D.H. Peligro dead Kennedys

D.H. Peligro, a drummer for punk rock icons the Dead Kennedys and formerly the Red Hot Chili Peppers, died Friday from a head injury, his band announced.

[ wrote on Twitter.](https://twitter.com/WilliamDuvall) “I’ll never forget the DKs gig I saw at 688 in May ’83 where, after shredding his drums the entire set, he ended the show by diving over his kit straight into the crowd in a single leap. [wrote on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/CkT1BkmST2U/?hl=en)along with a photo of the rocker. D H P in the place to be, you live forever in our hearts, you wild man, you bringer of joy, you giant hearted man.” “My dear friend, my brother I miss you so much. I am so sad I won’t get to feel you hug me again,” one wrote. We ask that you respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time.”

Peligro, who was part of the band Dead Kennedys, reportedly died from “trauma to the head” caused by an accidental fall. The musician, whose real name was ...

“R.I.P to one of the greatest. While the cause of death was reported by the band as an “accidental fall,” US media outlet TMZ is reporting that the death is “more mysterious than just that”. Peligro replaced the original Dead Kennedys drummer Bruce Slesinger in 1981, and was a part of the band during their formative years, contributing to some of their biggest hits. Shocked fans took to the comments after learning of the “heartbreaking and tragic news”. Peligro, who was part of the band Dead Kennedys, reportedly died from “trauma to the head” caused by an accidental fall. “Police on the scene stated that he died from trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall.

Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro has passed away, aged 63, from head trauma caused by an accidental fall. In a statement shared by the band, they wrote, ...

The drummer suffered trauma to his head after an accidental fall.

"The first time I saw you play with the DKs in ‘81 you blew my mind. Josh Freese took to social media to pay his respects, sharing a photo of him and Peligro, adding, “I’m usually not a fan of including yourself in the picture when you’re doing a tribute to someone else but I love this photo of he and I and you can get a sense of his energy from this shot. I’m devastated today, a river of tears, but all my life I will treasure every second. “Arrangements are pending and will be announced in the coming days. We ask that you respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time. His time in the band was short, but while Peligro never recorded music with RHCP, he received writing credits on Taste The Pain, Stone Cold Bush and Sexy Mexican Maid.

D.H. Peligro, a longtime drummer for the San Francisco punk band the Dead Kennedys, died at 63 after an accidental fall.

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DH Peligro was described as a "wild man, bringer of joy and giant hearted man" in a touching tribute by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.

"The first time I saw you play with the DK's in '81 you blew my mind. The Dead Kennedys announced the death in a Facebook post. - Peligro drummed for the Red Hot Chili Peppers while the Dead Kennedys were on hiatus

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea had paid respect to his dear friend, D.H. Peligro, the late drummer of The Dead Kennedys, who tragically died last Friday in LA.

D.H.P in the place to be, you live forever in our hearts, you wild man, you bringer of joy, you giant hearted man. The first time I saw you play with the DK’s in ’81, you blew my mind. He said: “My dear friend, my brother, I miss you so much. Peligro had first started hitting the pans for The Dead Kennedys back in 1981, although the band broke up in 1986. A Dead Kennedys representative announced the sad news on Instagram and wrote: “Dead Kennedys’ drummer D.H. [Flea](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/tags/flea) has paid his respects to the late Dead Kennedys drummer D.H.

Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro – real name Darren Henley – has died, aged 63, after sustaining a head injury in a fall at his home in LA.

DHP in the place to be, you live forever in our hearts, you wild man, you bringer of joy, you giant hearted man”. Although only with the band for a few months, he co-wrote three songs that later appeared on the band’s ‘Mother’s Milk’ album, before being fired due to drug and alcohol issues. A statement from the band explains: “He died from trauma to his head from an accidental fall.

He was not just our powerful unforgettable drummer, he was a gifted singer, songwriter, guitarist and so much more. Even behind the drum kit, ...

He put together his own band, called Peligro of course, with him on guitar and vocals, using a lot of the songs from his 80’s Punk power trio, the Hellations. When talk shifted to the dangers of high fructose corn syrup, I knew he knew. The other guys begged off, and didn’t want to see him. In Rome, he and I pulled on all these cables outside the window of a music label office, not realizing we were yanking all these peoples’ TVs off their balconies, and out of their living rooms. I was the one who flew out to see him when he got out of rehab. When I got the phone back, he was laughing his ass off. From the first song, he was solid. Friends who saw DH with the Chili Peppers at the Hollywood Bowl said he looked so happy up there. Throwing food at passengers all over the plane on the way to Australia, til the pilot came back and threatened to arrest him. Clear back in ‘79, I got a hot tip on a new Clash-inspired Punk band called SSI playing at the Deaf Club. All animal instinct, he never played anything quite the same way twice. He was not just our powerful unforgettable drummer.

Peligro died from head trauma resulting from an accidental fall at his home in Los Angeles.

“You are the truest rocker, and a crucial part of [Red Hot Chili Peppers] history,” Flea’s post added. He also earned a Grammy nomination for a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze and had recently toured Europe with another musical act, showing his comfort with playing everything from punk rock to “funked up, groove-oriented raucous jams”, his biography on the He also spent some time on the kit for the Meanwhile, the Alice in Chains guitarist William DuVall went on Twitter to share his memory of Peligro diving over his drum kit and into the crowd “in a single leap” at the end of a Dead Kennedys gig in 1983. Peligro had been a staple in the bustling San Francisco and Los Angeles music communities since 1978. [the Dead Kennedys](https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/nov/16/dead-kennedys-10-of-the-best) and the Red Hot Chili Peppers has died after an accidental fall at his home.

D.H. Peligro, drummer for legendary punk band the Dead Kennedys and former member of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, died on Friday at age 63.

"D H P in the place to be, you live forever in our hearts, you wild man, you bringer of joy, you giant-hearted man. "You are the truest rocker, and a crucial part of RHCP history," he wrote. Sharing an image from a recent show in France, Peligro's last Instagram photo was a shot of him looking intense in the place he called home, The group was currently on a Europe tour, which was set to wrap Sunday in Diest, Belgium. Sharing a photo of the St. "Thank you for your thoughts and words of comfort."