Urge Overkill Drummer Blackie Onassis Passes Away at 57
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John "Blackie Onassis" Rowan, former drummer of the 90s rock band Urge Overkill, has passed away. The cause of death and his age have not been disclosed. Onassis played with the band from the early 90s until the release of their last major-label album in 1995. Urge Overkill was known for hits like "Sister Havana" and their cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon," which was featured in Pulp Fiction. Onassis was arrested for heroin possession shortly after the release of "Exit the Dragon" but those charges were later dropped.
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