On this day: March 19, 1976

Paul Kossoff, best known as the founder of Free passed away on March 19, 1976. He was just 26 years old. Kossoff was the son of comedian/ actor David Kossoff.

Drugs were a big part of Kossoff's life, and the previous August his heroine habit caused a heart attack and kidney collapse which resulted in his being dead for half an hour. In March Kossoff was traveling from London to New York and fell asleep in his seat, never to wake up.

Other notable events for March 19:
-Buddy Holly and the Crickets performed on March 19, 1958 at the Ritz in Wigan Lancashire as part of their UK tour
-Rolling Stone magazine reviled on March 19, 1970 that the opening words to the Beatles song Come Together were the same as Chuck Berry's You Can't Catch Me. "Here come old flat top, he come groovin' up slowly'.
-Duran Duran played to a full house on March 19, 1984 at New York's Madison Square Garden
-Les Warner, drummer with the Cult left the group on March 19, 1988 when they decided to relocate to LA