December 10, 1967 Otis Redding dies when plane crashes into Lake Monona.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soul-legend-otis-redding-dies-in-a-plane-crash-near-madison-wisconsin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVjnBo96Ug
:'(
For me the saddest part was that his tunes were just starting to break through. "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" hit number 1 after he'd died.