(A90-pageTrueCrimeShortwithphotographs)OnApril1,1984,MarvinGaye--oneoftheworld'smostbelovedsingers--wasgunneddownbyhisownfather.Agenerationlater,fansstillpuzzleoverhowitcouldbethatamanwhocroonedaboutpeace,love,andunderstandingcouldpossiblymeetwithsuchaviolentend--andfromhisownfleshandblood.Yetthehistoryofpopularmusiciswritteninblood.UsingtheslayingofMarvinGayeasanabjectexampleoftherockandrolllifestyle,DavidJ.Krajicek'sDeathbyRockandRollpullstogetherthethreadsoftheviolentendsofmusicstarslikeJohnLennon,SamCooke,TupacShakur,soulsaxophonelegendKingCurtis,andmanyothers.Betweenoverdosesandsuicidesofwhatareoftenfragilestars,rockandrollseemstoqualifyasoneofAmericasmostdangerousprofessions.Here,expertsweighinonwhethertherearepatternstotheviolenceofrockandrollandwhethertherehavebeenwarningsignsinsomecasesthatmayhavesavedsomelives.Afascinatingread.