Tag "rock star plane crashes"

Feb 29, 1980: Buddy Holly Glasses Given to Widow

His trademark black specs were sitting in a file for decades until discovered by law enforcement who gave them to Maria Elena

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Feb 3, 1959: The Day the Music Died

It was the day when the new youthful music first met the cold fact of death.

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50 Years Ago: Jim Croce’s Posthumous ‘Time In a Bottle’ Hits #1

The release became the singer-songwriter’s second #1 single that year. We can only imagine how many more he would have gifted us

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Dec 10, 1967: Otis Redding Dies in Plane Crash

He was on his way from Cleveland, OH to Madison, WI when his plane crashed into a lake. Back in Memphis, his best song ever awaited his last touches.

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