Music Heals Video Roundup: Artists We've Lost to Cancer

Today, KEXP, in collaboration with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy Center, present the latest in our Music Heals series, focusing on the power of music to lift our spirits and heal our souls in the face of cancer. From 6AM to 6PM PT, John Richards, Cheryl Waters, and Kevin Cole "will tell the stories shared with us by members of our community and work in the songs that helped them through the healing process either emotionally or physically." (If you have a story you'd like to share, you can still email us at stories@kexp.org.)

And later this evening, join KEXP and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy Center from 6PM-8PM in the KEXP Gathering Space for a special performance from local troubadour Caspar Babypants. (Check out a recent KEXP interview with him here.) We hope you'll join us for this free family-friendly dance party celebrating hope and survival.

Over the years, this terrible disease has taken many beloved artists from us. Today, we are remembering their immense contributions to the music world and are paying tribute

Sharon Jones // passed November 18, 2016, age 60 from pancreatic cancer
The soul powerhouse found success late in life, but onstage, in the studio, and in every heartbreaking note, she never wasted a moment.

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David Bowie // passed January 10, 2016, age 69 from liver cancer

Grant Hart // passed September 13, 2017, age 56 from complications from liver cancer and Hepatitis C
As the poetic heart of Hüsker Dü, Grant Hart helped set a template for righteous honesty that the American underground has been following ever since.

Thomas Fekete // passed May 31, 2016, age 27 from a rare, aggressive form of cancer

Benjamin Curtis // passed December 29, 2013, age 35 from t-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma

Carey Lander // passed October 11, 2015, age 33 from bone cancer

MCA (Adam Yauch) // passed May 4, 2012, age 47 from parotid gland cancer

Joey Ramone // passed April 15, 2001, age 49 from lymphatic cancer
Johnny Ramone // passed September 15, 2004, age 55 from prostate cancer
Tommy Ramone // passed July 11, 2014, age 65 from bile duct cancer

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Lemmy Kilmister // passed December 28, 2015, age 70 from prostate cancer
It is a fact beyond debate that the Motörhead frontman and loveable hellraiser definitely made God do a shot as soon as he crossed the pearly gates.

Leonard Cohen // passed November 7, 2016, age 82 from a fall, with cancer listed as contributing cause.

George Harrison // passed November 29, 2001, age 58 from laryngeal cancer
The quiet Beatle made himself heard, redefining what the lead guitarist in a rock band could do, helping to bridge the gap between rock'n' roll and Eastern Music and helping to create the idea of the benefit concert, to name just a few of his many, many accomplishments.

Karl Mueller // passed June 17, 2005, age 41 from throat cancer