General Knowledge!

[·WídgêT·]

Ok then: Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and (most recently) Amy Winehouse. Though extra credit doesn't really help when you have no credit for the actual question.

[BFM_Kiwi]

..and Janis Joplin and Brian Jones

[·WídgêT·]

..and Janis Joplin and Brian Jones

Wait really?! I don't remember hearing about this? That makes me sad  

*EDIT* Nevermind they passed a while ago, for some reason I thought it was recent, but you only asked for 4 so I listed the first 4 that came to mind

[BFM_Enigma]

I can only think of 2 right now:

John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin
Keith Moon - The Who

Would Karen Carpenter count?     

How about every member of the Grateful Dead, can't remember their drummers names. 

[BFM_Kiwi]

Keith Moon tops the list for sure.

The Led Zep drummer would be #2, but John Paul Jones is very much alive, and a bassist.  Who was the drummer? (his son Jason is also drummer)

There was at least one Greatful Dead drummer, I don't know his name either.

A more recent example from a pretty well known band, died end of last year I think.

[BFM_Enigma]

yep on John Paul Jones, now that you have reminded me I think the drummer's name was Bonham and I think his first name was also John but not 100% sure. Don't remember a recent band's drummer last year.



But why did you ignore my best answer?    

[BFM_Kiwi]

LOL, didn't know she could drum.

NO.

And John Bonham is the Led Zep drummer.

[·WídgêT·]

I've got one to add to the list. The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold, and it was in December of 2009 if he was the one recent person you were trying to think of.

[BFM_Kiwi]

Yep, Jimmy Sullivan is another one

[MrMxyzptlk]

Wow.  You guys are running on nowadays....

How can one tell the status of the previously-asked question anymore?


To quote Kevin Bacon (A Few Good Men): "Your honor, is there a question any time in our future here?"

[BFM_Kiwi]

All the answers to the question are in the last half dozen posts:

Name four well known rock drummers who died in their prime.

John Bonham - Led Zeppelin  - Enigma
Keith Moon - The Who  - Enigma
The Rev - Avenged Sevenfold - ·WídgêT·
Eric Carr - Kiss - Lucky

[Lucky]

Eric Carr.

[BFM_Kiwi]

Yay.  I guess Enigma can go, having got two of the four.

There were a couple more from Spinal Tap

[BFM_Kiwi]

And while we're waiting,  a guy gets marooned on a remote island in the south pacific.  He hears constant drumming, it drives him crazy.  He finds a native finally, and asks if the drumming will ever stop.  "Very bad when drumming stops" says the native.  The man is terrified and afraid to ask anything further.  The drumming continues the next day, and the next.  He asks again when the drumming will stop, and again is told "very bad when drumming stops".  It is driving him crazy and he really wants to know what will happen.  He grabs another native and asks, what happens when the drumming stops?  The native replies "bass solo".

[BFM_Rickp9]

What was call The Chicago Typewriter?