Johnny “Blackie Onassis” Rowan, longtime drummer of Urge Overkill during the 1990s has died. No cause of death was revealed. The band confirmed Rowan’s death on their social media pages. “Urge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John "Blackie Onassis" Rowan of Urge Overkill in 1993. (Bob Berg / Getty Images) John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock ...

No marketing team calculated Urge Overkill’s current reunion, but the timing could not be more right on. Nearly ten years after the band’s demise, echoes of the group can be heard in highly stylized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urge Overkill in the mid-'90s. (Photo: Getty Images) In June 1993, a Chicago power trio of lounge-dwelling, martini-swilling, ...

Urge Overkill is saddened to report that Blackie has passed away. Please respect our privacy at this time. We are sending much love to his family and all his fans. We know he will be missed. — Urge ...

In June 1993, a Chicago power trio of lounge-dwelling, martini-swilling, leisure-suited hedonists released the very best album of that year… and one of the most misunderstood albums of the entire ‘90s ...

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There's sad news to report as Blackie Onassis, drummer for '90s alt-rock favorites Urge Overkill, has died. The news was confirmed in a brief social media statement from the group. "Urge Overkill is ...

Johnny “Blackie Onassis” Rowan, the former drummer of Chicago alt-rock band Urge Overkill, has died at the age of 57. Today (June 15), the band took to social media to share a statement announcing ...

John “Blackie Onassis” Rowan, the former drummer of the ’90s rock band Urge Overkill, has died. No details on his cause of death (or his age) were confirmed when the news was revealed on Wednesday.