sonny James - Young Love The Isley Brothers - Shout Kalin Twins - When Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot Sammy Kaye - Harbor Lights The Drifters - There Goes My Baby Buddy Knox - Party Doll Frankie Laine - I Believe Mario Lanza - Be My Love Peggy Lee - Fever Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart Al Martino - Here in My Heart Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager in Love The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom The McGuire Sisters - Sincerely Guy Mitchell - Heartaches by the Number Domenico Modugno - Volare Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz Les Paul & Mary Ford - Vaya con Dios Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes Pérez Prado - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' in the Rain Little Richard - Long Tall Sally Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb Frank Sinatra - Learnin' the Blues The Diamonds - Little Darlin' Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me Kay Starr - (The) Rock and Roll Waltz Ritchie Vallens - Donna Sarah Vaughan - Broken Hearted Melody Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - Be-Bop-a-Lula David Whitfield - Cara Mia Andy Williams - Butterfly Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On the Bayou) The Platters - The Great Pretender Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

[@NMarsden]

You forgot to put the cause of deaths!

[@vikingpg3d]

Thx

[@DanielPerez-bb9dg]

Cause of deaths??

[@NMarsden]

@@DanielPerez-bb9dg Yeah, you know, the list of death causes that you did in the past videos!

[@city2024newsanahid]

Also, Pls do 100 2000s Musicians who passed away

[@saeedhazem8088]

I am 80 years old and i nearly cried from memories and how i was having fun listening to them and how i was so sad when i heard their death (R. I. P all of them) it was better days

[@danielhall9965]

respect to you man i love that comment , i’m 15 so i never experienced the 50s but there was some amazing musicians that died ❤

[@NighaT1152]

R.I.P. Jerry Allison ( Drummer For The Crickets) (1939-2022), Aged 82,

[@vassa1972]

Very interesting video I must say. I'm now 49 years old and grew up listening to the music from the 50's and 60's thanks mostly because of my late mother vassa papadimitriou who unfortunately died on October 16 1988 from a brain aneurysm in her sleep at 38 years old which I was only 16. She's probably listing to the Beatles or Elvis Presley up in heaven. Love ya mom

[@funfacts3574]

In her sleep? Best

[@newyorkers7707]

Beatels are still alive

[@Mummapuss226]

I’m so sorry to read about your mother, condolences to you and your family and I agree, I love this music too.

[@Alaric_music_bandlab]

I'm sorry for you bro rip

[@midnite_rambler]

Good list Random Guy. Lots of these lived quite long lives, with Vera Lynn taking the prize at 103. Thanks for your hard work.

[@vmtrudyzelmer]

List of songs The four aces - love is a many splendored thing The Ames brothers - you, you, you Louis Armstrong - it takes two to tango Chuck berry - Johnny b Goode The big bopper - chantily lace Teresa brewer - till I waltz again with you James brown - try me Dave Brubeck - take five Johnny cash - I walk the line Ray Charles - what’d I say Patsy cline - walking after midnight Rosemary clooney - this ole house Eddie Cochran - summertime blues Nat king Cole - when I fall in love Perry como - don’t let the stars get in your eyes Sam Cooke - you send me Bing Crosby - true love Gary Crosby - sam’s song Bobby Darin - dream lover Miles Davis - blue in green Bobby day - rockin robin Doris day - que sera sera whatever will be, will be Fats domino - I’m walking Tommy edwards - it’s all in the game The chordettes - lollipop The everly brothers - bye bye love Percy faith - the song from moulin rose Eddie fisher - wish you were here Ella Fitzgerald - crying in the chapel Georgia Gibbs - kiss of fire Don Gibson - oh lonesome me Bill Haley and his comets - rock around the clock Thurston harris - little bitty pretty one Billie holiday - lady sings the blues Buddy holly - Peggy sue Johnny Horton - the battle of New Orleans Tab hunter - young love Sonny James - young love The Isley brothers - shout The Kalin twins - when Kitty kallen - little things mean a lot Sammy Kaye - harbour lights Ben e king - there goes my baby Buddy Knox - party doll Frankie laine - somewhere there’s somewhere Mario Lanza - be my love Peggy lee - fever Frankie lymon - why do fools fall in love Vera Lynn - Auf wiedersehn sweetheart Al martino - here in my heart Dean Martin - memories are made of this The belmonts - a teenager in love The crew cuts - sh-boom The McGuire sisters - sincerely Guy Mitchell - heartaches by the number Domenico modugno - volare Ricky Nelson - poor little fool Patti page - Tennessee waltz Les Paul and Mary ford - vaya con dios Carl Perkins - blue suede shoes Perez Prado - cherry pink and apple blossom white Elvis Presley - jailhouse rock Lloyd price - stagger lee Johnnie ray - just walking in the rain Little Richard - long tall sally Marty robbins- a white sport coat Jimmie rodgers - honeycomb Frank Sinatra - learning the blues The diamonds - little darling Jo Stafford - you belong to me Kay starr - rock and roll waltz Ritchie valens - Donna Sarah Vaughan - broken hearted melody Gene Vincent - be bop a lula David whitfield - cara Mia Andy Williams - butterfly Hank Williams - jambalaya The platters - the great pretender Jackie Wilson - reet petite

