Suspicious Deaths of Yesteryear

[steevo]

There are loads of deaths that happened years ago mainly to singer songwriters. I once heard Moby say in an interview, that for some reason his profession is one of the most dangerous in the world when you consider the mortality rates.

But it's just a coincidence :rolleyes::cool:

I decided to start this threat to show the amount of people who have died early in their lives in very tragic circumstances. There are bloody loads of them! :eek:

[steevo]

Steve Marriott (January 30, 1947 - April 20, 1991), was a successful and versatile English singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician. Was in the band Small Faces. He sang that song Lazy Sunday Afternoon in that cockney accent.

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3140769.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=34F6DC9BDA297B9E2B9340748B5D47F0A55A1E4F32AD3138

On Friday April 19, 1991, Marriott and his wife Toni Poultney were on a flight home from America, where he had been recording songs for a future album with Frampton. During the flight, according to his wife, Marriott was drinking heavily and was in a foul mood, and they constantly argued. On arrival in the UK they were met by a mutual friend and ate at one of Marriott's favourite restaurants, where he consumed more alcohol. They returned to their friend's house and decided to stay overnight, since it was now the early hours of the next morning, but upstairs in bed, Marriott and Poultney continued to argue. Poultney finally fell asleep and was unaware that Marriott had called a taxi and made his way home alone.

At approximately 6:30 am on April 20, a passing motorist saw the roof of Marriott's cottage ablaze and called the fire brigade. It was reported that four fire engines were needed to put out the fire. In newspaper interviews, Assistant Divisional Fire Officer Keith Dunatis, who found Marriott, said:

"It was a tough fight getting upstairs. We searched the bedroom areas and it was very hot, we knew immediately that no-one could have survived the fire. We began to feel around the walls and discovered him lying on the floor between the bed and the wall. I would say he had been in bed and tried to escape. As soon as I saw the body clearly I knew who it was. I used to be a fan, it's difficult to put my feelings into words. The scene was horrific in that corner of the room. I saw him lying there and thought what a pity it all was. I deal with many fires but this one was like walking down memory lane. We managed to salvage all his guitars and musical equipment. I feel a bit upset, all the firemen do. It was like seeing part of our lives gone forever." - (Fire Officer)

It is believed that the most likely cause of the fire was that soon after arriving home, jet-lagged and tired, in the early hours, Marriott had lit a cigarette whilst in bed and almost immediately fallen into a deep sleep. If he had been able to purchase his usual rolling tobacco earlier at the airport, the fire may not have happened. Unlike conventional cigarettes, pouched tobacco contains no chemicals to keep it alight.

Since Marriott was found lying on the floor between the bed and wall, investigators concluded he may have tried unsuccessfully to escape after being awakened by the blaze. Disoriented and confused after inhaling large amounts of thick smoke, Marriott had turned left instead of right towards the bedroom door and safety. He had been unable to rectify his mistake before being overcome with smoke. At the inquest, a verdict of accidental death by smoke inhalation was recorded. Marriott's blood was also found to contain quantities of valium (taken earlier for flight nerves), alcohol and cocaine.

[steevo]

Del Shannon (December 30, 1934 — February 8, 1990), was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit "Runaway" in 1961

http://bp2.blogger.com/_ni6MBxcSIVs/SBoPtmNQpWI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/ayzpX51E3OY/s400/DelShannonTomPettyGuitar.jpg

Del (left) with Tom Petty "Running Down a Dream"

On February 8, 1990, Shannon committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle. Shannon's wife, Bonnie, found his body at 11:25 P.M. in their Santa Clarita, California home, 35 miles north of Los Angeles. The rifle was found next to his body in the den. His wife has expressed the opinion that his death might have been related to his recent use of the prescription drug Prozac. Newspaper reports also indicated that Shannon had been recovering from dental surgery, and also that he had a bad cold at the time of his death. His final album was released after his death, titled Rock On!.

