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Died On This Date (April 30, 1999) Darrell Sweet / Nazareth Drummer

Posted by themusicsover on April 30, 2010

Darrell Sweet
May 16, 1947 – April 30, 1999

darrell-sweetAt the time of his death of a heart attack in 1999, Darrell Sweet was co-founder and drummer for the Scottish hard rock band, Nazareth. By the 1975 release of Hair Of The Dog, Nazareth were bona fide international superstars. And as if the title track weren’t great enough, Hair Of The Dog also begat rock’s definitive version of “Love Hurts,” perhaps the greatest power ballad of its generation.  On April 30, 1999, Darrell Sweet died of a heart attack he suffered at the New Albany Amphitheater where the band was scheduled to perform later that evening. He was 51.

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