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Buried here are multiple artists including:
Michael Jackson
A true superstar singer/songwriter/dancer/actor/producer. Michael was the eighth child in his family and made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jermaine, Marlon, Jackie, and Tito as a member of the Jackson 5. He started his solo career in 1971 and his subsequent early music videos are all-time favorites and include: “Billie Jean
Michael is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once as a member of The Jackson 5 and the other for his solo career.
On June 25, 2009, Jackson fell unconscious at his rented mansion in Holmby Hills. Attempts at resuscitating him were unsuccessful and he died that afternoon.
Johnny Burnette
An American rockabilly pioneer. He was a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. On August 14, 1964, his fishing boat was struck by another boat on Clear Lake, California. The collision threw him from the boat and he drowned. He was 30 years old.
Sam Cooke
Sam was a gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer and songwriter and is considered to be one of the founders of soul music. His success paved the way for many future African-American acts such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder.
Sam had 30 U.S. top 40 hits between 1957 and 1964 including “You Send Me
On December 11, 1964, Sam Cooke was shot and killed by Bertha Franklin, the manager of the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. The circumstances of his death have been called into question by Cooke’s family even after an inquest ruled his death to be justifiable homicide. Sam Cooke was 33 years old.
Mary Wells
Mary had a string of hit singles that included “Two Lovers
Mary died on July 26, 1992, at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer.
Steve Priest
Steve will probably be best known as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist for “Sweet“. During the 1970s, Sweet had hits including “Little Willy” “Ballroom Blitz“, “Fox On The Run” and “Love Is Like Oxygen“.
Steve died on June, 4, 2020 at the age of 72.
Donald Addrisi
Donald was part of “The Addrisi Brothers” whose biggest success as songwriters was with the smash “Never My Love
Don died on November 13, 1984 at the age of 45 from pancreatic cancer.
Terry Kath
Terry was the incredibly talented lead guitar player for the band Chicago. He was an early pioneer in the use of the wah wah pedal and his extended guitar solo on “25 or 6 to 4″
Terry died on January 23, 1978 from an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at a friends house in Woodland Hills, California.
Nat King Cole
Nat first came to be known as a leading jazz pianist and then crossed over to pop music. Many early musicians site his influence on their careers. He was also one of the first African Americans to host his own nation-wide television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show.
Nat’s career was cut short when he died from lung cancer on February 15, 1965, at the age of 55.
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Born John Watson, Jr., Johnny was a blues, soul and funk guitarist and singer.
Watson died of a heart attack on May 17, 1996, collapsing on stage while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. He was 61 years old.
Rushton Moreve
Rushton was born John Rushton Morey and was the bass guitarist with “Steppenwolf” from 1967–68 and again in 1978. He co-wrote with John Kay Steppenwolf’s biggest hit “Magic Carpet Ride
Rushton was killed on July 1, 1981 in an auto accident. He was 32 years old.
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Tribute To Terry Kath
As we prepare to honor you at the place of your “beginnings”, let us never forget the man, his music and his legacy.
Taft High School will never forget you
God Bless You, Terry Kath