Sam Cooke, soul singer. Lee Morgan jazz trumpeter. Bobby Fuller, rocker. Carlton barrett, reggae star. Marvin Gaye, soul singer. Al Jackson of Booker T and the MG's, soul musician. John Lennon, Beatle. Don Myrick of Earth Wind and Fire, 70s cheese rocker. Felix Pappalardi of Mountain, rocker. Bobby Ramirez, blues rocker. Jaco pastorius, jazz bassist. Jim Sheppard, rocker. Peter Tosh, reggae. Mia Zapata, Seattle punker.
Shows how much I've forgotten, and pretty much disconnected myself from music, except for classic rock. I completely forgot about Marvin Gaye and John Lennon, but I'm not familiar with any of the others. Speaking of the Beatles, didn't somebody try to stab George Harrison a few years before he died?