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Free Guitarist Paul Kossoff Dead at 25 (1976) Kossoff, who was on a flight from Los Angeles to New York at the time, had a pulmonary embolism when a blood clot from his leg moved into his lungs. Despite his young age, he had a long history of drug use that only got worse following the break-up of Free.  Source: Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Jefferson Airplane Reforms into Jefferson Starship (1974) In the process of creating a more commercial version of Jefferson Airplane, the group was renamed Jefferson Starship and gained a mostly-new lineup, which featured Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, Johnny Barbata, David Freiberg, Peter Kauknonen, Cragi Chaquico, and Papa John Creach. The Tailor and Cutter Magazine Asks The Rolling Stones to Wear Ties (1965) The Tailor and Cutter  Magazine ran an article asking members of The Rolling Stones to wear ties, as tie-makers were struggling financially. Mick Jagger responded, saying: "The trouble with a tie is that it could dangle in th...

David Bowie Makes His TV Debut with The Manish Boys (1965) Bowie, who was 18 years old at the time, made his TV debut with The Manish Boys, which was the second band that he recorded with early in his career. They were a short-lived blues outfit that liked to implement elements of folk and soul who appeared on Gadzooks! It's All Happening where they were set to play their only single, a cover of Bobby Bland's "I Pity the Fool" .  Small Faces Splits Up Following Steve Marriott Departure (1969) Source: Chris Walter/WireImage Active from 1965 to 1969, Small Faces called it quits following the departure of their co-founder and frontman, Steve Marriott. He left in favor of forming Humble Pie, which also featured Peter Frampton, Jerry Shirley, and Greg Ridley. Grateful Dead Keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Dead at Age 27 (1973) McKernan, co-founder and keyboardist of Grateful Dead, was found dead by his landlady following a gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by c...