Wes Freed Cause Of Death

Wes Freed, an American outsider artist whose works appeared on album covers of Lauren Hoffman and numerous American rock bands, including Cracker and the Drive-By Truckers, has died. He was born April 25, 1964 and died September 4, 2022 at age 58.

Drive-By Truckers confirmed his death on their Facebook page, saying “I know word is out. I’ll be posting something when I can. Just too damned sad right now to articulate anything.”

What was Wes Freed’s cause of death? Though a cause of death has not been stated, Freed most likely died of colorectal cancer.

Earlier this year, a GoFundMe campaign was launched to help Freed cover medical expenses related to his colorectal cancer diagnosis, which he received in January.

In 2019, three years prior to his death, Freed published a 160-page, coffee table-style tome titled “The Art of Wes Freed: Paintings, Posters, Pin-ups and Possums.”

The book is a collection of much of his art, including many of the album covers he’s done for Drive-By Truckers, as well as other bands like Cracker and artist Lauren Hoffman.