80s Rock Stars: Deaths You Didn't Know About

[@leesashriber5097]

Excellent upload. The 80's had the best music 70's too) and I'm glad to see those we lost remembered through your channel. Thank you. 🕊️❤️🙏

[@crystalfreeman9295]

I love Jimi Jamison. He had an amazing voice. He was the total package in my heart and eyes. I fell in love with him when l first heard High On You. He sang a lot of great songs for Survivor. Burning Heart, The search is over, Is this love, l can't hold Back,The moment of truth,Man against the world, Desperate Dreams and so many more . He is on my playlist. I will love and miss him forever ❤️❤️🔥🔥🎵🎶🎙️✨⭐⚡💯💯👍👍

[@JanettaB.]

I loved Robert Palmer.... I was so lucky to see him preform live......he was wqs the very well dressed in a white 3 piece suit...not only esthetically pleasing but that voice.... Probably one of the top 5 concerts i have seen....

[@adotintheshark4848]

he had those trademark videos with the three girls in white bikinis

[@plurpee.]

I met Laura Branigan, she was really nice...

[@adotintheshark4848]

She was pretty, and "Self Control" and "Gloria" are classics. They were both foreign songs rewritten for the English language.

[@spiritthingw]

Loved Eddy Money❤

[@Bopp1961]

@@spiritthingw , I saw him in concert with Journey and Thin Lizzy. All 3 were amazing. Eddie really put on a show!!

[@gogoyubari366]

I don't think any of these people are forgotten.

[@angelagarner7585]

@@gogoyubari366 I agree

[@shelleymorton374]

Exactly. How many times did the voiceover say "sadly they are not remembered" "untimely death" "should not be forgotten" etc... Crappy writing in my opinion.

[@stevenwilson9865]

I hate losing my music heroes. Neil Peart, Eddie Van Halen..😢

[@HarrietCraig323]

Meat Loaf 😪😿😿

[@marinam.2293]

@HarrietCraig323 Yes, Meatloaf. Also Rick Ocasec, David Bowie 😥 Glenn Frey, Prince 💔 Michael Hutchence, Chris Cornell...and many, many more. Not forgotten; still mourned.

[@kierabracken1893]

Great tribute thank you

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Bless their precious memories and families ❤❤❤

[@mariaconklin8247]

Thank you! Very well done! And your heartfelt tribute were especially felt..good job!

[@heidivert830]

Loved all of them ❤

[@thewavewitch3238]

Me too

[@stephentrager3147]

Well produced and lovingly respectful. Well done, man.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Thank you Stephen, you just went to the top of my favorites list 😁👌 and have a great Friday.... 👍 If you ever have an idea for a video, please let me know, as I produce a lot of viewer requested videos.

[@stephentrager3147]

@@HollywoodMisfortune follow your passion, man.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

80s Musicians - Rockstars & Singers, you may not Know Have Died.... The 80s era was an unforgettable time in the music industry, filled with iconic and legendary artists who left indelible imprints in the heart of music lovers. However, some of these remarkable 80s musicians faded from limelight and public consciousness, leading many to be oblivious about their demise. Let's take a walk down memory lane to remember some of these 80s musicians you didn't know had died. One of these forgotten 80s musicians is Benjamin Orr, the co-founder and bassist for the rock band 'The Cars'. Known for his distinctive vocals on hits like "Just What I Needed" and "Drive", Orr passed away in 2000 from pancreatic cancer. His death came as a shock to many, and he left behind a legacy of timeless tunes that continue to resonate with fans today. Another forgotten musician from the 80s era is Laura Branigan, known for her powerful four-octave voice and hits like "Gloria" and "Self Control". Branigan passed away unexpectedly in her sleep from an undiagnosed ventricular brain aneurysm in 2004. Despite her untimely demise, she remains an influential figure in pop music, with her songs still popular on retro music channels and playlists. Andy Gibb was another prominent figure in the 80s music scene that many may not realize has passed on. A solo artist and younger brother to the Bee Gees, Gibb was known for his soft rock hits like "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" and "Shadow Dancing". Tragically, he died at a young age of 30 in 1988 due to myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by years of substance abuse. The world also bid farewell to Minnie Riperton, best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You". Though her biggest hit came in the mid-70s, she remained active in the music scene throughout the early 80s. Sadly, Riperton lost her battle with breast cancer in 1979 at the tender age of 31. and we remember Michael Hutchence, lead singer of the Australian rock band INXS. Known for hits like "Need you Tonight" and "Never Tear us Apart", Hutchence was a defining figure in the 80s music landscape. He was found dead in his hotel room in 1997. These forgotten 80s musicians, and many others, may have faded from the limelight but their contributions to the world of music remain significant. Their lives and careers serve as reminders of the fleeting nature of fame and the enduring power of their artistry. As we nostalgically revisit the melodies they created, we pay tribute to their talents and remember them for the joy they brought into our lives through their music. Now onto the video to see many more of our favorite 80s musicians who may not no have died.

