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John Lennon and James Taylor speaking to one another

John Lennon’s Killer Confronted James Taylor The Day Before He Shot Lennon

Remembering “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” Singer Tiny Tim’s Brutally Honest Last Words

Remembering “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” Singer Tiny Tim’s Brutally Honest Last Words

Remembering Joe Flannery, the Secret Beatle, Who Died on This Day in 2019

Remembering Joe Flannery, the Secret Beatle Who Died on This Day in 2019

Behind the 1967 Death of Woody Guthrie

Behind the 2017 Death of Tom Petty

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Behind the Death of Coolio, One Year Later

September 28, 2023, 2:12 pm
Behind the 2003 Death of Robert Palmer

September 26, 2023, 7:03 am
Behind the Death of Classic Rock’s Powerful Drummer John Bonham
Behind the Death of Jim Croce

September 20, 2023, 2:21 pm
Behind the Mystifying Death of Gram Parsons

September 19, 2023, 11:11 am
Behind the Death of Johnny Ramone

September 14, 2023, 2:17 pm
Behind the Death of “Take Me Home Tonight” Singer Eddie Money

September 13, 2023, 3:16 pm
Behind the 2003 Death of Sardonic Songwriter Warren Zevon

September 7, 2023, 1:40 pm
Behind the Death of Tupac, 27 Years Later
Behind Hank Williams’ Death on New Year’s Day 1953

July 24, 2023, 7:00 am
The Gut-Wrenching Story Behind the Death of Amy Winehouse

July 23, 2023, 8:30 am
Behind the Death: Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington

July 20, 2023, 7:04 pm

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