[kweli]

Del Shannon (December 30, 1934 — February 8, 1990), was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit "Runaway" in 1961

http://bp2.blogger.com/_ni6MBxcSIVs/SBoPtmNQpWI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/ayzpX51E3OY/s400/DelShannonTomPettyGuitar.jpg

Del (left) with Tom Petty "Running Down a Dream"

Now that's freaky! I just read your OP and immediately thought of Del Shannon, (my mum was a massive fan) then I scroll down and you've mentioned him. :eek:

Jeffrey Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist: Did an awesome cover of Leonard Cohens - Hallelujah: Grace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Buckley#Grace

[schaff]

jimi hendrix the greatest guitarist that ever lived.hendrix died three weeks after playing the isle of wight festival in 1970.

http://www.murashev.com/dmdl/assets/artists/34.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix

[awakensong]

This may also shed some light on the subject. Yes, good thread!

http://illuminati-news.com/dead-celebrities.htm

Dead Celebrities
- by Hazel W.M. McKinlay -


‘I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid, your candle burned out long before, your legend ever did.’ – Elton John
* * *

The premature death of dozens of icons and pop stars over the past decades has left the world bereft of natural talent, allowing the music and entertainment industry to promote manufactured bands, like Busted or Blue! Plane crashes are a common cause of death for the rich and famous, many more, like Marilyn Monroe or Brian Jones, have died in mysterious circumstances.

Rising star Otis Reading was one of the first recording artists to die in an airplane, when he crashed into the ‘Dock of the Bay’ at the tender age of twenty-six. Other legends who met their demise this way include, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Ronnie Van Zant and most recently, the young, beautiful and gifted singer, Aaliyah. Political figures also have trouble flying.


President Samora Machel perished in an air disaster and Congressman Larry McDonald was killed on board Korean Flight 007, shot down by Soviet missiles. The aircraft carrying John F. Kennedy Jr. plunged into the sea at 5,500 ft per minute off Martha’s Vineyard and Senator Paul Wellstone died with his wife and daughter in a plane crash near Minnesota two years ago.


The 1970’s saw the loss of enigmatic Jim Morrison of The Doors, raunchy Janis Joplin and the guitar prodigy, Jimi Hendrix, all attributed to the excesses of Rock n’ Roll. Martial art exponent, Bruce Lee died of cerebral edema while making ‘Game of Death’ in 1973 and coincidentally, his son Brandon was killed as the result of a shooting accident on the film set of ‘The Crow.’


By the 1980’s we had witnessed the killing of political activist Steven Biko, the death of wacky ‘Who’ drummer, Keith Moon and the murder of John Lennon. Peter Tosh was shot and Bob Marley wasted away from cancer at the clinic of former Nazi SS Officer, Dr. Joseph Issels. Another uplifting reggae singer, Garnett Silk, died next in a tragic house fire.


Kurt Cobain allegedly shot himself, but the nineties saw gun crime on the rise and rappers were often the target. Hit men sent Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. to his grave, followed by Tupac Shakur and Jam Master Jay. Michael Hutchence is said to have died by accidental strangulation and Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopez was killed in a car crash, like James Dean and others.


We lost two gifted musical composers when George Harrison and Frank Zappa succumbed to disease. However, Princess Diana’s ‘car accident’ which she predicted, was the cruelest of all high-profile murders and left a void. Like the assassination of JFK, Martin Luther King or Malcolm X, it sent shock waves around the globe. How could they? How dare they!


While some celebrity deaths may be self-inflicted, such as Sid Vicious, who died from a drug overdose, aged twenty-one, the majority are suspicious. Personalities or performers with originality and ingenuity are martyrs of ‘Operation Mockingbird’ (http://www.prisonplanet.com/analysis_louise_01_03_03_mockingbird.html) to be replaced by mediocre, compliant clones. But the NWO can’t kill music; true talent is irrepressible and keeps on shining through.


