Best dead super group

[Yellow Fang]

What would be the best rock supergroup composed of musicians who died under 40? Preferably they will have died from a drug overdose, but cumulative assaults on the liver, air accidents, shooting incidents and suicides are all acceptable.

 

[rich p]

Mozart and the Maytals?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Wish I could say it's U2

 

[Yellow Fang]

Yes, an air crash would have enhanced their reputation.

 

[Archie_tect]

Does brain dead count?

 

[Bill Gates]

Drums - John Bonham (or Keith Moon)

Bass, vocals - Phil Lynott

Vocals, guitar - Jimi Hendrix

Guitar - Brian Jones

Vocals, Guitar - Marc Bolan

 

[Brains]

Janice Joplin on lead vocals, Jimi Hendrix as lead guitar, Jon Entwhistle on bass, Keith Moon on drums,

 

[stephec]

Vocals has to be Bon Scott!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

kurt cobain for me.

 

[graham56]

lead guitar - got to be Paul kossoff

vocals - Jim Morrison

drums - John Henry Bonham

bass guitar - Phil Lynott

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Drums - Karen Carpenter

Guitar - Duane Allman

Bass - Sid Vicious

Vocals - Hank Williams

 

[theclaud]

Swap Charles Mingus for Sid Snot and I think we're on to a winner!

He was certainly a lot harder.

Yup. But thankfully made it well past 40. Ignoring the rock criteria, the supergroup is obvious:

Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Bud Powell (bit of licence - he made about 42), Paul Chambers. Drummers are a problem - they seem to live forever. Might have to make do with Chick Webb..

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Your list is null and void TC. One's too old and anyway they're all jazz chappies which isn't proper music like country or rock and roll.

 

[accountantpete]

Richey Edwards - Guitar

Richard Bingham - Drums

 

[Aperitif]

Yup. But thankfully made it well past 40. Ignoring the rock criteria, the supergroup is obvious:

Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Bud Powell (bit of licence - he made about 42), Paul Chambers. Drummers are a problem - they seem to live forever. Might have to make do with Chick Webb..

The best in town...

...he'll do for any style!