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.
Category: FAMOUS MUSICIAN DEATHS
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.”
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.