April 17

On this day in 1998, Linda McCartney died after a long battle against cancer

 

On this day in 1960, 21-year-old Eddie Cochran was killed in England when the taxi he was traveling in crashed into a lamppost

 

Today in 1983, Felix Pappalardi, producer and bass player for Mountain was shot dead by his wife Gail Collins

 

Music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter Don Kirshner was born today in 1934

 

Today in 2008, Danny Federici (The E Street Band) died of cancer at the age of 58

 

Jan Hammer was born on this day in 1948

 

Today in 1970, Beatle Paul McCartney released his first solo album a month prior to the group’s swan song, ‘Let It Be’