June 3, 1952, January 28, 200

William Norris "Billy" Powell (June 3, 1952 – January 28, 2009) was an American musician and a longtime keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1970 until his death in 2009. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Powell grew up in a military family ...

October 21, 1952, July 26, 1990

Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist and vocalist, best known for being in the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990. His eleven-year tenure was longer than that of any other keyboardist in the band. Born ...

November 12, 1952, February 19, 2007

Charles Gocher Jr. (November 12, 1952 – February 19, 2007) was an American musician, writer and visual artist, most famous for being a founding member, lyricist and drummer of the experimental rock group Sun City Girls. He also released Pint Sized Spartac ...

August 20, 1952, February 14, 2010

Douglas Lars "Doug" Fieger (August 20, 1952 – February 14, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter-musician. He was the lead singer of the rock band The Knack, and co-wrote "My Sharona", the biggest hit song of 1979 in the USA, with lead guitarist Berton ...

4 May 1952, 23 March 1980

Jacob Miller (4 May 1952 – 23 March 1980) was a Jamaican reggae artist who first recorded with Clement Dodd. While pursuing a prolific solo career, he became the lead singer for reggae group Inner Circle with whom he recorded until his death in a car acci ...

January 20, 1952, June 13, 1993

Campbell was born and grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first group was the Texas-based electric power trio, Junction. Formed in 1973 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the band consisted of John on guitar and vocals, Tim Delaney on bass and vocals, and Jac ...

10 May 1952, 7 April 1994

Lee Brilleaux (born Lee John Collinson, 10 May 1952 – 7 April 1994) was an English rhythm-and-blues singer and musician with the British band Dr Feelgood. He was born in Durban, South Africa, from English parents, was brought up in Ealing, and moved to ...

April 2, 1952, July 27, 2001

Leon Russell Wilkeson (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) was the bassist of American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001. Born on April 2, 1952, in Newport, Rhode Island, but raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Wilkeson became a major ...

September 24, 1952, July 3, 1999

Mark Sandman (September 24, 1952 – July 3, 1999) was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer. He was an indie rock icon and longtime fixture in the Boston/Cambridge music scene, best known as the ...