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24 November 1991; 32 years ago (1991-11-24) Location. Kensington, London. Cause. Bronchial pneumonia resulting from HIV/AIDS. On 24 November 1991, British musician and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died from bronchial pneumonia at his home in Kensington. He had exhibited HIV/AIDS symptoms as early as 1982 and was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987.
Swedish musician best known as a member of the pop-disco group Alcazar. [187] Philly Lutaaya (1951–1989) Ugandan composer and musician, AIDS prevention activist in Africa [188] Billy Lyall (1953–1989) British keyboard player; member of Pilot and the Bay City Rollers. [189] Craig Mack (1970-2018) American rapper and record producer. [190 ...
Michael Callen (April 11, 1955 – December 27, 1993) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. Callen was diagnosed with AIDS in 1982 and became a pioneer of AIDS activism in New York City, working closely with his doctor, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, and Richard Berkowitz. Together, they published articles and ...
Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983 [a]), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor.He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label and one of the first internationally famous musicians to die of AIDS.
Crosby died outside of a club in Minneapolis on June 6, 2002. Although his death was reported to be from complications from AIDS, he actually died of a heroin overdose (although he had also previously tested positive for HIV). [20] According to an autopsy report after his death, Crosby was 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and weighed 400 pounds (180 kg). [19]
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was a benefit concert held on Easter Monday, 20 April 1992, at Wembley Stadium in London, England, for an audience of 72,000. [1] The concert was produced for television by Ray Burdis , directed by David Mallet and broadcast live on television and radio to 76 countries around the world ...
Charles Arthur Russell Jr. (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) [2][3] was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from Iowa, whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying contemporary composition and Indian classical music in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became ...
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist.Regarded as a pop culture icon, [2] he is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, with his sales estimated at between 100 million to 125 million records worldwide.