Untimely Deaths Archives - Page 4 of 6 - Rock and Roll True Stories

Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins’ Initial Toxicology Test Results Revealed

March 29, 2022 / Untimely Deaths / Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins

Friday evening, a few hours ahead of Foo Fighters taking the stage in South America, the band announced on social media that longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins passed away at the age of 50. More details have emerged regarding the circumstances surrounding his death. Taylor Hawkins Complains of Chest Pains Official reports indicated that the drummer […]

Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins’ Initial Toxicology Test Results Revealed Read More »

Alice in Chains: Layne Staley’s Final Days With The Band

March 28, 2022 / Feuds, Song and Album Stories, Untimely Deaths / Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley

Alice in Chains established themselves as the first band out of Seattle’s “grunge” movement to have a gold record. Addiction and infighting led to the band stop touring in any major capacity by 1993. Frontman Layne Staley’s addiction to heroin would be the group’s achilles heel and it wasn’t something that the singer really hid.

Alice in Chains: Layne Staley’s Final Days With The Band Read More »

Scott Weiland’s Tragic Death

March 3, 2022 / Untimely Deaths / Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver

In December of 2015, Scott Weiland passed away at the age of 48. His death shocked the rock world. At the time of his death, he had formed a new group called Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts. He was touring with the band and even put out a record. Scott Weiland Acts Strangely On Stage

Scott Weiland’s Tragic Death Read More »

The Tragic Death of Ratt Guitarist Robbin Crosby

January 27, 2022 / Untimely Deaths / Ratt, Robbin Crosby

Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby spoke about the success of the band’s first album in 1984, Out of the Cellar, “Everything that’s happened to us, has been like something out of a fairy tale.” Ratt would go on to dominate the rock scene in the 80’s with hit album after hit album but Crosby’s fairy tale

The Tragic Death of Ratt Guitarist Robbin Crosby Read More »

The Tragic Death Of Jeff Buckley

December 16, 2021 / Untimely Deaths / Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley came from a musical family. His mother was a classically trained musician and his father was a psychedelic folk singer named Tim Buckley, who died at age 28 of a drug overdose. Jeff was only 8 years old at the time of his father’s death, but he didn’t have a close relationship with

The Tragic Death Of Jeff Buckley Read More »