Duane Allman: Age 24
Allman Brothers Band
(b. 20 November 1946, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, d. 29 October 1971).
One of rock's most inventive and respected guitarists.  On 29 October, in an effort to
avoid a collision with a truck, Allman crashed his motor-cycle and died following three
hours of intensive surgery. This tragic accident robbed music of one of its exceptional talents
whose all-too-brief legacy reveals an individual of rare skill and humility.
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Richard Farina: Age 28
(b. 1937, Brooklyn, New York, d. 30 April 1966).
A songwriter, novelist and political activist.  Two superb albums were released in 1965,
the first of which, CELEBRATION FOR A GREY DAY, included Richard's classic
song, Pack Up Your Sorrows. BEEN DOWN SO LONG was published in 1966, but
its author was killed in a motorbike crash during a celebratory party. Farina's death robbed
a generation of an excellent writer and gifted musician.
 
Berry Oakley: Age 24
Allman Brothers Band
(b. 4 April 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 11 November 1972).
Allman Brothers Band However, tragedy struck on 29 October 1971 Duane Allman was
killed in a motor-cycle accident…but just as the group recovered its momentum, Berry
Oakley was killed in an accident chillingly similar to that of his former colleague on 11
November 1972. Berry Offspring Band

Don Rich: Age 32
The Buckeroos
(b.  5 August 1941, d. 17 July 1974).
Rich was killed in a motorcycle accident in California.  In a sense, it marked the end of Buck
Owens’ vintage years as well,  "He was as much a part of the music as I was."