How musicians die

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@Abiatha_Swelter

And of course, disease took many musicians: innovative bassist Jimmy Blanton and legendary guitarist Charlie Christian were both done in by tuberculosis, John Coltrane had pancreatic cancer, Billy Strayhorn got esophageal cancer. Eric Dolphy died in a diabetic coma, and legend has it that the hospital assumed it was drug-related.

Roy Castle died of lung cancer despite being a non-smoker. Playing the trumpet in smoky clubs was probably equivalent to smoking a few packs every day though.