sweet Brian... I also would like to mention Karen Carpenter and I'm not sure if it's been said but Buddy Holly..............wonderful people...
carl wilson the beach boys (1946-1998) dennis wilson the beach boys (1944-1983) frank zappa (1940-1993) joe strummer the clash (1952-2002) elliot smith (1969-2003) i mentioned him on page 1 of this thread. he died too young...
This thread is depressing the shit out of me. I never realized how many great musicians we lost until you see their names on one list. After I saw John Lennon and George Harrison names I felt like crying.
Woody Mellor aka Joe Strummer. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this legend, but they should have.
Jim Croce ~ 1943 - 1973 Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. ~ 1954 - 1973 (Jerry Lee Lewis Sr's son) Mama Cass Eliott ~ 1943 - 1974 (from mama's and the papas) Ed Sullivan ~ 1902 - 1974 (the man who introduced the beatles in america) Tim Buckley ~ 1947 - 1975 (father of the late Jeff Buckley) Jim Glasscock ~ 1951-1979 (member of Jethro Tull / died of Endocarditis from a tooth abscess) Bob Marley ~ 1945-1981 John Belushi ~ 1949 - 1982 (singer - blues brothers.) Marvin Gaye ~ 1939 - 1984 Ricky Nelson ~ 1940 - 1985 Cliff Burton ~ 1962 - 1986 (Bassist for Metallica) Andy Warhol ~ 1927 - 1987 (Died on the table from a routine gall bladder surgery - created many cd covers for Velvet Underground, and created the Lips for The Rolling Stones) Andy Gibb ~ 1958 - 1988 (Brother of the BeeGees) Roy Orbison ~ 1936 - 1988 Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ 1954 - 1990