LOS ANGELES -- Robbin Crosby, 42, the rock guitarist who was a founding member of the 1980s heavy-metal "hair" band Ratt, died here June 6. He had AIDS.

Rock guitarist Robbin Crosby, a founding member of the 1980s heavy-metal “hair” band Ratt, died Thursday June 6 after an eight-year battle with AIDS. He was 42. Crosby, who went public with ...

Robbin Crosby, 42, a rock guitarist who was a founding member of the 1980s heavy metal band Ratt, died June 6 in Los Angeles of complications from AIDS.

Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby passed away nine years ago this month from a heroin overdose. Prior to his death, the 42-year old had battled addiction for many years, contracting HIV and eventually full ...

“Everything that’s happened to us has been like something out of a fairy tale.”Those were the words of Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby in a 1984 San DIego Union interview, as the San… ...

That's right, it's former Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby, who played in the famous hard rock band for a decade, co-writing many of their biggest hits including 'Round and Round' and 'Lay it Down.' ...

2002 - Founding Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby succumbs to AIDS after an eight-year battle with the disease. Crosby, who co-wrote many of the pop-metal band's best-known songs, is 42.

As the guitarist in the San Diego band Phenomenon in the mid-1970s, La Jolla native Robbin Crosby dreamed of becoming a rock star. By 1984 the handsome blond guitarist had achieved his dream as a m… ...

Guitarist Robbin Crosby of the heavy metal rock band Ratt has died of AIDS complications, his brother-in-law said. He was 42.