[@lydiamcpherson7925]

Jani Lane was a great guy. Very down to earth. I was so sad when I heard he passed. I got to talk with him after a show and he was awesome. Very kind guy. May he RIP.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

👍😁❤️

[@traciefuller3145]

@lydiamcpherson7925 He was amazing live 💔

[@Kathy-us6zx]

I love Eddie Rabbit ..then and now ❤ thanks for sharing about all these folks❤

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Thanks Kathy..👍

[@mistyshelby8692]

I saw Warrant live just months before Jani Lanes passing. I still have a guitar pick from that show.

[@courtneysands6646]

He was found in a hotel room by a maid.

[@mistyshelby8692]

@courtneysands6646 sad. He was so talented

[@dianebuzek723]

Jani Lane wanted to be remembered for more than “Cherry Pie,” and I agree. Warrant had SO many great songs! RIP J ❤

[@mistyshelby8692]

@dianebuzek723 I agree

[@judikingsman6132]

I don't know how anyone can believe these musos are forgotten 😮

[@barthunt8640]

You can add lead singer CJ Snare from the band Firehouse to the list.

[@lcarole3131]

Robert Palmer's _I Didn't Mean To Turn You On_awesome jam🔥! Promises,Promises by Naked Eyes is in my Top 100 favorite pop songs ever💙

[@juliegee9012]

I did not know that the Singer of Quiet Riot passed away or James Ingram. Thanx for this Info. Interesting Tribute 😃

[@traceyrandolph2559]

What about Anita Pointer? She passed away in 2022.

[@donaldbailey7650]

I don't know a few of these talented people and did not know others had passed. Feeling kinda sad about that. I have enjoyed the music of the ones I knew and intend to listen to the others. Rest in peace to them all. Thank you for the video.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

I appreciate your vids.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Thank you helpyourcattodrive....👍😁

[@GarySkadra]

You got me with Bobby Farrell and the Naked Eyes guy

[@Mummapuss226]

The guy from Naked Eyes was Rob Fisher who died of cancer at 42 in 1999. He was also part of Climie Fisher.

[@deegibb6368]

Luther VanDross has also passed away. One of my favorites from the 80's. RIP!

[@annetaylor1668]

Thanks for mentioning Laura Brannigan first. She was my favorite artist of all time. I didn't know she passed until about 2 years afterward because I was living in Egypt on Active Duty in the army.

[@mistyshelby8692]

@@annetaylor1668 thank you for your service

[@ernestcruz6316]

Eddie Rabbitt isn't forgotten, not by a long shot. He was constantly on the country chart from the late '70s through almost the entire decade of the '80s.

[@Spitfirethedragon]

Anita Pointer also left. 3 of the 4 sisters died. All 4 hit in the 70s until Anita went solo, and she had some hits of her own, but she landed top 10 in the 80s on a duet on the country charts.

[@shandajames5444]

Never forgotten!!! Love REO Speedwagon. So sad about Gary Richrath.

[@davidbuzzin426]

❤GOD ❤BLESS RIP XOXOXOX

[@robinyarnes4598]

I honestly think we had the Best Music in the 70's and 80's. And all these People that had passed away will never be forgotten. MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE!!💔😢🙏

[@jph0917]

I knew quite a few of these artists had died. Heard of their deaths in the news. Laura Brannigan died just a few weeks after my mother.

[@Mummapuss226]

Very sad I loved her music in particular Gloria from 1983. Sadly she was too young just 52.

[@chrismorgan9153]

You included Kevin Dubrow, but left out Frankie Banali, Quiet Riot's drummer, who died in 2020.

[@rickjensen1636]

Frankie Benali wasn't the only dead Quiet Riot member he forgot (him and my older brother were friends by the way) he also forgot the little known and seldom talked about guitar player for Quiet Riot by the name of Randy Rhoads, well, at least he recognized Gary Richrath so it wasn't a total loss.

[@ernestcruz6316]

@@rickjensen1636 No offense, but when was Randy Rhoades ever little known or seldom talked about? He's always listed whenever people discuss the greatest rock or metal guitarists of all time. And he died at the height of his fame.

[@rickjensen1636]

I was joking/being sarcastic lol

[@GarySkadra]

I probably know about all these deaths but gonna watch anyway

[@scottlambert2949]

What about the death of the original lead singer bon Scott who passed away from alcohol poisoning

[@glennmccudden8574]

I know one thing reo speed wagon. Had a early album called You can tune A piano But you can't tuna fish.

[@lansesteiner3563]

Chrissy Amphlett of the Divinyls Irene Cara

[@geoffwalsh8864]

It's not mentioned that Rob Fisher was also one half of the duo Climie Fisher.

[@pauliesk.7102]

Maybe they weren't as big over there as in the UK, but surely Steve Strange of Visage deserves a mention?

[@LillyMarz777]

Benny Mardones.

[@Happyheart146]

Seriously didn't know Robert Palmer had gone! To be fair, I was busy giving birth that year.

[@stephaniebehrens7317]

Too many have died. Jani lane. Definitely Laura all of them were so precious children of God and will never be forgotten Kevin I knew and it was so devastating robwrt palmer gosh all these people were so talented I pray for all those who love them. Cause while we may love a rainy night these are all so sad how we use abuse and forget them. Marie is and will always be unique. And her voice will never fade she is a timeless rose. Thank you God for the time you shared them with us and I pray we will hear them sing to your glory again in eternity in your kingdom. In your name Jesus and the Holy Spirit I pray.

