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Singers Who Died Young by Lyrics

These singers all died in the second half of the 20th Century before the age of 50. How many can you name?
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Died
Age
Singer
Lyrics
1953
29
Hank Williams
Your cheatin' heart Will make you weep You'll cry and cry And try to sleep
1959
22
Buddy Holly
Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry
1960
21
Eddie Cochran
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
1963
30
Patsy Cline
Crazy I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy Crazy for feeling so blue
1964
30
Johnny Burnette
Dreamin' I'm always dreamin' Dreamin' love will be mine Searchin' I'm always searchin' Hopin' someday I'll find Someone, someone to love me
1964
33
Sam Cooke
Darling you send me I know you send me Darling you send me Honest you do, honest you do
1967
26
Otis Redding
Sittin in the morning sun, I'll be sittin' when the evening come, Watching the ships roll in, And I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah,
1970
27
Jimi Hendrix
Purple haze all in my brain Lately things don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
1970
27
Janis Joplin
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
1971
27
Jim Morrison
The time to hesitate is through No time to wallow in the mire Try now we can only lose And our love become a funeral pyre
1973
30
Jim Croce
Well the South side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there You better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown
Died
Age
Singer
Lyrics
1974
32
(Mama) Cass Elliot
Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" Birds singing in the sycamore tree Dream a little dream of me
1977
42
Elvis Presley
The warden threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail
1980
40
John Lennon
Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
1981
38
Harry Chapin
My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away
1981
36
Bob Marley
One Love, one heart. Let's get together and feel all right.
1983
32
Karen Carpenter
Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you
1984
44
Marvin Gaye
Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today
1985
45
Rick Nelson
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself
1991
45
Freddie Mercury
Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
1994
27
Kurt Cobain
What else should I be? All apologies What else could I say? Everyone is gay What else could I write? I don't have the right What else should I be? All apologies
1997
37
Michael Hutchence
So slide over here And give me a moment Your moves are so raw I've got to let you know
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