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Died On This Date (March 19, 1990) Andrew Wood / Mother Love Bone

Andrew Wood
January 6, 1966 – March 19, 1990

Andrew Wood is best remembered as the lead singer of influential Seattle grunge band, Mother Love Bone.  Formed in 1988, Mother Love Bone was quickly embraced by the area youth thanks, in part, to Wood’s Robert Plant-like vocals and wildly charismatic presence on stage.  But before  Mother Love Bone could get its chance to likely become the biggest band of the grunge scene, Andrew Wood died of a heroin overdose and cerebral hemorrhage on the eve of their debut album.  He was just 24 years old.  Former band mates Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard went on to form Pearl Jam.  Bands like Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Faster Pussycat and the Cult have since paid tribute to Wood on various recordings.

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Died On This Date (March 19, 2008) Sam Weiss / Music Industry Veteran

Sam Weiss
September 19, 1926 – March 19, 2008

Sam Weiss was a pioneering music industry veteran.  He began his career in the jukebox industry and moved on to the label side when he co-founded Old Town Records in 1953.  It was one of the great early R&B and doo wop labels and home to the likes of the Earls and the Capris.  Later that decade, Weiss started Win One-Stop, which soon became one of the leading music wholesalers in America.  During the ’80s, the Win became the first one-stop to break into the home video market and was the first to sell music and video into drugstores and other non-traditional music retailers.  Weiss also founded the Sam and Nervous record labels.  Sam Weiss was 81 when he died of natural causes on March 19, 2008.

Died On This Date (March 18, 2001) John Phillips / The Mamas and the Papas

John Phillips
August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001

As the driving force behind the Mamas & the Papas, Papa John Phillips has been called one of the greatest pop songwriters of the last forty years. If there was one American group that could hold its on against the British Invasion, it was the Mamas & the Papas (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Mama Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty) with their hits, “Monday Monday,” “California Dreamin’,” and “Got A Feeling.” Outside of the Mamas & the Papas, John had a huge hit with Scott McKenzie’s recording of his “San Francisco,” while helping to create the Monterey Pop Festival, a moment in musical history that introduced us to Jimi Hendrix. Three of his “greatest hits” were daughters Mackenzie Phillips, Chynna Phillips and Bijou Phillips. John battled substance abuse late into his life and passed away from heart failure on March 18, 2001.

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Died On This Date (March 18, 2010) Fess Parker / Actor; Made Several Cowboy Records

Fess Parker
August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010

Fess Parker was a popular actor who is best remembered for playing Davy Crockett in a Disney television series, and later, Daniel Boone in another series.  Parker flirted with a music career by releasing a handful of folk albums during the ’60s.  They included Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Abe Lincoln and Other Great American Heroes and Fess Parker Sings.  Later in life, Parker devoted his time to running the award-winning Fess Parker Family Winery.  Fess Parker was 85 when he died of natural causes on March 18, 2010.