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

Steve Bronski & Larry Steinbachek from Bronski Beat.

[@Teddy31976]

Great video. I had no idea.

[@MikeEdwards-kj4dh]

Falco was the man great music

[@sherryoneill8020]

There are a lot who aren't included here. Artists who were wildly famous: David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Greg Kuhn, Benjamin Ore, Rich Okasic to name a few.

[@sherryoneill8020]

Orr (stupid auto correct).

[@DefianceGal]

Some of these "pop" musicians were shoved in our faces in movies and what not. They didn't naturally get famous like the people who made metal and pure rock music. Unaltered by the mainstream.

[@zebdoz333]

I just can’t listen to Eddie Money these days just makes me feel so sad like trying to watch threes company with John Ritter , just too young and too sad

[@barrywainwright3391]

Plus all the southern rock bands who lost members

[@judikingsman6132]

😢

[@neil1390]

Alan Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult

[@darlenebaldwin1429]

Love Robert Palmer, so pleased I got to see him in concert

[@CarlAnderson-t8u]

Too many of these videos scrape the bottom trying to generate enough maternal to pass Not this one. This video kept true to its promise: significant contributors to 80’s music, sound and scene whose deaths got underreported. Many of these artists I did not know had passed. I found myself pausing the video and going to Wikipedia to read more. Informatively entertaining.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Thanks Carl, have a great night 👍

[@wacowildcat]

You said Eddie Money faded into obscurity then you said his voice and music will be with us forever. What? You probably need to find something else to do. All these people are well remembered.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Thats Correct A.J....Love his music, but unfortunately many people have forgotten it.....You should really check the wording of your comments so they make more sense....Have yourself a great day A.J.

[@shandajames5444]

They could have done without the drums after every story!!!

[@jamesbedford3774]

If this wasn't AI, we may have got some actual emotion...

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

🤔🤔Well how wromg you are, that was me talking.

[@jamesbedford3774]

@@HollywoodMisfortune If that's the case, then I apologise. It's so hard to know, these days!

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

@@jamesbedford3774 All good James, ill try n spice it up a bit, generally its worked well 4 me, so dont like rock the boat to much, thanks 4 watching, lots of great content coming up, and if you have an idea for a video, just drop it in the comments, and may be a future vid...Have a great day James...👍

[@vickylynn2432]

Laura Brannigan, I found out about a year ago. The rest ping on my phone when celebrities pass away.

[@d.a.5881]

Eddie Money is not nor ever will be obscure.

[@MetalMama-Mimi523]

1:38 Kevin DuBrow has a famous brother, celebrity plastic surgeon, Dr. Terry DuBrow. You can really see the resemblance if you focus on the face.

[@awesomebeard1973]

Jani is pronounced like JAY- KNEE. A I. is illiterste

[@debradeskins5561]

BENNY MARDONES

[@alphooey]

Didn’t think Robert Palmer was forgotten.

[@Sharon-fw9qw]

Eddie Money was AWESOME!

[@kishannaconandoyle1907]

Joe Strummer? Joey Ramone?

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Thanks Kisha, i will have them in the updated 1 coming out soon...and you can look for your name in the corner 4 credit...ty....Have a great day 👍

[@kishannaconandoyle1907]

@hollywoodhotspot thanks! I'm going to subs so I dont miss next round. ♥️

[@alphooey]

Joe Strummer was the first one to hit me

[@scottrobertson5639]

Never forgot robin never will

[@alanlemery4606]

How about Keith Stevenson AKA Cheese Blotto !! Blotto were an early MTV band

[@loboblanco4426]

Most people missed Kevin Dubrow because he pissed off almost everyone he came into contact with.

[@loboblanco4426]

Eddie Money faded into obscurity? Hardly.

[@alphooey]

Missed that Greg Ham had passed.

[@symptomoftheuniverse3862]

Rockstars?

[@donreed]

11/27/24: Why does the narrator sound like he's speaking from the inside of an empty Coke can?

[@jessicagrace2817]

Boney m was a phoney...the voice wasn't his

[@alphooey]

Found that out recently

[@jenniferwilliams4462]

I don't know who put this video together but it is so messed up about Robin KING Crosby. The only real pic of him was the beginning of his segment. Then it shows Stephen and Warren singing. Then pictures of ink who. None to be King!!!!!

[@apogeedata]

Eddie Money? Are you kidding me? Forgotten? Dude you are detached from reality 🙄

[@DefianceGal]

Pop sucked then and now.

[@DefianceGal]

Thumbs down because you forgot Steve Clark. You said rock and you slip disco and pop in the mix. Next time be clear in your description.

[@HollywoodMisfortune]

Hey there, Steve Clark is in a separate video... But thanks for the feedback...Have a great day!

[@alphooey]

Grant McLennan, The Go-Betweens

[@DefianceGal]

Disco is not rock. Pop is not rock.