Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
3 sources·Updated September 14, 2026
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- NME·13h agoCheetah Chrome, Dead Boys co-founder and guitarist, dies aged 71
"A one-man hurricane tearing up the musical landscape with his feral guitar riffs and manic energy"
Read at NME → - Rolling Stone·13h agoCheetah Chrome, Guitarist for the Dead Boys and Rocket From the Tombs, Dead at 71
The prolific musician, who also played with Syl Sylvain and Ronnie Spector, was remembered as an "an architect of the punk rock movement"
Read at Rolling Stone → - Variety·22h agoDead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram. He was 71. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the band…
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