There is none other tragic death than the plan crash. Unfortunately, we have lost many people in the plane crashes with a relatively huge figure. In those, unfortunate people, some famous musicians lost their lives in a plane crash. The culprit may be the small jets on the long tours who knows. Here is the list ofthe musicians who died in a plane crash.
1. Aaliyah Haughton
The R&B artist Aaliyah Haughton was died in a plane crash at the Bahamas, along with eight others on August 25, 2001, at the age of just 22. The plane was overloaded and crashed during the take-off. At the age of 10, she had burst onto the international stageon the show ‘Star Search’.
And had also done two movies‘Queen of the Damned’ and ‘Romeo Must Die’. She has also had a part in the film ‘The Matrix Reloaded’. The film was recast her death.
2. Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P. Richardson
February 3, 1959,was the day, when Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P. Richardson died in a plane crash just five miles apart from the airport. Their tour bus broke down and they had to have a chartered plane. But unfortunately, the plane become out of control by the inexperienced pilot due to bad weather conditions and crashed. Valens was 17, Richardson was 28 and Holly was just 22.
3. Otis Redding
Otis Redding, a soul singer and four members of his band lost their lives in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, he was 22. Their small plane crashed intoa lake in Wisconsin.
They were best remembered for the song just released before a couple of days of their death‘Sitting on the Dock of the Bay’. He also wrote a song thatlater becomes the signature song of Aretha Franklin with the title ‘Respect’.
4. Jim Croce
The powerhouse ‘Folk-Rock’ Jim Croce died in a plane crash onSeptember 20, 1973. The plane was crashed as it clipped with the tree while taking off in the foggy weather at low altitude. “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”, “Cats in the Cradle” and “Time in a Bottle” were some of his famous songs. A day earlier, he also released the single title of his album “I Got A Name”.According to his wife. He was about to give up the music and wanted to focus on writing at the time when he passed away at 30.
5. Patsy Cline
The pioneer of the country music Patsy Cline along with two other fellowsCowboy Copasmusicians Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a place on March 5, 1963. Their plane was crashed into the forest of Tennessee due to bad weather reports. But the pilot chooses to continue the flight anyway. He was 30 when he died in a plane crash.
6. Glenn Miller
On December 15, 1944. Glenn Miller, the biggest name in the swing music, a bandleader and the trombonist was thought to have died in a plane crash. His place disappeared and lost in the fog over the English Channel and was never found. He was enlisted in 1942, to play songs for the troops around Europe during the second world war. He died at the age of 40.
7. Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson was the heart-throb and rock and roll singer of the 50s. Unfortunately, his plane caught fire, when he was traveling for the concert at Dallas, Texas in 1985. He was 45 at the time of his death. The most famous songs were “Poor Little Fool” and “Hello Mary Lou”, which were teenage classic songs at that time.
Wrapping Up
We have surely lost the gems of the music industry. And they will surely remain in the heart of their fans. It was all unfortunate that the musicians which were the light of the eyes are now no more.Surely, they can’t be forgotten by their loving fans and their relatives until their songs are alive!