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- Steve Peake
- Ian Curtis of Joy Division, Age 23 - May 18, 1980. The death of Ian Curtis may seem particularly sad and senseless because it is one of rock and roll's suicides that appears most self-indulgent or even romanticized.
- John Lennon, Age 40 - December 8, 1980. Perhaps it's silly to start anywhere else but here for the heartbreakingly needless loss of a pop musician. Not only did Mark David Chapman shockingly gun down his idol from behind, but he robbed the world of anything and everything remarkable that John Lennon might have accomplished during the '80s and beyond.
- Bob Marley, Age 36 - May 11, 1981. As one of music's central larger-than-life figures both as related to Rastafarian/African revivalist culture in the West and his reggae output, Bob Marley has long been one of the world's most popular and controversial musicians.
- Harry Chapin, Age 38 - July 16, 1981. Harry Chapin was such a sweeping talent and cut such a swath of influence as a human being that his tragic, brutal death in an auto accident on the Long Island Expressway has long resonated deeply for music fans and the world at large.
May 21, 2023 · From legends of years past to rising stars whose rise was cut short to prodigious talents who never got a chance to truly shine, these are the musicians who passed away during the '80s that we've never stopped missing.
- Mike Floorwalker
In the early 1980s, she moved toward a new wave style that drew on reggae, funk, post-punk, and pop music, frequently collaborating with both the graphic designer Jean-Paul Goude and the musical duo Sly & Robbie.
Top 40 80s pop artists – Adam Ant. Photo by Michael Sanderson 4 MICHAEL JACKSON. With just two albums, Michael Jackson was the decade’s biggest personality. Fifteen of his 19 album tracks in the 80s were singles, every one of them massive – beat that for quality control.
May 17, 2017 · Fabulous and idiosyncratic pop fashion of the 1980s unearthed from the BBC archives
May 15, 2024 · Exploring the realm of best '80s songs about death reveals a fascinating intersection between the era's cultural touchstones and the universal topic of death. These compositions not only embrace their core subject but also bring fresh perspectives that enrich the broader musical landscape.
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This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2020.
