On This Day in 1967: The legendary Otis Redding dies in plane crash
December 10, 1967: Otis Redding dies in plane crash It is incredible to think that more a half century has passed since one of the greatest tragedies to hit the world of soul music, but it was on this day in 1967 that the legendary Otis Redding died in a tragic plane crash, along with […]
Today in Music History: We remember the tragic passing of Whitney Houston
February 11, 2012 – Whitney Houston dies tragically It’s tough to believe all this time has passed since the day Whitney Houston died, but in some ways it seems longer ago that the shocking news came. A few years earlier, we experienced the same gut punch when we heard the news about Michael Jackson, and […]
On This Day in 2006: The tragic death of Gerald Levert
November 10, 2006 – Gerald Levert’s death shocks the music world He was too young, too talented, too everything. Gerald Levert’s sudden, unexpected death pained the soul music world deeply, and still does. He passed in his sleep on November 10, of a fatal combination of prescription pain medications and over-the-counter drugs, along with pnuemonia. […]
