TIM MAGUIRE

MIKE GRACIA

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

James Dexter Weatherly (March 17, 1943 – February 3, 2021)

(Fox News) – Jim Weatherly was a singer-songwriter in his own
right, notably working in the pop and country genres, but was
also known for the songs he penned for other artists, including
“Midnight Train to Georgia” for Glady Knight & The Pips. He died
Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee of natural
causes.

Jim Weatherly (center) with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1973.

From left, American rock and roll legends Ritchie Valens, 17, Buddy Holly, 22, and J.P. ‘Big Bopper’ Richardson, 28, who died in a small-
plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1959.

Rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P.
“The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after
takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorhead,
Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and
pilot error. Holly and his band, the Crickets, had just scored a
No. 1 hit with “That’ll Be the Day.”

Gull Avenue Crash site is located west of intersection of 315th Street
and Gull Avenue., Clear Lake, IA.

(Fox News) – Kris Kristofferson’s official departure from music was
subtly mentioned in a release shared with Fox News on Thursday,
which reads: “The legendary country singer/songwriter and actor
quietly retired in 2020, leaving his son John Kristofferson to lead
the family’s businesses.” The musician will turn 85 June 22.