This isn’t a “go back in time and assassinate” someone question. It’s just their musical career never takes off and thus any music they ever would have made is no longer in this timeline.

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
    39·
    10 months ago

    Outside the box: Robert Elliot, a charter pilot who flew and killed Jim Croce by crashing into a tree on takeoff. Pilot error was found to be the cause as the overweight 57 year old pilot was unable to drive to the airport so ran for 3 miles, from his motel to the hangar, to be on time for the flight. The run exacerbated his coronary artery disease, causing him to tunnel vision and not see the tree.

    • acetanilide@lemmy.world
      9·
      10 months ago

      Wasn’t sure if I should believe you or not, so I looked it up

      …I’m still not sure if I can believe this

      • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
        3·
        10 months ago

        I thought about that and that’s why I picked Croce - different flight than Big Bopper, Richie Valenz, and Buddy Holly.

    • smort@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      Similar story, when I was 12 I was late for the school bus and ran about 2 blocks with a full backpack and a snare drum. Ended up puking in the bus aisle about halfway through the hour long ride. Basically the same thing.