Bradford Lee Parker – Drummer for “Generation Esmeralda” died on stage this past Sunday, due to a heart attack while performing in Brazil.

The group was most noted throughout the 70′s and 80′s as “Santa Esmeralda’ and had spawned classic hits such as “Don’t let me be misunderstood” and “House of the rising sun”.

Before Bradford’s collapse, the band had already played about 5 songs which lasted about 40 minutes in their entirety.

Bradford Lee Parker was 59 years old.