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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #427 - 4/29/09

Died in the 70s, Part 2

There are only two sure things in this world - death, and taxes. Can you remember who died on the following dates in the late 70s?

1. February 4, 1975: Leader of the Tympany Five, whose hits included "Caldonia" and "Saturday Night Fish Fry"
2. May 18, 1975: "Sleigh Ride" composer
3. December 24, 1975: He wrote that "eep, eep, eep" music for Psycho, among other film scores
4. February 22, 1976: One of the original Supremes, she had fallen on hard times
5. December 4, 1976: British composer famous for his opera Peter Grimes and his Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (and Noye's Fludde)
6. December 28, 1976: Grand Funk stayed up all night playing poker with him
7. August 16, 1977: The King of Rock and Roll
8. August 19, 1977: Comic actor who sang in movies with his brothers, including Duck Soup and Animal Crackers
9. September 13, 1977: Conductor who shook hands with Mickey Mouse in Fantasia
10. September 16, 1977: Lead singer of T. Rex
11. October 14, 1977: Crooner most famous for "White Christmas" and his family's holiday specials
12. October 20, 1977: Lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd
13. January 23, 1978: Chicago guitarist and singer of "Make Me Smile"
14. September 7, 1978: Drummer for The Who
15. February 2, 1979: Bassist (?) of the Sex Pistols
16. June 29, 1979: Singer, guitarist, and founder of Little Feat
17. July 6, 1979: He did "The Hustle" in 1975, and died in 1979

Bonus: August 9, 1975: Soviet composer famous for symphonies and the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Good Luck!!!

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