It also helps if you read this page, too:
I Sold My Soul to Rock and Roll and Mind Control (http://illuminati-news.com/art-and-mc/index2.htm)


Other timely airplane accidents
http://www.internetpirate.com/airplane.htm

[size_of_light]

Have you considered the possibility that people die in strange, untimely or mysterious ways all the time, but since you don't know them, you don't hear about it?

The percentage of musicians who've died unusual deaths is probably no higher proportionally than the rest of the population, or, if it is, would more likely be connected to lifestyle, than the work of sinister forces.

That's not to say they're not at play in the entertainment industry, only that most of these deaths would be unrelated.

[howie]

Jeff Buckley & John Spence went to Loara High School in Anaheim with Gwen Stefani, both died under suspicious circumstances. Brad Nowell of Sublime recorded 'Saw Red' with Stefani, he died of an overdose on 26 May 1996, 10 years before the birth of her first child Kingston. Her first boyfriend also committed suicide 10 years after meeting her in 1989. The songs Rich Girl & Let Me Blow Ya Mind by Gwen Stefani & Eve were produced by Dr Dre whose son Andre was found dead 2 days after the birth of Stefanis second child, Zuma, he was 20. Eddie Araujo, the transgendered victim of a homophobic murder in 2002, changed his name to Gwen, he was killed on 3 October, her 33rd birthday. The body was found at Lake Tahoe near the scene of a double Zodiac killing in 1971.

[size_of_light]

Jeff Buckley & John Spence went to Loara High School in Anaheim with Gwen Stefani, both died under suspicious circumstances. Brad Nowell of Sublime recorded 'Saw Red' with Stefani, he died of an overdose on 26 May 1996, 10 years before the birth of her first child Kingston. Her first boyfriend also committed suicide 10 years after meeting her in 1989. The songs Rich Girl & Let Me Blow Ya Mind by Gwen Stefani & Eve were produced by Dr Dre whose son Andre was found dead 2 days after the birth of Stefanis second child, Zuma, he was 20. Eddie Araujo, the transgendered victim of a homophobic murder in 2002, changed his name to Gwen, he was killed on 3 October, her 33rd birthday. The body was found at Lake Tahoe near the scene of a double Zodiac killing in 1971.

Don't take this the wrong way, but so what?

[size_of_light]

Jeff Buckley & John Spence went to Loara High School in Anaheim with Gwen Stefani, both died under suspicious circumstances.

I know of at least two former classmates of mine who have died under what could be described as mysterious circumstances. Tick.

Brad Nowell of Sublime recorded 'Saw Red' with Stefani, he died of an overdose on 26 May 1996, 10 years before the birth of her first child Kingston.

I know of one former work colleague who is now dead from drugs. Like Stefani, I've worked with a fair few peope, so there's probably more I don't know about. Tick.

Her first boyfriend also committed suicide 10 years after meeting her in 1989.

Plenty of people who aren't Gwen Stefani, or famous, have former partners who have committed suicide later in life.

The songs Rich Girl & Let Me Blow Ya Mind by Gwen Stefani & Eve were produced by Dr Dre whose son Andre was found dead 2 days after the birth of Stefanis second child, Zuma, he was 20.

The son of one of Stefani's former work colleagues died? Yep, tick, one of my work colleagues children passed away.

Eddie Araujo, the transgendered victim of a homophobic murder in 2002, changed his name to Gwen, he was killed on 3 October, her 33rd birthday. The body was found at Lake Tahoe near the scene of a double Zodiac killing in 1971.[/QUOTE]

I don't know if any female-to-male transgendered persons have changed their name to mine, and then been murdered on my birthday, but you know what? Probably.

I don't see how any of this seems out of the ordinary. It might be because celebrity birthdays, important dates, and colleagues can be tracked and connected on wikipedia, but bear in mind there are only 365 days in a year, and also that people die.

