D.H. Peligro, drummer of legendary punk rock band Useless Kennedys, dies at 63

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D.H. Peligro, a drummer for punk rock icons the Useless Kennedys and previously the Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers, died Friday from a head damage, his band introduced. He was 63.

“Police on the scene acknowledged that he died from trauma to the pinnacle attributable to an unintentional fall,” a press release from the Useless Kennedys learn. “Preparations are pending and can be introduced within the coming days. We ask that you simply respect the household’s privateness throughout this tough time.”

Peligro handed away in his house in Los Angeles, in line with the assertion.

Peligro, whose actual title is Darren Henley, had been a pillar within the San Francisco and Los Angeles music scene since 1978, in line with his biography on the Useless Kennedys’ web site.

He was a drummer for punk rock legends the Useless Kennedys till the band’s breakup in 1986, after which he joined the Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers for a while, Muricas News affiliate KARE reported.

His ardour for punk rock and funky music continued together with his new band, Peligro, which featured him as a singer and guitarist.

Followers have flooded Peligro’s Instagram posts with feedback honoring and praying for him, and associates have left him heartbreaking goodbyes: “I like you my buddy. I'm so unhappy I gained’t get to really feel you hug me once more,” one wrote.

Different fellow bandmates and associates, together with Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers bassist Flea, have additionally taken to social media with tributes to Peligro.

“My pricey buddy, my brother I miss you a lot. I’m devastated as we speak, a river of tears, however all my life I'll treasure each second. The primary time I noticed you play with the DK’s in ’81 you blew my thoughts. The ability, the soul, the recklessness,” Flea wrote on Instagram together with a photograph of the rocker. “You're the truest rocker, and an important a part of rhcp historical past. D H P within the place to be, you reside ceaselessly in our hearts, you wild man, you bringer of pleasure, you big hearted man.”

Alice In Chains’ guitarist William DuVall additionally shared a tribute, reminiscing on certainly one of Peligro’s memorable performances as a rocker whose ardour for the drums pulsed by means of the gang every time he received in entrance of the set.

“Drum hero. Tremendous cool man,” DuVall wrote on Twitter. “I’ll always remember the DKs gig I noticed at 688 in Could ’83 the place, after shredding his drums the complete set, he ended the present by diving over his equipment straight into the gang in a single leap. F*****g legend. Relaxation In Peace.”