4. Les Harvey
We continue with our short list of celebrities who died while they were on stage by saying a couple of words about musician Les Harvey. The fantastic guitarist of the ’70s blues-rock band Stone the Crows died on stage in front of no less than 1,000 people who came there to support the band and to see them play.
The band wanted to perform at Swansea’s Top Rank Ballroom on a gloomy day in May 1972, and nobody had any idea that a tragedy was bound to happen.
The band, which was managed by Peter Grant of Led Zeppelin, was getting ready to perform and make the fans happy when Harvey touched a microphone that wasn’t earth-grounded and was electrocuted.
People tried to unplug the microphone, thinking that he might have a chance to survive, but the 28-year-old musician was pronounced dead at the scene.
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You forgot CARMEN MIRANDA, the Brazilian Bombshell star of many MGM, 20th Century Fox musicals. Appearing as a guest on a weekly tv variety show, she finished her song to applause, curtains closed as she took bows, and stayed closed, leaving 1 of her legs exposed to the audience. Stage hands must have pulled her body behind the curtain as her leg disappeared from sight. It was GHASTLY!
Plus Tommy Cooper suffered a similar fate, dying on stage 15th April 1984 from a heart attack 🙁
Comedian Dick Shawn died while performing his act at the University of California, San Diego. Age 67. As with Cognito, the audience thought his collapse was part of his act.
I believe you can add Tiny Tim to this list, who suffered a heart attack on stage and died on the way to a table
Dick Shawn. Brilliant comedian/actor.
Had only heard of Eric..You forgot Tommy Cooper.
Tommy Cooper another great comedian passed on stage. One of the things he used to say was “Just like that” I can still hear his voice now saying that