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Urge Overkill drummer Johnny 'Blackie Onassis' Rowan passes away at 57.

Johnny "Blackie Onassis" Rowan, the drummer of '90s alternative rock band Urge Overkill, has died. The band confirmed his death in an Instagram post and requested privacy for his family. Rowan played on the band's third album "The Supersonic Storybook" and their fourth album and major-label debut "Saturation," which produced the hit rock single "Sister Havana." He also played on the band's 1992 EP "Stull," which featured Urge Overkill's signature hit "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon," a Neil Diamond cover that was featured in the Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction."

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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.

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