RIP Blackie Onassis of Urge Overkill

June 14, 2023 | bphillips

John Rowan, the drummer for Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, has died. A South Side native, Rowan joined Urge Overkill in 1991. No cause of death was given.

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