[runciter]

to me it smells like mk-ultra, tavistock and the like, but i'm clearly nuts.

by coincidence, another buckley was william f. jr

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/William_F._Buckley%2C_Jr._1985.jpg/225px-William_F._Buckley%2C_Jr._1985.jpg

(November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008)

http://educate-yourself.org/cn/laurencegardnershapeshifter.shtml

[the om]

lets not forget Stevie Ray Vaughan. he died in a bizarre helicopter crash, in which the helicopter just smashed into the side of a mountain. there were no distress calls from the helicopter, and it was a clear day.

[pedsi]

Holly and Jessica.....Soham murders.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=307&highlight=soham

[miss_splitfoot]

(i hate when interesting threads like this are turned into some wacko conspiracy like Gwen Stefani's "One Of Them" BS)

[runciter]

(i hate when interesting threads like this are turned into some wacko conspiracy like Gwen Stefani's "One Of Them" BS)

hey we are on david icke's forum, and this section is called

Political Manipulation / Cover-Ups / False Flags

[miss_splitfoot]

yeah, but there's already a thread where 99% of entertainers are exposed as victims of mind control. it gets a bit...repetitive.

[size_of_light]

to me it smells like mk-ultra, tavistock and the like, but i'm clearly nuts.

by coincidence, another buckley was william f. jr

http://educate-yourself.org/cn/laurencegardnershapeshifter.shtml

The case for William F. Buckley Jr. having anything to do with Jeff Buckley in any way whatsoever is not made any more convincing by simply posting a photo of him.

Jeff Buckley drowned. William F. Buckley Jr. was involved with mind control. They both had the same surname. So what?

It's this sort of fuzzy logic that fills threads up with nonsense, and turns people off them.

I'm sure you could put together something on the links between Bob Hope, the Hope diamond and the Hopi Indians, and find all sorts of intersecting dates and converging events if you played around on wikipedia long enough, but does that mean anything at all to anyone?

Choose a musician you consider to be a positive influence on the world, who died peacefully in old age, and apply the same wiki-research to them and you'll find connections to other positive and inspiring people, events and dates just as easily.

If it works for both the positive and the sinister, then presenting only the sinister links on these threads is exaggerating and accentuating the negative and distorting the truth of what you're really showing: that everything is interconnected.

There's a difference between establishing connections and establishing meaningful connections, and when you don't discriminate, all you're doing is drowning out the signal with a wall of white noise.

[cheeb]

The case for William F. Buckley Jr. having anything to do with Jeff Buckley in any way whatsoever is not made any more convincing by simply posting a photo of him.

Jeff Buckley drowned. William F. Buckley Jr. was involved with mind control. They both had the same surname. So what?

It's this sort of fuzzy logic that fills threads up with nonsense, and turns people off them.

I'm sure you could put together something on the links between Bob Hope, the Hope diamond and the Hopi Indians, and find all sorts of intersecting dates and converging events if you played around on wikipedia long enough, but does that mean anything at all to anyone?

Choose a musician you consider to be a positive influence on the world, who died peacefully in old age, and apply the same wiki-research to them and you'll find connections to other positive and inspiring people, events and dates just as easily.

If it works for both the positive and the sinister, then all you're doing by presenting only the sinister links on these threads is exaggerating and accentuating the negative and distorting the truth of what you're really showing: that everything is interconnected.

There's a difference between establishing connections and establishing meaningful connections, and when you don't discriminate, all you're doing is drowning out the signal with a wall white noise.

Size Of Light....

Go Upstairs 3 Threads,

And You Will Find An Amazing Set Of Coincidences,
Linked To The Premature Death Of Media "Stars"...

And MK Ultra Mind Control....

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3097&page=130

You Might Have To Read The Whole Thread From The Beginning Though To Get The Big Picture

Enjoy!!!!

:)

[size_of_light]

Thanks cheeb, I've looked at that thread before and can't make head nor tail of it.

That's not a criticism, I'm sure it makes sense to others.

[cheeb]

Thanks cheeb, I've looked at that thread before and can't make head nor tail of it.

That's not a criticism, I'm sure it makes sense to others.

No Problem....

You Will Get Attracted To Threads ,
That Appeal To Your Current State Of Mind..!!!!

