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Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71

Variety · September 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM

Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71

Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram.

He was 71.

“We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the band wrote in the post.

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Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71

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