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Lemmy

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Lemmy

1945–2015

English rock musician (1945–2015)

Postwar

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Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy Kilmister, Lemmy from Motörhead or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead vocalist, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975.

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1945
Birth

English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (Motörhead, Hawkwind, The Head Cat, and The Rockin' Vickers)

December 24 →
2015
Death

English musician, singer, and songwriter (b. 1945)

December 28 →

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