[@mightylonesome9426]

Excellent video, great memories. One correction: Hank Williams Jr. was shown instead of hid dad. This may have already been pointed out but I didn't dig too far in the comments. I subscribed today, great job.

[@agnesponita8707]

Rest In Peace 1950s all musicians passed away.😭

[@Jan......]

Eddie Cochran is pretty outstanding for his time. His songs are sounding still fresh and young in opposing to most of the other songs in this video.

[@garyskadra5236]

He just looked like a cool early rock star ✨ with cool songs

[@julianaylor4351]

The recorded voice is forever, long after its owner has gone. 🎶❤️

[@angelamartin5003]

So many favourites lovely. Thanks SRG.

[@Teofane]

Outstanding tribute! Thank you for including Jo Stafford. What a voice!

[@trinaq]

Rest in peace, 50's icons! I can't believe that at least three, namely Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper, perished in a plane crash! 💔😿

[@JaredtheRabbit]

And Valens was only 17!

[@totaldramaboss7008]

@@JaredtheRabbit Ikr? So sad.

[@totaldramaboss7008]

So sad.

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

Yup

[@gabrielbevis1961]

Perished on the same plane. Dude, Imagine if the plane never crashed.

[@janecarbone1504]

Another great one some random guy. When your mother brought you to concerts that were all rock and roll even though you were a kid you grew up on these too. We had 45s and 78s and over 3000 albums. A turntable even had the Speed 16 and a half which nobody that I know seems to have any albums or even heard of it. Thanks again for the compilation.

[@yvonnelewis4773]

Many of these I grew up with. Thinking of yesteryear. Wonderful songs I remember, Giving people pleasure and cheer. They paved the way for today’s Stars. Of that there is no doubt. A big thank you for sharing. What life for my generation Was all about,: ❤️❤️ Yvonne:

[@jorgem.salinasramirez1946]

Fantastic vídeo. Thanks soooo much

[@christineadlard1376]

May you all rest in peace we will never see musicians like you again but your music will live on

[@AGR01]

Thank you for doing my request.

[@wills517]

So many greats! Thank you all for your music!

[@frankiereinares8892]

i love this tribute video.they are all in my playlist.thanks for sharing.🙏rip to the musical greats.

[@ForeignerFan74]

Thanks For Sharing!

[@terryhollis6055]

Thanks for the effort - but so many great names missing. Some commenters have added names - I'll add members of the Skyliners including Jimmy Beaumont.

[@richardcastagna7313]

Really miss all those great singers. You could understand the words. The sings had feeling. You knew all the words when you sang along. Compared to songs now a days

[@Mummapuss226]

I loved it, I enjoy music from all eras and I can relax, thank you so much for sharing.

[@Hermann66]

Wonderful video! You surprised me one more time.

[@martakrupinska674]

R.I.P all 50s musicians. 🙏🙏🙏

[@thema1998]

I was surprised by how many of these '50s musicians made it to the 21st century before they died! 👀

[@NMarsden]

Thank you for this 50's video, now can you please do 100 70's one, 90's one, 2000's one, and 2010's one.

[@arturoromero951]

He did a 60s up to 90s one. But the issue with the 2000s and 2010s one is that few artists there have passed away

[@NoahGragsonFan10]

Awesome another video thanks for making this.

[@oellappen269]

I can't describe how much I love Buddy Holly.

