a) Was at a record store today and someone told me that both Johnny Cash AND Ray Charles died. I can't find any evidence anywhere that this is true. Anyone heard anything? Please tell me that both of them still walk the earth, because that would be a double-whammy we don't need...either one of them would be a major loss.
b) Has anyone else noticed that famous people tend to check out in clusters, often threes? Recently Milton Berle, Dudley Moore and Billy Wilder died on the same day (I think), and I know I've seen this before. Anyone else know of any other examples? (Obv. this wouldn't include examples like Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper in the same crash...I'm thinking cross-country coincidences.
― Sean Carruthers, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― geeta, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Dan Perry, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Josh, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Michael Daddino, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― keith, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sean Carruthers, Sunday, 14 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Lord Custos II, Wednesday, 17 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Colin Meeder, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 26 September 2003 12:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 26 September 2003 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 26 September 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Christian Taylor, Saturday, 12 June 2004 05:58 (twenty-one years ago)
In February 1970, US rock magazine Circus ran a cover story: "These People Are Approaching 30 - Will They Survive The 70's?" The cover featured portraits of 20 rock stars (some of whom were only "approaching" the age of thirty in reverse); four would indeed not survive the decade:
Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970)Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970)Jim Morrison (1943 - 1971)Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977)
Since then, six more of the cover subjects have died:
John Lennon (1940 - 1980)George Harrison (1943 - 2001)Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003)Alvin Lee (1944 - 2013)Johnny Winter (1944 - 2014)Charlie Watts (1941 - 2021)
Currently, 10 of the cover subjects are still living:
John Mayall (1933 - )Grace Slick (1939 - )Ringo Starr (1940 - )Bob Dylan (1941 - )David Crosby (1941 - )Paul McCartney (1942 - )Mick Jagger (1943 - )Jimmy Page (1944 - )Ray Davies (1944 - )Pete Townshend (1945 - )
As a kid, I was always fascinated by encyclopedias and gravestones that listed birthdates with the death dates left blank; this post is my contribution to this longtime tradition. I considered making this a poll of which would be the last survivor, but felt ashamed remembering a poster criticizing other posters for treating the deaths of musicians too lightly.
Anyway, if anyone from February 1970 is reading this thread, I regret to inform you that Alvin Lee is no more.
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 18 September 2021 16:53 (four years ago)
David Crosby (1941 - 2023)
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 20 January 2023 01:00 (two years ago)
John Mayall (1933 - 2024)
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 24 July 2024 14:02 (one year ago)