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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #430 - 5/20/09

Died in the 90s, Part 1

There are only two sure things in this world - death, and taxes. Can you remember who died on the following dates in the early 90s?

1. February 8, 1990: His songs included "Runaway" and "Hats Off to Larry"
2. August 27, 1990: Blues guitarist killed in a helicopter crash at Alpine Valley
3. October 14, 1990: "West Side Story" and "On the Town" composer
4. December 2, 1990: "Rodeo" and "A Lincoln Portrait" composer
5. April 20, 1991: Small Faces singer
6. June 1, 1991: He sang lead on "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" for the Temptations
7. September 28, 1991: Jazz trumpeter famous for "Bitches Brew" and "Kind of Blue"
8. November 24, 1991: Zanzibar-born singer originally named Farrokh Bulsara
9. July 26, 1992: She sang about "My Guy" and "Two Lovers" for Motown
10. October 5, 1992: The high-voiced Temptation who later had a solo hit with "Keep On Truckin'"
11. October 25, 1992: He was "King of the Road"
12. January 6, 1993: Puffy-cheeked trumpet player whose horn had an upturned bell
13. December 4, 1993: The head Mother of Invention
14. January 15, 1994: He put the lime in the coconut and drank it all up
15. April 5, 1994: Nirvana's lead singer
16. June 14, 1994: He wrote the "Pink Panther Theme" and "Moon River"
17. December 8, 1994: Brazilian bossa-nova composer who recorded albums with Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, among others

Bonus: March 21, 1991: He invented the electric guitar and has a line of guitars named after him

Good Luck!!!

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