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| Born: Jan. 19, 1943 Port Arthur, Texas Died: October 4, 1970 Cause: Heroin Overdose Bands: Big Brother and the Holding Company; Kozmic Blues Band occupation: blues singer songs: "Me and Bobby McGee""Ball and Chain" Nickname: Pearl "It wasn't only her voice that thrilled, with it's amazing range and strength and awesome wails. To see her was to be sucked into a maelstorm of feelings that words can barely suggest" -Myra Friedman biographer |
| Born: James Marshall Hendricks Nov. 27, 1942 Seattle. Washington Died: Sept. 18, 1970 London, England Cause: drug overdose (barbiturates) Band: The Jimi Hendrix Experience occupation: guitarist, vocals Songs: Purple Haze, Voodoo Child |
| Born: James Douglas Morrison Dec. 8, 1943 Died: July 3, 1971 Paris, France Cause:heart attack from a combination alcohol and heroin Band: The Doors occupation: vocals, song writer |
| Freddie Mercury Born: Farrakh Bulsara Sept. 5, 1946 in Zanaibar (an East African Island) Died: Nov. 24, 1992 Cause: the AIDS virus Band: Queen Occupation: vocals |
| John Bonham Born: May 31, 1948 Worcestershire, UK Died: Sept. 25, 1980 Cause: Alcohol (drinking binge) Band: Led Zeppelin occupation: drummer Nickname: Bonzo |
| Keith John Moon Born: August 23, 1946 Wembly, London, England Died: Sept. 7, 1978 Cause: overdosed on pills perscribed to help him stop drinking Band:The Who occupation: drummer Songs: (w/The Who) I Need You, Cobwebs and Strange. (solo) "Two Sides of the Moon" Nickname(s): Moon the Loon, Moonie |
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| John Lennon Born: Oct. 9, 1940 Liverpool, England Died: Dec. 8,1980 Cause: Shot out side the Dakota in New York City Band: The Beatles Occupation: guitar, vocals Songs: "Imagine" (solo) Revolution, Hard Days Night (w/Beatles) |