People Who Died in 1971 (In Memoriam)

[germansuse]

I only know from this video Louis Armstrong, Jim Morisson and Audie Murphy.

[planetrockford]

@ 1:50 I thought Hitler died in 1945? Only joking.

[VictorLepanto]

If only Dewey had become president. We would be so much better off today. He wouldn't have laid down for the communists the way Truman did. The world today would be a freer & more prosperous place.

[willypdyer]

Janis & Jimi both passed in the fall of 1970

[willypdyer]

Janis & Jimi both passed in the fall of 1970

[travisray96]

Where's joplin and Hendrix

[dandydonaldo]

Actually, Frank Fontaine died in 1978

[bjr43]

This is amazing, never heard of Your Special Year.

[SuperGraceland]

dewey looks and acts like hitler

[MIKESOWELL]

@SuperGraceland Nixon mimicked him in the earlier part of his career....

[bjr43]

So, who's in the video in order of appearance?

[Uryhasfaith]

Where's Duane Allman ? !

[5dave1]

Yep, that's Frank Fontaine who would always sing a song on the Jackie Gleason show when he would show up at Jackie's tavern and sit with him at the "bar"..........Perhaps he was simply put in there singing Mexicali Rose....(??) Great voice

[westlifefan123]

Who is the singer at the end of this video?

[who8allthepies]

wheres Harold Lloyd,Louis Armstrong,Van Heflin,Michael Rennie, they all went in 71.

[SagansMoon]

Armstong was second in the clip

[charade97]

@who8allthepies Louis Armstrong was mentioned right at the beginning.

[alufa1]

What about Peter Duel who died by his own hand in 1971?

[tranurse]

i was born in 1971

[KarloR27]

I liked the singer who sung at the end. Beautiful voice.

[xreddragonx]

No Van Heflin?

[MIKESOWELL]

Can't be oldUncleErnie because Frankie Fontaine died in 1978

[stoogeswoman]

You're right; but it sure looks like Frank Fontaine! Just did a search in Google Images and can't see who else it could possibly be - that drooping mouth is the giveaway. Maybe someone at the News Dept. screwed up in '71!

[hardlines4]

@stoogeswoman It is indeed Frankie Fontaine at the end...

[olduncleERNIE]

Is the last singer on the video, Frank Fontain, who used to appear on the Jackie Gleason Show?

[lemmatt]

Grandios! 5sterne von LEMMATT!!

[WHO9ER]

forgot musician duane allman

[ketchthis71]

thoughtful video. but try a little harder when it comes to how some of them died.

[FEZW1CK9]

Brilliant. Us Brits have a morbid fascination with death, don't you think?

[nocovercharge]

respect, not fascination, don't confuse the two please, thank you.

[williamiwu]

Fascination? Hardly. As Jim morrison once said "Death is not what ends us, but lack of love". As the author of this program says, we do it for respect of the ones that we have lost. Rather if we knew them directly, or indirectly, we still miss them.

[millerdogsinging]

Who is the singer performing "Mexicali Rose"?

[nocovercharge]

that was Audie Murphy, not only was he a war hero, but he was an actor, and a singer/songwriter as well. Audie's two big hits were "Shutters and Boards" and "When the Wind Blows in Chicago".

[s14sher]

It appears to be the Skipper.

[millerdogsinging]

No, I don't think it is the Skipper, although I can see the resemblance. It isn't Audie Murphy either. I don't know who he is, but I'm pretty sure he isn't either of these two men.

[nocovercharge]

well little buddy, FYI Audie Murphy was the Skipper, Skip Murphy the Mexicali Kid they used to call him, and there can be no debate, and their can be no arguments!

[millerdogsinging]

Hello!?! Audie Murphy the Skipper? You've got to be kidding. The Mexicali Kid indeed. You must be thinking of the Cisco Kid and Pancho. Look it up little buddy.

[MakenWaves]

So tell us Professor, who do you think it is, Gilligan? My vote is for the Skipper, looks like your the odd man out, and no, its not Poncherello either, although "C.H.I.P.'s" was a great show, it's definitely not Ponche, Sorry Pal.

[hifiami]

Yep, its the Skipper.

[millerdogsinging]

What is wrong with you people? IT IS NOT THE SKIPPER!!! Stop it!!!

[Thefamilyalbum]

you might be thinking of Jonas Grumby, the Skippers real name on the show, in real life his name was Alan Hale Jr. and yes it is true, he has passed.

[abcbatman1966]

pretty certain that was frank fontaine, who played "crazy guggenheim" on the jackie gleason show

[nocovercharge]

it does look like him, only Frank Fontaine passed away in 1978, and this video is all about the year 1971.