[@peturdobrev1196]

THANK YOU FOR THESE SONGS. EXCELLENT CHOICE. THERE WAS THE GOOD TIMES. CHARISMATIC SINGERS. AMAZING, TALENTED, LEGENDARY. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST YEARS OF MEMORIES IN MY LIFE AND THE MUSIC WAS AWESOME.

[@banksofbarcelona3893]

This saddens me a lot. Some were way too young to be dead. Anyway I'm glad you put this together

[@sarahoverdick7509]

great compilation keep it up 😇

[@manueltelechea3620]

Grandes cantantes de mi epoca de niñez y adolescencia ,sobre todo Elvis .Muchas gracias.

[@camaranickerson3936]

Eddie Fisher,❤️ 3:25

[@sebom141]

Thanks a lot for doing this! I'm a huge fan of 1950's songs especially Rock N roll Many of these people died so young! The only one that remains is Jerry Lee Lewis!

[@arturoromero951]

Cmon! What about Dinah Washington?

[@sebom141]

@@arturoromero951 sorry i talk about rock n' Roll pionneers only

[@arturoromero951]

@@sebom141 she was also a 50s singer, even if she wasn’t rock n roll

[@sebom141]

@@arturoromero951 I know this ^^ thanks!

[@freddysnip6257]

Bill Harlan is still among us today. Je recorded I wanna bop. And is still performing occasionally. And he recorded a new album a few years ago at RCA studio B in Nashville.

[@ijgaither6349]

The elverly brothers are so good at guitar ,and its pretty sad cause they both died 😥😥😥😥😥

[@alicejordanson7734]

Job well done - thank you!

[@samfo10]

Nice ! Continue like that my friend !:)

[@williamkearns2482]

(R.I.P Don Everly,1937-2021. R.I.H Son Dverly,:1937-2021.

[@perseusjoppa426]

Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens parted so early! Such young kids...

[@CatholicMassMusicChannel]

List of 50s musicians who passed away

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

9:18 the clip you showed is actually a young Hank Williams JR, not SR

[@Thegeniuskidsuperb]

Poor Billie holiday. Even though you barely got to experience the 1960’s, you were still amazing. 💔

[@GiordanDiodato]

what happened to her is a disgrace.

[@Thegeniuskidsuperb]

@@GiordanDiodato yea. She died of liver cirrhosis.

[@newyorkers7707]

Yh even singers such as Richie Valence, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran could have made the 60s and 70s awsome

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

The songs and artistes featured here will still be remembered and respected years from now which is more than today's crop will.

[@arturoromero951]

Again, it’s just your taste and it doesn’t mean today’s artists are bad. No need to insult them just because you don’t like them. You could have replaced “which is more than today’s crop will” with a period and with the words “Rest In Peace to these amazing musicians” and maybe I would’ve understood. Just enjoy the music

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

@@arturoromero951 I did, Arturo. But I can't enjoy today's music.

[@eddiemoore8468]

One mistake. The video you have for Hank Williams is NOT him. The video is of Hank Williams,Jr. There is several videos of Hank Sr. Out there. This is his Son, Hank Jr. Far as I know he’s still alive.

[@karolinaciastek1251]

yes he is still alive

[@anthonyd.8013]

Check the description lol

[@karolinaciastek1251]

@@anthonyd.8013 Hank Willams Jr . is still alive and he is72 years old

[@MystyToLilac]

Boi when you look on the list in the description it says video shows hank williams jr on hank williams.

[@theevn7]

Another good classic

[@joeyplays5078]

Vera Lynn is the oldest person to die at the age of 103 in some random guy history and Ritchie vallens is the youngest singer to die at some random guys history at the age of 17 fun fact they are in the same video and Louis Armstrong is the first ever musician in some random guy history to be born

[@arturoromero951]

The more ya know

[@juliusnepos6013]

Interesting

[@darthmartin0076]

Frankie Lymon is the last person to be born on this video

[@thema1998]

I know that James Brown started out in the '50s but it was weird seeing him here. I think of him more as a '60s and '70s musician! 😅

[@МаксимБухарин-ю7н]

тут скорее надо делать видео '50s Musicians Who Are Still Alive

[@cassiepittman1489]

My mom mentioned she likes Dave Brubeck and my Dad was a big Marty Robbins and Frank Sinatra 🎶we really like music 🎵 another great post ✌️💙🤗

[@peachtree891]

Such wonderful singers back then

[@arturoromero951]

Which made wonderful singers in every decade

[@lehec]

It miss a few numbers : Conway Twitty Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, Bo Diddley, Bobby Vee, Danny and the Juniors, Jim Reeves, Johnny Burnett, Dinah Washington...

