R&B Star Sam Cooke Shot and Killed in Los Angeles
R&B singer Sam Cooke was shot and killed today (December 11, 1964) in a Los Angeles Motel. Cooke was in the company of a woman named Lisa Boyer at the…
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Otis Redding Dies In Plane Crash
The world of music lost Otis Redding in a plane crash in Madison, Wisconsin today (December 10, 1967). Otis Redding was just 26-years-old when his plane crashed into Lake Monona.…
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The Beatles’ John Lennon Shot Down In New York
The Beatles' John Lennon was shot and killed today (December 8, 1980) in New York, by Mark David Chapman. The group's first records were released on Vee Jay, one of…
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Dinah Washington Dies Of Overdose
The young life of Dinah Washington came to and end today (December 14, 1963). The singer was found dead from an overdose on presecription sleeping pills by husband Dick “Night Train” Lane, a pro football player. The pair had been married for six months when Washington died, although it was her seventh marriage.