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A macabre question but isn't that the perfect way to die for a rock star? I know Johnny Guitar Watson died when touring in Japan and Mark Sandman, the singer of Morphine died at a concert in Rome. Any others?

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Friday, 9 August 2002 10:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Tommy Cooper. And I think Keith Relf of the Yardbirds was fatally electrocuted on stage.

― Andrew L, Friday, 9 August 2002 10:34 (twenty-three years ago)

relf was at home wasn't he?

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 9 August 2002 10:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Relf was at home -- I think he's being confused with the singer for Stone the Crows, who was electrocuted on stage. Tiny Tim died on stage moments after singing "Tiptoe Thru the Tulips". Alive, Jackie Wilson had a massive stroke on stage which eventually killed him.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 12:02 (twenty-three years ago)

If you want to push it towards "laid low by injuries sustained on stage", you could even fit Curtis Mayfield into this category.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 12:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I have now idea why I typed "alive" when I meant to type "also". Cr-reepy!

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 12:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry, I wuz just confused - I know almost nothing abt Counting Crows, and plan to keep it that way.

― Andrew L, Friday, 9 August 2002 12:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Tommy Cooper, not only dying on stage but actually died on live TV. Beat that.

― mms, Friday, 9 August 2002 12:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Andrew, yer confused again. Counting Crows /= Stone the Crows.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

It was the guitarist for Stone The Crows, not the singer, who was electrocuted on stage.

― David (David), Friday, 9 August 2002 12:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Fucking hell, just electrocute me NOW!

― Andrew L, Friday, 9 August 2002 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

I haff just googled, and David is correct.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 12:53 (twenty-three years ago)

And how could I forget Country Dick Montana of the Beat Framers!! Another heart attack.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 13:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Make that Farmers (boy, would I love an "edit post" function on this new board...)

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 9 August 2002 13:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't do html links: http://www.snopes.com/spoons/noose/dead.htm

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 9 August 2002 17:36 (twenty-three years ago)

He wasn't a rock star, but didn't Cary Grant die onstage during a lecture or something?

― Sean, Saturday, 17 August 2002 13:55 (twenty-three years ago)

any famous incidents of people vomiting on stage?

― geeg, Saturday, 17 August 2002 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Tammi Terrell also collapsed onstage, falling into duet-partner Marvin Gaye's arms. I think (I could be wrong) that it was a stroke. She died soon thereafter. 1969 or '70, I believe.

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 August 2002 21:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Tiny Tim died on stage in Minneapolis around 1998 or something like that(?)

― donut bitch, Wednesday, 21 August 2002 04:57 (twenty-three years ago)

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