With the year coming an end, British artist Chris Barker has, for the eighth time, immortalized 175 celebrities who died this year in his version of the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Among those in the front row are Tina Turner, Jeff Beck and Tony Bennett, with David Crosby and Burt Bacharach right in the center in row two.
Also represented are Jimmy Buffett, BTO's Robbie and Tim Bachman, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, Robbie Robertson, Matthew Perry, Suzanne Sommers, and even the three most recent to pass -- Ryan O'Neal, Norman Lear and Shane MacGowan.
Commenting on this year's piece, Barker says, "This is the most overwhelming number of huge significant losses I remember in the eight years doing this since 2016. The front two or three rows are all really recognizable legends. It’s a bit much to be honest...
“I know it’s a very sad topic, it’s a very strange hobby and I really don’t know how I’ve ended up as this weird custodian of international grief, but people do really seem to like it so I’m kind of stuck with it now!”
Source: Billboard and Premiere