Soul, Reggae, Funk Artists That Died in Their Prime...

Such as Otis, Marvin, Robert Johnson, Prince Far I, Peter Tosh etc.

Anyone shout me some more names. Much appreciated peoples.

hendrix,

Not dead but technically split up - PJ & Duncan

larry young - larry youngs fuel "Turn off the lights"
donny hathaway
minnie ripperton?

might be a more interesting question to find out how many careers were screwed through drug addiction,

Sly Stone
Rick James
Gil Scott Heron etc

James Carr.

King Tubby
Tammi Terrell
Sam Cooke
Jackie Wilson

And Elvis - put the question on djhistory.com and they will flood you with answers.

Shaka Demus and Pliers

paul74 James Carr.

+1
He only died a few years ago tho', his drug intake and mental health issues killed his career...
O.V. Wright... Tho' some would argue he was past his prime when he died in 1980...

Baby Huey

Hard Times is a stone cold classic...

Ummmmmm nobody mentioned Bob Marley yet ...
Janis Joplin. She's gotta be a soul girl right? http://youtube.com/watch?v=-7JVxE2SYxo

thanks everyone

hendrix
minnie ripperton (she joined the rotary connection?)
King Tubby
Tammi Terrell
Sam Cooke
Jackie Wilson
bob marley

• all going on the list
  
  

Would love to use Jame Carr but a bit recent
keep em coming...

p.s. I'm rick jame bitch

Paul C

^lol

"darkness!"
"cocaine its a helluva drug"

"he's a habitual line stepper!"

John Bonham

Donnie Hathaway

and if you can stretch to jazz:

John Coltrane
Eric Dolphy

Elvis Robert Johnson.

if you have him then you gotta have Charlie Patton (the first father of the blues)

soul funk and reggae didn't really exist with those guys

marvin gaye

paul74 And Elvis - put the question on djhistory.com and they will flood you with answers.

Good old Bill! :-)

Janis not quite soul enough?

Billie Holiday?

Curtis Mayfield
David Cole(Clivilles & Cole) - although he died after they'd made all their decent stuff

Janis might go on the list. Not a judgment, more of a question of whether I have anything by her...

RPM, sorry meant to include Blues in the title. Where it started.

Billie H, Curtis, C Parker all added...

If blues count, can we have Bon Scott?