I was listening to Karen Carpenter yesterday and thought how tragic it was that we lost such a talent so young.

Other person that springs to mind was Roy Orbison. He had a tragic life, poor man.

 

What are your suggestions? Only those that died too soon, please, and were a loss to all of us.

Edited August 9, 20214 yr by thaibeachlovers

John Denver 

John Lennon 

Elvis Presley 

Depends what you call young, I think "too soon" is better.

 

Singers:

Freddy Mercury

John Lennon

Whitney Houston

Bob Marley

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Depends what you call young, I think "too soon" is better.

 

Singers:

Freddy Mercury

John Lennon

Whitney Houston

Bob Marley

 

 

 

Fair point. Young in this context would be better as you say- too soon. I have changed the OP to say that.

Edited August 9, 20214 yr by thaibeachlovers

Carl Sagan, not so young but definitely too soon.

Jimi Hendrix 

Alexander the Great

Joan of Arc

Lady Diana

Jesus

John F Kennedy

Other names that spring to mind, not singers....

 

Brice Lee

Maralyn Monroe

Philip Seynore hoffman.

David Bowie

Jim Morrison

Amy Winehouse

 

8 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Fair point. Young in this context would be better as you say- too soon. I have changed the OP to say that.

Bit of depressing subject there's loads of singers who have died and how they say they died,  I guess to be kind,  "An accidental overdose of a nacocotic substance." ????

Jeff Buckley, recorded a beautiful version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. 

Martin Luther King

John F Kennedy

Eva Cassidy

Buddy Holly

Phil Lynott

 

Edited August 9, 20214 yr by Moonlover

Jeff Healey

Gary Moore

Phil Lynott 

Rory Gallagher 

Buddy Holley

Richie Valens

Edith Piaf

Marvin Gaye

Graeme Strachan (Shirley) from the Aussie band Skyhooks

 

 

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, jim hayes said:

Jeff Buckley, recorded a beautiful version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. 

The best version!!!

 

i'll add:

 

paul walker

tim buckley

Lee Harvey Oswald, he would have had an interesting story to tell!

Jeffrey Pettigrew & Mark Guardado

James Dean

Jayne Mansfield

Leonard Cohen

Grace Kelly

 

Maggie.

 

the members of the 27 club

Prince

George Michael

Michael Jackson

Golfer Payne Stewart

Brian Jones ....27

 

regards Worgeordie

 

Steve Mcqueen

 

 

Still crying at the loss of "Gary Moore" unreplaceable ???? Rip

2 hours ago, Saltire said:

David Bowie

Jim Morrison

Amy Winehouse

 

Although David Bowie died at 69 years of age 

 

 

 

Perhaps we can also start a thread about famous (or not-so famous) people that you think couldn't die soon enough?

 

I'd name a few, but probably get banned... ????