:)

[runciter]

Jeff Buckley drowned. William F. Buckley Jr. was involved with mind control. They both had the same surname. So what?


have i the right to notice the surelymeaningless connection, mr. smith?

the answer is yes.

[size_of_light]

have i the right to notice the surelymeaningless connection, mr. smith?

the answer is yes.

You're disrupting my matrix...breaking it down...cannot compute...abort! Abort!

[runciter]

maybe there's something more to that buckley thing, in my holochronic world:

buck-ley can be linked to omnipresent crow-ley, two animals and a ley

ley lines? little bird told me that the enlumenatee can see them

http://templars.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/gloucestershires-ley-lines/

(sorry for the off topic, it ends here)

[runciter]

I decided to start this threat to show the amount of people who have died early in their lives in very tragic circumstances.

maybe a little ot, cause it doesn't seem suspicious...

timmy :(

http://www.clashmusic.com/files/images/tim-buckley.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Buckley

# Goodbye and Hello (1967)
# Happy Sad (1969)
# Blue Afternoon (1970)
# Lorca (1970)
# Starsailor (1970)

On June 28, 1975, Buckley completed the last show of a tour in Dallas, Texas, playing to a sold-out venue with 1,800 people in attendance.[1] Buckley celebrated the culmination of the tour with a weekend of drinking with his band and friends, as was his normal routine. On June 29, 1975, after a spirited evening, in both the metaphorical and alcoholic sense, Buckley decided to accompany long-time friend Richard Keeling back to his house in the hope of obtaining some heroin.[2] After spending an hour or so at the house, Buckley, in his inebriated state, walked in on Keeling in flagrante delicto, causing an argument between the two.[1] Keeling, with the aim of placating him, handed Buckley a large dose of heroin and challenged him to "Go ahead, take it all". Given Buckley's contrary and rebellious nature, he duly snorted all the drug laid out for him.[1]

Following this, Buckley was in such a bad condition that friends chose to take him home rather than leave him to his own devices. Upon his return home, his wife Judy, seeing his inebriated state, laid him down on a pillow on their living room floor and proceeded to question his friends as to what had happened.[2] A while later, Judy decided to move Buckley into bed, hoping he would recuperate by the morning. However, when she later returned to check on him, she found he had turned blue and was no longer breathing. Attempts by friends and paramedics to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead on arrival.[1]

Having diligently controlled his drug habit while on the road, his tolerance was lowered, and the combination of the drugs he took mixed with the amount of alcohol he had consumed throughout the day was too much. The coroner's report by Dr. Joseph H. Choi stated that he died at 9:42pm, June 29, 1975, from "acute heroin/morphine and ethanol intoxication due to inhalation and ingestion of overdose".[16] Ironically, it was the fact that Buckley had tempered his drug habit that meant his tolerance was reduced, thus causing him to misjudge the dose. Long time friend and lead guitarist, Lee Underwood, has stated that "on many previous occasions Buckley had ingested considerably more alcohol and drugs than this".

(he was jeff's father)

[size_of_light]

Hey runce,

The Buck-ley/Crow-ley angle is an interesting one. Done any more work on that?

I was thinking of it the other day, and trying to come up with some other "animal"-ley surnames...might be worth looking into etymology to see what the origin of the 'ley' suffix really is.

Re: your post above about Jeff Buckley Sr., I don't see anything suspicious with his death, as described. Seems pretty straightforward.

Anyway, here's an Easter Egg for you (since this thread seems to have died, I'll wander off topic a bit):

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=641

The second guy, in the portrait is also William Buckley, and I think they look alike. Maybe you disagree. Maybe you think they look nothing alike, and maybe you'd be right - who the fuck knows?!

This comparison probably highlights the mouth-similarity best, but if you do a google search on the modern William Buckley, you might see what I mean better, in different photos of him.

I think modern Buckley has had his ears pinned back, because photos of him in his younger days show ears that stick out more like vintage Buckley.

