Music’s Broken Wings

Fifty Years of Aviation Accidents in the Music Industry - Covering the 50 year period between 1935 and 1985, this 540- page book analyzes 34 aviation accidents, which affected the music in our world in some way. From the most famous American artists, such as Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Rick Nelson and Lynyrd Skynyrd, to the lesser-known international performers Carlos Gardel, Anna Jantar, Tamara and Kyu Sakamoto, this text covers many types of music and the talents who were affected by adverse aviation events. Concentrating mainly on the aviation accident itself, the text also touches on some personal aspects of the artists’ lives. From chamber music, big band, opera and tango, to country, folk, gospel and rock and roll, this book has something of interest for everyone. It also holds some surprises for many readers. J. P. Richardson, son of the “Big Bopper” (who was killed in the Holly accident) wrote the Foreword for the book. Written by professional airline pilot,William P. Heitman, the author successfully intertwines each story to keep the pilot, and non-pilot alike, interested in the history of the event, while providing as much factual documentation as possible to unravel the devastation that sometimes resulted. Complete with illustrations, photographs, airplane statistics and actual government accident reports.

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