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Musicians that Died in Plane Crashes

A number of famous musicians have died in air crashes throughout history, can you name them with the given hints?
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First submittedJanuary 27, 2019
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Year
Where
Musician
Songs
1944
English Channel
Glenn Miller
In the Mood | Chattanooga Choo Choo
1959
Iowa
Big Bopper
Chantilly Lace | White Lightning
Buddy Holly
That'll Be the Day | Peggy Sue
Ritchie Valens
La Bamba | Donna
1963
Tennessee
Patsy Cline
Crazy | Walkin' After Midnight
1964
Tennessee
Jim Reeves
Welcome to My World | He'll Have to Go
1967
Wisconsin
Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay | Try a Little Tenderness
1973
Louisiana
Jim Croce
Time in a Bottle | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
1977
Mississippi
Ronnie Van Zant
Sweet Home Alabama | Free Bird
1985
Japan
Kyu Sakamoto
Sukiyaki | Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi Wo
1985
Texas
Ricky Nelson
Travelin' Man | Lonesome Town
1990
Wisconsin
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Pride and Joy | Little Wing
1997
California
John Denver
Take Me Home, Country Roads | Rocky Mountain High
2001
Bahamas
Aaliyah
Are You That Somebody | Try Again
2012
Mexico
Jenni Rivera
No Llega el Olvido | Basta Ya
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Level 59
Jan 27, 2019
Don't know if Aaliyah would be considered 'famous' enough for your list. At least she's been talked about a lot recently with all the R.Kellys child-molesting out yet again...?
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Level 68
Jan 29, 2024
Her 7.2m monthly listeners on Spotify would disagree
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Level 46
Jan 27, 2019
Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, died in that plane crash on FEBRUARY 3rd, 1959, not Jan. 3rd, along with Jape Richardson(The Big Bopper).
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Level 73
Jan 27, 2019
I have fixed the date and I have added Richardson and Rick Nelson
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Level 46
Jan 28, 2019
Thanks!!
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Level 46
Jan 27, 2019
Should have also included Rick Nelson!