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Back in February of 2008, I had heard that the great Buddy Miles had passed away, so I started searching the various so-called celebrity death sites to see what I could find out. To my astonishment, there were no mentions at any of these places. And then just two days later, Mike Smith the amazing lead singer of the Dave Clark Five passed away. Again, no mention in the celebrity death blog-o-sphere. I felt I had to right this injustice.
So, in honor of Buddy Miles and Mike Smith, I present you, THE MUSIC’S OVER. A place to honor those who have made us dance, reflect, laugh and cry.
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What you’ll find on this site: Dead Rock Stars. Dead Country Singers. Rock Stars who committed suicide. Rock star Final resting places. Dead Punk Bands. Murdered Rock Stars. Dead Jazz Musicians. Drug Addicts. Junkies. Rock Stars Who Overdosed. Manslaughter. Rappers Who Were Murdered. Gunned Down. Rock Star Grave Sites. Jazz Heroin. Dead Punk Rocker. Murdered Punk. Junkie Rock Stars. Rock and Roll Heaven. Rock ‘n Roll Heaven. Rock Stars On Drugs. Rapper On Drugs. Rock ‘n Roll Groupies. Rock and Roll Grave Yard. Murdered Musicians. Heavy Metal. Glam. Disco.
rekx said
What a great blog and a great tribute to all of these performers. Your efforts will someday be greatly rewarded! Keep it up.
Linda said
Dear Musicsover,
I think this blog is a great idea! Too many musicians are gone — and almost forgotten. It’s so sad b/c they’ve added so much to this world through their music.
You don’t have a Country category (yet), so I thought I’d post here about a great book I just read about Faron Young. It’s called Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story and it gave me a whole new appreciation for his music. What a life he led!
I’m hoping you will read this book and do a post on Faron — another great musician many don’t remember.
Thanks again for starting this blog.
Linda
themusicsover said
Thanks for your kind words, Linda. I leave “On This Date” posts on the anniversaries of the artist’s death, so in the case of Faron Young, his will come on December 10th. And for so called “current” artists, I pay tribute to them as soon as I hear of their passing. Feel free to email me with any tips or other omissions.
Thanks for reading and please tell your friends!
Vince
esther said
Came across your site when searching about my friend Matt Mugridge. I’m wondering how you got your info for the story (which was great). Thanks, Esther
zelada said
Wow! Great idea and what hard work! There’s a lot of research involved in this. I mean, two months and already so many great artists. I like the way “heart attack” and “heavy metal” appear next to each other in the tag cloud!
Congrats!
Townbeet said
Wow, what an interesting website.
Thanks for the comment about mine on scvtalk.
All the best
Nutcracker Buck said
Just ran across your blog while searching Buck Owens info. I’ll keep checking in.
GW said
Zelada (#4) took the words right out of my mouth. Keep goin’!
Clark Benson said
Great Site – especially love that you include industry figures and not just obvious rock stars