On That Note - The Day(s) The Music Died
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Berry Oakley, stage right, who starts this song off with a muddy bass line.
Duane Allman, stage left, guitar
Motorcycle accidents about one year apart.
Duane Allman, stage left, guitar
Motorcycle accidents about one year apart.
Spinal Tap-Sammy “Stumpy” Bateman (1999-2001) Died trying to jump over a tank full of sharks while on a tricycle in a freak show.
Cliff Burton - Bassist for Metallica. Died when the tour bus slid off the road
@Cyclones_R_GR8 got to Burton first. Good citation. Here's my entry.
Co-written with Ulrich/Hetfield
Co-written with Ulrich/Hetfield
Rick Nelson (airplane, 1985) previously cited. My selection:
Original songwriting credit under Holly's first and middle names, Charles Hardin. First recorded w/ The Crickets.
Mike Edwards killed when a round hay bale rolled into his car
Although I should probably include a track from when he was a band member.
Although I should probably include a track from when he was a band member.
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Have a fairly recent one that came to mind: Troy Gentry from the duo Montgomery Gentry died in 2017 in a helicopter crash. Apparently he and Eddie agreed if something ever happened to either one of them they'd continue to keep the Montgomery Gentry brand alive so Eddie is still touring with their band who have been singing Troy's vocals but it still will never be the same without him. Pretty nice tribute to Troy the other year at the CMA awards with his wife and daughter holding back tears in the crowd:
Kyle Evans is an artist that I'm sure no one else here has ever heard of. He sang cowboy songs, and that's he ever wanted to do. He died when the motorcycle he was driving hit a deer. I enjoyed his music and his voice.
