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Led Zeppelin sitting with Sandy Denny

On This Day in 1978, the World Lost Led Zeppelin’s Only Guest Vocalist in a Strangely Tragic Way

Dimebag Darrell performing

KISS and Dimebag Darrell’s Surprisingly Morbid Connection

John Lennon and James Taylor speaking to one another

John Lennon’s Killer Confronted James Taylor The Day Before He Shot Lennon

Remembering “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” Singer Tiny Tim’s Brutally Honest Last Words

Remembering “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” Singer Tiny Tim’s Brutally Honest Last Words

Remembering Joe Flannery, the Secret Beatle, Who Died on This Day in 2019

Remembering Joe Flannery, the Secret Beatle Who Died on This Day in 2019

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Behind the 1967 Death of Woody Guthrie

October 3, 2023, 7:06 am
Behind the 2017 Death of Tom Petty

October 2, 2023, 8:14 am
Behind the Death of Coolio, One Year Later
Behind the 2003 Death of Robert Palmer

September 26, 2023, 7:03 am
Behind the Death of Classic Rock’s Powerful Drummer John Bonham

September 25, 2023, 7:00 am
Behind the Death of Jim Croce

September 20, 2023, 2:21 pm
Behind the Mystifying Death of Gram Parsons

September 19, 2023, 11:11 am
Behind the Death of Johnny Ramone

September 14, 2023, 2:17 pm
Behind the Death of “Take Me Home Tonight” Singer Eddie Money
Behind the 2003 Death of Sardonic Songwriter Warren Zevon

September 7, 2023, 1:40 pm
Behind the Death of Tupac, 27 Years Later

September 5, 2023, 9:23 am
Behind Hank Williams’ Death on New Year’s Day 1953

July 24, 2023, 7:00 am

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