[78-L] Curse Of The Nipper???

[Tyrone Settlemier]

Given that life expectancy at Cal Stewart's birth date was about 40 years at 
birth, and only up to 60 years if one made it to age 20, I don't think Cal 
Stewart's death would be considered premature (at age 56).  Even Enrico 
Caruso at 48 was hardly an anomoly for the time.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rockined1"
>
> This may sound strange but I was compiloing a list of artists who died 
> prematuely or at a young age--usually sudden and came up with several 
> names that were  under contract to Victor/RCA Victor  at the time of their 
> deaths
>
> 1919- Cal "Uncle Josh" Stewart
> 1921- Enrico Caruso
> 1933 - JImmie Rodgers
> 1934- Russ Columbo
> 1935- Leroy Carr
> 1944- Glenn Miller
> 1960-Jesse Belvin
> 1964 - JIm Reeves
> 1964 Sam Cooke
> ( also in 1964 a young singer named David Box who died in a plane crash 
> two days before his first session for RCA]
> 1977- Elvis Presley
> and  1989-Keith Whitley