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Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Riveted Woodstock, Dies at 72 Richie Havens, who marshaled a craggy voice, a percussive guitar and a soulful sensibility to play his way into musical immortality at Woodstock in 1969, improvising the song “Freedom” on the fly, died on Monday at his home in Jersey City. He was 72. The cause was a heart attack, his agent, Tim Drake, said.
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Flashback: How Waylon Jennings Survived the Day the Music Died Flashback: How Waylon Jennings Survived the Day the Music Died. Country icon was meant to be on the doomed plane that crashed on this day in 1959, killing Buddy Holly and three others. Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the plane that crashed on February 3rd, 1959, killing Buddy Holly and three others. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives.
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Tommy Allsup, Guitarist Who Avoided 'Day the Music Died' Crash, Dead at 85 Tommy Allsup, the guitarist who famously avoided the Day the Music Died after losing his plane seat in a coin flip to Ritchie Valens, died at 85. Credit: Kevin Pyle/ZUMA.
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How did Bob Ross die? Bob Ross died on July 4th 1995 of Lymphoma. He had lymphoma when he taped the first series of the joy of painting, but had surgery and everything was fine. He had another hit of lymphoma, and he went through chemo and radiation, and it didn't work too well. He lost the battle on the Fourth of July 1995.
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Famous people who have died in Scottsdale When Alice Cooper guitarist Dick Wagner died July 30 of respiratory failure at a Scottsdale hospital, he joined a long list of famous people who passed away while in the city. Here are some of them.
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List of films about bands Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
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The Day the Music Died Ritchie Valens, who had once had a fear of flying, asked Tommy Allsup for his seat on the plane. The two agreed to toss a coin to decide. Bob Hale, a DJ with KRIB-AM, was working the concert that night and flipped the coin in the ballroom's side-stage room shortly before the musicians departed for the airport.
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Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore was five times drink drive limit when he died Lynott died in 1986 after battling drink and drug problems. In recent years Gary Moore forged a new career as a blues musician, releasing critically-acclaimed albums and performing with legends BB King and Bob Dylan.
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Corey Feldman On âTodayâ: Corey Haim Did Not Die From Drug Overdose (VIDEO) While promoting 'Lost Boys: The Thirst,' Corey Feldman explained that Corey Haim's death last March was not due to a drug overdose as initially reported in the press. Instead, Haim died from a heart condition and from complications due to pneumonia, Feldman said on 'Today.'. It was reported ...
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Trending Gary Cooper died of prostate and colon cancer on May 13, 1961, and is beloved for the indelible portrait he gave us of what it is to be an authentic American hero — a portrait that’s incomplete without the story of his last heroic days.
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'He showed no sign of depression, no sign of anything': Heartbreak and shock at Sawyer Sweeten's suicide as his manager reveals he was 'just very quiet, very shy' He was found with a gunshot wound to his head. When news of the suicide broke, actor and comedian, Ray Romano, 57, who worked with Sawyer for nine years starting from when he was just a 16-month-old baby, said he was 'terribly saddened, by the news'. He added: 'He was a wonderful and sweet kid to be around.
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Bright Ideas for Back-to-School Night ... and Beyond Tips to make your back-to-school night a success. Set the tone for your entire year with the parents of your new students — and open the door to trust and cooperation. Teacher's Network presents tips on how to prepare, what to put on the desks, and what a good presentation looks like.
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Thread: Gregory Isaac Dead - Reggae Star dies of cancer Gregory Isaacs dies Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs has died after a battle with cancer. Isaacs, who was 59 years old, died on Monday morning at his home in London where he spent part of his time. He leaves behind a wife and children.
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HOMICIDE: Medical examiner says NYPD chokehold killed Staten Island dad Eric Garner HOMICIDE: Medical examiner says NYPD chokehold killed Staten Island dad Eric Garner. 1  Eric Garner died July 17 after being placed in a chokehold. His death was ruled a homicide Friday. 2  Police officers used a chokehold on Eric Garner, who died from compression of the neck, according to the New York City Medical Examiner.
