Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
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First seen13 Sept, 22:33Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram. He was 71. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the band wrote in the post. “Cheetah was a true original, […]
Variety•Isabelle Farina
Follow-up14 Sept, 07:21Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for the Dead Boys and Rocket From the Tombs, Dead at 71
The prolific musician, who also played with Syl Sylvain and Ronnie Spector, was remembered as an "an architect of the punk rock movement"
Rolling Stone•Emily Zemler- Follow-up14 Sept, 13:25
Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys Guitarist and Co-Founder Dies at 71
Chrome, born Eugene O'Connor, began his career in another Cleveland punk band, Rocket From the Tombs.
Billboard•Gil Kaufman
Latest15 Sept, 15:41Cheetah Chrome Dies: Co-Founding Guitarist Of Influential Punk Band Dead Boys Was 71
Cheetah Chrome, guitarist of the pioneering punk band Dead Boys, died Sunday, September 13. He was 71. His death was announced on the band’s Instagram page. A cause of death was not disclosed. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the statement said. […]
Deadline•Greg Evans