Urge Overkill Drummer "Blackie Onassis" Passes Away at 57
Johnny Rowan, also known as Blackie Onassis, the drummer for Chicago rock band Urge Overkill, has passed away. The band confirmed his death on social media, but did not provide a cause of death. Rowan joined Urge Overkill in 1991 and played on their breakthrough album, The Supersonic Storybook. The band's satirical revival of '70s rock excess won them an opening slot on Nirvana's tour supporting Nevermind. Rowan struggled with heroin addiction and left the band in 1996, but continued in music to some extent.