Johnny Solinger, the former Skid Row singer who served 15 years as the vocalist for the metal act, has died at the age of 55. (Rolling Stone)
In May, Solinger revealed he had spent the past month in a hospital due to liver failure. “It is with a heavy heart I must let everyone know what’s going on with me and my health. I have been hospitalised for over the last month,” he wrote on Facebook May 8th.
“I have been diagnosed with liver failure. And prognosis is not so good. As with most musicians I do not have health insurance and it’s very difficult to get proper care without it.”
On Saturday, his former band mates announced that Solinger had died. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the band wrote on social media. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends and fans. Godspeed Singo. Say hello to Scrappy for us.” (Scrappy was the nickname of Solinger’s grandfather, with the singer naming his 2014 country debut Scrappy Smith as tribute.)
Skid Row founding guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo tweeted Sunday morning, “A good man with a good soul taken way too soon. Thank you Johnny for everything you gave us. God bless you and your family.
