The Day The Music Died

“On this day, thirty two years ago Jimi Hendrix died.”

“The day I left Vietnam. I don't miss being "In Country", but I do miss Jimi.

All these years later and he's still the best.”

“Just so lying about my military record doesn't come back to haunt me should I ever run for office, my ETS year was '69, not '70.

I thought I remembered more about his death then I should have had I still been in the delta.”

“Wow, has it been that long?”

“My uncle (the one who took the brown acid) saw him play the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. It was apparently really early in the morning, and only a handful of people saw it.”

“A friend who was there told me that he, "...woke us up Sunday morning with the Star Spangled Banner..."

I visited his grave in Renton, Washington in July.

My 16 year old son and his buddies are huge fans.”

“the music is all that matters...he lives on as long as we listen to the music...as far as I'm concerned...he's still alive and jamming well. Rock on!!!”

“I heard my moma cry...
I heard her pray the night Chicago died.

Oops...Wrong song!”

“August 9, 1995”

“Member of Gladys Knight & the Pips DiesEdward Patten, a Member of the Grammy-Winning Gladys Knight & the Pips, Dies From a Stroke
Edward Patten, lower left, a member of Gladys Knight & The Pips, died early Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich. He was 65. Patten is shown with Singer Gladys Knight, right, and the other members of her former back-up group "The Pips," William Guest, left, and Merald "Bubba" Knight in New York's Motown Cafe in this Jan. 16, 1996 file photo. (AP Photo/Mark McQueen)
The Associated Press

ATLANTA Feb 25, 2005 — Edward Patten, a member of the Grammy-winning Gladys Knight & The Pips, died early Friday at a suburban Detroit hospital, said his cousin, another member of the group. He was 65.

Patten, an Atlanta native who lived in Detroit, died at a hospital in Michigan from a stroke he suffered a few days before, said William Guest.

Gladys Knight & the Pips comprised of Knight; her brother, Merald "Bubba" Knight; and their cousins Guest and Patten recorded for Motown from 1966-1973 and for Buddah Records from 1973-77. They later recorded for CBS until breaking up in 1989.

The group, whose hits included "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia," won four Grammys and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Patten, known for his high tenor voice, joined the group in 1959, Guest said. Patten's father was a bandleader and he, along with the rest of the family, grew up around music.

Patten was one of the founders of Crew Records, based in Detroit and Atlanta, and sang backup for the label's recording artists, Crew spokeswoman Denise Fussell said.







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“Midnight train to GA is one of my all time favorites. The pearly gates R&B section is getting a serious boost this year.”