[@gemmabryden6378]

My late mum loved NAT king Cole music and Doris Day

[@Darkness2014-t4c]

I love 50s music ❤️

[@Honey_Moon_Delight]

es una pena que todos los Platters ya fallecieron, me encanta su musica, mi favorita Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

[@theamazingDrBob]

Oh man, I can't believe Lloyd Price died I'm so sad I can't believe I didn't hear about that he was a great artist.

[@wesleycook7687]

Chuck Berry, the real King of Rock And Roll.

[@joeyplays5078]

Too me Bobby Darin is in charge of 50’s music the king of music or musician I would say in the 50’s just because of the dance moves and the voice

[@MEMEFACE6]

Long live the musicians

[@joseherisandoval1469]

0:11 Al Albert (1922-2009) Age: 87 Lou Silvestri (1927-2013) Age: 86 Dave mahoney (1926-2012) Age: 86 Rosario vaccaro (1922-2012) Age: 90

[@NighaT1152]

You Can Make A New Verison Of This Video Since Jerry Allison The Drummer For The Crickets Passed Away

[@Chriskros1984]

So many died so young

[@MrShortWhiteGuy]

Wow, Little Richard lived more than twice as long as Elvis and almost twice as long as Nat King Cole. Surprised by how many died before 1970 and how many died after 2010. A more interesting video would be '50s musicians who are still alive.

[@piotrjasinski2130]

The list: - Jerry Lee Lewis - Paul Anka - Ed Ames (The Ames Brothers) - Dion DeMucci - Tony Bennett - Jerry Lee Lewis - Harry Belafonte That's it

[@Yoshi-yy7pf]

It may change soon

[@karolinaciastek1251]

Jerry Lee Lewis is already dead

[@GiordanDiodato]

a lot of them were in their 70s and 80s in the 2010s, so it's not a surprise that a lot of them died in that time. They lived a full life.

[@mattisonscott1298]

​@@piotrjasinski2130 Jerry Lee Lewis already died at the age of 87.

[@chicahippie6053]

Yo conozco la version de "Young Love" por Donny Osmond que fue un hit de 1973, pero los otros gran artistas que la interpretaron también lo hicieron bien Qepd Tab y Sonny

[@maggipacheco769]

That is when MUSIC was MUSIC......not the noise they have now...

[@Michaella82]

3:02 Now I've seen the colored version of "Lollipop" (I love the song❤)

[@hernanportilla8210]

(UPDATE) We now lost Rudolph Isley another member of The Isley Brothers Died on October 11th 2023 at the age of 84

[@garyskadra5236]

Was B.B. King making music in the 50's ? I'm pretty sure Ike Turner was making music in the 50's as well. Scotty Moore, Elvis' guitar player also

[@masterdriver132]

You don't see Tony Bennett on this list as of today. Right now, he is currently 95 years old!

[@heisenberg2763]

Not anymore as of today, unfortunately

[@masterdriver132]

@@heisenberg2763 May he rest easy 🙏

[@karolinaciastek1251]

R.I.P Tony Bennett (1926-2023) age 96 years old🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@vikingpg3d]

Nice 👍 but rip those musicians

[@geraldineingers3148]

I will not forget the memory of little Richard and Johnny Horton

[@fabb4i2]

0:13 Oh, they were old.

[@OldMod]

And many were too young...

[@mortuaryartist]

Legends

[@mortuaryartist]

My mother passed 7 years ago. She sounded just like patsy cline when she sang..always hard to hear

[@TheMassacreFilms]

RIP!!!

[@Harry-bz7xr]

My grandad grew up loving Nat King Cole and he’s 88 tomorrow

[@jamesp57867]

Uhhh that's not Hank Williams Sr. In that video. That's Hank Williams Jr. A.K.A Bocephus

[@mateuszpaszkiewicz3831]

The list is good, however I think you switched James with Isley in surname order.

[@tun46]

R.I.P Ed ames (1927 - 2023) aged 95

[@TheAmarok87]

I could listen to Jackie Wilson rolling his "r" all day.^^

[@stupendous1068]

It would be more of a challenge to find 1950s musicians who are still alive.

