Jack Sonni died last week aged 68 - he played with Dire Straits for a time and retired to spend more time with his kids ( he made a come-back a few years later)
Warren Zevon died on September 7, 2003, aged 56, from Mesothelioma - an Asbestos related illness - at his home in Los Angeles, California.
His Album "The Wind" was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2003 and Zevon received five posthumous Grammy nominations, including Song of the Year for the ballad "Keep Me In Your Heart".
The Wind won two Grammys, with the album itself receiving the award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, while "Disorder in the House", Zevon's duet with Bruce Springsteen, was awarded Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.
These posthumous awards were the first Grammys of Zevon's thirty-plus year career. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles.
Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck all played with The Yardbirds - Keith Relf (Vocalist) was electrocuted in his basement (playing an electric guitar) and died young (33)
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