Falling Stars: Air Crashes that Filled Rock & Roll Heaven

John Denver, Ricky Nelson, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Jim Croce, Aaliyah some of the greatest Rock and Roll stars that ever lived became wreckage in the prime of their careers. The media coverage, for all its frenzy, lasted only through the funerals and stopped long before the true causes of the airplane and helicopter crashes could come to light.

Veteran reporter Rich Everitt is finally telling the truth.

Falling Stars: Air Crashes that Filled Rock & Roll Heaven is an intimate portrait of these and other stars who have fallen from the sky, chronicling in honest often gruesome detail their brilliant lives and untimely deaths. As each startling new fact surfaces, readers finally get a comprehensive account of what really happened to these musicians adored the world over.

Years of extensive research unfurl on the pages as Everitt combines his exhaustive search for the real story, his love of music and expert knowledge of aircraft to create this heart-rending series of mini-biographies.

The characters leap from the pages, their successful careers blaze, and readers are left mourning as each superstar meets his fate. From the crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper in 1959 to the exalted career and demise of Aaliyah in 2001, Falling Stars digs deep into the heart of Rock and Roll, honoring those extraordinary musicians who lived so remarkably well in so short a span.

In clear, stunning prose that articulates the drama and tragedy of each crash, Everitt captures what generations of fans loved most about these musical icons their timeless souls.