Gar Samuelson
drums (drum set)
b. 1958 in Chautauqua County — d. 1999
Gary Charles "Gar" Samuelson (February 18, 1958 – July 14, 1999) was an American musician best remembered for being the drummer for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1984 to 1987, contributing to their first two albums, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) and Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986). He is considered one of the most influential drummers of thrash metal, having pioneered the incorporation of jazz fusion into the subgenre.
Death
Samuelson died in Orange City, Florida, on July 14, 1999, at the age of 41. The cause of death was reportedly liver failure. He was cremated. At the Woodstock Festival in 1999, Mustaine announced to the crowd that Samuelson had died; in his honor, Megadeth played "Peace Sells" as the closing song in their set. His former bandmates in Megadeth dedicated the 2002 remaster of Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good to "the memory of Gar Samuelson".
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Where they came from, where they are, and who they are to other people.
- Born
- 1958-02-18 · Chautauqua County
- Also works as
- drummer
- Plays
- drum kit
- Died
- 1999-07-14
- How
- natural causes — liver cirrhosis
- Where
- Orange City
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