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Name someone famous who had a great talent but sadly died before the world got the full benefits of their talent.i will start with someone you all forgot .but i dont know his real name.Gopper in prison with Norman Stanley Fletcher.Richard something.and John Lennon of the Beatles.
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Dermot Morgan (father Ted)
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*Lannon
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Lenny Henry
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There's 100s of them, sadly.
Jim Reeves, great singer. |
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Buddy Holly.
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Duncan Edwards.
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Albert Johanneson. Speedy Leeds winger, went downhill rapidly after retiring from football.
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Margaret Thatcher
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Ben Hollioake
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My Ma's fave..
Patsy Cline.. |
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Funnily enough I was listening to an interview with his brother the other day. Does cage fighting, amongst other things.
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A sad thread
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Mozart fell ill in 1791 while in Prague for the 6th September (my birthday) premiere of his opera La clemenza di Tito, composed the same year on commission for the coronation of the Emperor. He died aged 35 in December 1791, a few weeks short of his 36th birthday. |
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Franz Schubert
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Richie Valens.
Could be here a while.. |
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Godber was played by Richard Beckinsale.
Who's delicious daughter still treads the boards.. |
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John Keats.
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kenny was right, far too many to mention. The 27 club alone has got loads in it.
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George Butterworth - Composer, best known for "Banks Of Green Willow" and Percy Jeeves, cricketer; he was a fast-medium bowler with a bowling average in the low 20s and a batting average about the same. Jeeves was the person whose surname PG Wodehouse used for his famous butler.
George Butterworth and Percy Jeeves were both killed in action in the Battle Of The Somme, in 1916, a few days aprt. |
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Schubert coming down the Bier Keller ?
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our own names will end up in this thread,
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Not too sure about that!
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Gerry Rafferty(baker street)
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Jimmy hendrix
Bob marley Richey Edwards Bon scott Amy whinehouse |
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Bob Marley
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Joan Rivers was only just getting going...
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Rafferty was 63
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Hedley Verity
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Phil Lynott and Gary Moore
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Abraham, Martin and John.
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Rory Gallagher
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63 is not old
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Gary Moore
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John denver(annies song)
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I've mentioned the King of Strings already, cmat
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Forgot the king Mr PRESLEY
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Name someone famous who had a great talent but sadly died before the world got the full benefits of their talent.
So what did the alchoholic recluse have left to share to the world? |
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Mark Bolan
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... and Gary was King, even if his fan club only have him as Lord of the Strings.
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