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Remembering Over 50 Musicians From the ’80s Who Are Sadly No Longer With Us

January 1, 2023 By the80sruled Leave a Comment

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As the days go by, it’s inevitable that more and more of our favorite musicians from the ’80s will no longer be with us. It’s still shocking though to see how young so many of our favorite artists were when they passed away.

Join us in remembering over 50 musicians from the ’80s who have sadly passed away.

Musicians featured in the video below:

  1. George Michael (Wham!)
  2. Jim Steinman
  3. Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
  4. Kenny Rogers
  5. Andrew Woolfolk (Earth Wind & Fire)
  6. Vangelis
  7. Jason Mizell (aka Jam Master Jay) (Run-D.M.C.)
  8. Kevin MacMichael (Cutting Crew)
  9. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
  10. Pete de Freitas ( Echo & the Bunneymen)
  11. John Wetton (Asia)
  12. Paul Young (Mike and the Mechanics)
  13. Eddie Money
  14. Boon Gould (Level 42)
  15. Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
  16. Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
  17. Rick James
  18. Manny Charlton (Nazereth)
  19. Mark Hollis (Talk Talk)
  20. Alan White (Yes)
  21. Brian Hibbard (Flying Pickets)
  22. Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
  23. Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes)
  24. Rob Fisher (Naked Eyes, Climie Fisher)
  25. Pete Burns (Dead or Alive)
  26. J. Geils (The J. Geils Band)
  27. Marvin Gaye
  28. Gary Brooker (Procul Harem)
  29. Bobby Farrell (Boney M)
  30. Naomi Judd (The Judds)
  31. Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot)
  32. Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
  33. Colonel Abrams
  34. Andy Gibb
  35. Bob Marley
  36. Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
  37. Melanie Appleby (Mel & Kim)
  38. Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
  39. Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)
  40. James Ingram
  41. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
  42. Eric Woolfson (The Alan Parsons Project)
  43. Frederick Waite JR (Musical Youth)
  44. Roy Orbison
  45. Whitney Houston
  46. Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson)
  47. John Lennon
  48. John Denver
  49. Andrew Gold (Wax)
  50. Colin Vearncombe (Black)
  51. Terry Hall (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka)


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