Category: FAMOUS MUSICIAN DEATHS
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Remembering Monkee Mike Nesmith
Monkee Mike Nesmith dies. The third member of the 1960s group died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles at 78, leaving only Mickey Dolenz.
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Fifty years ago, the fire went out
The bronze plaque on his headstone bears the Greek inscription: ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ, which means “True to his own spirit” or “According to his own demon.”
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Gregg Allman was surrounded by death
In a grim coincidence, a year later, Allman Brothers Band member Berry Oakley died after crashing his motorcycle just three blocks from where Duane was killed. Berry was 24.
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Beautiful women and classic cars
REMEMBERING J. GEILS. Great guitarist, leader of the J. Geils Band, died April 11, 2017, at the age of 71.
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Pigpen was the heart of the Grateful Dead
Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan was just 27 when he was found dead on March 8, 1973, of a gastointestinal hemorrhage at his home in Corte Madera, Marin County, California.
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The Queen, the King and a vagabond bluesman
We all know about Elvis and Aretha Franklin, but less is known about the first member of the ‘27 Forever Club’ — blues guitarist Robert Johnson. The three music legends died on August 16.
Mary Saves the Day 