Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2017 Steve Bloom December 30, 2017 Tweet David Peel (in the middle) and the Lower East Side, circa 1970.David Peel Band: David Peel & the Lower East Side Position: singer/songwriter Died: Apr. 7, 2017 Cause of death: heart failure Age: 74 Distinctions: See his CelebStoner obit here. First<<14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22>>Last You May Also Like Flashback: Steely Dan's 1969 Marijuana Bust at Bard College Glen Campbell in 2002: 'I'm a Cheap High' RIP: David Peel, New York's Marijuana Minstrel Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2016 Steve Bloom Publisher of CelebStoner.com, former editor of High Times and Freedom Leaf and co-author of Pot Culture and Reefer Movie Madness. Read more by Steve Bloom