Blackie Onassis, the drummer for the 90s Chicago band Urge Overkill, has passed away at the age of 57. The cause of death has not been revealed. Onassis joined the band in 1991 and was part of their major-label debut on Geffen Records. Urge Overkill was known for their postmodern take on 70s funk and metal and had a hit with their cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" featured on the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack.
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."
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.
John Rowan, the drummer for '90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 57. Onassis anchored Urge Overkill during their time in the alternative-rock spotlight in the 1990s, playing on the band’s version of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” which was featured in Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” in 1994, and staying with them through their final major-label album, 1995’s “Exit the Dragon.”
Blackie Onassis, the drummer for Urge Overkill who played on the band's hit "Sister Havana" and the remake of "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" featured in Pulp Fiction, has died at the age of 57. His former bandmates confirmed the news on social media. Onassis joined Urge Overkill in the early 1990s and played with the group as they opened for Nirvana's Nevermind tour in late 1991.
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.
