Day #25 - of the 30 Day Song Challenge

[shadowkat]

Day #25 of the 30 Day Song Challenge - a song you like by an artist no longer living.

Seriously, there are so frigging many to choose from. Eeny Meany Miney Moe...

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[cactuswatcher]

Yep, this one is too easy. How about a singer to your generation who died when they were at their peak?

Seemed like Country Music stars died in car crashes every month in those days, so they'd hardly count. Ritchie Valens was only 17 when his plane went down. But he really belonged to a slightly older group of fans than me than me. Janis Joplin was terrific. I can't tell you how she made us feel back then. But I think I wasn't the only one who thought then that she'd quickly burn out one way or the other, kill herself with drugs (which she did) or destroy her voice... Cass Elliot had it all except a slim figure and choked to death on a sandwich trying to eat in bed... Lots of sad stories...

One more sad story. One more plane crash. I'll pick:
Otis Redding, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyPKRcBTsFQ

[shadowkat]

Yeah...I mean who do you pick? Warren Zevon? David Bowie? Prince? Aretha? John Lennon? Buddy Holly? The lead singer of the Cranberries...? The list is endless. And over past few years, it was beginning to feel like they were dying every other week.

Otis Redding is a great pick. And I love that song! Thank you. A favorite.