They left us on this day...
Posted by:
The Sicilian
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Date: December 4, 2007 20:01
December 4
1976: Tommy Bolin (25) guitarist, Deep Purple/Zepher/ The James Gang (alcohol and heroin overdose)
1976: Benjamin Britton (62) Briish composer; With his arrival on the international music scene, many felt that English music gained its greatest genius since Purcell (heart failure)
1993: Frank Zappa (52) guitarist, Multi instrumentalist, producer, composer. The Mothers Of Invention/solo. One of the most accomplished composers of the rock era, with terrific musical knowledge and an outrageous sense of humor (prostate cancer)
2002: Bernie Dwyer (62) drummer with Freddie & the Dreamers (lung cancer)