The Dallas-born superstar sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and starred in 65 movies.
Category: ROCK STAR DEATHS
Righteous revolutionary
Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist of the legendary rock band The Grateful Dead, died of a heart attack on August 9, 1995, at the age of 53.
Bobby Fuller fought the mob, and the mob won
The half-empty gas can that was found in the car — obviously a key piece of evidence — was tossed in a dumpster by the cop at the death scene so it couldn’t be tested for fingerprints and analyzed.
Suicide — or murder most foul?
Jimi Hendrix was taken to hospital where all attempts to resuscitate him failed. He was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. He was 27.