[@russellwhite1581]

So many never reached 60...

[@daanvandijk8199]

What about Emile Ford, Adam Faith and Tennessee Ernie Ford?

[@thenewstuffsucks5000]

Hank Williams SR was the one from the 50's you showed Hank Williams JR his son by accident.

[@somerandomguy_music]

You're right, my mistake, it is indeed Hank Williams Jr.

[@city2024newsanahid]

3:38 50s : Georgia Gibbs - Kiss of fire 60s : Johnny Cash - Ring of fire

[@junebug1979]

Cool coincidence: the song for tab hunter and sonny james has the same name: young love:D

[@fabb4i2]

3:20 What's the song called?

[@somerandomguy_music]

Theme from Moulin Rouge

[@fabb4i2]

@@somerandomguy_music Thanks ^^

[@jettsteari3062]

It was the death of Elvis that really ended the era of the 1950s

[@JukeboxJoeB]

You forgot Johnny Maestro and Pookie Hudson.

[@piotrjasinski2130]

@KateTheRobloxGirl670 not only that. He also forgot in following: Johnny Ace, Guitar Slim, Jesse Belvin, Beverly Kenney, Sherman Garnes and Joe Negroni of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Niki Sulivan and Joe B. Mauldin of Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Dinah Washington, Jerry Lewis (not Jerry Lee Lewis, a diffrent dude), Johnnie Johnson (he played keyboards for Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode), Warren Smith, Bo Diddley and most importantly The Singing Sheriff himself Faron Young

[@JebusMatoi]

I think it's safe to say that you would have a way harder time naming someone from the 50s whose alive today than dead.

[@RobAdieComedy]

You beat me to that comment.

[@piotrjasinski2130]

