Surprisingly many musicians have died in plane crashes, including some who are less well known than the stars.
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Does Eddie Cochran get a half vote?
Car crash on way to airport.
Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and some other members of Lynyrd Skynyrd (1977).
Also dying in the crash with Buddy Holly (who was no longer with the Crickets at that time) and Ritchie Valens was J.P. Richardson also known as "The Big Bopper" who recorded the hit record "Chantilly Lace."
Randy Rhoads, a riffmaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui79Uf817YA
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Although not a crash, Stan Rogers was killed in a fire on a plane. https://youtu.be/h2FjBokBAQo?si=QkAyn1ULug6Qe6zi
Since we have a helicopter crash in this mix (Stevie Ray), we might include a non-musician but major music impresario, Bill Graham.
Good addition, Richard. My first ever lawsuit was against Bill Graham for wrongfully kicking me out a legendary Grateful Dead concert in 1971 at the Berkeley Community Theater: https://slate.com/culture/2015/06/grateful-dead-a-distinguished-law-professor-recalls-his-first-lawsuit-against-the-legendary-band.html
I was awarded $18.25 ($4 x 4 tickets + $2.25 court costs) in San Francisco small claims court. I feel sort of badly about it now, though I wish I'd saved the check.
A couple of interesting sidelights: Waylon Jennings was a member of Buddy Holly's band (yes, that Waylon Jennings), and was supposed to be on the ill-fated flight but gave up his seat at the last moment to the Big Bopper who had the flu. And there are many unconfirmed stories that Eric Clapton was supposed to be on the copter with Stevie Ray Vaughan, but plans changed at the last minute (Vaughan was the opening act for Clapton at the concert).
technically Rick Nelson burned to death. The plae landed safely. Ritchie Valens won a coin flip and was on the fatal flight with Buddy Holly.
Glad you remembered Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins (the tallest country artist at 6'6"), two minor lights of the C&W genre
here's my favorite Copas song:
https://youtu.be/XVE0XyBy0SA?si=BAQJqusjpMIUErJd
Anon: but TFL is so much better now; Lubet allows us to comment on his music videos!
Not sure, but I think Don McLean is not dead.
Don Mclean is indeed alive but the music died
In a plane crash?
Yes, the music died in the Buddy Holly plane crash
https://youtu.be/Z4q_MZ7CRvI?si=ISB7MAR-yBWkGett
How many musical references can you find in the lyrics?