I had just gotten home at 6 AM on September 21, 1973, from a two-month-long, coast-to-coast motorcycle journey and had turned on the radio when I heard the news ...

Jim Croce
Born: January 10, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Died: September 20, 1973 (aged 30), Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.A

Maurice Muehleisen
Born: January 14, 1949, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A
Died: September 20, 1973 (aged 24), Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.A