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Died
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Age
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Singer
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Lyrics
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1953
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29
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Hank Williams
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Your cheatin' heart Will make you weep You'll cry and cry And try to sleep
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1959
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22
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Buddy Holly
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Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry
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1960
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21
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Eddie Cochran
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Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
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1963
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30
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Patsy Cline
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Crazy I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy Crazy for feeling so blue
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1964
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30
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Johnny Burnette
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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
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1964
|
33
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Sam Cooke
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Darling you send me I know you send me Darling you send me Honest you do, honest you do
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1967
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26
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Otis Redding
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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,
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1970
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27
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Jimi Hendrix
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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
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1970
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27
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Janis Joplin
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Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
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1971
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27
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Jim Morrison
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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
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1973
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30
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Jim Croce
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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
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Died
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Age
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Singer
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Lyrics
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1974
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32
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(Mama) Cass Elliot
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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
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1977
|
42
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Elvis Presley
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The warden threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail
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1980
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40
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John Lennon
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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
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1981
|
38
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Harry Chapin
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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
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1981
|
36
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Bob Marley
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One Love, one heart. Let's get together and feel all right.
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1983
|
32
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Karen Carpenter
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Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you
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1984
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44
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Marvin Gaye
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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
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1985
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45
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Rick Nelson
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But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself
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1991
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45
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Freddie Mercury
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Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
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1994
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27
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Kurt Cobain
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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
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1997
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37
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Michael Hutchence
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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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