Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
Eugene O’Connor, known as Cheetah Chrome, co-founder of the pioneering punk bands Dead Boys and Rocket From The Tombs, has died at age 71.
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First reported by Variety, 1h 22m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 13 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 13 September at 22:33 UTC; Consequence followed 1h 22m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 15 September at 15:41 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Consequence, Rolling Stone, NME, Billboard, Stereogum, Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyDead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
- ConsequenceCheetah Chrome, Dead Boys Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 71
- Rolling StoneCheetah Chrome, Guitarist for the Dead Boys and Rocket From the Tombs, Dead at 71
- NMECheetah Chrome, Dead Boys co-founder and guitarist, dies aged 71
- BillboardCheetah Chrome, Dead Boys Guitarist and Co-Founder Dies at 71
- StereogumDead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dead At 71
- DeadlineCheetah Chrome Dies: Co-Founding Guitarist Of Influential Punk Band Dead Boys Was 71
Sources
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- Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71 Variety ·
- Cheetah Chrome Dies: Co-Founding Guitarist Of Influential Punk Band Dead Boys Was 71 Deadline
- Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dead At 71 Stereogum
- Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys Guitarist and Co-Founder Dies at 71 Billboard
- Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys co-founder and guitarist, dies aged 71 NME
- Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for the Dead Boys and Rocket From the Tombs, Dead at 71 Rolling Stone
- Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 71 Consequence
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- Cheetah Chrome
- Dead Boys
- Rocket From The Tombs