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As a member of the Bar-Keys, Carl played saxophone for Otis Redding and died in the plane crash that took the life of Otis Redding
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
New Park Cemetery
4536 Horn Lake Road
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119
USA
North America
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Carl Lee Cunningham
popular name: Carl Lee Cunningham
date_of_death: December 10, 1967
age: 19
cause_of_death: Plane crash
claim_to_fame: Music
best_know_for: As a member of the Bar-Kays, Carl played drums for Otis Redding and died in the plane crash that took the life of Otis Redding, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ronnie Caldwell, guitarist Jimmy King and valet Matthew Kelly. Only Ben Cauley survived the crash.
Jimmie King
popular name: Jimmie King
date_of_death: December 10, 1967
age: 18
cause_of_death: Plane crash
claim_to_fame: Music
best_know_for: As a member of the Bar-Kays, Jimmy King played guitar for Otis Redding and died in the plane crash that took the life of Otis Redding, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ronnie Caldwell and valet Matthew Kelly. Only Ben Cauley survived the crash.
Ritchie Valens
popular name: Ritchie Valens
date_of_death: February 3, 1959
age: 17
cause_of_death: Gross trauma to brain due to crash of airplane, multiple fractures, left forearm and both legs
claim_to_fame: Music
best_know_for: Richie Valens was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist and a true rock and roll pioneer who died at the young age of 17 in the infamous Buddy Holly plane crash. Ritchie played is final concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa with Buddy Holly and J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson. Holly, Valens and Richardson left The Surf immediately after the show, going to the nearby Mason City airport and chartering a small plane with pilot Roger Peterson to take them to Fargo, North Dakota to prepare for their next show at the Moorhead Armory in Moorhead, Minnesota. The plane took off at 12:55 AM Central Time on Tuesday February 3, 1959. Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing everyone aboard.
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