16 Sept 1977: Marc Bolan (*1947), British singer, guitarist and songwriter, pioneer of glam rock (T. Rex) ~ car accident (driven by Gloria Jones) #MarcBolan #TRex youtu.be/tUqAGoPtfto

18 Sept 1970: Jimi Hendrix (*1942), US-American singer, songwriter and guitar god ~ choked on vomit #JimiHendrix #VoodooChild youtu.be/sVYvlasyeK8

30 Aug 1998: #DennizPoP (Dag Krister Volle, *1962), Swedish DJ and master of Euro-Dance, producer/songwriter for #DrAlban, #AceOfBase, #BackstreetBoys, #NSync and many more ~ cancer youtu.be/kHBXPoJhnHQ

30 Aug 2012: #ChrisLighty (*1968), US-American music industry executive, manager of artists such as #BustaRhymes, #50Cent, #MissyElliott, #Nas, #ATribeCalledQuest & #MariahCarey, "one of the most powerful figures in hip-hop business" (NYTimes) ~ shot in the head, probably suicide

30 Aug 1995: #SterlingMorrison (*1942), US-American guitarist, founding member of #TheVelvetUnderground ~ non-Hodgkin's lymphoma youtu.be/AwzaifhSw2c

3 Sept 1970: #AlanWilson (*1943), aka #BlindOwl, US-American co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary composer of #CannedHeat ~ barbiturates overdose, probably suicide (#27Club) youtu.be/QexOuH8GS-Y

8 Sept 2008: #ChrisWitchhunter (Christian Dudek, *1965), German musician, drummer and co-founder of #Sodom ~ multiple organ failure due to long-term alcoholism youtu.be/G1qZQ3_l3jA

13 Sept 1996: #TupacShakur (*1971), aka #2Pac and #Makaveli, US-American rapper, songwriter and actor ~ shot youtu.be/pjH5V5Tq_oE

14 Sept 2009: #PatrickSwayze (*1952), US-American actor (#Ghost, #DirtyDancing, #PointBreak, #RoadHouse, #DonnieDarko), dancer, singer and songwriter, his name has become a commonly used term in hip hop songs, meaning that the speaker disappeared ~ cancer youtu.be/lU9p1WRfA9w

15 Sept 2004: #JohnnyRamone (John William Cummings, *1948), US-American musician and songwriter, co-founder and guitarist of the #Ramones, remained along with vocalist #JoeyRamone a constant member throughout his entire career ~ prostate cancer youtu.be/0BpMw7gMOsA

18 Sept 1991: #RobTyner (Robert W. Derminer, *1944), US-American musician, lead singer of Detroit proto-punk band #MC5 ~ heart attack in the seat of his parked car youtu.be/8XhQRFO4M7A

1 Sept 2020: #ErickMorillo (*1971), Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner, aka #Reel2Real, best known for 1993 hit "I Like to Move It" ~ ketamine overdose (after his death, at least nine women accused him of rape or sexual assault) youtu.be/vuo8kD5zF5I

6 Sept 2001: #CarlCrack (*1971, Karl Böhm), MC and member of #AtariTeenageRiot ~ drug overdose (maybe suicide) youtu.be/O1TJd4TyXAs

7 Sept 1978: #KeithMoon (*1946), English musician, drummer for #TheWho ~ overdose Herminevrin (in the same flat #CassElliot of #TheMamasAndThePapas died four years earlier) youtu.be/PNbBDrceCy8

8 Sept 1999: #Moondog (Louis Thomas Hardin, *1916), blind US-American composer, musician, performer, music theoretician, poet and inventor of musical instruments, settled in Germany in 1974 ~ heart failure youtu.be/jSimbyS_YlA

12 Sept 2003: #JohnnyCash (*1932), aka The Man in Black, US-American singer-songwriter and one of the best-selling music artists of all time ~ complications from diabetes youtu.be/PSLsfwTbo4Q

#otd 29 Aug 2021: #LeeScratchPerry (Rainford Hugh Perry, *1936) Jamaican record producer, composer and singer; pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music; worked with / produced for #BobMarley, #BeastieBoys, #TheClash and many more ~ unspecified illness youtu.be/I4HJdQ9WuNM

#otd 9 Sept 2018: #DanielKüblböck (*1985) German singer; became famous in 2003 with the talent show "Deutschland sucht den Superstar"; played himself in musical film "Daniel – Der Zauberer" (2004) ~ jumped overboard on a cruise ship (declared dead on 10 March 2021)

#otd 11 Sept 1987: #PeterTosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh, OM, *1944) Jamaican reggae musician; one of the core members of the #Wailers (1963–1976), later a successful solo artist ("Legalize it", 1976) ~ tortured and shot dead during a home invasion youtu.be/B-Y8VGID6q8

13 Sept 2023 Roger Whittaker (*1936) Kenyan-born British singer-songwriter, whistler and musician; spent two years in the Kenya Regiment fighting the Mau Mau ~ complications following a long illness youtu.be/5V2CpY3jZpk