These 10 Musicians Lost Their Lives To Coronavirus

Nupur Saraswat

5 years ago

These ten musicians, singer songwriters too, lost the battle against Coronavirus in March and April. The list is overwhelming. From Woody Allen’s bandleader — Eddy Davis to rapper Fred the Godson.

Our prayers go out to their families.

1. Adam Schlesinger was a celebrated musician who won an Emmy for his work on ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ a hit show on Netflix. On April 1, he died of complications from Coronavirus.
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2. Lee Konitz fell to the hands of pneumonia and died of Coronavirus attack on April 15. He was a legendary saxophonist and had once held spot at No. 22 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz charts.
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3. Wallace Roney was a Grammy-winning trumpeter and Miles Davis’s contemporary and had played with him. He died on March 31 of complications with Coronavirus.
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4. Alan Merrill was a singer- songwriter and co-wrote ‘I Love Rock N’ Roll’. He died on MArch 29 after which his family confirmed that the death was Coronavirus related.
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5. ‘Soul Makossa’ is a song of Manu Dibango that gained global popularity for infusing African beats to funk. He died on 24 March, due to Coronavirus.
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6. Eddy Davis was the band leader of
Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band. The band had gained a lot of popularity because of their clarinetist, Woody Allen. Eddy also created the soundtrack for Allen’s film — Midnight in Paris and won a Grammy. He died on April 7 due to Coronavirus.
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7. 7. DJ Black n Mild was a New Orleans DJ. This life claimed by Coronavirus was rather young. He died at the age of 44 on March 19.
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8. Joe Diffie was a country artist who died on March 29 of Coronavirus complications. He wrote the song ‘Bigger Than The Beatles’ and had won a Grammy.
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9. Fred the Godson was 35-years-old. He was a rising rapper, in the league of Meek Mill, Kendrick LAamr and others. He dies of complications relating to Coronavirus three weeks after diagnosis.
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10. John Prine was a loved singer-songwriter and a twice Grammy winner. HE died on April 7 due to Coronavirus.
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