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Guitarist Dave Rosser from the Afghan Whigs died after a battle with cancer, according to vanyaland.com, “Rosser, who also played with Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, Marc Broussard, and others, was diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer last October. A GoFundMe launched around the time of his diagnosis generated more than $65,000, and a series of benefit shows were organized by Greg Dulli in December.”
We caught Afghan Whigs (with Rosser) in 2012 and noted, “Adding to the joyful noise with the three original Whigs were a talented trio: Twilight Singers member Rick Nelson who played keyboards and strings, Gutter Twins member and rhythm guitarist Dave Rosser and Cully Symington, an impressive drummer from bands such as Okkervil River and Cursive.”
The Afghan Whigs' recently announced their US tour in September (read about it on news.weheartmusic.com) in support of In Spades (out now on Sub Pop).
Below are more deaths for the month of June - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2017.
June (33)
[28 Jun 2017] Dave Rosser (American guitarist for Afghan Whigs), 50, cancer
[27 Jun 2017] Geri Allen (American jazz pianist, composer), 60, cancer
[26 Jun 2017] Jimmy Chi (Australian playwright and composer of Bran Nue Dae), 68
[23 Jun 2017] Nick Knowlton (American musician from Katahdin and Katfish), esophageal cancer
[22 Jun 2017] Gunter Gabriel (German singer, musician and composer), 75, fall
[22 Jun 2017] Jimmy Nalls (American rock guitarist for Sea Level), 66, Parkinson’s Disease
[21 Jun 2017] Ludger Rémy (German harpsichordist and conductor), 68
[21 Jun 2017] Eddie Olivares Sr (creator of Texas Jazz Festival), 86, caller.com
[21 Jun 2017] Belton Richard (American cajun musician), 78, pneumonia
[20 Jun 2017] Prodigy (American rapper from Mobb Deep), 42, sickle cell anemia
[19 Jun 2017] Noel Neal (American blues musician for Kenny Neal, bassist for James Cotton), 54, heart attack
[18 Jun 2017] Chris Murrell (American jazz singer), 61
[17 Jun 2017] Sonny Knight (American soul singer, singer of Sonny Knight & The Lakers), 69, cancer
[17 Jun 2017] Thara Memory (American jazz trumpeter), 68, oregonlive.com
[15 Jun 2017] Sheila Raye Charles (American singer-songwriter), 53, breast cancer
[15 Jun 2017] Jacques Charpentier (French composer and organist), 83
[14 Jun 2017] Luis Abanto Morales (Peruvian singer and composer), 93
[13 Jun 2017] Anita Pallenberg (Italian actress, muse for The Rolling Stones), 73, theguardian.com
[13 Jun 2017] Keith Dominick (American singer from The Keith Dominick Band), 53, justifiable homicide
[13 Jun 2017] Philip Gossett (American musicologist), 75
[11 Jun 2017] Rosalie Sorrels (American folk singer), 83
[11 Jun 2017] Corneliu Stroe (Romanian drummer and percussionist), 67, heart attack
[11 Jun 2017] Dr. Brandon Rogers (American singer and doctor on America's Got Talent), 29, car accident
[08 Jun 2017] Ivan Horn (Danish guitarist, played with C.V. Jørgensen), 67, bt.dk
[08 Jun 2017] Norro Wilson (American country music songwriter and record producer), 79, heart failure
[08 Jun 2017] Prince Udaya Priyantha (Sri Lankan artist and singer), 48
[07 Jun 2017] Jan Høiland (Norwegian singer), 78
[06 Jun 2017] Vin Garbutt (British folk singer), 69, complications from heart surgery
[06 Jun 2017] Sandra Reemer (Dutch singer), 66, breast cancer
[05 Jun 2017] Skipp Pearson (American jazz musician), 79, complications from bone cancer and organ failure
[03 Jun 2017] Educated Rapper (American rapper for UTFO), 54, cancer
[02 Jun 2017] Sir Jeffrey Tate (British conductor, heart attack), 74
[02 Jun 2017] Aamir Zaki (Pakistani guitarist), 49, heart failure
We caught Afghan Whigs (with Rosser) in 2012 and noted, “Adding to the joyful noise with the three original Whigs were a talented trio: Twilight Singers member Rick Nelson who played keyboards and strings, Gutter Twins member and rhythm guitarist Dave Rosser and Cully Symington, an impressive drummer from bands such as Okkervil River and Cursive.”
The Afghan Whigs' recently announced their US tour in September (read about it on news.weheartmusic.com) in support of In Spades (out now on Sub Pop).
Below are more deaths for the month of June - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2017.
June (33)
