Neil Sedaka ( March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026)

Sedaka was hospitalized this morning in Los Angeles after
experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency and then 
passed away.  
 

Neil Sedaka ( March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026)

Sedaka was hospitalized today in Los Angeles after experiencing 
an undisclosed medical emergency and passed away.

On February 27, 1980, the long-lost glasses of rock legend 
Buddy Holly, who died in the deadly plane crash in 1959,
were found—filed away in an envelope in a court clerk’s
office.

When the Beechcraft Bonanza carrying Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper crashed outside
Clear Lake, Iowa, in the early morning hours of
February 3, 1959, it struck the ground with such
force that all three passengers were killed instantly,
and the plane’s wreckage was strewn across nearly
300 yards of snow-covered cornfields.

The death certificate issued by the Cerro Gordo County
Coroner noted the clothing Holly was wearing, the
presence of a leather suitcase near his body and the
following personal effects:

Charles Holley

Cash $193.00 less $11.65 coroner’s fees – $181.35

2 Cuff links, silver 1/2 in. balls having jeweled band

Top portion of ball point pen

Notably missing from the list were Holly’s signature
eyeglasses, the most distinctive visual legacy of a
man who influenced the sound and style of rock and
roll immeasurably.

ROSS SIMPSON

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)

George Harrison was the Lead guitarist of the The Beatles
and the singer-songwriter who penned "Something," "Here
Comes the Sun" and "My Sweet Lord."

Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band’s
musical direction and later established a successful
solo career.