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Only The Good Die Young

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Rock and Roll can be a demanding career, the road, the drugs, and alcohol, claiming many a star well before their prime. Every year we lose a rocker too soon and it hurts every single time. Here’s a list of the singers we’ve lost so far in 2017…

Tom Petty
Walter Becker of Steely Dan
Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band
Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell
J. Geils
Sib Hashian the original drummer of Boston
Chuck Berry
John Wetton of King Crimson/Asia/Uriah Heep
Fats Domino
George Young of the Easybeats and producer to AC/DC (brother of Angus and Malcolm Young
Jimmy Beaumont, lead singer of the Skyliners
Guy Villari, lead singer of the Regents
Tower of Power lead singer Rick Stevens
Glen Campbell
Goldy McJohn, original keyboardist with Steppenwolf
Michael Johnson
Gary DeCarlo, lead singer with Steam


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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