Bongos

Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #88 - 10/30/02

How Did They Die?

Answers

1. Plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, February 3, 1959: Buddy Holly (also Richie Valens and the Big Bopper
2. Drowned in his own swimming pool, July 3, 1969
: Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)
3. Heroin overdose, October 4, 1970
: Janis Joplin
4. Heart attack in his bathtub in Paris, July 3, 1971 - or did he?
: Jim Morrison (Doors)
5. Motorcycle accident, October 29, 1971
: Duane Allman (Allman Brothers)
5. Heart failure after years of drug abuse, August 16, 1977 - or did he?
: Elvis Presley
6. Accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun he believed wasn't loaded, January 23, 1978
: Terry Kath (Chicago)
7. Shot by a deranged fan, December 8, 1980 (December 9 in Britain)
: John Lennon
8. Auto accident on the Long Island Expressway while on the way to a charity show, July 16, 1981
: Harry Chapin
9. Drowned while swimming from his boat, December 28, 1983
: Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
10. Shot by his father, April 1, 1984
: Marvin Gaye
11.Complications from AIDS, November 24, 1991
: Freddie Mercury (Queen)
12. Shot by the president of her fan club, March 31, 1995
: Selena
13. Heart attack in his sleep, after years of weight problems and diabetes, August 9, 1995
: Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) - amazingly enough, he did NOT die of a drug overdose!
14. Shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, September 13, 1996
: Tupac Shakur
15. Crash of experimental plane he himself was piloting, October 12, 1997
: John Denver
16. Breast cancer, April 17, 1998
: Linda McCartney (Wings)
17. Throat and lung cancer, November 30, 2001
: George Harrison

Bonus: Cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, March 8, 1973: Pigpen McKernan (Grateful Dead)

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