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This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2017.
Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various points. Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album ...
Chris Cornell. Christopher John Cornell ( né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician. He was best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks.
The music industry saw a number of famous musicians pass away. Gregg Allman, best known for performing in The Allman Brothers Band, passed away at 69. Allman's bandmate, Butch Trucks, also died ...
Updated May 18, 2017 at 2:07 PM Singer Chris Cornell has died at 52 years old after being discovered on the bathroom floor of his hotel room at MGM Grand Detroit following a show Wednesday night.
Website. tompetty .com. Signature. Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist.
This year has featured a lot of heartbreaking celebrity deaths. In 2017, we lost some incredibly beloved musicians like Tom Petty, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, former "Partridge Family" star ...
Pat DiNizio. Patrick Michael DiNizio (October 12, 1955 – December 12, 2017) was the lead singer, songwriter and founding member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros from Carteret, New Jersey. [ 1][ 2]