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Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates)
(December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008)
Bo Diddley played a key role in the transition from
the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists,
including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
His use of African rhythms and a signature beat, a
simple five-accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone
of hip hop, rock, and pop music.
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Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller
(March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944)
After departing from an airfield outside London on December
15, 1944, a single-engine aircraft carrying trombonist and
bandleader Glenn Miller went missing over the English
Channel.
Miller was traveling to France for a congratulatory performance
for American troops that had recently helped to liberate Paris.
The wreckage of Miller’s plane was never found. His official
military status remains Missing in Action.
A U.S. Army Air Forces Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman
from the 3rd Air Commando Group.
Published in 1939.
John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group
that transformed popular music in the 1960s,was shot and
killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.
The 40-year-old artist was entering his Manhattan apartment
building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at
close range with a .38-caliber revolver.
Lennon, bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital but
died en route. Chapman (below) had received an autograph
from Lennon earlier in the day and voluntarily remained at
the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by police.
Mark David Chapman (69).
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was
an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved
international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
In May 2001, it was revealed that Harrison had undergone an
operation to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs.
In November 2001, Harrison began radiotherapy at Staten
Island University Hospital in New York City for non–small
cell lung cancer that had spread to his brain. He died in
Beverly Hills, California with his second wife Olivia and
their son Dhani by his side. He was 58 years old.
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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix.
On November 27, future rock superstar Jimi Hendrix was born
in Seattle, Washington. In his short career, he would establish
himself as one of the most innovative guitarists in rock ‘n’ roll.
Hendrix grew up playing guitar, inspired by blues greats like
Muddy Waters as well as early rockers. He joined the army in
1959 and became a paratrooper, but was honorably discharged
in 1961 after an injury that exempted him from duty in Vietnam.
In the early 1960s, Hendrix worked as a pickup guitarist, backing musicians including Little Richard, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner,
and Sam Cooke.
Hendrix died in London in September 1970, following a drug
overdose. He was 27.
