Entertainment 21 Celebrities Who Died In Air Crashes August 25, 2015 / 4:30 PM PDT / CBS News James Horner - (1953-2015) (credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) Melanie Thornton Nov. 24, 2001 Aaliyah Aug. 25, 2001 John Denver Oct. 12, 1997 Bill Graham Oct. 25, 1991 Stevie Ray Vaughan Aug. 27, 1990 Dean Paul Martin March 21, 1987 Rick Nelson Dec. 31, 1985 Randall "Randy" Rhoads March 19, 1982 Ronnie Van Zant Oct. 21, 1977 Stevie Gaines Oct. 21, 1977 Jim Croce Sept. 20, 1973 Otis Redding Dec. 10, 1967 Jim Reeves July 31, 1964 Patsy Cline March 5, 1963 Ritchie Valens Feb. 3, 1959 J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson Feb. 3, 1959 Buddy Holly Feb. 3, 1959 R.W. Blackwood and Bill Lyles June 30, 1954 Glenn Miller Dec. 15, 1944
