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The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. But when I researched it, the weight of the names felt crushing. And these are the ones famous enough to make it onto the list:
Lester Bangs 1948-1982
George Best 1946-2005
Mike Bloomfield 1943-1981
Tommy Bolin 1951-1976
John Bonham 1948-1980
Lenny Bruce 1925-1966
Tim Buckley 1947-1975
Paul Butterfield 1942-1987
Truman Capote 1924-1984
Curt Cobain 1967-1994
Michael Cooper 1941-1973
John Entwhistle 1944-2002
Brian Epstein 1934-1967
Ranier Fassbinder 1945-1982
Lowell George 1945-1979
Tim Hardin 1941-1980
Abbie Hoffman 1936-1989
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Jack Keruoac 1922-1969
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzie 1949-1986
Joseph McCarthy 1908-1957
Keith Moon 1946-1978
Jim Morrison 1943-1971
Gram Parsons 1946-1973
Elvis Presley 1933-1977
Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie) 1957-1979
Don Simpson 1943-1996
Ike Turner 1931-2007
Keith Whitley 1954-1989
FROM AN AMERICAN STORY
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