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Died On This Date (April 12, 2010) Lisa Hodapp / Florida Punk Legend

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Lisa Hodapp
DOB Unknown – April 12, 2010

Lisa Hodapp was a popular Fort Lauderdale-area punk musician during the ’80s and ’90s.  She first came to prominence as singer and bassist for area punk legends, Morbid Opera.  Later she played guitar in the all-girl group, the Gargirls.  And in recent years, Hodapp fronted her own band, Fraulien.  She also found time through all that to earn a degree in law.  Lisa Hodapp was 49 when she died of cancer on April 12, 2010.



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Died On This Date (April 12, 2009) Rubin “Zeke” Zarchy / Jazz Trumpeter

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Rubin “Zeke” Zarchy
June 12, 1915 – April 12, 2009

zekeRubin Zarchy was a jazz trumpeter who made his mark in the big bands of the ’30 and ’40s.  Over the years he’s played lead trumpet with jazz’s biggest names including Tommy Dorsey, Joe Haymes, Bob Crosby, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra, Ray Anthony and most famously, Glenn Miller, in whose orchestra he played throughout the ’40s.  Contrary to other published reports, Zarchy passed away on April 12, 2009 of pneumonia at the age of 93.



Composer Folk Musician

Died On This Date (April 11, 2001) Sandy Bull / Folk Guitar Great

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Sandy Bull
January 1, 1941 – April 11, 2001

sandy-bullSandy Bull was a musical genius.  Best known for his brilliant folk guitar playing, he was also a master of the banjo, aud, pedal steel and other stringed instruments.  Like Vanguard Records label mate, John Fahey, Bull’s finger-picking incorporated various styles of music – in Bull’s case, classical, jazz and middle Eastern.  And like Fahey, he rose to prominence during the ’60s folk revival and influenced the likes of Leo Kottke,  Ry Cooder, Richard Thompson, and later, M. Ward.  Bull struggled with drug addiction which forced him into early retirement in the early ’70s.  After successfully completing rehab, Bull was back in the studio and on stage by the early 80s.  He died of lung cancer on April 11, 2001 at the age of 60.

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Musician Rock Singer

Died On This Date (April 10, 1992) Sam Kinison / Comic; Had Hit With “Wild Thing”

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Sam Kinison
December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992

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Known primarily for his outrageous comedy routines during the ’80s, Sam Kinison had a minor hit single in 1988 with his cover of  Chip Taylor’s “Wild Thing.”  Although the song never cracked the Billboard charts, the video was somewhat of a phenomenon on MTV and beyond, likely due to cameos by Rodney Dangerfield, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Slash, Billy Idol, Tommy Lee,  Richie Sambora and a semi-nude Jessica Hahn.  It has been reported that Blackie Lawless of WASP was inspired to write  “(Animal) Fuck Like A Beast” after catching a Sam Kinison stand-up show.   Sam Kinison died on April 10, 1992 after the car he and his bride of six days were in was struck by an intoxicated driver.  He was 38 years old.

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Early Rock Musician Singer

Died On This Date (April 10, 1962) Stu Sutcliffe / The Beatles

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Stu Sutcliffe
June 23, 1940 – April 10, 1962

Stu Sutcliffe was the original bassist for the Beatles. He is credited along with John Lennon, for coming up with the band’s name as a tribute to Buddy Holly’s Crickets. Sutcliffe was in the band for their first two years which included the legendary shows in Hamburg. While in Hamburg, Sutcliffe met photographer Astrid Kirchherr, fell in love and decided to leave the Beatles and stay in Hamburg to enroll in art school. His artwork was highly praised. Sutcliffe began suffering from intense headaches which at times caused him to collapse. Doctors could not determine the cause of his pain. On April 10, 1962, while en route to the hospital after a collapse, Stu Sutcliffe. He was just 21. It was never determined what actually caused the brain hemorrhage that took his life. Many believe it was caused by a head injury he sustained during a fight after a show in January of 1961.



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