So who is the old geezer in the portrait?

William Buckley (1780 - 30 January 1856), was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead and lived in an Aboriginal community for many years.

Buckley's improbable survival is believed by many Australians to be the source of the vernacular phrase "Buckley's chance" (or simply "Buckley's"), which means "no chance", or "it's as good as impossible".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckley_(convict)

This guy is the original Australian wildman, and is a bit of a legend in these parts. He was regarded by the Aboriginals as the reincarnation of one of their tribal chiefs, was initiated into tribal lore (think sacred places/dreaming tracks/ley lines, perhaps?) and to cut a long story short got up to a lot of interesting shit!

Maybe there's some connection between these guys, and maybe Buck-ley has something to do with it.

Thought you might be interested.

[runciter]

Buckley's improbable survival is believed by many Australians to be the source of the vernacular phrase "Buckley's chance" (or simply "Buckley's"), which means "no chance", or "it's as good as impossible".


are you trying to scare me, my friend? :)

[belial]

Singer/songwriters usually die of alchohol abuse and drug abuse, payed for by their inflated egos, and corrupt record sales companies (like Sony for instance).

There is no conspiracy here.

[size_of_light]

are you trying to scare me, my friend? :)

Seems to have revived the thread, at least.

[runciter]

couldn't you answer my question? i'd like to see a "no" written by you :o

Hey runce,

The Buck-ley/Crow-ley angle is an interesting one. Done any more work on that?

I was thinking of it the other day, and trying to come up with some other "animal"-ley surnames...might be worth looking into etymology to see what the origin of the 'ley' suffix really is.

Re: your post above about Jeff Buckley Sr., I don't see anything suspicious with his death, as described. Seems pretty straightforward.

Anyway, here's an Easter Egg for you (since this thread seems to have died, I'll wander off topic a bit):


size i can't see the picture, but yes it seems interesting.

p.s. can't believe you hadn't thought of hind-ley...

[size_of_light]

couldn't you answer my question? i'd like to see a "no" written by you :o



size i can't see the picture, but yes it seems interesting.

p.s. can't believe you hadn't thought of hind-ley...

'No' to scaring you? Then yes, no! What? :confused:

Don't understand why you can't see the picture, it shows in the thread when I refresh the page.

Hind-ley, very good. There may be something in that.

[runciter]

'No' to scaring you? Then yes, no! What? :confused:

Don't understand why you can't see the picture, it shows in the thread when I refresh the page.

Hind-ley, very good. There may be something in that.

sorry size, but i'm not completely convinced by your answer.

don't know about the picture, i can't see it.

"there may be something in that"

[size_of_light]

sorry size, but i'm not completely convinced by your answer.

don't know about the picture, i can't see it.

"there may be something in that"

You've lost me.

'Am I trying to scare you?'

The answer is: 'no, I'm not', though I don't know why you're asking.

Re: Hind-ley, yeah, I like the whole '-ley' idea, and think there might be something there to develop.

[matt d]

jimi Hendrix . Has anyone seen the documentary Last 24 hours jimi Hendrix?

[miss_splitfoot]

Hey runce,
...might be worth looking into etymology to see what the origin of the 'ley' suffix really is.



-leigh, -ley, -ly - meadow or vale

here (http://everything2.com/e2node/Surname%2520Suffixes)

english suffix


The name is derived from the Old English word "leah," meaning "wood clearing," and is borne by many settlements and villages located throughout England. The progenitor of the name Ley lived in the Manor of High Leigh in Cheshire.


ley/lines (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-51818.html)

[orbandsceptre27]

http://listverse.com/music/top-10-musician-plane-crash-deaths/


11. Jim Reeves - another famous 50`s crooner from Texas.

- re 1. Waylon Jennings was very fortunate not to be on the plane with Buddy Holly and Richie Vallens. J.P Richardson, who was suffering from the flue, begged Jennings for the last seat. All three musicians and the pilot were killed just after take off. Don McClean immortalised the event in the song "American Pie" as the day the music died!

