Rock Stars & Aeroplanes.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 @ 10:13 PM
It was touch and go for Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM who survived a fiery plane crash in Columbia, S.C. on Friday. Barker and AM are recovering but four others were killed in the catastrophe.
The link between rock stars and fatal plane crashes is long lasting. In 2006, Blender examined the 10 worst Rock & Roll disasters. The names are some of the biggest in the business Otis Redding, Patsy Cline … With the recent news of Barker and AM’s crash, I thought it would be a good time to revisit their list.
- Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valenes, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash in Iowa in 1959.
- Patsy Cline died in a plane crash in Tennessee in 1963.
- Otis Redding died a plane crash in Wisconsin in 1967.
- Jim Croce died in a plane crash in 1973 in Louisiana.
- Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and vocalist Cassie Gaines of Lynyrd Skynrd were all killed in a plane crash in 1977 in Mississippi.
- Crew members from Ozzy Osbourne’s band were killed in 1982.
- Rick Nelson died in a plane crash in Texas in 1985.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a plane crash in 1990 on the way to Chicago.
- John Denver in a plane crash in 1997 in Monterey Bay.
- Aaliyah died in a private jet crash in 2001 on the way to Florida.
The moral of this story is.... If you insist on being a rock star, don't buy a private jet!!