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Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for Rocket From the Tombs and Dead Boys, Dead at 71

Posted in In Memorium, News with tags Cheetah Chrome, Cherie Currie, Dead Boys, Rocket From the Tombs, The Runaways on 09/14/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Cheetah Chrome, guitarist for revered underground punk bands Rocket From the Tombs and Dead Boys, has died, his PR company announced Monday night.

The punk-rock underground legend, whose real name was Eugene Richard O’Connor, died Sunday in Nashville at age 71, according to Reprobate Media.

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