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Lowell George Lowell George was a singer-songwriter guitarist for the moderately successful band “Little Feat”. He also did a stint with Frank Zappa but got thrown out after writing the

Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye had just returned to the charts with “Sexual Healing” when he got into an argument with his father who shot him dead on April 1st of

Jerry Garcia A rock-n-roll original, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead commanded a loyal cult-like following of “Deadheads” from generation to generation and no one could quite figure out why.

Bobby Fuller Bobby Fuller is best known for two things: the hit single “I Fought the Law” and the bizarre way in which he met his demise. In 1966 “The

Tom Fogerty Tom Fogerty was the rhythm guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival. He took back seat to his brother John Fogerty who was the bands creative force, writing all the

Mickey Finn was the bongo player for T.REX fronted by Marc Bolan. He took Steve Took’s place in 1970. From 1970 to 1975 T.REX enjoyed their biggest success. After T.REX’s

John Entwistle John Entwistle was born on October 9th, 1944. Known as “The Ox”, John Entwistle was one of rock’s greatest bass players. Usually stationary and exhibiting little flash on

Mama” Cass Elliot The fat one in The Mamas and Papa’s , Mama Cass was known for her rich voice and outgoing personality. Rock legend has it that she could

Ian Dury Ian Dury was a punk-rocker from England with a distinctive cockney vocal style. Signed to “Stiff Records” as “Ian Dury and the Blockheads” they released “New Boots &

Willie Dixon Aside from Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon was perhaps the greatest blues songwriter ever known. Schooled in the Delta Blues, Willie Dixon wrote a bunch of blues standards that