Tammi Terrell
Terrell was a star singer for Motown Records, and many remember the soulful songstress for her series of duets alongside Marvin Gaye, including “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Your Precious Love.” Terrell had been dealing with serious migraines. During a show, she collapsed in Gaye’s arms and was rushed to a hospital. It was later discovered that she had a malignant brain tumor. She was only 24 when she passed away in 1970.
Robert Johnson
The Delta Blues singer was 27 when he died in 1938. There have been a number of theories about his death, including that he died from drinking whiskey laced with strychnine. Johnson spent a lot of time playing for tips on street corners before he made his first recording, “Kind Hearted Woman Blues,” in 1936.
