General George T. Babbitt (81) is a retired United States Air Force
four-star general who served as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), from 1997 to 2000.

As a teenager in the late 1950s, Babbitt joined the Ventures rock
group, replacing the original drummer, Skip Moore. Just before
the band gained fame with their huge hit "Walk Don’t Run" in
1960, Babbitt had to drop out because he was not old enough to
play the nightclubs and bars the band was beginning to work in.

Babbitt was commissioned in 1965 through the Reserve Officer
Training Corps program at the University of Washington. He
trained as an aircraft maintenance officer and served as officer
in charge of fighter flight lines in the United States, the Pacific
and Europe.

He twice commanded aircraft maintenance squadrons and was
deputy commander for maintenance of a European F-15 wing.

Prior to assuming command of Air Force Materiel Command,
Babbitt was director of the Defense Logistics Agency at Fort
Belvoir, Virginia. (Wikipedia)

THE CRICKETS from left: Joe B. Mauldin, Buddy Holly and
Jerry Allison. 

Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holley
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)

Singer-songwriter Buddy Holly was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s
rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the
Great Depression.

During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded many songs. He is often
regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of
two guitars, bass, and drums. He was a major influence on later popular
popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling
Stones, and Eric Clapton,

Charles Robert Watts (June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021)

(FoxNews) – Celebrity tributes to Rolling Stones drummer
Charlie Watts poured in on social media after the band
announced his death.

The musician “passed away peacefully in a London hospital
earlier today surrounded by his family,” a representative for
Watts confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.

The band also confirmed his death on Twitter.

Stars from Paul McCartney to Ringo Starr shared tributes to
the musician on Twitter.

Musician Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a co-founder of the legendary
funk band Kool & the Gang, died Saturday in New Jersey. The cause
was not disclosed.

1949 – 2021

Dusty Hill, the bassist for the iconic rock band ZZ Top, has died just
days after he took a leave of absence because of a hip issue.