I was listening to music on my I Touch the other day and I got to wondering how many of the people I listen to are actually dead. I could only think of 3 people off the top of my head. So being morbid I decided to count:

• Amy Winehouse (7/23/11)
• Barry White (7/4/03)
• George Harrison (11/29/01)
• John Lennon (12/8/80)
• Maurice Gibbs (1/12/03)
• Robin Gibbs (5/20/12)
• Karen Carpenter (2/4/83)
• Cory Wells (10/20/15)
• Donna Summers (5/17/12)
• Elvis Presley (8/16/77)
• Frank Sinatra (5/14/98)
• Harry Chapin (7/16/81)
• Michael Hutchence (11/22/97)
• John Denver (10/12/97)
• Johnny Cash (9/12/03)
• Marvin Gaye (4/1/84)
• Mary Wells (7/26/92)
• Freddie Mercury (11/24/91)
• Laura Branigan (8/26/04)
• Robert Palmer (9/26/03)
• Keith Richards (??/??/??)
• Lisa Lopes (4/25/02)
• Whitney Houston (2/11/12)
• Natalie Cole (12/31/15)
• David Bowie (1/10/16)
• Glenn Frey (1/19/16)
• Maurice White (2/3/16)
• Prince (4/21/16)

This list is truly depressing me. Ok, I know Keith Richards is actually alive, but really, shouldn’t he be dead? At least the majority of my play list is still alive and kicking, but 27 singers/musicians, really!

Update: I’ve added 5 people to this list since I originally posted it, scary.