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DER UNBEKANNTE AUS DEM CLUB 27
- May 26, 2022
Er gehört zum Club 27, in den sich alle Musiker einreihen, die auf tragische Weise mit bereits 27 Jahren starben. Er ist im Vergleich zu beispielsweise Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain oder Amy Winehouse aber eher unbekannt: Leslie Harvey. Der Gitarrist gründete 1969 Stone The Crows, prägte den Stil der Band ebenso wie Sängerin Maggie Bell. Am 2. Mai 1972, als vor fast genau 50 Jahren, starb Leslie Harvey beim Soundcheck auf der Bühne an einem Stromschlag. Ursache war ein nicht geerdetes Mikrofon. Harvey wurde nur 27 Jahre alt.
He belongs to Club 27, which includes all musicians who died tragically at the age of 27. But compared to Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain or Amy Winehouse, he is rather unknown: Leslie Harvey. The guitarist founded Stone The Crows in 1969, shaped the style of the band as well as singer Maggie Bell. On May 2, 1972, almost exactly 50 years ago, Leslie Harvey died of an electric shock during a sound check on stage. The cause was a microphone that was not earthed. Harvey was only 27 years old.
He belongs to Club 27, which includes all musicians who died tragically at the age of 27. But compared to Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain or Amy Winehouse, he is rather unknown: Leslie Harvey. The guitarist founded Stone The Crows in 1969, shaped the style of the band as well as singer Maggie Bell. On May 2, 1972, almost exactly 50 years ago, Leslie Harvey died of an electric shock during a sound check on stage. The cause was a microphone that was not earthed. Harvey was only 27 years old.