[size_of_light]

-leigh, -ley, -ly - meadow or vale

here (http://everything2.com/e2node/Surname%2520Suffixes)

english suffix


The name is derived from the Old English word "leah," meaning "wood clearing," and is borne by many settlements and villages located throughout England. The progenitor of the name Ley lived in the Manor of High Leigh in Cheshire.


ley/lines (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-51818.html)

Good work, miss splitfoot.

[steevo]

http://www.eddiecochran.info/Picture/Gallery/Eddie_Cochran_Gallery_VII.jpg

On Saturday, April 16, 1960, at about 11:50 p.m., while on tour in the United Kingdom, 21-year-old Cochran died in a traffic accident in a taxi (a Ford Consul, not, as widely quoted, a London Hackney carriage) traveling through Chippenham, Wiltshire, England on the A4. The taxi crashed into a lamp post on Rowden Hill, where a plaque now commemorates the event (no other car was involved). He was taken to St. Martin's Hospital, Bath, but died at 4:10 p.m. the following day. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Vincent sustaining injuries that would shorten his career and affect him for the rest of his life.

The taxi driver, George Martin, was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for 15 years, and sent to prison for six months.

The car and other items from the crash were impounded at the local police station until a coroners' inquest could be held. At that time, David Harman, better known as Dave Dee of the band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, was a police cadet at the station. He taught himself to play guitar on Cochran's impounded Gretsch. Coincidentally, earlier in the tour, the same guitar had been carried to the car for Cochran by a young fan called Mark Feld, later to become famous as Marc Bolan.

[deem]

Dont forget Marolyn Munro's suspicious death, J.F.K. was knocking her off ( to coign a phrase ).

[steevo]

Roy Orbison died suddenly of a heart attack (aged only 52). He had just resurrected his career making a massive comeback with the Traveling Wilburys and also having a solo career. Jeff Lynne of the Traveling Wilburys said he found out about Orbison's death when an anonymous phone caller rang saying simply "Mr Orbison's dead" and hung up the receiver. Jeff Lynne never found out who made the call :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUUps5uXxmQ

The anonymous phone seems quite strange IN MY OPINION. And that is why I have added Orbison's name to this thread.

[diamond dogs]

Another strange and untimely death (50th anniverary ..died April 17th 1960) of a very young rock star. I wonder if they manage to harness the energies from the deaths of these people and their personal belongings that have their emotions attached to them. i.e 'Dave Dee' former police cadet and Dee was a Justice of the Peace in Cheshire until he retired from the bench in 2008 due to his ailing health (smells of something)

http://www.eddiecochran.info/Picture/Gallery/Eddie_Cochran_Gallery_VII.jpg

On Saturday, April 16, 1960, at about 11:50 p.m., while on tour in the United Kingdom, 21-year-old Cochran died in a traffic accident in a taxi (a Ford Consul, not, as widely quoted, a London Hackney carriage) traveling through Chippenham, Wiltshire, England on the A4. The taxi crashed into a lamp post on Rowden Hill, where a plaque now commemorates the event (no other car was involved). He was taken to St. Martin's Hospital, Bath, but died at 4:10 p.m. the following day. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Vincent sustaining injuries that would shorten his career and affect him for the rest of his life.

The taxi driver, George Martin, was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for 15 years, and sent to prison for six months.

The car and other items from the crash were impounded at the local police station until a coroners' inquest could be held. At that time, David Harman, better known as Dave Dee of the band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, was a police cadet at the station. He taught himself to play guitar on Cochran's impounded Gretsch. Coincidentally, earlier in the tour, the same guitar had been carried to the car for Cochran by a young fan called Mark Feld, later to become famous as Marc Bolan.

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Where's the list of people who have died, in this forum? (not users who have died) They had details like 'stuck by a stray bullet...'
Some replies were 'I don't know these people, do they have thier own brand of cologne?'
As I recall, there were hundreds of people.