Nelson boarded a chartered DC-3 in Guntersville, Alabama,
bound for a New Year’s Eve appearance in Dallas. Shortly
before reaching Dallas the cabin of Nelson’s plane filled
with smoke due to a fire of undetermined origin.

In 1987, Rick Nelson was posthumously inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—an honor no other former
child actor has yet achieved.

Last photo of Rick Nelson and Helen Blair. 

In one of the most iconic motorcycle stunts ever, Evel Knievel
attempted his longest jump—141 feet—over the Caesars
Palace fountain in Las Vegas. He missed the landing at
90 mph, sustaining serious injuries. But his global fame
soared.

Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007)

Knievel died on the way to a hospital in Clearwater, Florida. He had
been suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for
many years. He was 69. 

Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.

    
    
                              
ED DANAHUE

On December 30, 1968, The Spokesman-Review of Spokane,
Washington, ran an advertisement for a concert at Gonzaga
University featuring “The Vanilla Fudge, with Len Zefflin”—
a concert of which a bootleg recording would later emerge
that represents the first-ever live Led Zeppelin performance
captured on tape.