Cause of death for each musician (I'm making corrected causes of death since @julie rioux got some causes of death wrong. Anyways here's the list): 1. Al Alberts (The Four Aces) - renal failure 2. Lou Silvestri (The Four Aces) - natural causes 3. Dave Mahoney (The Four Aces) - Alzheimer's Disease 4. Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro (The Four Aces) - natural causes 5. Vic Ames (The Ames Brothers) - car crash 6. Gene Ames (The Ames Brothers) - cancer 7. Joe Ames (The Ames Brothers) - heart attack Ed Ames is the only surviving brother left out alive 8. Louis Armstrong - heart attack 9. Chuck Berry (a.k.a The Father and The Real King of Rock 'n' Roll before Elvis Presley) - heart attack 10. The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson) - plane crash 11. Teresa Brewer - progressive supranuclear palsy 12. James Brown - congestive heart failure resulting from complications of pneumonia 13. Dave Brubeck (Dave Brubeck Quartet) - heart failure 14. Paul Desmond (Dave Brubeck Quartet) - lung cancer 15. Johnny Cash - complications from diabetes 16. Ray Charles- alcohol related liver disease 17. Patsy Cline- plane crash 18. Rosemary Clooney - lung cancer 19. Eddie Cochran - car crash 20. Nat King Cole - lung cancer 21. Perry Como - Died in his Sleep/Alzheimer's Disease 22. Sam Cooke - shot by Bertha Franklin 23. Bing Crosby - heart attack 24. Gary Crosby - lung cancer 25. Bobby Darin - complications following heart surgery 26. Miles Davis - pneumonia, stroke and respiratory failure 27. Bobby Day - prostate cancer 28. Doris Day - pneumonia 29. Fats Domino - natural causes 30. Tommy Edwards - cirrhosis of the liver 31. Janet Ertel (The Chordettes) - cancer 32. Jinny Osborn (The Chordettes) - cancer 33. Dorothy Schwartz (The Chordettes) - stroke 34. Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers) - pulmonary disease 35. Don Everly (The Everly Brothers) - died, however no cause of death was given 36. Percy Faith - cancer 37. Eddie Fisher - complications from hip surgery 38. Ella Fitzgerald - stroke 39. Georgia Gibbs- pneumonia 40. Don Gibson - natural causes 41. Bill Haley - heart attack 42. Thurston Harris - heart attack 43. Billie Holiday - cirrhosis of the liver and heart failure 44. Buddy Holly - plane crash 45. Johnny Horton - car crash 46. Tab Hunter - cardiac arrest 47. Sonny James - died in his home/natural causes 48. O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley Jr. (The Isley Brothers) - heart attack/cancer 49. Harold Kalin (The Kalin Twins) - car crash 50. Herbert Kalin (The Kalin Twins) - heart attack 51. Kitty Kallen - died in her home/undisclosed 52. Sammy Kaye - cancer 53. Ben E. King - natural causes 54. Buddy Knox - lung cancer 55. Frankie Laine- heart failure 56. Mario Lanza - heart attack 57. Peggy Lee - heart attack as a result from diabetes 58. Frankie Lymon (Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers) - complications from a heroin overdose 59. Vera Lynn - undisclosed 60. Al Martino - heart attack 61. Dean Martin - acute respiratory failure 62. Carlo Mastrangelo (Dion and The Belmonts) - cancer 63. Fred Milano (Dion and The Belmonts) - lung cancer 64. Rudi Maugeri (The Crew Cuts) - undisclosed illness 65. Pat Barrett (The Crew Cuts) - pancreatic cancer 66. Christine McGuire (The McGuire Sisters) - not revealed 67. Phyliss McGuire (The McGuire Sisters) - natural causes 68. Dorothy McGuire (The McGuire Sisters) - Parkinson's Disease and Dementia 69. Guy Mitchell - complications from cancer surgery 70. Domenico Modugno - heart attack 71. Ricky Nelson - plane crash 72. Patti Page - heart and lung disease 73. Mary Ford (Les Paul & Mary Ford) - diabetic coma/alcohol abuse 74. Les Paul (Les Paul & Mary Ford) - pneumonia 75. Carl Perkins - throat cancer 76. Perez Prado - stroke 77. Elvis Presley (King of Rock 'n' Roll) - heart attack 78. Lloyd Price - natural causes/diabetes 79. Johnnie Ray - liver failure/alcohol abuse 80. Little Richard - bone cancer 81. Marty Robbins - heart attack 82. Jimmie Rodgers - heart attack 83. Frank Sinatra - heart attack 84. Dave Somerville (The Diamonds) - pancreatic cancer 85. Ted Kowalski (The Diamonds) - heart disease 86. Bill Reed (The Diamonds) - cancer 87. Jo Stafford - congestive heart failure 88. Kay Starr - Alzheimer's Disease 89. Sarah Vaughan - lung cancer 90. Gene Vincent (Gene vincent & His Blue Caps) - ruptured ulcer, internal haemorrhage and heart failure 91. David Whitfield - brain haemorrhage 92. Andy Williams - bladder cancer 93. Hank Williams - heart attack resulting from barbiturate and alcohol overdose 94. Tony Williams (The Platters) - emphysema 95. Herb Reed (The Platters) - complications from several ailments, including heart disease 96. Zola Taylor (The Platters) - pneumonia 97. David Lynch (The Platters) - cancer 98. Paul Robi (The Platters) - cancer 99. Jackie Wilson - complications from pneumonia/heart attack That's it. You know, I counted every deceased musician as fast I could and in minimum there's only 99 musicians who were famous during the 1950s but died

[@chrisgonz9963]

I'm surprised no mention for little Willie John and we just lost in 2022 teenage idol bobby rydell

[@piotrjasinski2130]

@@chrisgonz9963 cause he isn't in the video. Bobby Rydell is a 60s musician, thereforr not qualified for this list

[@chrisgonz9963]

Rip to all these legends awesome tribute and awesome job on the The content

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Do the same for 2000s and 2010s

[@Jackson-yt1vk]

Why don’t these songs exist anymore I want them back

[@newyorkers7707]

Carl Dobkins Jr(1941-2020)-Age 79 Song-My Heart is an open book

[@deemanthegreaser7248]

9:14 is not Hank Jr that's Hank Jr but Jr is the country boy that survived everything

[@bcbc8649]

Crazy how many musicians who were famous 70 years ago have died...

[@ieatcrayons-oi9ye]

My grandma told me the story on February 3 1959

[@dorieann64]

The video of Hank Williams is actually Hank Jr.

[@that_50s_kid70]

A lot of them died to soon some of them where so young like buddy holly and Ritchie valens and Patsy cline they could of came out with so much more good music but things happen and it hurts to face the fact that they left this world so soon