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How the Hendrix of the keyboard was trolled to death by his own fans: Keith Emerson's widow claims flamboyant showman was a 'sensitive soul' killed himself after taking cruel jibes to heart How the Hendrix of the keyboard was trolled to death by his own fans: Keith Emerson's widow claims flamboyant showman was a 'sensitive soul' killed himself after taking cruel jibes to heart. Keith Emerson died aged 71 at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Police said he died from self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Emerson set up the band in 1970 with guitarist Lake and drummer Palmer. He had been planning to retire after a string of concerts in Japan.
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Boney M singer Bobby Farrell dies at 61 Boney M singer Bobby Farrell dies at 61. Bobby Farrell fronts Boney M on a 2009 tour of Germany. Boney M singer Bobby Farrell dies at 61. The charismatic frontman of Boney M, Bobby Farrell, has died on tour in St Petersburg after finishing a gig despite medical concerns. The 61-year-old, who brought the Caribbean carnival tradition of his native Aruba to western pop, had complained of breathing problems before and after the show.
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- Tom Bosley, the folksy father of Richie Cunningham on the '70s sitcom about the '50s, ABC's Happy Days, died Tuesday in his Palm Springs, Calif., home. On Oct. 1, he had turned 83.
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Why a Medical Examiner Called Eric Garner's Death a 'Homicide' On Aug. 1, a New York City medical examiner determined that the cause of death in the Garner case was homicide, specifically the neck compressions from the Pantaleo’s chokehold and “the compression of [Garner’s] chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police,” according to spokeswoman, Julie Bolcer.
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Music star dies in Wisconsin plane crash Music star dies in Wisconsin plane crash. A plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin, kills soul singer Otis Redding and members of the Bar-Kays band on this day in 1967. The plane crashed into Lake Monona, several miles from the Madison airport. One survivor, Ben Cauley of the Bar-Kays, later reported that he had been asleep until just before the crash.
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Music star dies in Wisconsin plane crash A plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin, kills soul singer Otis Redding and members of the Bar-Kays band on this day in 1967. The plane crashed into Lake Monona, several miles from the Madison airport. One survivor, Ben Cauley of the Bar-Kays, later reported that he had been asleep until just before...
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- Don Grady died of cancer June 27 in Thousand Oaks, California at the age of 68.. His survivors included Virginia Lewsader, his wife of 27 years and two children, Joey and Tessa.His first television appearance according to imdb.com was in the Spin and Marty series in 1957 for Walt Disney.on Grady 1944-2012. Don Grady died of cancer June 27 in Thousand Oaks, California at the age of 68.. His survivors included Virginia Lewsader, his wife of 27 years and two children, Joey and Tessa. His first television appearance according to imdb.com was in the Spin and Marty series in 1957 for Walt Disney.
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Buddy Holly plane crash : officials consider reopening 1959 probe Buddy Holly plane crash : officials consider reopening 1959 probe. US transportation safety board reviewing a request to reopen the inquiry into 1959 crash that killed Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and pilot Roger Peterson. The American rock’n’roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Buddy Holly in 1959. Photograph: AP.
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Richie Havens obituary Richie Havens obituary. Richie Havens, who has died of a heart attack aged 72, is best known for his opening performance at the historic 1969 Woodstock festival. He had been scheduled to go on fifth, but major traffic snarl-ups delayed many of the performers, so he was put on first and told to perform a lengthy set.
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Bobby Vee, Take Good Care of My Baby pop singer, dies at 73 Bobby Vee, Take Good Care of My Baby pop singer, dies at 73. Pop idol Bobby Vee, the boyish, grinning 1960s singer whose career was born when he took a midwestern stage as a teenager to fill in after the 1959 plane crash that killed rock ’n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson, has died. He was 73.
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Buddy Holly Remembering 'the day the music died,' 57 years later. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959.
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R&B legend Otis Redding died in Lake Monona just days after recording â (Sittinâ On) The Dock of the Bayâ Almost exactly 47 years ago, music legend Otis Redding died after his plane crashed in Lake Monona. Now his memory is eternalized through a plaque in front of a marble bench on the roof of Monona Terrace. The heading reads, “Otis Redding, The King Of The Soul Singers 1941-1967.”.