Dead Boys

Cheetah Chrome, co-founding guitarist of Cleveland punk outfit Dead Boys, has died at the age of 71.The band announced his passing on September 13th. A cause of death was not disclosed.Born Eugene Richard O'Connor, ...

As his band says, he was, "a one-man hurricane tearing up the musical landscape with his feral guitar riffs and manic energy."

Punk legend Cheetah Chrome — co-founder of DEAD BOYS — died Sunday, September 13 at the age of 71. "We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome," Chrome's DEAD BOYS bandmates wrote on social media. "Cheetah was a true original, an archi...

Cheetah Chrome founded the Dead Boys in 1975 and co-wrote punk classics Sonic Reducer and Ain't It Fun